2026 GT World Challenge Asia
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.[1]
Calendar
[edit]| Round | Circuit | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–5 April | ||
| 2 | 2–3 May | ||
| 3 | 11–12 July | ||
| 4 | 29–30 August | ||
| 5 | 3–4 October | ||
| 6 | 31 October- 1 November | ||
| Sources:[1][2] |
Entry list
[edit]Race results
[edit]Bold indicates the overall winner. In the Pole Position column, bold indicates the driver who set the qualifying lap.
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro-Am winners | Silver winners | Silver-Am winners | Am winners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||
| 2 | R1 | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||
| 3 | R1 | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||
| 4 | R1 | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||
| 5 | R1 | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||
| 6 | R1 | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||
Championship standings
[edit]- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championships
[edit]Overall
[edit]
|
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
[edit]| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 103 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 100 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 93 | ||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 68 | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 62 | ||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 49 | ||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 5 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 8 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | 5 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 15 | 6 | 4 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 19 | ||||||||
| 18 | 7 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 14 | ||||||||
| 20 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Ret | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points |
Silver Cup
[edit]| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 103 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 100 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 97 | ||||||||
| 4 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 90 | ||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 2 | 53 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Ret | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points |
Silver-Am Cup
[edit]| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 107 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 106 | ||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 73 | ||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 2 | WD | WD | 42 | ||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Guest drivers ineligible to score points | |||||||||||||||
| — | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points |
Am Cup
[edit]| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 126 | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 113 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 87 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points |
China Cup
[edit]| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 113 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 98 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 79 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 77 | ||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 73 | ||||||||
| 6 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | WD | WD | 37 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points |
SRO GT Academy
[edit]Points are not awarded from race results, but results are included as provides some context. Points are awarded largely on the basis of single driver performance; average pace and fastest laps. The winner of the class will compete in 2027 Spa 24 Hours.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 102 | ||
| 2 | 98 | ||
| 3 | 96 | ||
| 4 | 91 | ||
| 5 | 90 | ||
| 6 | 63 | ||
| 7 | 60 | ||
Team championships
[edit]| Pos. | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 119 | |||||||
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 94 | |||||||
| 7 | 16 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 11 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 78 | |||||||
| 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 72 | |||||||
| 5 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 53 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
| 6 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 46 | |||||||
| Ret | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 18 | |||||||
| 10 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |||||||
| 11 | 19 | 18 | 3 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 15 | |||||||
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |||||||
| Ret | 12 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 14 | |||||||||
| 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | |||||||
| 21 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 23 | Ret | |||||||||
| 14 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 8 | |||||||||
| — | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 0 | |||||||
| — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| — | 21 | 23 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Pos. | Team | SEP |
MAN |
FUJ |
OKA |
BEI |
SHA |
Points |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Euwema, Davey (27 June 2025). "Beijing Street Race Retained for 2026 GTWC Asia Season". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ Klein, Jamie (20 August 2025). "Okayama Keeps Slot as Full 2026 Calendar Revealed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Laurin Heinrich et Alessio Picariello avec Origine Motorsport en 2026". Endurance-Info. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "FUJI INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PROVISIONAL COMMERCIAL ENTRY LIST 2026" (PDF). gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ Klein, Jamie (8 January 2026). "Team Studie Reveals Schubert Tie-Up, Suzuka 1000km Plans". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Yamaguchi and Ara return with Plus Racing". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Climax reveals two-car GT World Asia entry". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Team KRC officially kicks off its new season campaign in the GT World Challenge Asia (GTWCA), fielding two BMW M4 GT3 EVO cars to compete at full strength and showcase its strong competitive potential". Team KRC. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "KRC adds second BMW to 2026 programme". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 "MANDALIKA INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST 2026" (PDF). gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Harmony reveals three-car GT World Asia entry". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "FUJI INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY COMMERCIAL ENTRY LIST 2026" (PDF). gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Pato and Evans team up in Phantom's second Audi". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Klein, Jamie (23 March 2026). "Audi Sport Asia Retains Silver Cup Champions Cheng, Yu". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nagai, Kotaka, Uchiyama and Kondo return with Porsche Center Okazaki". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Klein, Jamie (25 March 2026). "Porsche Center Okazaki Firms Up Two-Car Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "Absolute Corse and Akash Nandy Carry On Their GT World Challenge Asia Campaign". Absolute Racing. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Absolute Racing to field two Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO entries in 2026 GT World Challenge Asia". Absolute Racing. 25 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Preview: 2026 ready for launch in Malaysia". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Am rivals Garage 75 and AMAC both return with Evo entries". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Gelael joins Garage 75 for Indonesian homecoming at Mandalika". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- 1 2 Klein, Jamie (24 March 2026). "Craft-Bamboo Scales Back to Single Mercedes-AMG". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Nissan and NMC announces motorsports programs for 2026". Nismo. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.