The new GTD Pro class will include race cars built to FIA GT3 technical regulations.
GTD Pro offers the opportunity for factory teams and driver lineups to compete in the class, while customer teams, Pro-Am or Am-Am lineups have the option of competing in either GTD PRO or the standard GTD class.
GTD Pro will replace the GTLM class, a class that has dwindled to just six cars for the 2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona.
The writing was on the wall for the GT Le Mans class at the beginning of this year—with Ford pulling the GT out of racing in 2019, and Porsche announcing that it wouldn’t be back with its two car team in 2021.