The 2026 GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS is 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 contested with GT3-spec cars. The season began on 4 April at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia and is scheduled to end on 1 November in the Shanghai International Circuit in China.

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Location 1 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang District, Selangor 4–5 April 2 Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara 2–3 May 3 Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka 11–12 July 4 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama 29–30 August 5 Beijing Street Circuit, Beijing, China 3–4 October 6 Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, Shanghai 31 October- 1 NovemberSources:

Entry list

Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds Origine Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 4 Alessio Picariello PA 1–2 Lu Wei 1–2 11 3–5 Laurin Heinrich 3–4 Loek Hartog 5 22 Liu Hangcheng Am 1–5 Wang Zhongwei PLUS with BMW M Team Studie BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 5 Seiji Ara PA 1–4 Tomohide Yamaguchi Climax Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 8 Setiawan Santoso Am 1–5 Zhou Bihuang 27 Li Lichao SA 1–3 Elias Seppänen 81 Li Lichao 4–5 Elias Seppänen GTO with KRC BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 10 Brian Lee SA 1–5 Maxime Oosten Team KRC 89 Ruan Cunfan PA 1–5 Neil Verhagen 1, 4 Jesse Krohn 2, 5 Max Hesse 3 33R Harmony Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 13 Sun Jingzu SA 1–3 Adderly Fong 1–3 S 3 Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 15 Jaxon Evans PA 1–5 "Andrés Pato" FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom 16 Cheng Congfu S 1–5 Yu Kuai Porsche Center Okazaki Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 18 Hiroaki Nagai PA 1–5 Kazuto Kotaka 1, 3–5 Yuichi Nakayama 2 25 Tsubasa Kondo SA 1–4 Kiyoshi Uchiyama HZO Fortis Racing by Absolute Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 20 Aaron Lim Say Joon Am 3–5 Haziq Zairel Oh Absolute Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 29 Akash Nandy S 1–5 Sandy Stuvik 4–5 Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 98 "Andy Tan" PA 3 Thierry Vermeulen Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 911 Alessandro Ghiretti PA 1–5 Huang Ruohan 918 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak PA 1–2 Bastian Buus 1 Klaus Bachler 2, 4 Kazuki Ota 4 Li Kerong 5 Joel Sturm Absolute Corse Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32 Tom Sargent SA 3 Kyle Washington Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 98 "Andy Tan" PA 1 Thierry Vermeulen Phantom Global Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 37 Anthony Liu Xu PA 1–5 Dorian Boccolacci 1, 3 Loek Hartog 2 Ayhancan Güven 4–5 Garage 75 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 50 Sean Gelael S 2 75 Christian Colombo Am 1, 3 David Tjiptobiantoro "Cold Max" 4 "Yamatatsu" AMAC Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 51 Andrew Macpherson Am 1–5 William Ben Porter LM corsa Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 60 Ryo Ogawa PA 3–4 Shigekazu Wakisaka EBM Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 61 Adrian D'Silva SA 4 Enzo Trulli Apex Predator Harmony Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 72 Brendon Leitch PA 3–5 Song Jiajun Winhere Harmony Racing Brendon Leitch 1–2 Song Jiajun Ferrari 296 GT3 96 Deng Yi S 1–2 Liu Kai Shun 1–2 Harmony Racing 3–5 Chen Weian 3–4 Takuro Shinohara 5 Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 77 Liang Jiatong SA 1–5 Dean Chen Yuhao 1–2, 5 Daisuke Yamawaki 3–4 Team 5ZIGEN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 500 Takayuki Aoki S 1–5 Atsushi Miyake 1, 3–5 Kimiya Sato 2 Icon Class Drivers PA Pro-Am Cup S Silver Cup SA Silver-Am Cup Am Am CupGT Academy Entrant

