SEASON 2017
THE CAR TEAM Ing Gottfried Grasser, active in motorsports since 1999, founded 2011 the Grasser Racing Team. The Team owns a modern workshop with a body- and paint-center that is fully equipped to take care of Formula, GT and Touring Cars in St. Margarethen by Knittelfeld, only 5 km away from the RedBull Ring Austria. Along the vision to become one of the most successful racing teams in Europe, the success on the track steadily increased: Starting with the first podiums and winnings in Zandvoort and Baku in the first season in the GT Series and the Blancpain Endurance Series, the team was nominated as best Runner up -Team and got a lot of media coverage. Beginning with 2015 Grasser Racing Team lined up two new Huracán GT3s as a fully supported manufacturer team. Season 2014 was the breakthrough year for the GRT squad with a total of 22 Podiums Season 2015 counts as one the most successful of the teams career. GRT and Lamborghini Squadra Corse were able to achieve a huge victory at the Blancpain Endurance Race at Monza which was also the first ever race with the new Lamborghini Huracan and a second victory was achieved when GRT won the Main Race of the ADAC GT Masters at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. LAMBORGHINI HURACÁN GT3 Season 2016 the GRT squad competed in the Blancpain GT Series (Sprint + Endurance), the ADAC GT Masters with 2-3 cars per event and as well single events in the 24 hours Creventic series. With a total of 16 podiums, 2 wins and the Blancpain Sprint Junior Championship title it was again a successful season for the Grasser Racing Team ENGINE 90 V10 DOHC 4 valves per cylinder Race power approx: 500-620 HP (variable adjustable with restrictors) Max torque approx: 500 Nm Displacement: 5200 ccm Power/Weight ratio: 2,5 kg / Hp Fuel Tank Capacity: 120L The vision: Getting one of the most successful GT Racing Teams in Europe. Team Owner: Gottfried Grasser Hospitality Manager: Melanie Wessely GRT race crew is operated with up to 30 employees depending on the event. Tyre Front: 325/65/18 Tyre Rear: 325/71/18 TRANSMISSION Material of Chassis: Aluminum Rear wheel drive Sequential 6-speed gearbox with shift paddles Bodywork: Full Carbon Composite Length: 4473 mm Width: 2050 mm Wheelbase: 2660 mm Track Width: Front 1715 Rear 1685 mm Weight: 1235 kg SUSPENSION Independent double wishbone suspension with Ohlins damper units
RACING SERIES BLANCPAIN-CALENDAR 2017: ADAC-CALENDAR 2017: The Blancpain GT Series is a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) with the approval of the Fédération Internationale de l Automobile (FIA). It features grand tourer racing cars modified from production road cars complying with the FIA s GT3 regulations. The series is divided into two separate championships, the Blancpain Sprint Series and the Blancpain Endurance Series. The series is primarily sponsored by Swiss watchmaker Blancpain (a subsidiary of the Swatch Group). The Blancpain Sprint Series runs over 5 events with two races of one hour per event. Particular emphasis is placed on the promotion of future talents, with the creation of the Silver Cup and the Sean Edwards Trophy as part of the Pro-Am Cup. The objective of the Blancpain Endurance Series, five events centered around the Total 24 Hours of Spa, is to take GT3 cars into endurance racing formats of three hours with two mandatory pit stops. Blancpain Endurance Series and Blancpain Sprint Series have their separate classifications and award separate titles, but they are joined together through a Blancpain GT Series titles for teams and drivers, for those in a position to compete in both. ADAC GT Masters The ADAC GT Masters Series is booming since 2007 with a total of 7 race events per year and 2 races per event which have both Live Coverage on one of Germany s leading TV channels Sport1 and additional 63 TV stations worldwide. Former F1 and DTM drivers are competing here against Pro s, Rookies and Gentleman drivers which provides the series its special flair which shows a fan attendance on certain races with up to 65000 spectators on the grandstands. Similar as in Blancpain GT Series the drivers are fighting for a Pro, a Rookie and a Gentleman season title. In addition, the Grasser Racing Team will compete in 2017 as well at the 24 hours of Daytona (IMSA), the 12 hours of Sebring (IMSA) and the 24 hours of Dubai (Creventic) and potentially some single entries in the Creventic series FRANCE 13. 14. March 2017 Circuit Paul Ricard Test Day ITALY 01. 02. April 2017 Misano ITALY 22. 23. April 2017 Monza GREAT BRITAIN 06. 07. May 2017 Brands Hatch GREAT BRITAIN 13. 14. May 2017 Silverstone BELGIUM 02. 04. June 2017 Zolder FRANCE 23. 24. June 2017 Circuit Paul Ricard BELGIUM 04. July 2017 Spa Francorchamps Test Day BELGIUM 27. 30. July 2017 Spa Francorchamps HUNGARY 25. - 27. Aug. 2017 Budapest GERMANY 15. 17. Sept. 2017 Nürburgring SPAIN 30. Sept. 01. Oct. 2017 Barcelona BLANCPAIN SPRINT SERIES BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE CUP GERMANY 28. 30. April 2017 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben GERMANY 19. 21. Mai 2017 Lausitzring (mit DTM) AUSTRIA 09. 11. June 2017 Red Bull Ring NETHERLANDS 14. 16. July 2017 Circuit Park Zandvoort GERMANY 04. 06. Aug. 2017 Nürburgring GERMANY 15. 17. Sept. 2017 Sachsenring GERMANY 22. 24. Sept. 2017 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg You can find all actual racing-dates on our website:
