2022 GT World Challenge Asia explained

The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS was the fourth season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia. The races were contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 20 May at Sepang in Malaysia and was scheduled to end on 23 October at the new Mandalika Circuit in Indonesia, however the round was cancelled due to homologation issues, therefore the championship finished at the Okayama International Circuit in Japan. It was the second season of the unification of GT3 sprint series across the globe under the World Challenge name and the first since Blancpain ended its title sponsorship of the series.

Calendar

RoundRace nameCircuitDate
1 AWS Malaysian GT SeriesSepang International Circuit, Sepang District, Selangor20–22 May
2 MOTUL Japan Cup Series of SuzukaSuzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie15–17 July
3 Pirelli Japan Cup Series of FujiFuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka22–24 July
4 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGOSportsland SUGO, Murata, Miyagi19–21 August
5 Honda Japan Cup Series of OkayamaOkayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama23–25 September
Cancelled Rounds
- Pirelli Indonesian GT SeriesMandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara21–23 October
Sources:[1]

Entry list

TeamCarEngineDriversClassRounds
GT3
Team Uematsu[2] McLaren 720S GT3McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V82 Yudai Uchida Am2–5
Tadao Uematsu
PLUS with BMW Team Studie[3] BMW M4 GT3BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V85 Seiji AraPA2–5
Tomohide Yamaguchi
Comet Racing[4] Honda NSX GT3 Evo22Honda 3.5 L Turbo V67 Yorikatsu TsujikoAm2–5
Yusuke Yamasaki
EBM Giga Racing[5] Porsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0 L Flat-68 Reid HarkerPAAll
Setiawan Santoso
11 Earl BamberPA1
Adrian D’Silva
AAS Motorsport[6] 18 Kantadhee KusiriS2–5
Tanart Sathienthirakul
ABSSA Motorsport[7] McLaren 720S GT3McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V816 Hiroshi Koizumi[8] PA2–5
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoLamborghini 5.2 L V1019 Hiroshi HamaguchiAm2–5
Mineki Okura
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V827S All
Shogo Mitsuyama 1
Kiyoto Fujinami2–5
Audi Team HitotsuyamaAudi R8 LMS Evo IIAudi 5.2 L V1021 Motohiro OguraAm4
Akihiro Tsuzuki
Audi Sport Asia Team X Works[11] Audi R8 LMS Evo IIAudi 5.2 L V1022 Yasser ShahinPA1
Sandy Stuvik1–2
Marchy Lee2
David Pun2–3
Shaun Thong3
Elf Bar Racing Team X Works91 David PunPA1–2, 4
Shaun Thong
Porsche Centre Okazaki[12] Porsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0 L Flat-630 Yuta KamimuraPA2–3, 5
Hiroaki Nagai
Bingo RacingCorvette C7 GT3-RChevrolet 6.2 L V844 "Bankcy"Am5
Shinji Takei
D'station Racing[13] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V847 Tomonobu FujiiPA2–5
Satoshi Hoshino
AMAC Motorsport[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R (2017)Porsche 4.0 L Flat-651 Andrew MacphersonAmAll
William Ben Porter
LM CorsaFerrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V860 Kei NakanishiPA2–5
Shigekazu Wakisaka
K-tunes RacingLexus RC F GT3Lexus 5.4 L V896 Morio NittaPA5
Masanori Nogami
Triple Eight JMR[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 EvoMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V899 Prince Jefri Ibrahim[16] PAAll
Nick Foster
888 Prince Abu Bakar IbrahimPAAll
Jazeman Jaafar
Car Guy RacingFerrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8777 Kei CozzolinoPA2–5
Takeshi Kimura
GTC
Bingo RacingPorsche 991 GT3 II CupPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6666 "Bankcy"Am3
Shinji Takei
GT4
Comet RacingMercedes-AMG GT4Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V84 Masaaki FujiiAm2–5
Kazuhiro Sakai
Koshido RacingToyota GR Supra GT4BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I612 Katsuyuki HiranakaSA2–3
Motoharu Sato
GTO Racing TeamMercedes-AMG GT4Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V814 Brian LeeSA2–5
Hideto Yasuoka
CREF Motor SportMcLaren 570S GT4McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V817 Masataka Inoue SA 2, 5
Yuko Suzuki
Team GMB[17] Mercedes-AMG GT4Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V833 Hiroaki HatanoSA 2–5
Shinya Hosokawa
Team ScalaMercedes-AMG GT4Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V855 Tatsuya TanigawaSA2–3
Jun Tashiro
Akiland RacingToyota GR Supra GT4BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I671 Masayoshi OyamaAm2–5
Masayuki Ueda2, 4–5
Makio Saito3
Invitational – TC
Team StudieBMW M2 ClubSport RacingBMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I63 Sunako JukuchouAm2
Takayuki Kinoshita
DG MotorsportBMW M2 ClubSport RacingBMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I656 Kazuki IshiiAm3
Takashi Kochiya
BMW Legal Top RacingBMW M2 ClubSport RacingBMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6101 Takuma AokiAm3
Yuji Takahashi
IconClass
Drivers
SSilver Cup
PAPro-Am Cup
SASilver-Am Cup
AmAm Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).