Race results Bold indicates the overall winner. In the Pole Position column, bold indicates the driver who set the qualifying lap. +RoundCircuitPole positionPro-Am winnersSilver winnersSilver-Am winnersAm winners 1 R1 Sepang No. 29 Absolute Racing No. 911 Absolute Racing No. 29 Absolute Racing No. 25 Porsche Centre Okazaki No. 22 Origine Motorsport Akash Nandy Alessandro Ghiretti Huang Ruohan Akash Nandy Tsubasa Kondo Kiyoshi Uchiyama Liu Hangcheng Wang Zhongwei R2 No. 918 AAS by Absolute Racing No. 4 Origine Motorsport No. 96 Winhere Harmony Racing No. 10 GTO with KRC No. 8 Climax Racing Bastian Buus Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Lu Wei Alessio Picariello Deng Yi Liu Kai Shun Brian Lee Maxime Oosten Setiawan Santoso Zhou Bihuang 2 R1 Lombok No. 50 Garage 75 No. 15 Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom No. 16 FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom No. 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 22 Origine Motorsport Sean Gelael Jaxon Evans "Andrés Pato" Cheng Congfu Yu Kuai Dean Chen Yuhao Liang Jiatong Liu Hangcheng Wang Zhongwei R2 No. 37 Phantom Global Racing No. 37 Phantom Global Racing No. 29 Absolute Racing No. 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 51 AMAC Motorsport Loek Hartog Anthony Liu Xu Loek Hartog Anthony Liu Xu Akash Nandy Dean Chen Yuhao Liang Jiatong Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter 3 R1 Fuji No. 96 Harmony Racing No. 60 LM corsa No. 96 Harmony Racing No. 10 GTO with KRC No. 22 Origine Motorsport Chen Weian Liu Kai Shun Ryo Ogawa Shigekazu Wakisaka Chen Weian Liu Kaishun Brian Lee Maxime Oosten Liu Hangcheng Wang Zhongwei R2 No. 89 Team KRC No. 11 Origine Motorsport No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN No. 10 GTO with KRC No. 8 Climax Racing Max Hesse Ruan Cunfan Laurin Heinrich Lu Wei Takayuki Aoki Atsushi Miyake Brian Lee Maxime Oosten Setiawan Santoso Zhou Bihuang 4 R1 Okayama No. 29 Absolute Racing No. 89 Team KRC No. 16 FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom No. 10 GTO with KRC No. 8 Climax Racing Akash Nandy Sandy Stuvik Ruan Cunfan Neil Verhagen Cheng Congfu Yu Kuai Brian Lee Maxime Oosten Setiawan Santoso Zhou Bihuang R2 No. 15 Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom No. 15 Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom No. 96 Harmony Racing No. 10 GTO with KRC No. 22 Origine Motorsport Jaxon Evans "Andrés Pato" Jaxon Evans "Andrés Pato" Chen Weian Liu Kaishun Brian Lee Maxime Oosten Liu Hangcheng Wang Zhongwei 5 R1 Beijing No. 96 Harmony Racing No. 37 Phantom Global Racing No. 96 Harmony Racing No. 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 8 Climax Racing Liu Kai Shun Takuro Shinohara Ayhancan Güven Anthony Liu Xu Liu Kai Shun Takuro Shinohara Dean Chen Yuhao Liang Jiatong Setiawan Santoso Zhou BihuangR2 No. 911 Absolute Racing No. 911 Absolute Racing No. 16 FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom No. 10 GTO with KRC No. 51 AMAC Motorsport Alessandro Ghiretti Huang Ruohan Alessandro Ghiretti Huang Ruohan Cheng Congfu Yu Kuai Brian Lee Maxime Oosten Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter 6 R1 Shanghai 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 Points251815121086421