TEAM UP WITH GRASSER RACING The density within the markets is very high. It is becoming more and more difficult to make the own brand unique. The term customer loyalty is set in the center. Companies are investing a lot of money in advertising campaigns on air, television and print to reach the customers. The quality is often neglected without any emotional impact. To reach the customers emotionally, a balanced communication mix should be chosen to enrich your brand with emotions. An increasing number of experienced companies rely on racing-partnerships. But sponsoring as a term is often misinterpreted. It s not just showing the logo for sponsorship but seeing this as a commitment to reach the company goals. That s why we don t talk of our sponsors but of our partners! No matter what the venue, racing is fun, exciting and it often takes place on beautiful sunny days. The danger, drama, outdoors environment, added to the roar of engines, smell of hot dogs, burning fuel and screeching tires make motorsports a pastime with a huge audience. Sponsors usually want to achieve business benefit from their investment. This is typically derived from networking in the context of a highly exciting sporting situation. Indeed, there is great interest in racing nationally and internationally. The cost of such exposure in any other advertising medium is often ten times more expensive than the cost of having a logo visible on camera during television or trackside coverage. Sponsorship with us offers unique experiential branding opportunities and targeted communication channels. Use this stage for your company! This means: it is up to you to use every part of our team the cars, the team members and the drivers. Furthermore the team actively works with our partners to help them achieve their marketing goals because a sustained partnership with a sustained success is important to us. Therefore we aim at developing long-term partnerships to have a win-win situation for our partners and for us. Together we develop an individual plan aligned to your communication an advertising strategy to maximize the impact. The Grasser Racing Team can as well provide Race Taxi Events with a Lamborghini race car on private tests (with a large group) up to race taxi during race weekends (small groups). Employees or Customers of our partners are always excited about the Grasser Racing Team apparel, caps and small gifts which can be provided on demand. GOLD-PARTNER SILVER-PARTNER 1 PER SEASON MAIN SPONSOR 1 PER SEASON This primary sponsorship includes the best visible placements on our cars (70 x 40 cm each). You get more placements on our overalls, our crew clothing and the transport vehicles. Your company logo will be on our website and on every press release. Your company name is used as team name, e.g. Your company Racing Team. If you wish the cars can be painted in your companies CI. You get 10 VIP tickets including catering and VIP service at each event. It also includes 2 RedBull Racedays. This silver sponsoring package includes good visible placements on our cars (35 x 20 cm each). You get more placements on our overalls, our crew clothing and the transport vehicles. Your company logo will be on our website and on every press release. You get 5 VIP tickets including catering and VIP service at each event. It also includes one RedBull Raceday. BRONZE-PARTNER 4 PER SEASON This silver sponsoring package includes good visible placements on our cars (20 x 15 cm each). Your company logo will be on our website and on every press release. You get 4 VIP tickets including catering and VIP service at each event. It also includes 4 vouchers for co-piloting at the RedBull Raceday for you or your partners. GRT VIP-HOSPITALITY
MEDIA GUIDE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES Consider each race event on average attracts trackside crowds of up to 20.000 people and Eurosport International live race day coverage to around 2,2 million people making Grasser Racing Team an attractive proposition to potential sponsors. Both the Blancpain Sprint Series and Blancpain Endurance Series are covered worldwide, in a fast moving mix of live broadcasts and highlight reports. The total TV audience will be in excess of 2,2 million viewers worldwide. Several hundreds of thousands web viewers increase that impressive figure during every Blancpain GT Series event and a world wide broadcast on more than 16 distri- buted TV stations which are covering each continent globally. ADAC GT MASTERS Since 2007 the ADAC GT Masters is the highest broadcasted Motorsport Series in Germany and middle Europe. Amateur and Junior Drivers are competing with former Formula 1 and DTM Pro race drivers which makes it to a high level Motorsport Event inclusive Formula and TCR Support program, which have more than 150000 visitors each year on track and up to 127 hours of live TV coverage per season, by Sport 1, RTL, Sat, NT-V and MDR which includes a cumulative TV coverage from 26,9 Mio viewers and a print and online coverage from 125 Mio print samples and over 10 Mio Online clicks and views. Grasser Racing Team is covered in a lot of print media, from main Austrian media, like Kronen Zeitung and Kleine Zeitung, to international media, like Autorevue and Rallye&more to name a view. The news are delivered just in time by a specialized agency. NOTE: You can order a detailed media guide from us. TV-STATIONS BROADCASTING THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES: ONLINE & SOCIAL MEDIA: ADAC GT MASTERS, TV NATIONAL / TV-BERICHTERSTATTUNG & REICHWEITE: AUDIENCE REACHED:
CONTACT US Gottfried Grasser Ges.m.b.H., Ing. Gottfried Grasser Hauptstrasse 11, 8720 St. Margarethen, Austria +43 / 664 / 213 23 78, management@grasser-racing.com