The Championship
The Gulf Championship
A GT and touring car championship contested across the Gulf, split into two racing groups over a multi-round season.
Classes & Grid
Two groups. Eight classes.
The grid pairs the popular GT and touring cars with suitable race pace for an exciting multi-class race. Class names may be finalised subject to licensing.
Group A · Premier
GT3
Homologated GT3 cars
GTX
Cup cars and out-of-homologation GT3 cars racing within Group A, with pace between GT3 and Porsche Cup.
Porsche Cup
A one-make field of identical 992 GT3 Cup cars.
Group B
GT4
GT4 homologated cars.
TCR
Front-drive touring cars to global TCR rules.
Gulf Touring
The region's own touring-car class.
Clio Cup
One-make junior touring category.
86 Class
The region's own touring-car class, limited to 2000cc.
The Race Weekend
Four days, two race days.
Every round runs across four days — a paid test, an official test and two race days. Each group races to its own programme.
- — Eligibility of different driver line-ups in each race day.
- — 10-hour total track time for Group A, plus 4 hours of paid testing.
- — 7-hour total track time for Group B, plus 3 hours of paid testing.
Group A · Premier
Paid Test Day
Optional paid running to prepare car and driver.
Test Day
Official test session ahead of the weekend.
Race Day 1
Qualifying, then a 3-hour endurance race.
Race Day 2
Qualifying, then Sprint Race 1 and Sprint Race 2.
Group B
Paid Test Day
Optional paid running to prepare car and driver.
Test Day
Official test session ahead of the weekend.
Race Day 1
Qualifying, then a 90-minute endurance race.
Race Day 2
Qualifying, then a 90-minute endurance race.
Driver Categories
Balanced line-ups.
Entries are graded by driver line-up. Each class sets the permitted line-up to keep the racing balanced.
| Class | Driver 1 Lower category | Driver 2 Higher category | Driver 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro* | Silver | Platinum or Gold | Platinum or Gold |
| Semi-Pro | Silver | Silver | Silver |
| Pro-Am | Bronze | Platinum, Gold or Silver | Bronze |
| Am | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze |
Driver grades follow the standard Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze categorisation. Each class sets the permitted line-up to keep the racing balanced.
*Pending manufacturer participation.
Regulations
Sporting & technical regulations
The full sporting and technical regulations set out eligibility, car specifications, race procedures and championship scoring. They are published in the Regulations section.
Costing & Logistics
Entry & event logistics
Entry fees, test-day costs, garage allocation, transport and paddock logistics are confirmed with each entrant on registration. For a full cost breakdown and the current season package, please get in touch.
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Take your place on the grid
Team registration is open for the inaugural season across both groups.