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The 2020 GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS is the fourth season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia. The races are contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season begin on 29 March at Sepang and will end on 18 October at the Shanghai 888. It is the second season of the unification of GT3 sprint series across the globe under the World Challenge name and the first since Blancpain ended its title sponsorship of the series.

Calendar

Round Circuit Date
1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia 12–13 September
2 China Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, China 17–18 October
3 China TBC, China 31 October - 1 November
4 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia 5-6 December
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Circuit Original Date
Thailand Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand 25–26 April
Japan Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan 23–24 May
Japan Suzuka International Circuit, Suzuka, Japan 20–21 June
China Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, China 12–13 September [a]
  1. ^ Originally scheduled were two rounds at the Shanghai International Circuit, with the October scheduled race retained and the September race cancelled

Entry list

GT3

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
China Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute[1] Audi R8 LMS Evo[1] TBA Estonia Martin Rump[1] S TBA
Malaysia Weiron Tan[1]
China Absolute Racing[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R[2] TBA China Yuan Bo[2] S TBA
China Leo Ye Hongli[2]
TBA China Cheng Congfu[3] PA TBA
China Jingzu Sun[3]
Japan ABSSA Racing[4] McLaren 720S GT3[4] TBA Japan Keita Sawa[4] TBA
TBA[4]
Australia AMAC Motorsport[5] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[5] TBA Australia Andrew Macpherson[5] Am TBA
Australia Ben Porter[5]
Japan ARN Racing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] TBA Japan Yuta Kamimura[6] PA TBA
Japan Hiroaki Nagai[6]
China Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT[7] Audi R8 LMS Evo[7] TBA China David Chen[7] S TBA
Hong Kong Shaun Thong[7]
United Kingdom Bentley JMW Motorsport[8] Bentley Continental GT3[8] TBA Indonesia Andrew Haryanto[8] PA TBA
United Kingdom Andy Meyrick[8]
New Zealand Earl Bamber Motorsport[9] Porsche 911 GT3 R[9] TBA Australia Brenton Grove[9] PA TBA
Indonesia Setiawan Santoso[9]
Thailand Singha TP12 by EBM[9] TBA New Zealand Will Bamber[9] PA TBA
Thailand Piti Bhirombhakdi[9]
China GRID Motorsport[10] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[10] TBA China Steven Bei Siling[10] PA TBA
Japan Naoki Yokomizo[10]
Malaysia Legacy Racing with Tedco[11] Mercedes-AMG GT3[11] TBA Malaysia Leona Chin Lyweoi[11] Am TBA
Malaysia Tengku Djan Ley[11]
Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering[12] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[12] TBA Malaysia Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahim[12] PA TBA
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen[12]
Thailand Vattana Motorsport[13] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[13] TBA Thailand Chonsawat Asavahame[13] Am TBA
Thailand Pitsanu Sirimongkolkasem[13]
Italy Vincenzo Sospiri Racing[14] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[14] TBA Denmark Frederik Schandorff[14] S TBA
Malaysia Afiq Yazid[14]
Hong Kong Audi Sport Asia Team X Works[15] Audi R8 LMS Evo[15] TBA Hong Kong Philip Tang[15] TBA
TBA[15]
TBA Australia Shae Davies[16] TBA
Thailand Sandy Stuvik[15]
China Zun Motorsport Crew[17] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[17] TBA Hong Kong Adderly Fong[17] S TBA
Switzerland Alex Fontana[17]
TBA South Korea Andrew Kim[17] Am TBA
China Ka Chun Ma[17]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

GT4

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
China Absolute Racing[18] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo[18] TBA Denmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen[18] TBA
Indonesia Anderson Tanoto[18]
TBA TBA[18] TBA
TBA[18]
Japan BMW Team Studie BMW M4 GT4 TBA TBA TBA
TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA
China BSEM Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 TBA TBA TBA
TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA
Japan Team GMB[19] Mercedes-AMG GT4[19] TBA Japan Hiroaki Hatano[19] TBA
Japan Takumi Kuroiwa[19]
Japan GTO Racing with TTR[20] Mercedes-AMG GT4[20] TBA Hong Kong Tony Fong[20] TBA
Taiwan Brian Lee[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bo and Hongli return with Absolute Racing and Porsche". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bo and Hongli return with Absolute Racing and Porsche". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Absolute Racing's Sun and Cheng make Porsche switch ahead of 2020". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "ABSSA and Sawa confirm championship return with McLaren". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "AMAC Motorsport returns for third season with Lamborghini". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "ARN Racing confirm GT World Challenge Asia return with Porsche". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "Former Silver Cup champion Thong teams up with Chen at TSRT". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d Kilshaw, Jake (11 February 2020). "Bentley Returns to GTWC Asia With JMW, Meyrick". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Lloyd, Daniel (6 February 2020). "EBM Commits to GTWC Asia with Two Porsches". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d "GRID Motorsport joins GT World Challenge Asia with Lamborghini". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d "New Malaysian team Legacy Racing joins GT World Challenge Asia's Am class". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d "Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Van Gisbergen return to GT World Challenge Asia with Triple Eight". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d "Thai squad Vattana step up with full-season GT3 Am Cup entry". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d "VSR and Schandorff return with new co-driver Yazid". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e "X Works first to confirm 2020 GT World Challenge Asia entry". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Stuvik and Davies join forces with Audi Sport Asia Team X Works". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Zun Motorsport Crew confirm two new Mercedes-AMG GT3s". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  18. ^ a b c d e f "Absolute Racing joins GT4 class with 2020-spec Audi". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  19. ^ a b c d "Team GMB, Hatano and Kuroiwa join GT World Challenge Asia's GT4 class". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  20. ^ a b c d "GTO Racing with TTR confirm Mercedes-AMG GT4 for Lee and Fong". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

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