The FIA GT Championship’s summer holiday in France continues with round six, which will be held at the circuit of Dijon-Prenois, in the heart of the Burgundy region.  Last visited back in 1998, the challenging circuit will host the 100th race in the history of the Championship.  The cars may have changed since its last visit there, but the racing promises to be even better !
Last weekend’s competition at the stunning Paul Ricard HTTT circuit had the effect of closing up the ranks. The nr 4 GLPK Carsport Corvette C6 claimed its first FIA GT victory, and Scuderia Ecosse took a fine one-two in GT2, while the Championship leaders in both categories struggled with the maximum handicap weight.  GT1 leaders Bertolini and Bartels, with the nr 1 Vitaphone Maserati MC12, and their nearest rivals Deletraz and Piccini in the Phoenix Aston Martin DBR9, will both have lighter cars for Dijon, where the extra kilos will make life difficult due to the hilly nature of the track.  However, they will have plenty of rivals for the prestige of winning the 100th race, not least from the nr 2 Vitaphone Maserati, where Biagi and Davies are hoping to put their early season troubles behind them, and from the Race Alliance DBR9, which claimed its best result to date with fourth in round five.  Dijon will also see the Red Racing Lister Storm line up on the grid, while the Lamborghini Murcielago should make a welcome return.  And the Pagani Zonda is hoping to make its FIA GT debut, with an all-Czech line-up.
 In GT2, AF Corse still leads both classifications, but full points for Scuderia Ecosse has moved them closer, and the team is determined to catch up with their Italian rivals.  Not forgetting JMB-GruppeM, victorious in Brno and a podium finisher at the Paul Ricard HTTT.  Although the Ferrari 430 GT2 cars have dominated the season so far, the Porsche cars are not far behind, and Italian team Ebimotors must surely be due a change of luck after a number of problems in the past two rounds.
The packed weekend of on-track action will include the FIA GT3 European Championship, the FIA Historic Racing Championships and single-seater competition from the Formula Palmer Audi.  A special exhibition dedicated to the 100 FIA GT races will include the magnificent BMW Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR victorious in round 1...