The Bentley Continental GT3 will be on display at the Autosport International show in England from 10th-13th January. The car will be on the Autosport Stage for the duration of the event. Development is underway with the Continental GT3 set to make its track debut towards the end of 2013.
M-Sport Ltd has been announced as technical partner for the GT3 programme. Since 1997 M-Sport has run a number of World Rally Championship teams including two Manufacturer's World Rally Champions. Work will include design and development of special components with design work and project organisation being undertaken at Crewe - Bentley's headquarters.
Bentley's Director of Motorsport, Brian Gush, commented: "Not only do we now have a world-beating operation in M-Sport as our new Technical Partner, but we have the honour of showing our Continental GT3 concept at Autosport International. The car continues to attract interest from around the globe, which is very encouraging as we progress the detail design. The whole team is looking forward to the exciting months ahead."
M-Sport's Managing Director Malcolm Wilson added: "Joining forces with Bentley to help create the new Continental GT3 is a rare privilege. Bentley's design and analysis work to-date has shown that the Continental GT road car can become an extremely competitive race car, and we are looking forward to capitalising on our extensive competition car development experience and success to help Bentley realise its goals."