2020 GT World Challenge Asia

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.

2020 GT World Challenge Asia
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Calendar
Round Circuit Date
1 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia 12–13 September
2 Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, China 17–18 October
3 TBC, China 31 October - 1 November
4 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia 5-6 December
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Circuit Original Date
Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand 25–26 April
Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan 23–24 May
Suzuka International Circuit, Suzuka, Japan 20–21 June
Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, China 12–13 September [lower-alpha 1]
  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
Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute[1] Audi R8 LMS Evo[1] TBA Martin Rump[1] S TBA
Weiron Tan[1]
Absolute Racing[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R[2] TBA Yuan Bo[2] S TBA
Leo Ye Hongli[2]
TBA Cheng Congfu[3] PA TBA
Jingzu Sun[3]
ABSSA Racing[4] McLaren 720S GT3[4] TBA Keita Sawa[4] TBA
TBA[4]
AMAC Motorsport[5] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[5] TBA Andrew Macpherson[5] Am TBA
Ben Porter[5]
ARN Racing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] TBA Yuta Kamimura[6] PA TBA
Hiroaki Nagai[6]
Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT[7] Audi R8 LMS Evo[7] TBA David Chen[7] S TBA
Shaun Thong[7]
Bentley JMW Motorsport[8] Bentley Continental GT3[8] TBA Andrew Haryanto[8] PA TBA
Andy Meyrick[8]
Earl Bamber Motorsport[9] Porsche 911 GT3 R[9] TBA Brenton Grove[9] PA TBA
Setiawan Santoso[9]
Singha TP12 by EBM[9] TBA Will Bamber[9] PA TBA
Piti Bhirombhakdi[9]
GRID Motorsport[10] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[10] TBA Steven Bei Siling[10] PA TBA
Naoki Yokomizo[10]
Legacy Racing with Tedco[11] Mercedes-AMG GT3[11] TBA Leona Chin Lyweoi[11] Am TBA
Tengku Djan Ley[11]
Triple Eight Race Engineering[12] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[12] TBA Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahim[12] PA TBA
Shane van Gisbergen[12]
Vattana Motorsport[13] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[13] TBA Chonsawat Asavahame[13] Am TBA
Pitsanu Sirimongkolkasem[13]
Vincenzo Sospiri Racing[14] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[14] TBA Frederik Schandorff[14] S TBA
Afiq Yazid[14]
Audi Sport Asia Team X Works[15] Audi R8 LMS Evo[15] TBA Philip Tang[15] TBA
TBA[15]
TBA Shae Davies[16] TBA
Sandy Stuvik[15]
Zun Motorsport Crew[17] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[17] TBA Adderly Fong[17] S TBA
Alex Fontana[17]
TBA Andrew Kim[17] Am TBA
Ka Chun Ma[17]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

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

See also

References
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  2. "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. "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. "ABSSA and Sawa confirm championship return with McLaren". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. "AMAC Motorsport returns for third season with Lamborghini". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. "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. "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. Kilshaw, Jake (11 February 2020). "Bentley Returns to GTWC Asia With JMW, Meyrick". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  9. Lloyd, Daniel (6 February 2020). "EBM Commits to GTWC Asia with Two Porsches". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  10. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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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