The youngster from India becomes the first Indian to represent the country in GT1 series
Armaan Ebrahim, the man who has done India proud on many occasions recently signed a one-year contract with BMW Sports Trophy – Team India GT 1 Team to race at the prestigious GT1 Championship. This has made him the first Indian in the world to participate in the highly regarded series. Last year Armaan had a chance to show off his talent in a one-off race held in Moscow where he drove the Ford GT40 for Team SunRed. He was able to finish in points in his very first outing. Based on his performance in Moscow, the team had many discussions and finally he was chosen as one of the two drivers who will be representing the team at this years championship. The first race of the season is set to take place on April 1st 2013 in Nogaro, France.
On this occasion Armaan commented “Moving from Formula Cars to GT Cars will be a new Challenge though I had a taste of it in Moscow last year. The GT 1 World Series looks impressive and I like the way SRO runs the whole Series. I also liked working with SunRed last year and thus have finalized a full years drive with them for this year. I do look forward to working closely with MatteoCressoni and we will work very hard to achieve the results we have set our sights on. Driving under the Team India and BMW Sports Brand will surely be exciting as for one, I was a BMW Motorsport Scholarship winner when I raced in the Formula BMW Championship and it is good to be associated with BMW again. In addition, if we can put Team India on the Podium it will be absolutely great for India and my sponsors – JK Tyre and Trimex.”
Following is the calendar for the 2013 Season of FIA GT1 Championship
FIA GT1 World Series: Season Calendar
1st April: Nogaro, France
21st April: Zolder, Belgium
14th July: Zandvoort, Netherlands
18th August: Slovakia Ring, Slovakia
13th October: Navarra, Spain
16th or 23rd November: Middle East
