Alvaro Parente will head the driver lineup for the Hexis McLaren squad in the GT1 World Championship this year.

Munnich Motorsport will switch from Lamborghini to Mercedes machinery for this year's GT1 World Championship.

Alexander Sims and Rob Bell have become McLaren works driver and will race the constructor's MP4-12C GT3 car in international events this year.

Michael Bartels' Vita4One Racing team will return to the GT1 World Championship with BMW this year.

Audi will be represented by Team WRT in the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship.

The FIA GT1 World Championship has announced a 2012 calendar that features the series' debut in Russia.

The FIA GT Commission has proposed harmonizing the FIA GT1 World and FIA GT3 European Championship's regulations as well as their calendars in Europe.

McLaren will be represented by Hexis in next year's GT World Championship, following the French team's decision to run a pair of MP4-12Cs.

Exim Bank Corvette's Yelmer Buurman and Francesco Pastorelli successfully negotiated an unruly championship race at San Luis, to complete a remarkable double victory in their World GT1 debut.

JR Motorsport's Lucas Luhr and Michael Krumm became 2011 FIA GT1 world champions at the penultimate race of the season at San Luis, by finishing a fighting second behind Exim Team China's startling debut winners Yelmer Buurman and Francesco Pastorelli.