The GT World Challenge Asia (formerly Blancpain GT Series Asia and Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia) is a GT series motor racing competition promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and organized by Team Asia One GT Management.
From its inception in 2017 to 2023, GT World Challenge Asia was a multi-class championship featuring GT3 and GT4 cars. In 2024, the series adopted the same GT3-only format as the other GT World Challenge series on other continents.
The Japan Cup series debuted in 2022 as a parallel championship within GT World Challenge Asia, with races held exclusively in Japan. It was split into a separate championship in 2024.
Each season consists of six rounds, each with two 60-minute races. Each entry has two drivers, which must swap in a compulsory pitstop between the 25th and 35th minute.
Circuits
Bold denotes an active circuit is used in the 2026 season. Italic denotes a future circuit will be used in the 2027 season.
NumberCircuitsRoundsYears1 Sepang International Circuit82017–2019, 2022–present Fuji Speedway82017–2019, 2022–present3 Chang International Circuit62017–2019, 2023–2025, 2027 Suzuka Circuit62017–2019, 2022–2024, 20275 Shanghai International Circuit52017–2019, 2024, 2026 Okayama International Circuit52022–20267 Mandalika International Street Circuit22025–2026 Beijing Street Circuit22025–present9 Zhejiang International Circuit12017 Ningbo International Circuit12018 Korea International Circuit12019 Sportsland Sugo12022 Mobility Resort Motegi12023
Champions Drivers Year GT3 Overall GT3 Silver GT3 Pro-Am GT3 Silver-Am GT3 Am-Am (2017)GT3 Am (2018–) GT4 Overall China Cup 2017 Hunter Abbott Marchy Lee Shaun Thong Hunter Abbottrowspan=5 James Cai Kenneth Lim Jean-Marc Merlin Frank Yurowspan=4 2018 Martin Kodrić Dennis Lind Martin Kodrić Dennis Lind Hiroshi Hamaguchi Marco Mapelli Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Reinhold Renger 2019 Roelof Bruins Roelof Bruins Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter Sunako Jukuchou 2022 Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Naoki Yokomizo Nick Foster Prince Jeffri Ibrahim Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter Brian Lee Hideto Yasuoka2023 Anthony Liu Xu Kang Ling Cao Qi Anthony Liu Xu Bian Ye Hu Yuqi Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Franky Cheng Congfu Sun Jingzu2024 Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Franky Cheng Congfu Adderly Fong Alessio Picariello Anthony Liu Xu Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo David Tjiptobiantororowspan=2 Franky Cheng Congfu Adderly Fong2025 Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Franky Cheng Congfu James Yu Kuai Lu Wei Maxime Oosten Ruan Cunfan David Tjiptobiantoro Christian Colombo Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo
Teams Year GT3 GT4 2017 GruppeM Racing Team Craft-Bamboo Racing 2018 FFF Racing Team by ACM BMW Team Studie 2019 Absolute Racing Team iRace.Win 2022 Triple Eight JMR GTO Racing Team2023 R&B Racing YZ Racing with Studie2024 Origine Motorsport2025 Origine Motorsport
See also British GT Championship GT Asia Series, a similar series from 2010-2016 GT World Challenge Europe GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup GT World Challenge America GT World Challenge Australia
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