GT3 Legends Heads for Inaugural Season Opener

After a resoundingly successful debut race at Silverstone in October, the excitement for its first full season is palpable.

“We were thrilled that GT3 Legends was so well received when we hosted the first race last year,” says Pierre-Antoine Lecoutour. Lecoutour is the CEO of Motor Racing Legends which, in collaboration with Jarrah Venables, organises GT3 Legends. “The inaugural grid was superb and showcased the variety that GT3 racing brings, and everyone was enormously enthusiastic. This season will build on that with many more cars already in preparation for the season.”

“We brought a brand-new concept to the first race,” says Venables, whose experience spans several highly successful classic racing series. “With fresh regulations focused on owner-drivers, we brought together a field of cars that have never been seen on track together, but that reflected the enormous variety of GT3 in period.”

The GT3 Legends team have worked hard with experts behind the scenes to ensure high standards of governance and fair, competitive racing. A huge part of GT3’s success is Balance of Performance (BoP), a series of technical adjustments that ensures cars with totally different concepts, from Aston Martin, to Lamborghini, to Porsche and beyond, are competitive together and can race equally. This fairness across all kinds of sports, GT and supercars is largely what led to GT3 enjoying such a wide variety of entrants.

“BoP is the key element of GT3’s success,” adds Venables “It was crucial for these cars in period and it’s crucial for us now, in creating a level playing field for our entrants. On top of that, in period the class was different from one year to the next and had several distinct eras, each with evident technical evolutions. With GT3 Legends we’ve blended them but split the cars into three classes. I’m confident that, thanks to the blessing of Stéphane Ratel, and by working with some very experienced, talented people, we have everything in place for fair and competitive racing.”

The season opens on the first weekend in May, at Donington Historic Festival (DHF). The venue has a strong history with this category, hosting GT3 racing for almost two decades with the British GT Championship, among others. Donington’s GP circuit, used for the first time at DHF in 2025, is almost tailor-made for GT3 cars, with thrilling elevation changes and plenty of variety in terms of the challenge. The aerodynamic grip is tested in the mighty, downhill Craner Curves whilst braking stability and traction come to the fore in the Melbourne Loop.

“Donington GP has been host to so many iconic GT3 battles, especially in British GT,” says Max Lynn, one of the team behind GT3 Legends and a competitor in the series. “Being able to bring these cars back to the track where many of them have previously raced is a great privilege. Donington Park requires a unique mix of bravery and technique, and this circuit is going to create great racing not just for the competitors but also for spectators.”

Updated balance of performance charts for all eligible GT3 Legends entries are now available here.

Entry for GT3 Legends, and all Motor Racing Legends grids, is handled through the app.