2023 ADAC GT Masters

The 2023 ADAC GT Masters is the seventeenth season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded by the German automobile club ADAC.

Prior to the season, the ADAC had initially confirmed that the series was set to pivot to a new formula. Dubbed DTM Endurance, the championship would become a support series for the DTM and feature both GT3 and LMP3 machinery, merging with the Prototype Cup Germany.[1] The series was also set to forbid the presence of FIA Platinum-ranked drivers. While these plans were scrapped following backlash from teams,[2][3][4] the series would require teams to field an FIA Silver or Bronze-rated driver in each driver lineup.[5]

  1. ^ Goodwin, Graham (8 December 2022). "ADAC Confirms Plans For New Structure For GT Racing In Germany". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ Plümer, Jonas (9 December 2022). "Land-Motorsport kritisiert Neuausrichtung des ADAC GT Masters" [Land-Motorsport criticizes the realignment of the ADAC GT Masters]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ Plümer, Jonas (10 December 2022). ""Wir müssen nicht zweitklassig in einem Zelt stehen" – auch Eastalent Racing kritisiert ADAC GT Masters-Pläne" ["We don't have to be second-class in a tent" - Eastalent Racing also criticizes ADAC GT Masters plans]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ Plümer, Jonas (12 December 2022). "ADAC GT Masters: Massive Kritik auch von Emil Frey Racing" [ADAC GT Masters: Massive criticism from Emil Frey Racing too]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (24 January 2023). "ADAC Retains GT-Only Series Format; LMP3 Idea Dropped". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 January 2023.