Drivers' championships Overall DriverTeamSEPMANFUJOKABEISHAPoints1 Lu Wei Origine Motorsport 6 1 10 9 3 1 4 2 Ret 21242 Alessandro Ghiretti Huang Ruohan Absolute Racing 1 3 4 2 9 6 8 Ret 5 11193 Cheng Congfu Yu Kuai Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom 3 21 1 11 4 9 1 8 11 3984 Anthony Liu Xu Phantom Global Racing 5 2 18 1 10 2 12 4 4 14965 Liu Kai Shun Harmony Racing Ret 6 14 8 1 10 5 5 1 4956 Takayuki Aoki Team 5ZIGEN 4 19 12 10 5 4 2 20 2 Ret717 Laurin Heinrich Origine Motorsport 3 1 4 2708 Atsushi Miyake Team 5ZIGEN 4 19 5 4 2 20 2 Ret709 Jaxon Evans "Andrés Pato" Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom 7 16 2 3 Ret 11 9 1 Ret 156610 Akash Nandy Absolute Racing 2 10 8 4 8 17 10 Ret 3 56511 Ruan Cunfan Team KRC 11 4 15 5 7 3 3 15 12 76412 Dorian Boccolacci Phantom Global Racing 5 2 10 24713 Chen Weian Harmony Racing 1 10 5 546 14 Loek Hartog Phantom Global Racing 18 140 Origine Motorsport Ret 315 Takuro Shinohara Harmony Racing 1 43716 Alessio Picariello Origine Motorsport 6 1 10 93617 Brian Lee Maxime Oosten Team KRC 15 5 Ret 14 12 12 6 3 9 133518 Neil Verhagen Team KRC 11 4 3 152719 Ryo Ogawa Shigekazu Wakisaka LM corsa 2 7 Ret 92620 Sandy Stuvik Absolute Racing 10 Ret 3 52621 Liang Jiatong Craft-Bamboo Racing 13 14 5 6 14 15 14 13 6 172621 Dean Chen Yuhao Craft-Bamboo Racing 13 14 5 6 6 172622 Li Lichao Elias Seppänen Climax Racing 10 9 6 21 23† Ret 17 6 7 162523 Ayhancan Güven Phantom Global Racing 12 4 4 142424 Max Hesse Team KRC 7 32125 Adderly Fong 33R Harmony Racing 14 Ret 17 13 6 51826 Jesse Krohn Team KRC 15 5 12 71627 Brendon Leitch Song Jiajun Harmony Racing 16 11 9 12 11 8 Ret 7 8 111628 Sean Gelael Garage 75 3 Ret1529 Tsubasa Kondo Kiyoshi Uchiyama Porsche Center Okazaki 8 8 7 20 13 14 WD WD1430 Deng Yi Harmony Racing Ret 6 14 81233 Li Kerong Joel Sturm Absolute Racing 15 6834 "Andy Tan" Thierry Vermeulen Absolute Corse 9 78 Absolute Racing 15 2135 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Absolute Racing 12 22 11 7636 Klaus Bachler Absolute Racing 11 7 13 19637 Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi Plus with BMW M Team Studie 17 17 13 17 16 22 7 11638 Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter AMAC Motorsport 20 20 20 16 22 24 19 18 Ret 8439 Hiroaki Nagai Porsche Center Okazaki Ret 12 Ret 15 Ret 13 11 10 10 9439 Kazuto Kotaka Porsche Center Okazaki Ret 12 Ret 13 11 10 10 9440 Liu Hangcheng Wang Zhongwei Origine Motorsport 18 15 16 18 17 20 18 12 Ret 10141 Kimiya Sato Team 5ZIGEN 12 101— Setiawan Santoso Zhou Bihuang Climax Racing 21 13 19 19 19 18 15 14 13 120— Bastian Buus Absolute Racing 12 220— Daisuke Yamawaki Craft-Bamboo Racing 14 15 14 130— Sun Jingzu 33R Harmony Racing 14 Ret 17 13 WD WD0— Kazuki Ota Absolute Racing 13 190— Aaron Lim Say Joon Haziq Zairel Oh HZO Fortis Racing by Absolute Racing 21 23 Ret Ret 14 Ret0— Yuichi Nakayama Porsche Centre Okazaki Ret 150— "Cold Max" "Yamatatsu" Garage 75 16 160— Adrian D'Silva Enzo Trulli EBM 20 170— Christian Colombo David Tjiptobiantoro Garage 75 19 18 20 190Guest drivers ineligible to score points— Tom Sargent Kyle Washington Absolute Corse 18 160 Driver TeamSEPMANFUJOKABEISHA PointsBold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap Notes:

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Pro-Am Cup DriverTeamSEPMANFUJOKABEISHAPoints1 Lu Wei Origine Motorsport 3 1 4 6 2 1 2 2 Ret 21572 Alessandro Ghiretti Huang Ruohan Absolute Racing 1 3 2 2 4 4 4 Ret 2 11553 Anthony Liu Xu Phantom Global Racing 2 2 8 1 5 2 7 3 1 71454 Ruan Cunfan Team KRC 6 4 7 4 3 3 1 8 5 41195 Jaxon Evans "Andrés Pato" Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom 4 8 1 3 Ret 7 5 1 Ret 81016 Laurin Heinrich Origine Motorsport 2 1 2 2797 Brendon Leitch Song Jiajun Harmony Racing 8 6 3 7 6 6 Ret 4 3 6848 Dorian Boccolacci Phantom Global Racing 2 2 5 2649 Alessio Picariello Origine Motorsport 3 1 4 66010 Ayhancan Güven Phantom Global Racing 7 3 1 75211 Hiroaki Nagai Porsche Center Okazaki Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 6 6 4 55212 Neil Verhagen Team KRC 6 4 1 84913 Kazuto Kotaka Porsche Center Okazaki Ret 7 Ret 8 6 6 4 54814 Loek Hartog Phantom Global Racing 8 147 Origine Motorsport Ret 215 Ryo Ogawa Shigekazu Wakisaka LM corsa 1 5 Ret 54516 Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi Plus with BMW M Team Studie 9 9 6 9 8 10 3 74017 Jesse Krohn Team KRC 7 4 5 44018 Max Hesse Team KRC 3 33019 "Andy Tan" Thierry Vermeulen Absolute Corse 5 528 Absolute Racing 7 920 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Absolute Racing 7 10 5 52721 Klaus Bachler Absolute Racing 5 5 8 92622 Li Kerong Joel Sturm Absolute Racing 6 32323 Bastian Buus Absolute Racing 7 10724 Kazuki Ota Absolute Racing 8 9625 Yuichi Nakayama Porsche Center Okazaki Ret 84 Driver TeamSEPMANFUJOKABEISHA Points

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