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Originally Posted by SALEEN S7R
Maybe in the US this is the case, but here in Europe in the FIA GT Championship you not only have the works Aston Martin's in the shape of BMS but you also have the factory Maserati squad as well, as well as works Supported Ferrari's and Porsches in GT2.
Winning Le Mans is a great achievement, but winning a Championship is another matter entirely. Le Mans is just 1 race, a Championship is all about consistancy and durability. Plus the FIA GT Championship also has the Spa 24 hours as part of the series and as far as GT teams are concerned the entries at the Spa 24hrs are every bit as good as the entries GT1 and GT2 get at Le Mans. Sure they dont have the factory Corvettes, but they do have the factory Maserati team, something which Le Mans does not. For now at least.
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It is nice to have an opinion, but at least state it as such. Of course ACO racing doesn't have a factory Maserati team, they aren't eligible. Bringing that up in this argument is laughable at best.
I'm not sure what the significance of works supported entries are in this discussion. FIA GT has them, LMS has them, ALMS has them, LM24 has them.
So the FIA will have what, Maserati, Ferrari, Porsche and Aston supported teams.
LM will have Corvette, Porsche, Aston, Peugeot, Audi, Panoz (Ferrari?)for certain, and Acura looking to join in... who else? Most of these are pure factory entries, not just "supported" like the FIA.
FIA GT is a good series, but if you think any one series anywhere matches the significance of LM, I believe you are mistaken.