Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia 2019

Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia 2019 adalah musim ketiga dari Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia SRO Motorsports Group dan Team Asia One GT Management's, kejuaraan mobil balap grand tourer di Asia. Kejuaraan ini mempertandingkan mobil spesifikasi GT3 dan GT4. Musim dimulai pada tanggal 6 April di Sepang dan akan berakhir pada tanggal 28 September di Shanghai. Ini adalah musim pertama dari penggabungan seri GT3 seluruh dunia di bawah nama World Challenge.^[1]

Pada konferensi pers tahunan di Spa 24 Jam 2018, Stéphane Ratel Organisation mengumumkan draf pertama untuk kalender musim 2019, dengan Ningbo digantikan oleh Korea.^[2] Tanggal balapan di Shanghai telah dikonfirmasi pada 11 Desember.^[3]

Seri	Sirkuit	Tanggal
1	Sepang Internasional Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia	6–7 April
2	Sirkuit Internasional Chang, Buriram, Thailand	11–12 Mei
3	Suzuka Internasional Circuit, Suzuka, Jepang	22–23 Juni
4	Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan	6–7 Juli
5	Sirkuit Internasional Korea, Yeongam, Korea Selatan	3–4 Agustus
6	Sirkuit International Shanghai, Jiading, Tiongkok	13–14 September

Tim Mobil No. Pembalap Kelas Seri Zun Motorsport Crew Mercedes-AMG GT3 4 Josh Burdon S 6 Adderly Fong 7 Ka Chun Ma Am 6 Yi Ming Lin Phantom Pro Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 5 Chris On Chia Am 6 Wei Lu ARN Racing[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R[4] 8 Yuta Kamimura[4] PA 1–4, 6 Hiroaki Nagai[4] Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing[5][N 1] B-Quik Racing[6][N 1] Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing[6][N 1] Absolute Racing[7][N 1] Panther / AAS Motorsport[8][N 1] Audi R8 LMS[5] 12 Martin Rump[9] S Semua Weiron Tan[9] 13 Congfu Cheng[5] PA Semua Jingzu Sun[5] 26 Daniel Bilski[6][N 2] Am 1–2 Henk Kiks[6][N 3] 59 Bhurit Bhirombhakdi[6] PA 1–3 Kantasak Kusiri[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[7] 911 Philip Hamprecht[10] S Semua Tanart Sathienthirakul[10] 912 Dennis Olsen[10] PA 1 Bo Yuan[7] Bo Yuan[7] S 2–6 Jono Lester[11] 2 Leo Ye[12] 3–6 918 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak[8] PA Semua Alexandre Imperatori[8][N 4] 1–2, 4–6 Marco Holzer[13] 3 Modena Motorsports[14][N 5] OpenRoad Racing[14][N 5] Porsche 911 GT3 R[14] 16 John Shen[14] PA 1–2 Mathias Beche[14] 1 Benny Simonsen[14] 2 21 Michael Soeryadjaya[15] Am 1 Francis Tjia[14] PA 2 Philippe Descombes[16] Anstone Racing[17] Mercedes-AMG GT3[17] 17 Wei Xu[17] PA 1–4, 6 Naoki Yokomizo[17] HubAuto Corsa[18] Ferrari 488 GT3[18] 27 Yuya Sakamoto[18] S Semua David Russell[18] 1 Andre Heimgartner[11] 2–3 Marco Seefried 4 Marcos Gomes 5–6 28 Morris Chen[15] Am 1 Andrew Haryanto[15] AMAC Motorsport[19] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (2019)[19] 51 Andrew Macpherson[19] Am Semua William Ben Porter[19] Craft-Bamboo Racing[20] Mercedes-AMG GT3[20] 55 Daniel Au[21] PA Semua Melvin Moh[21] 88 Jeffrey Lee[22] PA Semua Alessio Picariello[22] 1–4, 6 Maximilian Götz 5 99 Christina Nielsen[23] S Semua Darryl O'Young[23] LM Corsa[13] Porsche 911 GT3 R[13] 60 Kei Nakanishi[13] Am 3–4 Shigekazu Wakisaka[13] ABSSA Motorsport[24] McLaren 720S GT3[24] 61 Piti Bhirombhakdi[24] PA Semua Keita Sawa[24] Team iRace.Win Mercedes-AMG GT3 66 Nan Lin Am 6 Heng Min T2 Motorsports[25] Ferrari 488 GT3[25] 75 Rio Haryanto[25] PA Semua David Tjiptobiantoro[25] 1–2, 4–6 Gregory Teo[25] 3 X Works Audi R8 LMS 83 Philip Tang PA 4 Shaun Thong Solite Indigo Racing[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3[15] 97 Roelof Bruins[15] S Semua Gabriele Piana[15] 1 Manuel Metzger[11] 2, 4–6 Patric Niederhauser[13] 3 Arrows Racing[26] Honda NSX GT3[26] 98 Lic Ka Liu[26] Am 1 Philip Ma[26] Vattana Motorsport[11] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (2019)[11] 128 Akihiro Asai[11] Am 2–5 Chonsawat Asavahame[11] Kizashi Koshido Saccess Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (2017) 390 Tamotsu Kondo Am 4 Motoharu Sato Vincenzo Sospiri Racing[27] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (2019)[27] 666 Alex Au[27] PA Semua Frederik Schandorff[27] CarGuy Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 777 Takeshi Kimura Am 4 Yusuke Yamasaki Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia[28] Mercedes-AMG GT3[28] 888 Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahim[28] PA Semua Jazeman Jaafar[28] 1–2, 4 Shane van Gisbergen[28] 3, 5–6 JRM[29] Porsche 911 GT3 R[29] 910 Chris van der Drift[29] PA Semua Chao Li[29] 1-4, 6 Anthony Liu 5 Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT[30] Audi R8 LMS[30] 999 Weian Chen[30] S Semua André Couto[30] 1–3 Rahel Frey 4–6

