The [[FIA GT Championship]] was a [[sports car racing]] series for [[Grand tourer|Grand Touring]] (GT) cars administered by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA), the world governing body of motor sport, and promoted by the [[SRO Motorsports Group|Stéphane Ratel Organisation]] (SRO).<ref name=FIAGTFAQ>{{cite web|title=Frequency Asked Questions|url=http://fiagt.com/faq.php|publisher=[[FIA GT Championship]]|access-date=13 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103184022/http://fiagt.com/faq.php|archive-date=3 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Stritzke |first=Heiko |date=11 February 2024 |title=Langstrecken-ABC: Alle Abkürzungen im Sportwagensport erklärt |trans-title=Long-distance ABC: All abbreviations in sports car racing explained |url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/24-stunden-von-le-mans/news/langstrecken-abc-alle-abkuerzungen-im-sportwagensport-erklaert-20070502 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210015216/https://www.motorsport-total.com/24-stunden-von-le-mans/news/langstrecken-abc-alle-abkuerzungen-im-sportwagensport-erklaert-20070502 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |access-date=25 February 2024 |website= |publisher=Motorsport-Total.com |language=de}}</ref> It was launched in 1997 in partnership with the SRO and an FIA vice-president [[Bernie Ecclestone]] as the successor of the [[BPR Global GT Series]] and was the third motor racing championship to be permitted the use of the FIA name.<ref name="EcclestoneBook">{{cite book |last=Lovell |first=Terry |year=2004 |title=Bernie's Game: Inside the Formula One World and Bernie Ecclestone |url=https://archive.org/details/berniesgamesecre0000love/ |location=London, England |publisher=Metro Publications |pages=295–296, 308 |isbn=1-84358-086-1 |url-access=registration |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref name="SRO20">{{cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=30 January 2015 |title=20 Years of SRO, At The Core Of The GT Racing Success Story |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/01/30/20-years-of-sro-at-the-core-of-the-gt-racing-success-story.html |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=DailySportsCar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 2005 |title=FIA GT Championship seeks headline sponsor for £5m deal |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/fia-gt-championship-seeks-headline-sponsor-for-5m-deal/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=[[Marketing Week]]}}</ref> The series featured several championships awarded by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] to the most successful competitors over the course of each FIA GT season. Since its founding in [[1997 FIA GT Championship|1997]] drivers and teams were awarded a championship within their respective categories based on an accumulation of points over the season. In select years titles were also awarded for car manufacturers. In [[2007 FIA GT Championship|2007]], the Citation Cup was created by the FIA to award amateur drivers, giving the series a fourth championship title.
The [[FIA GT Championship]] was a [[sports car racing]] series for [[Grand tourer|Grand Touring]] (GT) cars administered by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA), the world governing body of motor sport, and promoted by the [[SRO Motorsports Group|Stéphane Ratel Organisation]] (SRO).<ref name=FIAGTFAQ>{{cite web|title=Frequency Asked Questions|url=http://fiagt.com/faq.php|publisher=[[FIA GT Championship]]|access-date=13 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103184022/http://fiagt.com/faq.php|archive-date=3 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Stritzke |first=Heiko |date=11 February 2024 |title=Langstrecken-ABC: Alle Abkürzungen im Sportwagensport erklärt |trans-title=Long-distance ABC: All abbreviations in sports car racing explained |url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/24-stunden-von-le-mans/news/langstrecken-abc-alle-abkuerzungen-im-sportwagensport-erklaert-20070502 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210015216/https://www.motorsport-total.com/24-stunden-von-le-mans/news/langstrecken-abc-alle-abkuerzungen-im-sportwagensport-erklaert-20070502 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |access-date=25 February 2024 |website= |publisher=Motorsport-Total.com |language=de}}</ref> It was launched in 1997 in partnership with the SRO and an FIA vice-president [[Bernie Ecclestone]] as the successor of the [[BPR Global GT Series]] and was the third motor racing championship to be permitted the use of the FIA name.<ref name="EcclestoneBook">{{cite book |last=Lovell |first=Terry |year=2004 |title=Bernie's Game: Inside the Formula One World and Bernie Ecclestone |url=https://archive.org/details/berniesgamesecre0000love/ |location=London, England |publisher=Metro Publications |pages=295–296, 308 |isbn=1-84358-086-1 |url-access=registration |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref name="SRO20">{{cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=30 January 2015 |title=20 Years of SRO, At The Core Of The GT Racing Success Story |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/01/30/20-years-of-sro-at-the-core-of-the-gt-racing-success-story.html |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=DailySportsCar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 2005 |title=FIA GT Championship seeks headline sponsor for £5m deal |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/fia-gt-championship-seeks-headline-sponsor-for-5m-deal/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=[[Marketing Week]]}}</ref> The series featured several championships awarded by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] to the most successful competitors over the course of each FIA GT season. Since its founding in [[1997 FIA GT Championship|1997]] drivers and teams were awarded a championship within their respective categories based on an accumulation of points over the season. In select years titles were also awarded for car manufacturers. In [[2007 FIA GT Championship|2007]], the Citation Cup was created by the FIA to award amateur drivers, giving the series a fourth championship title.
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FIA GT champions
The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series for Grand Touring (GT) cars administered by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the world governing body of motor sport, and promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).[1][2] It was launched in 1997 in partnership with the SRO and an FIA vice-president Bernie Ecclestone as the successor of the BPR Global GT Series and was the third motor racing championship to be permitted the use of the FIA name.[3][4][5] The series featured several championships awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile to the most successful competitors over the course of each FIA GT season. Since its founding in 1997 drivers and teams were awarded a championship within their respective categories based on an accumulation of points over the season. In select years titles were also awarded for car manufacturers. In 2007, the Citation Cup was created by the FIA to award amateur drivers, giving the series a fourth championship title. The champions were not officially crowned until the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony at the conclusion of the season.[6]
The Citation Cup was introduced by the SRO in partnership with Cessna Citation in 2007 for non-professional racing drivers participating in the GT1 category over a series of eight rounds.[29][30] It was not officially awarded in 2008 due to a lack of eligible non-professional racers over the course of the season, so the FIA moved the cup to the GT2 class for seven races in the 2009 season.[31][32]
^Michael Bartels and Timo Scheider were declared provisional champions after Gardel's car was disqualified by the stewards from the season-ending round in Bahrain. An appeal by Larbre Compétition was upheld by the FIA, reinstating Gardel's GT1 Drivers' Championship win.[9]
^Both JMB Competition and RWS Motorsport were tied on points at the end of the 2001 season. JMB were declared champions because it had won five races to RWS's two.[21]
^Mercier, Laurent (24 February 2009). "La Citation Cup Trouve Refuge En GT2" [The Citation Cup Finds Refuge in GT2]. Endurance-Info (in French). Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2024.