SRO GT2

SRO GT2 is a class of Grand tourer racing cars aimed at gentleman drivers and maintained by the SRO Motorsports Group. Despite the name, this class slots between Group GT4 and Group GT3 in terms of performance. The class also shouldn’t be confused with the Group GT2 from the early 2000s. The class uses a Balance of performance to allow for close competition between competitors.

History

The new GT2 category was announced by the SRO in 2018. It was created as the GT3 category became more focussed on downforce and also harder to drive for amateur drivers.[1] The  GT2 cars would mainly focus on having a powerful engine with 640-700hp, which would be more powerful than a 560hp GT3 engine, while having low downforce more similar to the GT4 category.

The first GT2 race would be a Porsche single-make event at the 2019 24 Hours of Spa, fielding the Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport alongside a few Porsche 935s.[2] A second GT2 car, the Audi R8 LMS GT2, would also make it’s public debut at the same time. The R8 GT2 would also see its race debut at the 2019 GT Sports Club finale at Barcelona.[3]

During 2020, both KTM and Lamborghini would also launch their GT2 models, being the KTM X-bow GT2[4] and the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2.[5]

In 2021 the GT Sportsclub would be renamed to the GT2 European Series, and only see GT2 class cars compete.

Homologated cars

As of March 26st 2022, 5 cars have been homologated with a sixth car, the Mercedes AMG GT Track series, set to be homologated later in the year.[6] A few not-homologated cars have also competed in GT2 competition, such as the second generation Porsche 935 and the Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo.

Year Manufacturer Model Developer Notes
2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport Porsche motorsport
2019 Audi R8 LMS GT2 Audi Sport
2020 KTM X-bow GT2 Reiter Engineering
2020 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 Lamborghini Squadra Corse GT2 kit for the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo
2021 Brabham BT63 GT2 Brabham Automotive Brabham BT62 developed to GT2 specifications

Series

Since 2020, SRO GT2 cars have been either exclusive to or in a distinct class in each of the following series:

Bold indicates an active series that currently uses SRO GT2 cars.

GT2 European Series

GT America Series

Additionally, the following series allow certain SRO GT2 cars to participate alongside other competitors:

GT Sports Club America

24H Series

Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie

References
  1. "Stephane Ratel On His New GT2 Class Concept | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. "Porsche's 911 GT2 RS Clubsport & 935 To Make Race Debuts At Spa | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. "GT2 racing to return with Blancpain GT Sports Club in Barcelona". Fanatec GT2 European Series. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. "KTM X-BOW GTX & GT2 Set For Autumn Launch | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. Lloyd, Daniel. "Lamborghini to Make Huracan Super Trofeo Eligible for GT2 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. "Mercedes-AMG launch first car eligible for the Fanatec GT2 European Series". Fanatec GT2 European Series. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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