The 2011 calendars for the FIA GT1 World and GT3 European Championships have been announced by the FIA World Motor Sport Council with two new events in key markets for luxury and sports car manufactur
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2011 FIA GT1 World Championship
26th March UAE Abu Dhabi
10th April Belgium Zolder
8th May Portugal Algarve
15th May* Germany* Sachsenring*
5th June Great Britain Silverstone
3rd July Spain Navarra
17th July France Paul Ricard
4th September China Ordos
23rd October Brazil Curitiba
6th November Argentina San Luis
8th May Portugal Algarve
5th June Great Britain Silverstone
3rd July Spain Navarra
17th July France Paul Ricard
21st August Russia Smolensk
16th October Netherlands Zandvoort
After a highly successful first season, the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship will begin as it did in 2010, in Abu Dhabi at the end of March. As well as the event in the United Arab Emirates, the events in Algarve, Silverstone, Navarra, Paul Ricard and San Luis are all carried over from the inaugural season. The four new tracks on the 2011 calendar include Zolder (Belgium), Sachsenring (Germany) and Curitiba (Brazil), with the GT1 World Championship heading into new territory in September with a race in China, at the Ordos International Circuit.
The FIA GT3 European Championship will be held over twelve races on six circuits, including three new which are new to the Championship. The first four events will be held with the FIA GT1 World Championship in Portugal, Great Britain, Spain and France before the final four races, where GT3 will be the headline series. Rounds 9 and 10 will be held in Russia for the first time on the new Smolensk circuit in Western Russia, while the finale will be held in the Netherlands for the first time, with two races at Zandvoort in October.