RoundCircuitPole PositionSilver WinnersPro/Am WinnersAm WinnersGT4 Silver-Am WinnerGT4 Am Winner
11 Sepang No. 27 Yogibo Racingnowrap No. 27 Yogibo Racingnowrap No. 99 Triple Eight JMR No. 51 AMAC MotorsportNo EntriesNo Entries
Shogo Mitsuyama
Naoki Yokomizo
Shogo Mitsuyama
Naoki Yokomizo
Prince Jefri Ibrahim
Nick Foster
Andrew Macpherson
William Ben Porter
R2 No. 11 EBM Giga Racing No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 11 EBM Giga Racing No. 51 AMAC Motorsport
Earl Bamber
Adrian D’Silva
Shogo Mitsuyama
Naoki Yokomizo
Earl Bamber
Adrian D’Silva
Andrew Macpherson
Ben Porter
21 Suzuka No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 51 AMAC Motorsport No. 55 Team Scala No. 71 Akiland Racing
Kiyoto Fujinami
Naoki Yokomizo
Kantadhee Kusiri
Tanart Sathienthirakul
Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Andrew Macpherson
Ben Porter
Tatsuya Tanigawa
Jun Tashiro
Masayoshi Oyama
Masayuki Ueda
R2 No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 99 Triple Eight JMR No. 7 Comet Racing No. 33 Team GMB No. 71 Akiland Racing
nowrap Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Kantadhee Kusiri
Tanart Sathienthirakul
Prince Jefri Ibrahim
Nick Foster
Yorikatsu Tsujiko
Yusuke Yamasaki
Hiroaki Hatano
Shinya Hosokawa
Masayoshi Oyama
Masayuki Ueda
31 Fuji Speedway No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 2 Team Uematsu No. 12 Koshido Racing No. 71 Akiland Racing
Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Kiyoto Fujinami
Naoki Yokomizo
Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Yudai Uchida
Tadao Uematsu
Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Motoharu Sato
Masayoshi Oyama
Makio Saito
R2 No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 99 Triple Eight JMR No. 19 Reap Fueling Ambitions No. 55 Team Scala No. 71 Akiland Racing
Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Kiyoto Fujinami
Naoki Yokomizo
Prince Jefri Ibrahim
Nick Foster
Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Mineki Okura
Tatsuya Tanigawa
Jun Tashiro
Masayoshi Oyama
Makio Saito
41 SUGO No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 27 Yogibo Racingnowrap No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 2 Team Uematsu No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 71 Akiland Racing
Kantadhee Kusiri
Tanart Sathienthirakul
Kiyoto Fujinami
Naoki Yokomizo
Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Yudai Uchida
Tadao Uematsu
Brian Lee
Hideto Yasuoka
Masayoshi Oyama
Masayuki Ueda
R2nowrap No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 47 D'station Racing No. 19 Reap Fueling Ambitions No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 71 Akiland Racing
Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Kantadhee Kusiri
Tanart Sathienthirakul
Tomonobu Fujii
Satoshi Hoshino
Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Mineki Okura
Brian Lee
Hideto Yasuoka
Masayoshi Oyama
Masayuki Ueda
51 Okayama No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 2 Team Uematsu No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 71 Akiland Racing
Kiyoto Fujinami
Naoki Yokomizo
Kiyoto Fujinami
Naoki Yokomizo
Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Yudai Uchida
Tadao Uematsu
Brian Lee
Hideto Yasuoka
Masayoshi Oyama
Masayuki Ueda
R2nowrap No. 47 D'station Racing No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 47 D'station Racing No. 19 Reap Fueling Ambitions No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 71 Akiland Racing
Tomonobu Fujii
Satoshi Hoshino
Kantadhee Kusiri
Tanart Sathienthirakul
Tomonobu Fujii
Satoshi Hoshino
Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Mineki Okura
Brian Lee
Hideto Yasuoka
Masayoshi Oyama
Masayuki Ueda