Ikon Kelas S Piala Silver PA Piala Pro-Am Am Piala Am

Tim	Mobil	No.	Pembalap	Kelas	Seri
GTO Racing with TTR[31]	Mercedes-AMG GT4[31]	11	Tony Fong[31]	Am	Semua
			Brian Lee[31]
Birth Racing Project	Mercedes-AMG GT4	19	Kouichi Okumura	Am	4
			Daisuke Yamawaki
Craft-Bamboo Racing[20]	Mercedes-AMG GT4[20]	77	Jean-Marc Merlin[15]	Am	1–4, 6
			Frank Yu[15]		1–3, 5
			David Pun		4
			Richard Wee		5
			Douglas Khoo		6
Racing Spirit Thailand[11]	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[11]	80	Munkong Sathienthirakul[11]	Am	2
			Preeda Tantemsapya[11]
BMW Team Studie[32]	BMW M4 GT4[32]	81	Takayuki Kinoshita[32]	Am	Semua
			Jukuchou Sunako[32]		1–5
		82	Masahiko Ida	Am	4
			Shinsuke Umeda
			Jukuchou Sunako		6
Absolute Racing[33]	Audi R8 LMS GT4[33]	89	Anderson Tanoto[33]	Am	3
			Mark Williamson[33]
Team iRace.Win[34]	Mercedes-AMG GT4[34]	111	Ringo Chong[34]	Am	Semua
			Setiawan Santoso[34]
		199	Alan Yeo[34]	Am	1–3
			Ran Zhang[34]		1
			Angelo Negro[11]		2
			Keo Chang[13]		3–6
			Joe Chi		4–6

Tebal berarti pemenang balap secara keseluruhan.

