2026 GT World Challenge Asia

2026 GT World Challenge Asia

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The 2026 GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS will be the seventh season of the GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia, co-promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management. The races will contested with GT3-spec cars. The season will begin on April at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia and is scheduled to end on October in the new Beijing Street Circuit in China. ^[1]

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang District, Selangor	4–5 April
2	Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara	2–3 May
3	Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, Shanghai	5–6 June
4	Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka	11–12 July
5	Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama	29–30 August
6	Beijing Street Circuit, Beijing, China	3–4 October
Sources: [1] [2]

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds Origine Motorsport [3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 4 Lu Wei [3] PA 1 Alessio Picariello [3] Laurin Heinrich [3] TBC 22 Liu Hangcheng [3] Am 1 Wang Zhongwei [3] PLUS with BMW M Team Studie [4] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 5 Seiji Ara [5] PA 1 Tomohide Yamaguchi [5] Climax Racing [6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 8 Setiawan Santoso [6] Am 1 Zhou Bihuang [6] 27 Li Lichao [6] SA 1 Elias Seppänen [6] GTO with KRC [7] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 10 Brian Lee [7] SA 1 Maxime Oosten [7] Team KRC [8] [7] 89 Ruan Cunfan [7] PA 1 Neil Verhagen [7] 33R Harmony Racing [9] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 13 "JZ" [9] SA 1 Adderly Fong [9] Harmony Racing [9] 72 Brendon Leitch [9] PA 1 Song Jiajun [9] Winhere Harmony Racing [9] 96 Deng Yi [9] S 1 Liu Kaishun [9] FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom [10] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 15 Franky Cheng Congfu [10] S 1 James Yu Kuai [10] Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom [11] 16 Jaxon Evans [11] PA 1 "Andrés Pato" [11] Porsche Centre Okazaki [12] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 18 Kazuto Kotaka [13] PA 1 Hiroaki Nagai [13] Yuichi Nakayama [13] TBC 25 Tsubasa Kondo [13] SA 1 Kiyoshi Uchiyama [13] Absolute Corse [14] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 29 Akash Nandy [14] S 1 TBA TBC Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 98 "Andy Tan" [15] PA 1 Thierry Vermeulen [15] Phantom Global Racing [15] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 37 Dorian Boccolacci [15] PA 1 Anthony Liu Xu [15] AMAC Motorsport [16] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 51 Andrew Macpherson [16] Am 1 Ben Porter [16] Garage 75 [16] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 75 Christian Colombo [16] Am 1 David Tjiptobiantoro [16] Craft-Bamboo Racing [17] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 77 Dean Chen Yuhao [15] SA 1 Liang Jiatong [17] Team 5ZIGEN [18] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 500 Takayuki Aoki [18] S 1 Atsushi Miyake [18] Kimiya Sato [18] TBC Absolute Racing [19] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 911 Alessandro Ghiretti [19] PA 1 Huang Ruohan [19] AAS by Absolute Racing [19] 918 Bastian Buus [19] PA 1 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak [19]

Icon Class Drivers PA Pro-Am Cup S Silver Cup SA Silver-Am Cup Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Pro-Am winners	Silver winners	Silver-Am winners	Am winners
1	R1	Sepang
	R2
2	R1	Lombok
	R2
3	R1	Shanghai
	R2
4	R1	Fuji
	R2
5	R1	Okayama
	R2
6	R1	Beijing
	R2

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos. Driver Team SEP LOM SHA FUJ OKA BEI Points Lu Wei Alessio Picariello Origine Motorsport Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi Plus with BMW M Team Studie Jaxon Evans "Andrés Pato" Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom Kazuto Kotaka Hiroaki Nagai Porsche Centre Okazaki Anthony Liu Xu Dorian Boccolacci Phantom Global Raicng Brendon Leitch Song Jiajun Harmony Racing "Andy Tan" Thierry Vermeulen Absolute Corse Ruan Cunfan Neil Verhagen Team KRC Alessandro Ghiretti Huang Ruohan Absolute Racing Bastian Buus Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak AAS by Absolute Racing Franky Cheng Congfu James Yu Kuai FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom Akash Nandy Absolute Corse Deng Yi Liu Kaishun Winhere Harmony Racing Takayuki Aoki Atsushi Miyake Team 5ZIGEN Brian Lee Maxime Oosten GTO with KRC "JZ" Adderly Fong 33R Harmony Racing Tsubasa Kondo Kiyoshi Uchiyama Porsche Centre Okazaki Li Lichao Elias Seppänen Climax Racing Dean Chen Yuhao Liang Jiatong Craft-Bamboo Racing Setiawan Santoso Zhou Bihuang Climax Racing Liu Hangcheng Wang Zhongwei Origine Motorsport Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter AMAC Motorsport Christian Colombo David Tjiptobiantoro Garage 75 Pos. Driver Team SEP LOM SHA FUJ OKA BEI Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