Championship standings

Scoring systemChampionship 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

DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points
GT3
1 Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Car Guy Racing151323212126151
2 Prince Jefri Ibrahim
Nick Foster
Triple Eight JMR153241910313123
3 Naoki Yokomizo Yogibo Racing44Ret132411516112
4 Kiyoto Fujinami Yogibo RacingRet13241151688
5 Tomonobu Fujii
Satoshi Hoshino
D'station Racing81869318183121
6 Seiji Ara
Tomohide Yamaguchi
PLUS with BMW Team Studie63Ret15421427187
7 Tanart Sathienthirakul
Kantadhee Kusiri
AAS Motorsport48357510568
8 Yuta Kamimura
Hiroaki Nagai
Porsche Centre Okazaki2Ret52736791
9 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim
Jazeman Jaafar
Triple Eight JMR629129RetRet46462
10 Reid Harker
Setiawan Santoso
EBM Giga Racing3315Ret1012Ret65853
11 Earl Bamber
Adrian D’Silva
EBM Giga Racing2143
12 Hiroshi Koizumi
Keita Sawa
ABSSA Motorsport1271566134143475
13 David Pun Elf Bar Racing Team X Works
Audi Sport Asia Team X Works
Ret87107851931
14 Yorikatsu Tsujiko
Yusuke Yamasaki
Comet Racing141131314812113067
15 Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Mineki Okura
Reap Fueling Ambitions114Ret7117Ret73065
16 Andrew Macpherson
William Ben Porter
AMAC Motorsport57106121412121320†25
17 Shogo Mitsuyama Yogibo Racing4424
18 Shaun Thong Elf Bar Racing Team X Works
Audi Sport Asia Team X Works
Ret8WDWD7851924
19 Sandy Stuvik Audi Sport Asia Team X Works7671021
20 Kei Nakanishi
Shigekazu Wakisaka
LM Corsa5911111099181767
21 Yasser Shahin Audi Sport Asia Team X Works7614
22 Yudai Uchida
Tadao Uematsu
Team Uematsu13Ret8108111191158
- Motohiro Ogura
Akihiro Tsuzuki
Audi Team Hitotsuyama131400
Marchy Lee Audi Sport Asia Team X WorksWDWD0
Entries ineligible to score points
"Bankcy"
Shinji Takei
Bingo Racing1710
- Masanori Nogami
Morio Nitta
K-tunes Racing1815
GTC
1 "Bankcy"
Shinji Takei
Bingo Racing14165050
GT4
1 Brian Lee
Hideto Yasuoka
GTO Racing Team1715182015171516153-
2 Hirokai Hatano
Shinya Hosokawa
Team GMB1911191916181917130156
3 Masayoshi Oyama Akiland Racing2016202117162019109127
4 Masayuki Ueda Akiland Racing20161716201989103
5 Tatsuya Tanigawa
Jun Tashiro
Team Scala161917177678
6 Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Motoharu Sato
Koshido Racing181416187679
7 Kazuhiro Sakai
Masaaki Fujii
Comet Racing2317222318Ret21226479
8 Masataka Inoue
Yuko Suzuki
CREF Motor Sport22Ret16213850
9 Makio Saito Akiland Racing20212024
INV – TC
Kazuki Ishii
Takashi Kochiya
DG Motorsport2122
Sunako Jukuchou
Takayuki Kinoshita
Team Studie21Ret
Takuma Aoki
Yuji Takahashi
BMW Legal Top RacingRet24
DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Notes:

Silver Cup

DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points
GT3
1 Naoki Yokomizo Yogibo Racing44Ret132411516204
2 Tanart Sathienthirakul
Kantadhee Kusiri
AAS Motorsport483575105172
3 Kiyoto Fujinami Yogibo RacingRet132411516154
4 Shogo Mitsuyama Yogibo Racing4450
DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points

Pro-Am Cup

DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points
GT3
1 Prince Jefri Ibrahim
Nick Foster
Triple Eight JMR153241910313158
2 Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura
Car Guy Racing151323212153163
3 Tomonobu Fujii
Satoshi Hoshino
D'station Racing818693181104127
4 Seiji Ara
Tomohide Yamaguchi
PLUS with BMW Team Studie63Ret154214283104
5 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim
Jazeman Jaafar
Triple Eight JMR629129RetRet46482
6 Yuta Kamimura
Hiroaki Nagai
Porsche Centre Okazaki2Ret52737491
7 Reid Harker
Setiawan Santoso
EBM Giga Racing3313Ret1012Ret65873
8 Hiroshi Koizumi
Keita Sawa
ABSSA Motorsport1271566134146198
9 David Pun Elf Bar Racing Team X Works
Audi Sport Asia Team X Works
Ret87107851958
10 Kei Nakanishi
Shigekazu Wakisaka
LM Corsa5911111099185289
11 Earl Bamber
Adrian D’Silva
EBM Giga Racing2143
12 Shaun Thong Elf Bar Racing Team X Works
Audi Sport Asia Team X Works
Ret8WDWD7851942
13 Sandy Stuvik Audi Sport Asia Team X Works7671036-
14 Yasser Shahin
Sandy Stuvik
Audi Sport Asia Team X Works7620
Marchy Lee Audi Sport Asia Team X WorksWDWD0
Entries ineligible to score points
Masanori Nogami
Morio Nitta
K-tunes Racing1815
DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points

