❌ NO CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENCE IN 2026: Ye Hongli and Yuan Bo are not returning to the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS. JMR will also not enter their Corvettes, after having stepped up to #IGTC. It has reduced the World Challenge Asia field to 23 cars.
📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia
🐎 ABSOLUTE FIELD PRANCING HORSE IN ASIA: The No. 98 Ferrari 296 GT3 will be back in the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS this year. Thierry Vermeulen, who ran at Mandalika and Fuji in 2025, continues at Absolute Corse and will team up with Andy Tan.
📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia
🇨🇦 CANADIAN DRIVER JOINS LIANG: Dean Chen Yu Hao out of Vancouver, who ran two Super Taikyu races in 2025, will debut in the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS this year. He will share a Silver-Am AMG of Craft-Bamboo Racing with Liang Jiatong.
📸 Super Taikyu | #GTWorldAsia
🚀 LAUNCHING ANOTHER TITLE ATTACK: 2023 champion Anthony Liu, who was one of the title contenders last year, continues in the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS. He will once again be joined by Dorian Boccolacci in the No. 37 Phantom Global Porsche.
📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia
🩷 PINK PORSCHE FOR ORIGINE: Liu Hangcheng is moving from Harmony Racing and Wang Zhongwei is moving from Climax Racing to partner up at Origine Motorsport. They will share the No. 22 Porsche in the Am class of GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS.
📸 Origine | #GTWorldAsia
🤝 GTO PARTNER UP WITH KRC: Kang's Racing Company expand to two cars in GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS. Brian Lee of the GTO Racing Team will share a BMW with Silver-Am champion Maxime Oosten. Ruan Cunfan is set to be joined by Neil Verhagen.
📸 Gruppe C | #GTWorldAsia
🐂 ABSOLUTE CONTINUE TO FIELD V10 BULL: Absolute Corse, a subsidiary of Absolute Racing, return to GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS with the EVO2 Huracán. Akash Nandy, a Silver-Am class race winner, is the first driver to have been announced.
📸 Absolute | #GTWorldAsia
ナンディ!
かっこいいリバリーだし楽しみ!
#GTWorldAsia
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✌️ SECOND PHANTOM AUDI CONFIRMED: Alongside an Audi R8 LMS Evo II for Cheng Congfu and James Yu Kuai, the Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom outfit enter a second car in GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS. 'Andrés Pato' will partner up with Jaxon Evans.
📸 Phantom | #GTWorldAsia
🟣 PURPLE PORSCHE RETURNS: Lu Wei will take another shot at the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS championship in 2026. He is set to share the Evo-upgraded Porsche of Origine Motorsport with Laurin Heinrich and Alessio Picariello this season.
📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia
ジャクソン!!!
大好きなドライバーだから嬉しい!!
🪿さんと組むのね
#GTWorldAsia
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今年はアマクラスとシルバークラスの割合が増えて、各クラス均等に近い台数なのかな?
#GTWorldAsia
オリジンきた!
ちいかわ大好きいけおじルー・ウェイの相方はハインリヒとピカリエロ
アマクラスにも1台導入で、リウ・ハンチェンとワン・ゾンウェイがドライブか
王者87号車は参戦しないのかな?
#GTWorldAsia
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🖋️ ABSOLUTE SIGN ON SUPERCUP CHAMPION: Alessandro Ghiretti joins Absolute Racing in GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS, sharing the No. 911 with Huang Ruohan. The No. 918 sister Porsche will have Bastian Buus and Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak onboard.
📸 Absolute | #GTWorldAsia
アブソきた!ポルシェ!
Almost Realがスポンサーだからミニカーが出るね!
ブティコンさん復帰嬉しいし、実力派ブロンズのハン・ルオハンがプロアマなのも楽しみだ!
#GTWorldAsia
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🎍 CRAFT-BAMBOO CONTINUE WITH LIANG: Craft-Bamboo Racing downscale to one full-season car in #GTWorldAsia powered by AWS, due to the crash involving Ralf Aron in February's #B12hr. Liang Jiatong will share the No. 77 Mercedes-AMG with a to-be-announced teammate.
📸 Craft-Bamboo
クラフトバンブー、バサーストのクラッシュの影響でとりあえず1台のみの参戦なのね…
#GTWorldAsia
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🫢🫢🫢
#GTWorldAsia
1⃣5⃣ AUDI SPORT ASIA SET FOR 15TH SEASON: Reigning Silver Cup champions Cheng Congfu and James Yu Kuai will continue with Phantom Global Racing under the FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom banner in the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS this year.
📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia
コンフー・チェンとジェームズ・ユーがFAWファントムアウディで参戦!
楽しみ!!
#GTWorldAsia
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KRCのドライバーが正式発表!
10号車はGTOとのジョイントでブライアンとオーステン!
89号車はプロアマでトニー・クンファンさんと鈴鹿でも乗ってたニール!
これは期待しかない!
#GTWorldAsia
#GTWorldAsia あと2週間で開幕なのに、エントリーが13台しか発表されてないけど大丈夫なんかな…
未発表でもアブソリュートとかクラフトバンブーは出てくるだろうけどね
ポップレース、ジャパンカップでGT4やるのか
スープラも走るみたいだし今年GT4は微増かな?
あと前澤さんチャレンジ走らせるのね
プラススタディはアジアとは別個体走らせそう、輸送の問題で
ABBSAのAMGが気になる…
#GTWorldAsia
#SROJAPANCUP
*Correction: it's Li Lichao, not Li Chao.
#GTWorldAsia
✌️ TWO AMGS FOR CLIMAX: Setiawan Santoso has moved his No. 8 Mercedes-AMG from EBM to Climax Racing and will be joined in the Am class by Zhou Bihuang in the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS. Li Chao and Elias Seppänen will pilot the Silver-Am car.
📸 Climax | #GTWorldAsia
🛠️ UPGRADE FOR AMAC: The Porsche 991.2 GT3 R of AMAC Motorsport will be traded out with the new-for-2026 Porsche 992.2 GT3 R, as stalwarts Andrew Macpherson and Ben Porter return to the Am class in the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS.
📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia
🏆 DEFENDING THE AM CHAMPIONSHIP: Garage 75 will continue in the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS with an unchanged line-up this year. Reigning champions Christian Colombo and David Tjiptobiantoro are back in the Am class with a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo.
📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia
Silver-Am duo Adderly Fong and 'JZ' (Sun Jingzu) move from Phantom Global Racing to 33R Harmony Racing.
Brendon Leitch and Song Jiajun will share the pink Toy Story car in Pro-Am.
Liu Kaishun joins Deng Yi in the Silver Cup in the Winhere-backed car.
📸 Harmony | #GTWorldAsia
🌏 EXPANDING FERRARI PROGRAM IN ASIA: Harmony Racing will return to GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS this year. Not only has the Chinese squad of Chen Weian upgraded their 296 GT3 cars to the Evo-spec, they're expanding to a three-car operation.
📸 Harmony | #GTWorldAsia
🟠 PONOS TO TAKE ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE: Kei Cozzolino and Yorikatsu Tsujiko, who ended up as runner-up last year, are returning for the upcoming season of the Japan Cup, as PONOS Racing field the Evo-upgraded No. 45 Ferrari 296 GT3.
📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia #JapanCup