Round		Sirkuit	Pole position	Pemenang Silver	Pemenang Pro-Am	Pemenang Am	Pemenang GT4
1	R1	Sepang	No. 912 Absolute Racing	No. 97 Solite Indigo Racing	No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing	No. 51 AMAC Motorsport	No. 81 BMW Team Studie
			Dennis Olsen Bo Yuan	Roelof Bruins Gabriele Piana	Jeffrey Lee Alessio Picariello	Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter	Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
	R2		No. 912 Absolute Racing	No. 911 Absolute Racing	No. 918 Panther / AAS Motorsport	No. 26 B-Quik Racing	No. 81 BMW Team Studie
			Dennis Olsen Bo Yuan	Philip Hamprecht Tanart Sathienthirakul	Alexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Daniel Bilski Henk Kiks	Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
2	R1	Buriram	No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing	No. 97 Solite Indigo Racing	No. 666 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	No. 128 Vattana Motorsport	No. 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing
			Christina Nielsen Darryl O'Young	Roelof Bruins Manuel Metzger	Alex Au Frederik Schandorff	Akihiro Asai Chonsawat Asavahame	Jean-Marc Merlin Frank Yu
	R2		No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing	No. 912 Absolute Racing	No. 918 Panther / AAS Motorsport	No. 128 Vattana Motorsport	No. 81 BMW Team Studie
			Jeffrey Lee Alessio Picariello	Jono Lester Bo Yuan	Alexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Akihiro Asai Chonsawat Asavahame	Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
3	R1	Suzuka	No. 12 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing	No. 911 Absolute Racing	No. 8 ARN Racing	No. 60 LM Corsa	No. 111 Team iRace.Win
			Martin Rump Weiron Tan	Philip Hamprecht Tanart Sathienthirakul	Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai	Kei Nakanishi Shingekazu Wakisaka	Ringo Chong Setiawan Santoso
	R2		No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing	No. 911 Absolute Racing	No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing	No. 128 Vattana Motorsport	No. 81 BMW Team Studie
			Jeffrey Lee Alessio Picariello	Philip Hamprecht Tanart Sathienthirakul	Jeffrey Lee Alessio Picariello	Akihiro Asai Chonsawat Asavahame	Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
4	R1	Fuji	No. 911 Absolute Racing	No. 97 Solite Indigo Racing	No. 8 ARN Racing	No. 51 AMAC Motorsport	No. 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing
			Philip Hamprecht Tanart Sathienthirakul	Roelof Bruins Manuel Metzger	Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai	Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter	Jean-Marc Merlin David Pun
	R2		No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing	No. 12 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing	No. 918 Panther / AAS Motorsport	No. 128 Vattana Motorsport	No. 81 BMW Team Studie
			Jeffrey Lee Alessio Picariello	Martin Rump Weiron Tan	Alexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Akihiro Asai Chonsawat Asavahame	Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
5	R1	Korea	No. 97 Solite Indigo Racing	No. 97 Solite Indigo Racing	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia	No. 51 AMAC Motorsport	No. 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing
			Roelof Bruins Manuel Metzger	Roelof Bruins Manuel Metzger	Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Shane van Gisbergen	Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter	Frank Yu Richard Wee
	R2		No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia	No. 912 Absolute Racing	No. 918 Panther / AAS Motorsport	No. 51 AMAC Motorsport	No. 81 BMW Team Studie
			Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Shane van Gisbergen	Leo Ye Bo Yuan	Alexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter	Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako
6	R1	Shanghai	No. 12 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing	No. 12 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing	No. 918 Panther / AAS Motorsport	No. 5 Phantom Pro Racing	No. 111 Team iRace.Win
			Martin Rump Weiron Tan	Martin Rump Weiron Tan	Alexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Chris On Chia Wei Lu	Ringo Chong Setiawan Santoso
	R2		No. 8 ARN Racing	No. 912 Absolute Racing	No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing	No. 5 Phantom Pro Racing	No. 82 BMW Team Studie
			Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai	Leo Ye Bo Yuan	Jeffrey Lee Alessio Picariello	Chris On Chia Wei Lu	Jukuchou 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.

