What was your favorite GTE moment of all time?

Its funny how when GTE was at its peak in WEC and ALMS/IMSA winning the GT class felt more rewarding and worthwhile compared to winning the race overall in a prototype. Gonna miss this era.

It's pretty much the circle of life in sportscar racing. GT3 racing is reaching the heights of GTE racing. Even in the prototypes, a class will become too expensive and too fast until a new cheaper class comes about with much more popularity (e.g. Hypercar).

Oh that Flying Lizard Porsche brings back memories. Played lots with that car in Forza Motorsport 3, that game, is probably the biggest reason why I love cars and motorsports. My favourite cars in that game, the Prototypes and the GT's, the two best types of race cars

the Corvette C7.R from the IMSA GTE class will forever be the most iconic and memorable car for me, i always thought it's the perfect example of what a race car looks and sounds like

M8 big boi my beloved. You will be missed.

Something interesting, is that GT cars and prototype cars have a very interesting relationship. Because, whenever one is booming, the other one isn't doing so well. Back in the late 60's to early 70's, what was essentially prototypes of the era like the GT40, 917 and such were all the rage, leaving the GT race cars of the early 60's without much place. By the late 1970's, prototypes were suffering, with only things like the 936 being around, but GT racing boomed with the 935 and led to the really popular Group 5 of the late 70's and early 80's By the mid 1980's came around and Group C, which was so popular, that made Group B become pretty much sealed in Rally and not in closed circuits like they were also intended to be run, hence why cars like the 961 barely saw any use and the 288 GTO never even raced. And while GT racing certainly existed, it was pretty much an entirely private affair. By the 1990's, Group C imploded on itself after the 1991 regulation changes, so GT1 rose and became the dominant force, until it eventually died of and allowed LMP1 to fully take over. The 2000's and early 2010's were a strange time, but the main programs were mostly focused on GT cars, while Audi was pretty much on their own. Yet, GT1 folded and GT2/GTE became the main thing while LMP1 reached arguably it's golden era from 2014-2016. After 2016, LMP1 began decaying with Audi leaving and then Porsche, leaving Toyota pretty much on their own, and that was when GTE reached its peak. However, after the Hypercar/LMDh regulations became a things, everyone jumped ship from GTE into the new prototypes, leaving GT racing solely to GT3, which, much like in the Group C days, will be a pretty much entirely private affair, just with a bit more factory backing.

As a BMW man I love the E92 GT2, such a great sounding and cool looking car. It’s a shame the GTE didn’t have a proper world championship all to their own, like imagine a separate series with just GTE and maybe some privateer GT3 cars. Would have been spectacular, I guess that’s why I like GT3 so much though. But they need a proper pro world championship, I mean I know there is the IGTC and stuff but I think it’s just slightly missing something

GT needs to be cheap for manufactures and exciting for fans, the new regulations are aimed for that, hopefully it will just continue to deliver.

What I’m getting from this is Corvette sends people running

I didn't watch when GTE was at its peak, and I honestly thought the ACO were being ridiculously stubborn sticking to it as long as they did and not switching to GT3. then I watched the 8hrs of Bahrain, where the Iron Dames won. such a good race throughout, and all the tributes. I've since gone and added a few IMSA and WEC races to a playlist from the time when the class was at its strongest, so I'll properly appreciate it

GTE really defined an era of sports car racing. So much exciting races in the class, it's basically one of my favorite classes. Will definitely miss the category, but hope that the GT3 can do as well as the GTE class.

Gt E is stil is the best division to ever see do to the fact that they left a pinical moment in IMSA sports car history

Im glad I started watching IMSA and WEC in 2018 to see these amazing cars race. 2019 was the absolute peak and will miss them a lot

Excellent video mate. As a new sportscar fan coming from 11 years of F1, only watching seriously since Daytona last year, I feel a little sad that I missed so much of the GTE era. But I think that with IMSA GTD Pro that there is a competitive and varied top level pro field of "pure" GT racing, so GT has some legs on it yet. With the shifting environment and focus moving away from internal combustion slowly but surely, it's inevitable. But GTD Pro will remain as a benchmark for what GT racing can be. And that's pretty cool.

Great video as always! Looking forward to see how the story that GT3 cars will write in this new era!

Note: GT1 of the 90s didn't even require a road going car in the case of the Sintura S99 GT1

I kinda wish there was a GT3 Pro class in WEC, it would be cool that one of the two spots allocated to each manufacturer was a pro entry. GT Pro racing just hits different

I like to think that no one wants to deal with Corvette Racing anymore, so manufacturers and teams jump ship when they get an opportunity to.

The FIA and IMSA should have collaborated on a GTE world championship, an all endurance world championship, we could of had even more manufacturers if the class had its own solo world championship, it could have survived this downfall, maybe they should so that with GT3 before that class dies too

Quite incredible how it just died within the space of 2-3 years post 2018

Great video! We’re looking forward to shooting a ton of the GT3 class in the coming seasons 🍾. The stories out there are plentiful.

Great video. Good timing too, been working on making some grids in assetto corsa and this video helps clear some things up for me gt2 vs GT1 over the years 👍

Thanks! Very nicely produced and informative video!

Excellent video man, very informative for someone who is trying to better understand and become involved it sports car racing. You have earned yourself a subscriber! Also the C6.R is my favorite, I distinctly remember them racing on the Speed channel when I was a kid

having got into sports cars only in 2019 i never really got GTE/GTLM, i always assumed that since the name was newer that the ACO had just taken GT3 and wanted to feel special about it. this video has made me realise how wrong i was about that, and now knowing a little more about the history of it and having watched the bahrain 8h last year, it makes me sad that we're losing a small piece of sportscar history. that being said, bring on LMGT3 and i hope it can go strong for plenty more years into the future

Thanks you I never knew any of this, I am bummed that I missed it. I am into slot cars though. Hopefully I can watch a race at Laguna Seca this year.