Pro-Am Cup

Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points
	Lu Wei Alessio Picariello	Origine Motorsport
	Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi	Plus with BMW M Team Studie
	Jaxon Evans "Andrés Pato"	Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom
	Kazuto Kotaka Hiroaki Nagai	Porsche Centre Okazaki
	Anthony Liu Xu Dorian Boccolacci	Phantom Global Raicng
	Brendon Leitch Song Jiajun	Harmony Racing
	"Andy Tan" Thierry Vermeulen	Absolute Corse
	Ruan Cunfan Neil Verhagen	Team KRC
	Alessandro Ghiretti Huang Ruohan	Absolute Racing
	Bastian Buus Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	AAS by Absolute Racing
Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points

Silver Cup

Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points
	Franky Cheng Congfu James Yu Kuai	FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom
	Akash Nandy	Absolute Corse
	Deng Yi Liu Kaishun	Winhere Harmony Racing
	Takayuki Aoki Atsushi Miyake	Team 5ZIGEN
Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points

Silver-Am Cup

Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points
	Brian Lee Maxime Oosten	GTO with KRC
	"JZ" Adderly Fong	33R Harmony Racing
	Tsubasa Kondo Kiyoshi Uchiyama	Porsche Centre Okazaki
	Li Lichao Elias Seppänen	Climax Racing
	Dean Chen Yuhao Liang Jiatong	Craft-Bamboo Racing
Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points

Am Cup

Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points
	Setiawan Santoso Zhou Bihuang	Climax Racing
	Liu Hangcheng Wang Zhongwei	Origine Motorsport
	Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter	AMAC Motorsport
	Christian Colombo David Tjiptobiantoro	Garage 75
Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points

China Cup

Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points
	Franky Cheng Congfu James Yu Kuai	FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom
	Dean Chen Yuhao Liang Jiatong	Craft-Bamboo Racing
	Deng Yi Liu Kaishun	Winhere Harmony Racing
	"JZ" Adderly Fong	33R Harmony Racing
	Liu Hangcheng Wang Zhongwei	Origine Motorsport
Pos.	Driver	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points

Team championships

Pos.	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points
	Harmony Racing
	Porsche Centre Okazaki
	Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom
	Team KRC
	Team 5ZIGEN
	Absolute Racing
	Origine Motorsport
	Absolute Corse
	Phantom Global Racing
	Climax Racing
	Craft-Bamboo Racing
	Plus with BMW M Team Studie
	AMAC Motorsport
	Garage 75
Pos.	Team	SEP		LOM		SHA		FUJ		OKA		BEI		Points

See also

• 2026 British GT Championship
• 2026 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
• 2026 GT World Challenge America
• 2026 GT World Challenge Australia
• 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge

References

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6. "Climax reveals two-car GT World Asia entry". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
7. "Team KRC officially kicks off its new season campaign in the GT World Challenge Asia (GTWCA), fielding two BMW M4 GT3 EVO cars to compete at full strength and showcase its strong competitive potential". Team KRC. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
8. "KRC adds second BMW to 2026 programme". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
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10. Klein, Jamie (23 March 2026). "Audi Sport Asia Retains Silver Cup Champions Cheng, Yu". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
11. "Pato and Evans team up in Phantom's second Audi". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
12. "Nagai, Kotaka, Uchiyama and Kondo return with Porsche Center Okazaki". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
13. Klein, Jamie (25 March 2026). "Porsche Center Okazaki Firms Up Two-Car Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
14. "Absolute Corse and Akash Nandy Carry On Their GT World Challenge Asia Campaign". Absolute Racing. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
15. "Preview: 2026 ready for launch in Malaysia". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
16. "Am rivals Garage 75 and AMAC both return with Evo entries". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
17. Klein, Jamie (24 March 2026). "Craft-Bamboo Scales Back to Single Mercedes-AMG". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
18. "Nissan and NMC announces motorsports programs for 2026". Nismo. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
19. "Absolute Racing to field two Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO entries in 2026 GT World Challenge Asia". Absolute Racing. 25 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

External links

• Official website