Sumo Power is a British GT1 team founded in 2002, which is based in Rye, United Kingdom.

Core competencies – Sumo Power as their name probably suggests is a company, which specialises in custom tuned Japanese Imports and most specifically the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and the Nissan Skyline GT-R. The team also specialises in importing Japanese tuner parts and installing them in the cars specifically Turbo Filters such as K&N Filters. Moreover they are the official distributor of the automotive accessories company HKS.

Other Racing Activities – Sumo Power regularly participates in drag and drifting competitions across the United Kingdom. In 2009, Sumo Power combined with JRM and serve as the official importer of the rather famous Mitsubishi tuner car, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X to Great Britain.

Joining GT1 – In 2010, Sumo Power made a venture to participate in the inaugural FIA GT1 world championship. In order to make their venture successful, Sumo Power and its partner JRM tagged with Nismo to function as one of the two teams in the competition representing Nissan.

Nissan Sumo Power GT

The team entered the championship in 2010 under the name of Sumo Power GT1 with a two Nissan Skyline GT-R’s. Their lineup of drivers included three British drivers, namely Warren Hughes, Peter Dumbreck and Jamie Walter. The other driver in the team is German Michael Krumm.

Swiss racing team is a FIA GT1 team formed by Erich Kolb and Othmar Welti in 2000. They are based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Core Competencies: The Swiss racing team started competing in the German Formula Three championships before a switch to the Formula Three Euro series championships in 2003. The lead driver of the team Frederic Ververisch finished atop in the German Championship 2008; this was the only championship that the Swiss Racing Team has ever won.
Grand Tourer Racing: The Swiss Racing Team joined the Grand Tourer Racing Championships in 2007. They tied up with KplusK motorsport and Jetalliance racing in the Grand Tourer Circuit.

Nissan Swiss Racing Team

FIA GT1 Championship 2010: The Swiss Racing Team ventured into the inaugural version of the FIA GT1 Championship in 2010 in partnership with famous Japanese manufacturer Nissan. They used two Nissan GT-R cars in the inaugural FIA GT1 Championship. The line up of drivers for the Swiss Racing Team is Karl Wendlinger, Max Nilsson, Seiji Ara and Henri Moser. The team presently stands last on the point’s table with only 3 points. This comes as a real surprise for FIA GT1 fans taking into account their history of sports car racing. However a considerable number of races are left and therefore there is enough time for them to recover.

Triple H Team Hegersport is a German automobile racing team that competed in the inaugural edition of the FIA GT1 Championship. The team is based in Essen, Germany and was founded by the current owner of the team a German named, Alfrit Heger.
Team history and composition: The History of Team Triple H Hegersport is not as illustrious as any of their counterparts in the GT1 racing circuit. The team was founded by race driver Alfrit Heger, who currently races for the team himself. The Team is trying to make farther inroads in the first edition of the FIA GT1 Championships. The team is using a Maserati MC12 car in the FIA GT1 championships much like the perennial favourites and current champions Vitaphone.

Triple H Team Hegersport's Maserati MC12

FIA GT1 Championship: Although they entered the FIA GT1 Championship in 2010 as a relatively unknown entity and were one of the last teams to register for the championship. Triple H Team Hegersport has created quite a few ripples in the championship thus far. They currently stand at a respectable fifth position in the team rankings with 65 points ahead of far better known rivals such as Phoenix Racing and Young Driver AMG. With only five races left this season a lot is expected out of Team Hegersport this time as well as in the near future.

Vitaphone racing is a German team who takes part in the FIA Grand Tourer Championship. They are the current leaders in the newly created FIA GT1 Championship and lead the table with a total of 111 points. The teams name is based on Vitaphone who are their main sponsors. They have been using the Maserati MC12 since 2005.

Background History – They are arguably the most successful team in the history of the FIA world championship having won five manufacturers’ championships and four drivers’ championships. The leader of the team is Rafael Calafell. Vitaphone racing have enjoyed continued success in the Grand Tourer championships.

Previous track record – They won the 2005 championship with a Maserati MC12 with Maserati winning the manufacturers title. Again in 2006 they won the title and both their lead drivers, Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bartels were the joint champions in the driver’s standings. They again won both the drivers and team’s championships in 2007 with Thomas Biagi winning the drivers championship. In 2008 they claimed their fourth consecutive manufacturers’ championship, thereby asserting a massive deal of dominance over the team championships in the Grand Tourer Championships. They entered an Aston Martin DB9 at Le Mans in 2008, therefore for the first time using a car other than the Maserati MC12 since 2005.

VitaPhone Maserati MC12

Their spell of dominance continued in 2009 as they won the team championship for a fifth time in a row. By the looks of things that spell of dominance is set to continue with Vitaphone well on their way to winning the inaugural FIA GT1 championship in 2010.

Marc VDS Racing team is a Belgian car racing team formed in 2009. The team is based in Gosselies, Belgium and was founded by owner Marc Straden after whom the team has been named as well.
Team history and composition: The team is one of the relatively newer teams in the Grand Tourer racing circuit. They did not fare very well in the FIA GT championships of 2009 bagging just a petty 9 points. They were the last team to enroll for the FIA GT1 championships. The team is managed by re known race manager Jean Michel Delporte and Fabio Lazzarini is the director of the team. The team drivers include the Belgian trio of Maxime Martin, Renaud Kuppens and Bas Leinders, apart from Marcus Palttala of Finland. The team has decided to use the Ford GT1 car for their races in the FIA GT1 Championships.

Marc VDS Ford GT

FIA GT1 Championships: Although a relatively inexperienced team, Marc VDS Racing team were not completely new to the concept of GT racing. Owner Marc Straden was expecting a much better show from his team in their debut season. However the team has disappointed thus far with just 17 points from the first five races leaving them languishing in the bottom half of the team tables.