The 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia was the second season of the Blancpain GT Series 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 were contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 14 April at Sepang and ended on 14 October at Ningbo.

Calendar At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar. Initially, no changes were made to the schedule compared to 2017. On 27 September 2017, it was announced the races in Buriram were moved one week earlier to avoid a clash with the 3 Hours of Silverstone. On 29 January 2018, it was announced Ningbo would replace Zhejiang as the final round of the season. Round Circuit Date 1 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia 14–15 April 2 Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand 12–13 May 3 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan 30 June–1 July 4 Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan 21–22 July 5 Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, China 22–23 September 6 Ningbo International Speedpark, Ningbo, China 13–14 October

Entry list

GT3 Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Absolute Racing Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS 3 Franky Cheng S All Martin Rump 7 Adderly Fong PA All Andrew Kim 37 Anthony Liu PA All Josh Burdon 1–4 Alessio Picariello 5–6 59 Bhurit Bhirombhakdi Am 5 Jingzu Sun Phoenix Racing Asia Bentley Team Phoenix Racing Asia Audi R8 LMS 5 Keong Wee Lim PA 1 Alex Yoong Alex Yoong S 2–4 Marchy Lee 2 Shaun Thong 3–4 Bentley Continental GT3 Alex Yoong 5–6 Marchy Lee 5 André Couto 6 6 Jordan Pepper S 5–6 Shaun Thong ARN Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 8 Hiroaki Nagai PA 1–2, 4–6 Daisuke Itō 1–2, 5–6 Kota Sasaki 4 Hiroaki Nagai Am 3 Shinji Takei KCMG Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 18 Yukinori Taniguchi PA All Tsugio Matsuda 1–2 Alexandre Imperatori 3–6 23 Edoardo Liberati S All Florian Strauss Audi R8 LMS 45 Takuya Shirasaka Am 1–5 Naoto Takeda FFF Racing Team by ACM Lamborghini Huracán GT3 19 Martin Kodrić S All Dennis Lind 63 Hiroshi Hamaguchi PA All Marco Mapelli HubAuto Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 27 Nick Foster S All Leo Ye 1–3 Jono Lester 4–6 28 Morris Chen PA All Tim Slade 1–3, 5–6 Davide Rigon 4 Porsche Team EBI Porsche 911 GT3 R 33 Naoya Yamano S 3–4 Tetsuya Yamano D'station Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 47 Seiji Ara PA 3–4 Satoshi Hoshino AMAC Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 51 Andrew Macpherson Am All William Ben Porter Anstone Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 66 Weian Chen S 5 Massimiliano Wiser 71 Wei Xu PA 5 Naoki Yokomizo CMRT Eurasia Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 69 Adrian Henry D'Silva Am 1 Rick Yoon OD Racing Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 86 Mitchell Gilbert S All Aditya Patel Indigo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 97 Roelof Bruins PA 1–5 Juwon Seo Roelof Bruins S 6 Manuel Metzger Arrows Racing Honda NSX GT3 98 Philip Ma Am 1, 4 Jacky Yeung 1 Shinji Takei 4 CarGuy Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 117 Wei Xu PA 4 Naoki Yokomizo Lamborghini Huracán GT3 777 Kei Cozzolino PA 3–4 Takeshi Kimura APJ Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán GT3 177 Kouichi Okumura PA 4 Daisuke Yamawaki Kizashi x Saccess Racing Saccess Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 390 Naoki Yokomizo PA 3 Tamotsu Kondo Am 4 Ken Seto JRM Porsche 911 GT3 R 808 Chris van der Drift PA 5 Chao Li GruppeM Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 888 Raffaele Marciello PA 1, 3–6 Brice Bosi 1 Alexander Mattschull 2–6 Maximilian Buhk 2 999 Patric Niederhauser S All Nico Bastian 1, 4–6 Markus Pommer 2–3 Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 911 Shae Davies S All Sandy Stuvik 991 Aidan Read S All Darryl O'Young Icon Class S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup

