The 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS was the fifth 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 were contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 13 May at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand and ended on 24 September at Sepang in Malaysia.
Calendar Round Circuit Date 1 Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand 13–14 May 2 Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka 17–18 June 3 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie 15–16 July 4 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi, Tochigi 22–23 July 5 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama 19–20 August 6 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang District, Selangor 23–24 SeptemberSources:
Entry list Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds GT3 Car Guy Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 1 Kei Cozzolino PA 2, 4–5 Takeshi Kimura Climax Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 2 Dennis Lind PA All Zhou Bihuang 3 Am All Hu Yuqi R&B Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 4 Lu Wei PA All Dennis Olsen 1–2, 4 Patrick Pilet 3, 5–6 87 Leo Ye Hongli S All Yuan Bo PLUS with BMW Team Studie BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8 5 Seiji Ara PA 2–5 Tomohide Yamaguchi Comet Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 7 Yorikatsu Tsujiko Am 2–5 Yusuke Yamasaki EBM Giga Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 8 Reid Harker PA 1 Setiawan Santoso 1 EBM 2–3, 6 Reid Harker 2–3 Earl Bamber 5 Adrian Henry D'Silva Tanart Sathienthirakul 6 61 Adrian Henry D'Silva PA 6 Reid Harker Bingo Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9 Akira Iida PA 2 Shinji Takei Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 11 Andrew Haryanto PA All James Yu Kuai 13 Franky Cheng Congfu PA All Sun Jingzu B-Quik Racing 26 Eshan Pieris PA 1 Henk Kiks 1 B-Quik Absolute Racing Am 6 Adisak Tangphuncharoen 6 62 Akash Nandy S 6 Eshan Pieris HubAuto Racing with GTO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 14 Brian Lee PA All Hideto Yasuoka HubAuto Racing 72 Morris Chen PA All Álvaro Parente FIST - Team AAI BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 15 Kevin Chen PA 1 Jens Klingmann 91 Chen Jun-san PA 1 Jesse Krohn GH - Team AAI Kevin Chen 6 Jens Klingmann 90 Chen Jun-san PA 6 Jesse Krohn ABSSA Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 16 Keita Sawa PA 2–3 Kiwamu Katayama 2 Masataka Inoue 3 CREF Motor Sport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 17 Masataka Inoue PA 2, 4 Yuko Suzuki Katsuaki Kubota 3 Atsushi Miyake Porsche Center Okazaki Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 18 Yuta Kamimura PA All Hiroaki Nagai The Spirit of FFF Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 19 Mineki Okura Am 2–5 Hiroshi Hamaguchi 2, 4–5 Takuya Shirasaka 3 KCMG Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6 22 PA 2–5 Edoardo Liberati NK Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 25 Tsubasa Kondo PA All Kiyoshi Uchiyama Phantom Pro Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 29 Cao Qi S All Ling Kang 333 PA All Mikkel Mac Modena Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 30 Antares Au Am 6 Team GMB Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33 Hiroaki Hatano PA 2–4 Shinya Hosokawa Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 37 Anthony Liu Xu PA All Fabian Schiller 1, 4 Daniel Juncadella 2–3, 5–6 77 Maximilian Götz PA 1–3 Jeffrey Lee 85 Maximilian Götz 4–6 Jeffrey Lee D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 47 Tomonobu Fujii PA 2–6 Satoshi Hoshino AMAC Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (2017) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 51 Andrew Macpherson Am All William Ben Porter Team Uematsu McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 55 Tadao Uematsu Am 2, 4 LM Corsa Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 60 Kei Nakanishi PA 2–5 Shigekazu Wakisaka Triple Eight JMR Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 88 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim PA All Luca Stolz 1–4 Mikael Grenier 5–6 888 Prince Jefri Ibrahim PA All Broc Feeney 1, 3–4, 6 Richie Stanaway 2, 5 K-tunes Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 96 Morio Nitta PA 2–3, 5 Kazunori Suenaga Harmony Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 99 Xing Yanbin Am 6 Wu Ruihua YK Motorsports BBR by Sunoco Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 114 Dechathorn Phuakkarawut Am 1 Pasarit Promsombat Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 222 Ash Samadi Am 6 RunUp Sports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin-turbocharged V6 360 Masaaki Nishikawa Am 2–5 Atsushi Tanaka Team 5ZIGEN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 500 PA 2–3, 5 Shintaro Kawabata Maezawa Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 555 Piti BhirombhakdiPA 2–5 Naoki Yokomizo AAS Motorsport by Absolute Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 911 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak PA All Alessio Picariello 1–2, 4–5 Klaus Bachler 3, 6 Absolute Racing 992 Bao Jinlong PA All Alexandre Imperatori 1–3 Matteo Cairoli 4–5 Edoardo Mortara 6 GT4 CREF Motor Sport McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 27 Masataka Inoue SA 5 Yuko Suzuki Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 39 Haridarma Manoppo SA 1, 5–6 Seita Nonaka D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 48 Am 5 Tatsuya Hoshino YZ Racing with Studie BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S55 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 50 Masaki Kano SA 2–5 Manabu Orido Akiland Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 71 Masayoshi Oyama SA 2–3, 5 Ryohei Sakaguchi Comet Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 83 Kazuki Oki SA 5 Risa Oogushi K-tunes Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 97 Hiromitsu Fujii Am 2–3 Masanori Nogami Checkshop Caymania Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 718 Sho Kobayashi Am 2–5 Naohiko Otsuka Icon Class Drivers S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup SA Silver-Am Cup Am Am Cup
Race results Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).
