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2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia


The 2019 GT World Challenge Asia (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia) was the third 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 6 April at Sepang and ended on 28 September at Shanghai. It was the first season of the unification of GT3 sprint series across the globe under the World Challenge name.

At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. Ningbo was replaced by Korea. The dates for the races at Shanghai were confirmed on 11 December.

RoundCircuitDate
Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia6–7 April
Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand11–12 May
Suzuka International Circuit, Suzuka, Japan22–23 June
Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan6–7 July
Korea International Circuit, Yeongam, South Korea3–4 August
Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, China27–28 September
TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
GTO Racing with TTRMercedes-AMG GT411Tony FongAmAll
Brian Lee
Birth Racing ProjectMercedes-AMG GT419Kouichi OkumuraAm4
Daisuke Yamawaki
Craft-Bamboo RacingMercedes-AMG GT477Jean-Marc MerlinAm1–4, 6
Frank Yu1–3, 5
David Pun4
Richard Wee5
Douglas Khoo6
Racing Spirit ThailandPorsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR80Munkong SathienthirakulAm2
Preeda Tantemsapya
BMW Team StudieBMW M4 GT481Takayuki KinoshitaAmAll
Jukuchou Sunako1–5
82Masahiko IdaAm4
Shinsuke Umeda
Jukuchou Sunako6
Absolute RacingAudi R8 LMS GT489Anderson TanotoAm3
Mark Williamson
Team iRace.WinMercedes-AMG GT4111Ringo ChongAmAll
Setiawan Santoso
199Alan YeoAm1–3
Ran Zhang1
Angelo Negro2
Keo Chang3–6
Joe Chi4–6

Bold indicates overall winner.

RoundCircuitPole positionSilver WinnersPro-Am WinnersAm WinnersGT4 Winners
SepangNo. 912 Absolute RacingNo. 97 Solite Indigo RacingNo. 88 Craft-Bamboo RacingNo. 51 AMAC MotorsportNo. 81 BMW Team Studie
Dennis Olsen Bo YuanRoelof Bruins Gabriele PianaJeffrey Lee Alessio PicarielloAndrew Macpherson William Ben PorterTakayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
No. 912 Absolute RacingNo. 911 Absolute RacingNo. 918 Panther / AAS MotorsportNo. 26 B-Quik RacingNo. 81 BMW Team Studie
Dennis Olsen Bo YuanPhilip Hamprecht Tanart SathienthirakulAlexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn InthraphuvasakDaniel Bilski Henk KiksTakayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
BuriramNo. 99 Craft-Bamboo RacingNo. 97 Solite Indigo RacingNo. 666 Vincenzo Sospiri RacingNo. 128 Vattana MotorsportNo. 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing
Christina Nielsen Darryl O'YoungRoelof Bruins Manuel MetzgerAlex Au Frederik SchandorffAkihiro Asai Chonsawat AsavahameJean-Marc Merlin Frank Yu
No. 88 Craft-Bamboo RacingNo. 27 HubAuto CorsaNo. 918 Panther / AAS MotorsportNo. 26 B-Quik RacingNo. 81 BMW Team Studie
Jeffrey Lee Alessio PicarielloAndre Heimgartner Yuya SakamotoAlexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn InthraphuvasakDaniel Bilski Henk KiksTakayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
SuzukaNo. 12 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute RacingNo. 911 Absolute RacingNo. 8 ARN RacingNo. 60 LM CorsaNo. 111 Team iRace.Win
Martin Rump Weiron TanPhilip Hamprecht Tanart SathienthirakulYuta Kamimura Hiroaki NagaiKei Nakanishi Shigekazu WakisakaRingo Chong Setiawan Santoso
No. 88 Craft-Bamboo RacingNo. 911 Absolute RacingNo. 88 Craft-Bamboo RacingNo. 128 Vattana MotorsportNo. 81 BMW Team Studie
Jeffrey Lee Alessio PicarielloPhilip Hamprecht Tanart SathienthirakulJeffrey Lee Alessio PicarielloAkihiro Asai Chonsawat AsavahameTakayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
FujiNo. 911 Absolute RacingNo. 97 Solite Indigo RacingNo. 8 ARN RacingNo. 51 AMAC MotorsportNo. 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing
Philip Hamprecht Tanart SathienthirakulRoelof Bruins Manuel MetzgerYuta Kamimura Hiroaki NagaiAndrew Macpherson William Ben PorterJean-Marc Merlin David Pun
No. 88 Craft-Bamboo RacingNo. 12 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute RacingNo. 918 Panther / AAS MotorsportNo. 128 Vattana MotorsportNo. 81 BMW Team Studie
Jeffrey Lee Alessio PicarielloMartin Rump Weiron TanAlexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn InthraphuvasakAkihiro Asai Chonsawat AsavahameTakayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
KoreaNo. 97 Solite Indigo RacingNo. 97 Solite Indigo RacingNo. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering AustraliaNo. 51 AMAC MotorsportNo. 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing
Roelof Bruins Manuel MetzgerRoelof Bruins Manuel MetzgerPrince Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Shane van GisbergenAndrew Macpherson William Ben PorterFrank Yu Richard Wee
No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering AustraliaNo. 912 Absolute RacingNo. 918 Panther / AAS MotorsportNo. 51 AMAC MotorsportNo. 81 BMW Team Studie
Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Shane van GisbergenLeo Ye Bo YuanAlexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn InthraphuvasakAndrew Macpherson William Ben PorterTakayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
ShanghaiNo. 12 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute RacingNo. 12 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute RacingNo. 918 Panther / AAS MotorsportNo. 5 Phantom Pro RacingNo. 111 Team iRace.Win
Martin Rump Weiron TanMartin Rump Weiron TanAlexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn InthraphuvasakChris On Chia Lu WeiRingo Chong Setiawan Santoso
No. 910 JRMNo. 912 Absolute RacingNo. 88 Craft-Bamboo RacingNo. 5 Phantom Pro RacingNo. 82 BMW Team Studie
Chris van der Drift Chao LiLeo Ye Bo YuanJeffrey Lee Alessio PicarielloChris On Chia Lu WeiJukuchou Sunako

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
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Only the two best results of a team per race counted towards the Teams' championship.

  • 2019 GT Series

  • 2019 GT Series Endurance Cup

  • 2019 GT World Challenge America

  • 2019 GT World Challenge Europe

  • Official website

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