Cost of season

[n3il123]

Hi I was just wondering what the cost of a season in the GT championship costs? I know that teams budgets vary massively, but there must be a rough figure that you can't do the championship under?

I am assuming that teams have full time staff, a factory of some sort, a transporter, race fees, purchase of car, spares, tyres etc etc etc

Any information (purely to settle my noseyness) would be gratefully recieved

[racefan_uk]

Which GT Championship? In which class?

Are you asking the cost from a driver wanting to get a budget together to race, or as a team wanting to buy a car and run it? If its the latter do you want to run competitively? (It WILL make a difference to your budget, depending more on the championship you choose yo run in and the car you choose etc).

You'll need to be more specific for the answers.

[Viper]

I know of a driver who this year had to raise £30K to secure a drive in the FIA GT3 at Silverstone, this was just for one weekends racing

[Gruffy]

A friend driving in the British GT (GT2 Class) needed £20k per weekend.

[n3il123]

ok so the question was more for general being a nosey git than for any specific reason (my friend wants to drive etc etc)

I guess that I was thinking along the lines of a 911 gt3 sort of car being run as a team rather than a driver trying to buy a drive... just how much does it cost to run it?

I used to work at race circuits a couple of years ago and it always amazed me wandering around the paddock that a car for instance costs £120k as a road car + converting it to race spec, then having staff, the facilities (I mean how much does a snap on tool kit cost!!!) transporter motorhome workshop etc etc. So it always amazed me how people could actually afford to do it as a business.... as I say just curious.. then again at £30k for one race I can perhaps start to understand

[guyh]

85k/year in BGT GT3, as a guide though, there is 10k variation.

[p15ton]

FIA GT approx £1m per car per season.

[happy snapper]

If your quick enough nothing, if your buying a drive 8-12 K a race, if you’re the owner and 2nd driver plus running in FIA and at Le Mans allegedly 2.8 Mil!