- Maserati unveiled the Project GT4, a new race car model for the GT4 series.
- Based on the Gran Turismo with a 690-horsepower twin-turbo V6.
- Racing will start from the 2028 season.
Let’s put the Maserati Gran Turismo race car on the list of things we didn’t expect to see in 2026. The Italian automaker demonstrated at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed with Project GT4, a new vehicle from its Maserati Corse division. Project GT4 is set to hit the racetracks in the GT category starting in 2028.
Maserati may be known as a luxury brand in the modern era, but the company has a deep motorsport heritage dating back to the 1920s. Trident has been represented in the Targa Florio, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Indianapolis 500, Formula E and even Formula 1. Most recently, the Maserati GT2 race car, based on the MC20 street car, is competing in the European GT2 series from 2023.
Project GT4 is based on GranTurismo using experience taken from the GT2 program. Maserati says the body and powertrain are taken directly from the road car, which means this race car is powered by the company’s 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged Nettuno V6. Unlike the road car, which produces up to 582 horsepower in Trofeo trim for 2027 after a 40-hp bump, the GT4’s engine delivers up to 690 hp to the rear wheels only, eliminating the road car’s all-wheel-drive system.
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Maserati says the GT4 weighs approximately 400 kg (881.85 lb) less than the GranTurismo on which it is based, due to a heavier diet that eliminates all the street car’s luxury features. You won’t find electronic leather seats, touchscreen and Sonus Faber audio here. Instead, the Spartan interior no longer features a racing yoke, basic switchgear, a rollcage, six-point harnesses, and much more.
The exterior is much more aggressive, but these changes aren’t just for show. Everything you see is compliant with GT4 regulations, including the front splitter, dive planes, braking system and 18-inch wheels.
It is Maserati’s 100th anniversary of racing, the occasion is celebrated with a special livery. A large blue Trishul on a white background is prominently featured on the front of the car and 100 smaller Trishuls adorn the car from behind the front wheels.
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Motor1’s Opinion: Maserati is entering the GT4 series at an interesting time. Porsche is set to retire its 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS, replaced by the new 911 GT4 R for the 2027 season. The 911 should be a big rival for the Maserati GT4, but the BMW M4 GT4 EVO is still the car to beat on the grid, having been the most successful car in 2025 and continuing that lead until the middle of the 2026 season.
