RACE PREVIEW
run in addition to Masters ’ established Masters Endurance Legends grid for Le Mans prototypes and GTs up to 2017 , a series that also welcomes GT3 cars .
Over the years , GT4 has proven one of the most prolific racing categories in the world , with as many as 50 different types of cars converted to GT4-spec and equalised by the FIA before being sealed off from further development . The very first one was Ford ’ s Mustang FR500C , soon followed by the Aston Martin Vantage N24 , the BMW Z4 M GT4 and M3 GT4 , the Porsche 997 GT4 , the Nissan 350Z RJN and the Chevrolet Corvette C6 GT4 . At least three older Aston Martins will be present on the grid , raced by Bob Drummond , Chris Griffin and Martin Addison .
Friday 14:05 - 14:32
RACE 6 Saturday 13:45 - 14:15 RACE 19 Sunday 17:15 - 17:45
Other famous GT4 cars include the Maserati GranTurismo MC , the Ginetta G50 and G55 , the KTM X-Bow and the Lotus Evora Cup GT4 while currently competitive examples include the BMW M4 GT4 , the Audi R8 LMS GT4 and the Ford Mustang GT4 . This weekend ’ s grid of current cars will welcome the McLaren 570S , the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 , the Mercedes AMG GT4 , the Ginetta G56 , the Toyota GR Supra GT4 and the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Club Sport . On the driver front , former PlayStation hotshoe Jann Mardenborough heads the line-up in his Buggyra Racing Mercedes , with Aliyyah Koloc from the Seychelles acting as his team mate . British GT outfit Team Parker adds a pair of Caymans for Seb Hopkins and Peter Daly , while fellow British GT contenders Balfe Motorsport and Team Rocket RJN each bring a McLaren for David Foster and Danny Henrey . The Ginetta G56 is fielded by LNT , Ginetta owner Lawrence Tomlinson ’ s team that has been tied to the Ginetta marque for many years . Under Tomlinson ’ s direction , Ginetta has become one of the most prolific constructors of purpose-built racing sports and GT cars .
Racing in front of a capacity crowd at The Classic , the Masters GT4 Challenge will consist of one 27-minute qualifying session and two 30-minute races .
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