The FFSA GT Championship (Championnat de France FFSA GT) is a French Grand Touring-style sports car racing series that began in 1997. It is the main event of the Championnat de France des Circuits (formerly called Super Série FFSA and GT Tour).

It is controlled by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA) and from 2011 the series was organized by racing company Oreca. In 2017 the series was readopted by the SRO. Since the demise of the French Supertouring Championship after the 2005 season, the French GT has become France's major circuit racing championship.

History Founded by Patrick Peter in 1997 as an offshoot of the international BPR Global GT Series, this national version featured a wide variety of Grand Touring-style cars in multiple classes competing at the same time on mostly French courses. In 1998 the SRO Group took over the series and the classes were reorganized to align with the inaugural FIA GT Championship, also organised by SRO. SRO alignment continues through to today even though in 2011 series organization was handed over from SRO to Oreca, a French racing team, constructor, and organiser of the Sportscar Winter Series and the former Formula Le Mans Cup.

The main class has used GTS car regulations from 1997 to 2004, GT1 from 2005 to 2009, and FIA GT3 from 2010 to 2016. The championship featured classes for both professionals and amateurs. GT3 rules included extensive performance balancing and handicap weights to make cars artificially more equal.

In 2016, grids depleted and Oreca cancelled the championship. For the 2017 season, the SRO Group became again the promoter and the GT4 regulations were adopted.

As of 2023 the series is known as FFSA GT - GT4 France.

Circuits

Circuit d'Albi (1997, 2002–2011, 2020–2022) Circuit Bugatti (1998–1999, 2001–2006, 2012–2015) Circuit de Charade (1998) Circuit de Dijon-Prenois (1997–1998, 2000, 2002–2012, 2017–2018, 2023–present) Circuit de Lédenon (1999–2015, 2019, 2021–2024) Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1997–2015, 2017–present) Circuit de Pau (1999, 2001–2003, 2005, 2017–2019) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (1998, 2008, 2013–2015, 2019, 2021–2022, 2024–present) Circuit du Val de Vienne (1997, 2000–2001, 2003–2015, 2023) Circuit Paul Armagnac (1997–2011, 2014, 2016–present) Circuit Paul Ricard (1997, 2009, 2011–2015, 2017–present) Circuit Ricardo Tormo (1999) Circuito de Navarra (2012, 2015) Hungaroring (2000) Imola Circuit (2013) Monza Circuit (2001)

Champions SeasonDriverCarTeam 1997 Patrice Goueslard Porsche 911 GT2 Larbre 1998 Jean-Pierre Jarier François Lafon Porsche 911 GT2 Sonauto 1999 Jean-Pierre Jarier Porsche 911 GT2 Sonauto 2000 Dominique Dupuy François Fiat Chrysler Viper GTS-R DDO 2001 Dominique Dupuy François Fiat Chrysler Viper GTS-R DDO 2002 Philippe Soulan Patrice Goueslard Porsche 911 GT2 Nourry 2003 Didier Defourny Patrice Goueslard Chrysler Viper GTS-R Larbre 2004 Patrick Bornhauser Chrysler Viper GTS-R VBM 2005 Olivier Thévenin Patrick Bornhauser Chrysler Viper GTS-R VBM 2006 Soheil Ayari Bruno Hernandez Saleen S7-R Oreca 2007 Soheil Ayari Raymond Narac Saleen S7-R Oreca 2008 Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser Saleen S7-R Larbre 2009 Eric Debard Chevrolet Corvette C6.R DKR 2010 Laurent Groppi Patrick Bornhauser Porsche 911 GT3 R Larbre 2011 Laurent Pasquali Anthony Beltoise Porsche 997 GT3 R Pro GT 2012 Henry Hassid Anthony Beltoise Porsche 997 GT3 R Pro GT 2013 Morgan Moulin-Traffort Fabien Barthez Ferrari 458 Italia Team Sofrev ASP 2014 Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo Porsche 911 GT3 R IMSA Performance Matmut 2015 Sébastien Dumez Raymond Narac Olivier Pernaut Porsche 911 GT3 R IMSA Performance Matmut 2016 Soheil Ayari Laurent Pasquali Nicolas Tardif Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Sport Garage 2017 Mike Parisy Gilles Vannelet Porsche Cayman Clubsport MR GT4 Speed Car 2018 Grégory Guilvert Fabien Michal Audi R8 LMS GT4 Saintéloc Racing 2019 Grégory Guilvert Fabien Michal Audi R8 LMS GT4 Saintéloc Racing

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