A Ferrari 360 Modena shared by Charles Kwan and Matthew Marsh in the 2004 FIA GT Championship.

The Group N-GT (National GT) (also known as Series Grand Touring Cars) was a motor racing category launched by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in 2000. The first cars were homologated on 1 March, 2000 by Porsche and Ferrari. A total of eight different models from six marques were homologated throughout the class existence.

Technical specifications

Appendix J article 257 of the International Sporting Code states the Series Grand Touring Car definition as follows: "An open or closed automobile which has no more than one door on each side and a minimum of two seats situated one on each side of the longitudinal centre line of the car; these two seats must be crossed by the same transversal plane. This car must be adapted for racing on circuits or closed courses." The engine must be fitted with a production based engine with a capacity of up to 8.0L. The restrictor size was determined based on the cylinder capacity and the weight of the car.^[1]

Group NGT in competition

The Group NGT regulations were used in various GT competitions, mostly as a secondary class to Group GT class cars. An NGT class was added in the FIA GT Championship between 2000 and 2004. The class was later replaced by Group GT2 regulations. The Euro GT Championship and British GT Championship raced NGT class cars in the same class alongside Group GT2 class cars and/or Group GT class cars.

FIA GT NGT champions

FIA GT Championship				24 Hours of Spa
Year	Team	Car	Drivers	Year	Team	Car	Drivers
2000	Larbre Compétition Chéreau	Porsche 996 911 GT3	Christophe Bouchut Patrice Goueslard
2001	JMB Competition	Ferrari 360 Modena	Christian Pescatori David Terrien	2001	RWS Motorsport	Porsche 996 911 GT3	Luca Riccitelli Norman Simon Dieter Quester Antonio Garcia
2002	Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Stéphane Ortelli	2002	Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 996 911 GT3	Romain Dumas Stéphane Ortelli Emmanuel Collard
2003	Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Stéphane Ortelli Marc Lieb	2003	Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Romain Dumas Stéphane Ortelli Marc Lieb
2004	Yukos Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	2004	Yukos Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Romain Dumas Stéphane Ortelli Emmanuel Collard

FIA homologated Group NGT cars

No.	Marque	Model	Type	Start	End
N-GT 001	Ferrari	360	Modena	March 1, 2000	December 31, 2007
N-GT 002	Porsche	996	911 GT3	March 1, 2000	December 31, 2011
N-GT 003	Mazda	MX-5	NB	August 1, 2002	December 31, 2012
N-GT 004	Maserati	Coupé	Trofeo	March 1, 2003	December 31, 2012
N-GT 005	Nissan	Fairlady Z	Z33	March 1, 2003	December 31, 2016
N-GT 006	Morgan	Aero 8		July 1, 2003	December 31, 2010
N-GT 007	Ferrari	360	Challenge Stradale	March 1, 2004	December 31, 2011
N-GT 008	Porsche	996	911 GT3 RS	March 1, 2004	December 31, 2013

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