The 2009 calendars for both the FIA GT Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship have been released during today’s session  of the FIA World Motor Sport Council.
The FIA GT Championship calendar will include nine rounds in total, including two rounds outside Europe.  Eight rounds were announced today, with a further overseas race, which will start the season, due to be confirmed during the December meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.  The  13th season of the FIA GT Championship will include highlights such as the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy in Silverstone, a tenth visit  to the Motorsport Arena in Oschersleben, the Total 24 Hours of Spa, the Bucharest City Challenge, with two one-hour races, another atmospheric  evening round in Adria, the ever-popular Zolder, and a first visit to the brand-new circuit in the Algarve region of Portugal.  The season finale will  be held again at Potrero de los Funes in the province of San Luis, Argentina, which will host the last round of 2008 in three weeks time, deciding  the GT1 Champions.