GTC60 Abarth Simca 2000 GT

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Used at THR from 2025 to 2026

Brand: GTC60 Legends
Country: Italy
Class: GT 2000
Year: 1964
Author: MacedoSTI & Team WSC Legends
Version: 1.3
Power: 204 hp
Torque: 201 Nm
Weight: 665 kg
Top speed: 258 km/h
Power / weight: 3.24 kg/hp

3d model by: dc888 updated by MacedoSTICarlo Abarth is best known for his Fiat-based road and racing cars but also had a hugely successful collaboration with French manufacturer Simca during the first half of the 1960s. One of the first products of this partnership was the Abarth Simca 1300 GT of 1962, which was based on the recently introduced Simca 1000. Fitted with a slippery, lightweight body and an enlarged engine, the small machine was immediately successful in its class.At the 1963 Geneva Motor Show, Abarth provided a first glimpse of what was to come with the introduction of the Abarth Simca 1600 GT and 2000 GT. While these, larger-engined cars used the same Simca-derived underpinnings as the 1300 GT, they featured a newly developed engine. Of these two, the smaller-engined 1600 GT was not developed further as it would be forced to run in the same 1,301 - 2,000 cc class as its bigger brother.Compared to the Simca derived engine, the new Tipo 236 straight four was slightly longer and importantly used five instead of three bearings to support the crankshaft instead of the three featured in the production engine. Equipped with dry-sump lubrication, a pair of 45 mm Webers and twin-spark ignition, the new two-litre unit produced 177 bhp in road-going trim. The racing engines were fitted with 58DCOE/3 carburettors, which were the largest Webers ever made, and were good for over 200 bhp.The new engine was mated to a modified Simca gearbox, which was uprated from four to six speeds by Abarth. The steel platform was derived from the Simca 1000 as was the trailing arm suspension. The 2000 GT or 'Due Mila' was fitted with the latest evolution of the signature Abarth body, which featured a new raised 'duck-tail' to clear the longer engine. It would take until the start of the 1964 season before the two-litre Abarth Simca was fully homologated for the GT class. Whether the required 100 examples were ever built is highly doubtful. Development of the cars was continuous and the first 'Corsa' models featured wider fender flares and additional cooling intakes. Abarth also experimented with fibreglass panels and ahead of the 1965 season, a more aerodynamic 'long nose' was introduced. In this guise, the weight was reduced to just 665 kg.Racing side by side, both by the works team and privateers the 1300 GT and 2000 GT were responsible for 177 of the 741 class and outright victories scored by Abarth during the year. Facing particularly strong competition from Alfa Romeo and Porsche, the 2000 GT placed third in its class of the World Championship. Blisteringly quick, the two-litre machine's only weak spot was the fragile six-speed gearbox. These were never used again but the Tipo 236 engine would power Abarth sports racers well into the 1970s.

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Championships3

Events15

Race sessions21

Drivers15

Years active2025–2026

Starts42

Wins0

Race laps876

Race distance4,444 km

Race time29.8 h

Driver	Starts	Race laps	Used skin	Events
FMG	13	258	122_vixen_simca97_nurb_1000_1965	7 events CAS - GTC60s Season IV Round 6 - Castle CombeGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 122_vixen_simca2026 BRA - GTC60s Season IV Round 5 - Brands HatchGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 122_vixen_simca2026 MAR - GTC60s Season IV Round 4 - MarlboroGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 122_vixen_simca2026 LON - GTC60s Season IV Round 3 - LongfordGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 122_vixen_simca2026 BIK - GTC60s Season IV Round 2 - BikerniekiGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 122_vixen_simca2026 ROY - GTC60s Season IV Round 1 - Roy HeskethGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 122_vixen_simca2026 Arnage Sprint - SundayArnage Sprint - Practice RacesSkin: 97_nurb_1000_19652025
Falling Falcon	5	181	46_sebring_1965	5 events CAS - GTC60 IV Round 6 - Castle CombeGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 46_sebring_19652026 BRA - GTC60 IV Round 5 - Brands HatchGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 46_sebring_19652026 LON - GTC60 IV Round 3 - LongfordGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 46_sebring_19652026 BIK - GTC60 IV - Round 2 - BikerniekiGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 46_sebring_19652026 ROY - GTC60 IV Round 1 - Roy HeskethGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 46_sebring_19652026
phil	5	126	12_coupes_paris_1964	5 events MAR - GTC60 Round 4 - MarlboroGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 12_coupes_paris_19642026 LON - GTC60 IV Round 3 - LongfordGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 12_coupes_paris_19642026 BIK - GTC60 IV - Round 2 - BikerniekiGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 12_coupes_paris_19642026 ROY - GTC60 IV Round 1 - Roy HeskethGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 12_coupes_paris_19642026 PIN - GTC60 IV Prologue - PinewoodGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 12_coupes_paris_19642026
Ostmarakas	3	59	42_Ostmarakas_THR_GTC60	2 events LON - GTC60s Season IV Round 3 - LongfordGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 42_Ostmarakas_THR_GTC602026 ROY - GTC60s Season IV Round 1 - Roy HeskethGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 42_Ostmarakas_THR_GTC602026
Jan Rinklin	2	38	101_Scuderia_Lufthansa	1 events BIK - GTC60s Season IV Round 2 - BikerniekiGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 101_Scuderia_Lufthansa2026
Taj Johal	2	38	76_Zagato_Race_Car_Project	1 events BIK - GTC60s Season IV Round 2 - BikerniekiGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 76_Zagato_Race_Car_Project2026
Paul Kozowyk	2	24	86_oakes_field_1964	1 events LON - GTC60s Season IV Round 3 - LongfordGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 86_oakes_field_19642026
Westley Fisch	2	23	101_Scuderia_Lufthansa	1 events LON - GTC60s Season IV Round 3 - LongfordGTC60 Championship IV - Casual CupSkin: 101_Scuderia_Lufthansa2026
Ruvyn Elian	2	17	95_nurb_1000_1965	2 events Arnage Sprint - SundayArnage Sprint - Practice RacesSkin: 95_nurb_1000_19652025 Arnage Sprint - SaturdayArnage Sprint - Practice RacesSkin: 95_nurb_1000_19652025
Drik Crozet	1	34	66_aspern_1965	1 events BRA - GTC60 IV Round 5 - Brands HatchGTC60 Championship IV - Top CupSkin: 66_aspern_19652026
Hayley	1	16	118_snetterton_1965	1 events Arnage Sprint - SundayArnage Sprint - Practice RacesSkin: 118_snetterton_19652025
Max Solmyr	1	16	12_coupes_paris_1964	1 events Arnage Sprint - SundayArnage Sprint - Practice RacesSkin: 12_coupes_paris_19642025
P7 F3 Classic Tracks Ford 61	1	16	46_sebring_1965	1 events Arnage Sprint - SundayArnage Sprint - Practice RacesSkin: 46_sebring_19652025
schwarzbenz	1	16	10_coupes_paris_1964	1 events Arnage Sprint - SundayArnage Sprint - Practice RacesSkin: 10_coupes_paris_19642025
phantom	1	14	10_coupes_paris_1964	1 events Arnage Sprint - SundayArnage Sprint - Practice RacesSkin: 10_coupes_paris_19642025