Maserati prepares hardcore MC20 GT2 for 2023 debut

The truth of the matter is that the MC20 was destined for the track before it left the drawing board, with Maserati determined to remake its mark in sportscar racing. So its high-tech ‘Nettuno’ V6, slippery form and carbon chassis were all crafted to be the perfect basis for a GT racer as well as a stellar road car.

Strapped to those base underpinnings for the GT2 are an enormous swan-neck wing, an engorged splitter, hood and arch vents, a roof snorkel and frankly cavernous arch vents. Turn it around and the MC20’s elegant rump has been slashed and tightened, with a large diffuser and raised centralised exhausts.

Dry weight and power output are as yet undisclosed, due to how much they depend on the Balance of Performance system of homologation. Putting power to the ground will be a six-speed sequential racing transmission, while the usual mandatory cage, fire suppression and endurance fuel tank are a given.

This is the true link between the MC20 and the MC12 hypercar of the 2000s, which raced very successfully in the FIA GT Championship.

“We have a long history of world excellence in motorsport and we are extremely proud to race with the extraordinary MC20,” said Davide Grasso, Maserati CEO.

“Racing has always been Maserati's natural habitat and now, both in the Fanatec GT2 European Series Championship and in the Formula E Championship, this brand is making a new start from its roots to build the future”.