Gilmore On Draft

Formula 1 might be the pinnacle of motor-sports, but the technology is far removed from the one used for road cars. True, it is the breeding ground for innovation which subsequently becomes a part of road-cars, it is not a technological barometer for the road-legal cars. Even the American motor-sports such as NASCAR, Indy car etc, do not reflect the road car scenario. It is the racing such as Le Mans series that actually indicate the development of road-cars and actually contribute directly to their development.
According to the Le Mans specifications, there are four categories: Prototype1, Prototype2, GT1, GT2. The GT1 and GT2 are the categories that have to have a minimum number of street-legal production vehicles in the market. This is why we get cars such as Porsche GT3, Ferrari F430 on roads. There is a saying in motor-sports “race on Sunday, sell on Monday” which rings true for Le Mans series. The Le Mans Series races take place between March and September.