Pos. Pembalap Tim SEP CHA SUZ FUJ KOR SHA Poin GT3 1 Roelof Bruins Solite Indigo Racing 2 5 1 53 2 Philip Hamprecht Tanart Sathienthirakul Absolute Racing 8 1 2 47 3 Yuya Sakamoto HubAuto Corsa 3 6 4 35 4 Gabriele Piana Solite Indigo Racing 2 5 28 5 Martin Rump Weiron Tan Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing 16 4 3 27 6 Jeffrey Lee Alessio Picariello Craft-Bamboo Racing 1 20 13 25 6 Manuel Metzger Solite Indigo Racing 1 25 7 David Russell HubAuto Corsa 3 6 23 8 Christina Nielsen Darryl O'Young Craft-Bamboo Racing 7 3 12 21 9 Alexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Panther / AAS Motorsport 9 2 18 20 10 Bo Yuan Absolute Racing 6 10 5 19 11 Chris van der Drift Chao Li JRM 5 9 8 16 12 Alex Au Frederik Schandorff Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 13 7 6 14 13 Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Jazeman Jaafar Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia 4 13 11 12 14 Andre Heimgartner HubAuto Corsa 4 12 15 Jono Lester Absolute Racing 5 10 16 Dennis Olsen Absolute Racing 6 10 9 17 Rio Haryanto David Tjiptobiantoro T2 Motorsports 17 18 7 6 17 Bhurit Bhirombhakdi Kantasak Kusiri Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing 10 8 10 6 18 Francis Tjia OpenRoad Racing 15 17 9 2 18 Philippe Descombes OpenRoad Racing 9 2 John Shen Modena Motorsports 11 11 16 0 Mathias Beche Modena Motorsports 11 11 0 Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai ARN Racing 28 12 14 0 Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter AMAC Motorsport 12 24 19 0 Wei Xu Naoki Yokomizo Anstone Racing 21 14 15 0 Congfu Cheng Jingzu Sun Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing 14 19 23 0 Michael Soeryadjaya OpenRoad Racing 15 17 0 Piti Bhirombhakdi Keita Sawa ABSSA Motorsport Ret 15 20 0 Daniel Bilski Henk Kiks B-Quik Racing Ret 16 21 0 Benny Simonsen Modena Motorsports 16 0 Akihiro Asai Chonsawat Asavahame Vattana Motorsport 17 0 Weian Chen André Couto Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT 18 Ret 29 0 Lic Ka Liu Philip Ma Arrows Racing 19 23 0 Daniel Au Melvin Moh Craft-Bamboo Racing 20 22 22 0 Morris Chen Andrew Haryanto HubAuto Corsa 22 21 0 GT4 1 Takayuki Kinoshita Jukuchou Sunako BMW Team Studie 23 25 25 68 2 Jean-Marc Merlin Frank Yu Craft-Bamboo Racing 26 26 24 55 3 Tony Fong Brian Lee GTO Racing with TTR 24 28 26 45 4 Ringo Chong Setiawan Santoso Team iRace.Win 25 27 27 42 5 Alan Yeo Team iRace.Win 27 29 28 30 6 Ran Zhang Team iRace.Win 27 29 20 7 Angelo Negro Team iRace.Win 28 10 8 Munkong Sathienthirakul Preeda Tantemsapya Racing Spirit Thailand 30 8 Pos. Driver Team SEP CHA SUZ FUJ KOR SHA Points

Key Warna Hasil Emas Pemenang Perak Posisi ke-2 Perunggu Posisi ke-3 Hijau Finish poin Biru Finish non poin Tidak dinyatakan finish (NC) Ungu Gagal finish (Ret) Hitam Diskualifikasi (DSQ) Dikeluarkan (EX) Putih Tidak Start (DNS) Balapan dibatalkan (C) Kosong Tidak berpartisipasi Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Pos.	Pembalap	Tim	SEP		CHA		SUZ		FUJ		KOR		SHA		Poin
1	Roelof Bruins	Solite Indigo Racing	2	5	1										62
2	Philip Hamprecht Tanart Sathienthirakul	Absolute Racing	8	1	2										55
3	Christina Nielsen Darryl O'Young	Craft-Bamboo Racing	7	3	12										41
4	Yuya Sakamoto	HubAuto Corsa	3	6	4										28
4	Martin Rump Weiron Tan	Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing	16	4	3										25
5	Gabriele Piana	Solite Indigo Racing	2	5											37
6	David Russell	HubAuto Corsa	3	6											28
7	Manuel Metzger	Solite Indigo Racing			1										25
8	Weian Chen André Couto	Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT	18	Ret	29										14
9	Andre Heimgartner	HubAuto Corsa			4										12
10	Jono Lester Bo Yuan	Absolute Racing			5										10
Pos.	Pembalap	Tim	SEP		CHA		SUZ		FUJ		KOR		SHA		Poin

