Maserati will return to GT competition for the first time since the end of the MC12 programme in 2010. The marque launched its GT2 challenger, the MC20, at the Spa 24-hour race weekend at the end of June.
While the MC12 took part in the FIA GT1 World Championship, the MC20 has been targeted at the customer driver in the lower-level GT2 category, and it is scheduled to make its race debut later this year.
There are some vital components that have yet to be confirmed, such as the manufacturer and specification of the gearbox, but Maserati is confident it will be ready to contest at least one race this season ahead of delivery to customers for competition next year.
How many cars it sells is open to question, as the GT2 class has still to take off as hoped. Right now, GT3 is the top category, and it is booming. No fewer than 70 cars started at the Spa 24 hours in June, and there seems to be no let up in demand. Ferrari is building, and has sold, more than 300 of its 296 GT3 cars, while Porsche, Ford and Corvette are all set to sell out their quotas of
