On the occasion of its third
consecutive season, the Lamborghini Supertrophy is
still displaying an impressive grid of 30 cars. The
Trophy is a support race to the prestigious
Australian Formula One Grand Prix. SV Organisation,
SRO's parent company, opens offices in Paris to
manage the French GT Championship. Investment in
promotion and prize money bring immediate results,
with grids rising rapidly from 20 to over 35 cars.
Famous GT names such as Porsche, Ferrari,
Lamborghini and Corvette take on the French
specialists VBM, Helem and Venturi in a Series which
aims to become the leading circuit Championship in
France. SVO is also the promoter of the French round
of the FIA GT Championship held in Dijon. The
presence of manufacturers, indicator of the strength
of the FIA GT Championship, also carries the seeds
of self destruction. BMW, Lotus and all but one of
the privateers are already out of the GT1 category.
Porsche and a single remaining Panoz are alone in
facing the all- conquering AMG Mercedes squad. A
resounding 10 out of 10 victories sounds the death
knell for the spectacular GT1 cars.
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