GT3 Round Circuit Pole position Silver winners Pro/Am winners Am winners 1 1 Buriram No. 88 Triple Eight JMR No. 87 R&B Racing No. 88 Triple Eight JMR No. 3 Climax Racing Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Luca Stolz Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Luca Stolz Hu Yuqi R2 No. 911 AAS Motorsport by Absolute Racing No. 29 Phantom Pro Racing No. 37 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 114 YK Motorsports BBR by SUNOCO Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Alessio Picariello Cao Qi Ling Kang Anthony Liu Xu Fabian Schiller Dechathorn Phuakkarawut Pasarit Promsombat 2 1 Fuji Speedway No. 87 R&B Racing No. 29 Phantom Pro Racing No. 9 Bingo Racing No. 3 Climax Racing Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Cao Qi Ling Kang Akira Iida Shinji Takei Bian Ye Hu Yuqi R2 No. 37 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 87 R&B Racing No. 88 Triple Eight JMR No. 7 Comet Racing Daniel Juncadella Anthony Xu Liu Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Luca Stolz Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki 3 1 Suzuka No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport No. 87 R&B Racing No. 911 AAS Motorsport by Absolute Racing No. 3 Climax Racing Keita Sawa Masataka Inoue Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Klaus Bachler Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Hu Yuqi R2 No. 37 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 87 R&B Racing No. 37 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 51 AMAC Motorsport Daniel Juncadella Anthony Liu Xu Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Daniel Juncadella Anthony Liu Xu Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter 4 1 Motegi No. 29 Phantom Pro Racing No. 29 Phantom Pro Racing No. 11 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing Cao Qi Ling Kang Cao Qi Ling Kang Andrew Haryanto James Yu Kuai Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura R2 No. 992 Absolute Racing No. 87 R&B Racing No. 4 R&B Racing No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing Matteo Cairoli Bao Jinlong Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Lu Wei Dennis Olsen Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura 5 1 Okayama No. 911 AAS Motorsport by Absolute Racing No. 29 Phantom Pro Racing No. 37 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 29 Climax Racing Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Alessio Picariello Cao Qi Ling Kang Daniel Juncadella Anthony Liu Xu Hu Yuqi R2 No. 911 AAS Motorsport by Absolute Racing No. 29 Phantom Pro Racing No. 555 Maezawa Racing No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Alessio Picariello Cao Qi Ling Kang Piti Bhirombhakdi Naoki Yokomizo Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura 6 1 Sepang No. 11 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute No. 87 R&B Racing No. 11 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute No. 30 Modena Motorsport Andrew Haryanto James Yu Kuai Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Andrew Haryanto James Yu Kuai Antares Au R2 No. 72 HubAuto Racing No. 87 R&B Racing No. 4 R&B Racing No. 30 Modena Motorsport Morris Chen Álvaro Parente Leo Ye Hongli Yuan Bo Lu Wei Patrick Pilet Antares Au
GT4 Round Circuit Pole position GT4 Silver-Am winner GT4 Am winner 1 1 Buriram No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No Entries Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka R2 No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka 2 1 Fuji Speedway No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka R2 No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 71 Akiland Racing No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Masayoshi Oyama Ryohei Sakaguchi Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka 3 1 Suzuka No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka R2 No. 71 Akiland Racing No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing Masayoshi Oyama Ryohei Sakaguchi Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka 4 1 Motegi No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka R2 No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka 5 1 Okayama No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka R2 No. 71 Akiland Racing No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie No. 48 D'Station Racing Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka Masaki Kano Manabu Orido Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino 6 1 Sepang No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No Entries Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka R2 No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka
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 Points251815121086421
Drivers' championships
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