GTE wasn't just peak GT in the real world, it was peak GT in sim racing as well. Some of the best racing, and most fun, I ever had in iRacing was when the GTE cars were prominent in a bunch of series. Just magnificent machines, real and virtual.

Such a sad story losing such good racing in a few years time. But i would call Corvette Racing the True GTE Champion all combined. they stood up every season and were the only brand to remain when the rest were falling down.

Great video!!!!!!

The first GT1 racing car was a Dauer 962 in 1994. They litteraly made road legal a Group C Porsche to homologate it in the GT1 regulation.

I love watching alms with my dad as a kid. Still have a flying lizard shirt somewhere

All im getting from this is that I got into motorsports at the worst time

Hi there! Could you please explain the rules and regulations of GT3? Such as aero, engine, chassis?

Formula 1 might get more hype...but sportscar racing just hits different for me

Right when the GTE was some of the best racing on the planet. They get rid of it. Those GTE cars will be be missed in 2024.

Tragic how GTE disappeared so soon, it truly was the greatest GT class of all time, and that's coming from a historic racing fan.

Porsche 911 RSR GTE: Best sounding GT car EVER.

Chevy dominated this era I'm so glad I was around to witness it all. On another note the problem is the FIA, the FIA is a euro based entity and they want European manufacturers to succeed but with non-euro namesakes winning, the FIA finds ways to change the rules, classes and formula that works. They messed up Formula One now they want to do the same to Endurance racing.

Enjoyed watching the Ford GT win Le Mans

Yes the answer is yes

What's about Group 5?

Back when the commentary had more enerngy IIRC ! Nowadays when I watch WEC, it's like I'm watching golf or tennis.

how many people rembemer the four car battle for lead in le mans 2023 gte am . corvette v tf sport vs iron dames vs rexy

GT300 is underrated

What a great fuckin video

Nice

Greatest ever for me: GT1. I'll leave it up to you what GT1 category I mean with this, out of all that exist :D

After Super GT's GT500 class, maybe.

the only difference with Corvette racing was they already had GTP car through Cadilac anyway as both are under GM

Well... tbf, GTE was a nice class, but nothing will beat the good old GT1 class of 1997-1998 where these cars were able to match or even beat the pace of the open top prototypes.

GT1 was the best

I'd say GT1 was way cooler but the GT part was basically a name. GTE is definetly the best "true GT" class pretty much ever

and GT1

factory teams come and go and that means the category it relies on does the same, GT3 was customer focused from the start and thats why its been around since 2005 almost unchanged and has taken over almost every GT championship on earth from club level up to world championship level. The american OEMS never really "got" customer racing so they have been dragged into it kicking and screaming once they are left with nowhere else to race.

i love GTE but GT1 well forever rain supreme

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not even close, ut's still the GT-1 era for me

GTE was in a weird territory. It was extremely close to the widely popular GT3, but an order of magnitude more expensive. The fact that LMP1 was replaced with Hypercars, which are a bit closer in terms of performance and shape to GT cars, made the gap between GTE and its class above shrink, too. This means that by now there's just not enough space between Hypercars and GT3s to have a class between them, much less when that class is bound to be extremely expensive and look like GT3 cars to the average fan. Tl;dr GTE had to go. GT3 cars already cover the "road silhouette car" niche, and Hypercars already cover the "peak of endurance racing" niche.

Ugh RIP speed channel!

Seeing how this ruleset has fallen off in recent years, I can only say that I'm very glad that GTE is now gone 🙏

Nah, it was pre 2009 GT1 yo

B I G M8

Even DTM cars are GT3 cars now. So boring looking at the same cars across all these series. Sure performance may not be exactly the same but close enough to feel like I’m watching the same race. I want full blown factory GT works cars.

I miss GTE, GT3 cars are boring.

Err, JSGT/ Super GT.

ABS kills GT3 racing for me

BMW Zee4 🥴 😂

I say remove the abs on the gt3 cars, give them some soul. The pcup cars put on a great race in its 40 minutes. The gt3 is almost as fast as the gte was just remove the ads. Oh wait the dentist wouldn’t couldn’t drive them then wow😮

GT500 anyone?

Nah its class one (supergr/ dtm)

GTE best ever Gt class ??? nope

GT3 😑

any time Ferrari lost was good for me 👍🏻 gona miss GTE and LMP2 the 2 best classes in the WEC

Like always, they killed of one of the greatest and most interesting classes for the super boring GT3 stuff. Hell, GT4 is much better than GT3! It ruined DTM, it ruined GTE, it will ruin so much more in the future, it’s a shame. Of course it will never be as great as GT1, but that’s how the world is.. I would love a new GT1 class with 1000 mandatory cars. This will lead to a new wave of super sick streetlegal race cars and bring a new great GT racing series!

to answer the video title, No GT1 (GT ex GT2) was as exciting and GT3 is the most lasting GT class we ever had basically, GTE had very exciting Races, especially in America, but overall i wouldnt call it the Greatest

Nope, GT1 is the greatest of all time

That’s great boomer, but it’s 2024. My cousin said Doriane is gonna be in a @ironlynx Hurcan at Sebring. That true?

Its sad because copy paste fake prototypes are ugly and boring to watch. The GT classes are the only reason I am interested.

in my opinion it was the GT1 and the GT2 - from the late 90s - the gratest of all time