Delivering the complete GT World racing experience in a single global app
How we partnered with Whiteflame and SRO Motorsports Group to engineer a new global platform for GT racing fans — powered by React Native and AWS
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A new chapter in global motorsport engagement
The GT World mobile app marks a significant step forward for global GT racing. Replacing the previous GT World Challenge Europe app, this all-new application brings together live coverage, schedules, and content from every corner of SRO's motorsport ecosystem — including:
GT World Challenge (Europe, America, Asia, and Australia)
GT4 championships across the UK, Europe, America, and Australia
TC America and additional regional series
SRO Motorsports Group, in collaboration with design partner Whiteflame, commissioned a complete rebuild of the app to reflect the scale and diversity of its international championships. Si Novi was brought in to deliver the engineering and infrastructure — transforming complex data and broadcast workflows into a seamless mobile experience for racing fans worldwide.
About SRO Motorsports Group
SRO Motorsports Group is a global leader in GT racing, responsible for some of the world's most competitive and celebrated championships.
With events spanning four continents and a loyal international fanbase, SRO delivers high-quality GT3, GT4, and touring car competition to live and digital audiences worldwide.
Launched for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
The app was officially launched during the prestigious CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, one of the world's most iconic endurance racing events. Held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, the race attracts manufacturers, teams, and fans from across the globe — making it the ideal stage to unveil the new GT World platform.
The launch coincided with a record-breaking downtown parade and fan engagement activities, underlining SRO's growing digital ambitions.
Reaching fans wherever they are
With the expansion of GT racing into new regions, SRO required a mobile platform that could serve a diverse, always-on audience. The new GT World app needed to integrate race data, media content, event schedules, and personalised notifications into a fast and responsive experience, accessible to fans around the globe.
The goal: deliver the complete GT World experience — in one app.
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〝This all new app replaces the highly successful GT World Challenge Europe app delivering content from across the GT racing world. It's the complete GT World experience.〞
SRO Motorsports Group
Why SRO partnered with Si Novi
Si Novi was chosen for our expertise in building fast, scalable, cloud-native applications — and our proven ability to collaborate closely with design teams to deliver high-quality user experiences.
With many GT series already sponsored and powered by AWS — and SRO’s existing CMS infrastructure hosted within the AWS ecosystem — our deep experience with AWS was critical in seamlessly integrating a new serverless application alongside existing systems.
Working in close partnership with Whiteflame, we took the GT World app from concept to global release, supporting every phase of engineering, architecture, testing, and deployment.
How we delivered a unified global app
Design-led frontend delivery
The mobile app was built using React Native via the Expo platform, enabling rapid, cross-platform delivery for both iOS and Android from a single codebase.
We worked closely with Whiteflame to translate their Figma designs into a robust library of reusable React components, ensuring visual consistency, accessibility, and performance across devices. The component architecture supports flexible content layouts, dynamic video blocks, and region-specific experiences such as geo-restricted live streams.
This approach allowed design and engineering to evolve in parallel, ensuring the final product remained faithful to the creative vision while meeting the technical demands of a global motorsport audience.
Serverless backend and data platform
Behind the scenes, the app is powered by a fully serverless AWS architecture designed for reliability, scalability, and peak-time performance during live race weekends.
Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda provide secure, low-latency APIs for the mobile app
Amazon DynamoDB stores app metadata, series configurations, and push notification registrations
Data ingestion and transformation pipelines normalise content from upstream systems into app-ready data structures
CI/CD pipelines automate Expo builds and backend deployments across staging and production environments
The result is a resilient, event-driven platform capable of handling global traffic spikes while delivering a smooth, responsive experience for fans around the world.
Features at a glance
Live video and replays (subject to region availability)
Real-time session timing and status updates
Detailed team and driver directories
Event calendar with circuits, schedules, and links
News and video content across all GT World series
Customisable push notifications per user and series
The outcome: the complete GT World experience
The GT World app has launched to strong early adoption and positive fan feedback, offering a single, unified platform for fans of every SRO championship. It reflects a new standard in digital motorsport engagement — combining technical robustness with editorial flexibility and global reach.
For SRO, the app provides a central digital touchpoint for audience growth and content delivery. For Si Novi, it showcases our ability to deliver elegant, high-performance solutions for complex, multi-stakeholder projects — from cloud infrastructure to app release pipelines.
Who we are: Si Novi
Si Novi designs and engineers secure, scalable applications for teams that value performance, clarity, and long-term maintainability. As AWS specialists and mobile app developers, we work closely with clients and creative partners to bring ambitious digital products to life — across industries, platforms, and time zones.
For more information, and to learn more about how we can deliver cost-effective bespoke web-based software for you, contact Si Novi.
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