Pos.	Pembalap	Tim	SEP		CHA		SUZ		FUJ		KOR		SHA		Poin
1	Alex Au Frederik Schandorff	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	13	7	1										47
2	Chris van der Drift Chao Li	JRM	5	9	8										42
3	Alexandre Imperatori Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Panther / AAS Motorsport	9	2	18										35
4	Bhurit Bhirombhakdi Kantasak Kusiri	Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing	10	8	10										33
5	Jeffrey Lee Alessio Picariello	Craft-Bamboo Racing	1	20	13										31
6	Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Jazeman Jaafar	Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia	4	13	11										30
7	Dennis Olsen Bo Yuan	Absolute Racing	6	10											22
8	Rio Haryanto David Tjiptobiantoro	T2 Motorsports	17	18	7										19
9	John Shen	Modena Motorsports	11	11	16										15
10	Mathias Beche	Modena Motorsports	11	11											14
11	Philippe Descombes Francis Tjia	OpenRoad Racing			9										12
12	Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai	ARN Racing	28	12	14										10
13	Wei Xu Naoki Yokomizo	Anstone Racing	21	14	15										4
14	Congfu Cheng Jingzu Sun	Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing	14	19	23										2
15	Piti Bhirombhakdi Keita Sawa	ABSSA Motorsport	Ret	15	20										1
15	Benny Simonsen	Modena Motorsports			16										1
	Daniel Au Melvin Moh	Craft-Bamboo Racing	20	22	22										0
Pos.	Pembalap	Tim	SEP		CHA		SUZ		FUJ		KOR		SHA		Poin

Pos.	Pembalap	Tim	SEP		CHA		SUZ		FUJ		KOR		SHA		Poin
1	Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter	AMAC Motorsport	12	24	19										53
2	Daniel Bilski Henk Kiks	B-Quik Racing	Ret	16	21										40
3	Michael Soeryadjaya Francis Tjia	OpenRoad Racing	15	17											36
4	Lic Ka Liu Philip Ma	Arrows Racing	19	23											27
4	Morris Chen Andrew Haryanto	HubAuto Corsa	22	21											27
5	Akihiro Asai Chonsawat Asavahame	Vattana Motorsport			17										25
Pos.	Pembalap	Tim	SEP		CHA		SUZ		FUJ		KOR		SHA		Poin

Hanya dua hasil terbaik dari masing-masing tim pada setiap balapan yang dihitung.

Pos.	Tim	Manufaktur	No.	SEP		CHA		SUZ		FUJ		KOR		SHA		Poin
GT3
1	Absolute Racing Panther / AAS Motorsport	Porsche	911	8	1	2										83
			912	6	10	5
			918	9	2	18
2	Solite Indigo Racing	Mercedes-AMG	97	2	5	1										53
3	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Mercedes-AMG	55	20	22	22										46
			88	1	20	13
			99	7	3	12
4	HubAuto Corsa	Ferrari	27	3	6	4										35
			28	22	21
5	Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing	Audi	12	16	4	3										27
			13	14	19	23
6	JRM	Porsche	910	5	9	8										16
7	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	Lamborghini	666	13	7	6										14
8	Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia	Mercedes-AMG	888	4	13	11										12
9	Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing	Audi	59	10	8	10										7
10	T2 Motorsports	Ferrari	75	17	18	7										6
11	OpenRoad Racing	Porsche	21	15	17	9										2
11	Modena Motorsports	Porsche	16	11	11	16										2
	ARN Racing	Porsche	8	28	12	14										0
	AMAC Motorsport	Lamborghini	51	12	24	19										0
	Anstone Racing	Mercedes-AMG	17	21	14	15										0
	ABSSA Motorsport	McLaren	61	Ret	15	20										0
	B-Quik Racing	Audi	26	Ret	16	21										0
	Vattana Motorsport	Lamborghini	128			17										0
	Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT	Audi	999	18	Ret	29										0
	Arrows Racing	Honda	98	19	23											0
GT4
1	Team iRace.Win	Mercedes-AMG	111	25	27	27										72
			199	27	29	28
2	BMW Team Studie	BMW	81	23	25	25										68
3	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Mercedes-AMG	77	26	26	24										55
4	GTO Racing with TTR	Mercedes-AMG	11	24	28	26										45
5	Racing Spirit Thailand	Porsche	80			30										8
Pos.	Tim	Manufaktur	No.	SEP		CHA		SUZ		FUJ		KOR		SHA		Poin

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