GT4 Team Car Drivers Class Rounds M-Motorsport KTM X-Bow GT4 10 Justin McMillan Am 5–6 Dean Koutsoumidis 5 TTR Team SARD Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 11 Tony Fong Am All Brian Lee Clearwater Racing McLaren 570S GT4 12 Richard Wee Am 1–4 Weng Sun Mok 1 Daniel Au 2–4 Morseng Racing Team Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 14 Tosaphol Phamyai Am 2 Chayapon Yotha Taiwan Top Speed Racing Team Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 17 Keo Chang Am All Masahiko Ida 1, 6 Jeff Lu 2 George Chou 3–4 Jeremy Wang 5 JWD Unixx Racing Team Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 22 Charvanin Bunditkitsada Am 2 Pitsanu Sirimongkolkasem Team iRace.Win Mercedes-AMG GT4 72 Ringo Chong Am All Gilles Vannelet 1–4 Alex Au 5–6 Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 77 Jean-Marc Merlin Am 1–2 Frank Yu Mercedes-AMG GT4 Jean-Marc Merlin 3 Frank Yu 88 Diana Rosario Am 5–6 James Tang 5 Naomi Zhang 6 Racing Spirit Thailand Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 80 Sontaya Kunplome Am 2 Preeda Tantemsapya BMW Team Studie BMW M4 GT4 81 Takayuki Kinoshita Am All Jukuchou Sunako 82 Max Chen Am All Ken Urata GruppeM Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 666 Reinhold Renger Am All Russell Ward 1 Ryuichirou Ohtsuka 3, 6 Doyun Hwang 4 Rick Yoon 5

Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit Pole position Silver Winners Pro-Am Winners Am Winners GT4 Winners 1 R1 Sepang No. 19 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 999 GruppeM Racing Team No. 888 GruppeM Racing Team No. 45 KCMG No. 666 GruppeM Racing Team Martin Kodrić Dennis Lind Nico Bastian Patric Niederhauser Brice Bosi Raffaele Marciello Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Reinhold Renger Russell Ward R2 No. 37 Absolute Racing No. 3 Absolute Racing No. 888 GruppeM Racing Team No. 45 KCMG No. 72 Team iRace.Win Josh Burdon Anthony Liu Franky Cheng Martin Rump Brice Bosi Raffaele Marciello Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Ringo Chong Gilles Vannelet 2 R1 Buriram No. 999 GruppeM Racing Team No. 999 GruppeM Racing Team No. 63 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 45 KCMG No. 666 GruppeM Racing Team Patric Niederhauser Markus Pommer Patric Niederhauser Markus Pommer Hiroshi Hamaguchi Marco Mapelli Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Reinhold Renger R2 No. 888 GruppeM Racing Team No. 19 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 888 GruppeM Racing Team No. 45 KCMG No. 666 GruppeM Racing Team Maximilian Buhk Alexander Mattschull Martin Kodrić Dennis Lind Maximilian Buhk Alexander Mattschull Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Reinhold Renger 3 R1 Suzuka No. 3 Absolute Racing No. 3 Absolute Racing No. 18 KCMG No. 45 KCMG No. 81 BMW Team Studie Franky Cheng Martin Rump Franky Cheng Martin Rump Alexandre Imperatori Yukinori Taniguchi Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako R2 No. 27 HubAuto Corsa No. 19 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 63 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 8 ARN Racing No. 666 GruppeM Racing Team Nick Foster Leo Ye Martin Kodrić Dennis Lind Hiroshi Hamaguchi Marco Mapelli Hiroaki Nagai Shinji Takei Ryuichirou Ohtsuka Reinhold Renger 4 R1 Fuji No. 23 KCMG No. 27 HubAuto Corsa No. 18 KCMG No. 45 KCMG No. 81 BMW Team Studie Edoardo Liberati Florian Strauss Nick Foster Jono Lester Alexandre Imperatori Yukinori Taniguchi Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako R2 No. 18 KCMG No. 999 GruppeM Racing Team No. 888 GruppeM Racing Team No. 45 KCMG No. 81 BMW Team Studie Alexandre Imperatori Yukinori Taniguchi Nico Bastian Patric Niederhauser Raffaele Marciello Alexander Mattschull Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako 5 R1 Shanghai No. 19 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 27 HubAuto Corsa No. 37 Absolute Racing No. 45 KCMG No. 666 GruppeM Racing Team Martin Kodrić Dennis Lind Nick Foster Jono Lester Anthony Liu Alessio Picariello Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Reinhold Renger Rick Yoon R2 No. 19 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 19 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 63 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 59 Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing No. 81 BMW Team Studie Martin Kodrić Dennis Lind Martin Kodrić Dennis Lind Hiroshi Hamaguchi Marco Mapelli Bhurit Bhirombhakdi Jingzu Sun Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako 6 R1 Ningbo No. 999 GruppeM Racing Team No. 27 HubAuto Corsa No. 7 Absolute Racing No. 51 AMAC Motorsport No. 666 GruppeM Racing Team Nico Bastian Patric Niederhauser Nick Foster Jono Lester Adderly Fong Andrew Kim Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter Ryuichirou Ohtsuka Reinhold Renger R2 No. 888 GruppeM Racing Team No. 19 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 37 Absolute Racing No. 51 AMAC Motorsport No. 81 BMW Team Studie Raffaele Marciello Alexander Mattschull Martin Kodrić Dennis Lind Anthony Liu Alessio Picariello Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako

Championship standings Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were 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

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