Silver-Am Cup

DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points
GT4
1 Brian Lee
Hideto Yasuoka
GTO Racing Team1715182015171516160-
2 Hirokai Hatano
Shinya Hosokawa
Team GMB1911191916181917133163
3 Tatsuya Tanigawa
Jun Tashiro
Team Scala161917178083
4 Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Motoharu Sato
TGR Team Koshido Racing181416187679
5 Masataka Inoue
Yuko Suzuki
CREF Motor Sport22Ret16214355
DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points

Am Cup

DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points
GT3
1 Andrew Macpherson
Ben Porter
AMAC Motorsport57106121412121320†174
2 Yudai Uchida
Tadao Uematsu
Team Uematsu13Ret810811119141144
3 Yorikatsu Tsujiko
Yusuke Yamasaki
Comet Racing14113131481211130139
4 Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Mineki Okura
Reap Fueling Ambitions114Ret7117Ret7129136
Motohiro Ogura
Akihiro Tsuzuki
Audi Team Hitotsuyama131400
Entries ineligible to score points
"Bankcy"
Shinji Takei
Bingo Racing1710
GTC
1 "Bankcy"
Shinji Takei
Bingo Racing14165050
GT4
1 Masayoshi Oyama TGR Team Akiland Racing2016202117162019200200
2 Masayuki Ueda TGR Team Akiland Racing201617162019150150
3 Kazuhiro Sakai
Masaaki Fujii
Comet Racing2317222318Ret2122126126
4 Makio Saito TGR Team Akiland Racing20215050
INV – TC
Kazuki Ishii
Takashi Kochiya
DG Motorsport2122
Sunako Jukuchou
Takayuki Kinoshita
Team Studie21Ret
Takuma Aoki
Yuji Takahashi
BMW Legal Top RacingRet24
DriverTeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points
Notes:

Teams' championship

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

TeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points
1 Triple Eight JMR1232419434185
659129RetRet10613
2 Car Guy Racing151323212126
3 EBM Giga Racing
AAS Motorsport
2148357525121
3315Ret1012Ret6108
4 Yogibo Racing44Ret132411516112
5 D'station Racing81869318183
6 PLUS with BMW Team Studie63Ret154214271
7 Porsche Centre Okazaki2Ret527367
8 Elf Bar Racing Team X Works
Audi Sport Asia Team X Works
767107851945
Ret8
9 ABSSA Motorsport12715661341434
10 Comet Racing1411313148121130
11 Reap Fueling Ambitions114Ret7117Ret730
12 AMAC Motorsport57106121412121320†25
13 LM Corsa59111110991817
14 Team Uematsu13Ret81081111911
Audi Team Hitotsuyama13140
TeamSEP
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
OKA
Points

See also

Notes

Despite entering into the Am Cup and Japan Cup, Motohiro Ogura and Akihiro Tsuzuki did not receive Am Cup or Japan Cup points as they did finish in the overall GT3 points.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-08-04 . Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS cancels Mandalika season finale . 2022-08-04 . Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Team Uematsu's McLaren 720S GT3 joins Japan Cup entry. 2 May 2022. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 May 2022.
  3. Web site: BMW Team Studie Unveil New M4 GT3; All-Pro Drivers and Michelin Tyres. Goodwin. Graham. 27 January 2022. Dailysportscar. 27 January 2022.
  4. News: Japanese teams Comet and GTO confirm Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS entries. 21 March 2022. gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 21 March 2022.
  5. Web site: EBM reaffirms Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS entries. 13 May 2022. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Preview: Suzuka and Fuji primed for inaugural Fanatec Japan Cup events. 11 July 2022. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 11 July 2022.
  7. Web site: D'Station, ABSSA and CarGuy first to confirm Japan Cup entries. 28 January 2022. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Preview: Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS set for long awaited return at Sepang. 18 May 2022. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 18 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Yogibo Racing confirms Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS debut. 15 February 2022. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 February 2022.
  10. Web site: B-Max Racing Team 2022年参戦体制. 2022-03-03. B-Max Racing Team. ja.
  11. Web site: Audi Sport Asia Team X Works confirms two-car Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS programme. 9 May 2022. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 9 May 2022.
  12. News: Familiar faces Nagai and Kamimura return for Japan Cup assault with Porsche Center Okazaki. 17 March 2022. gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 17 March 2022.
  13. Web site: D'station Racing Firm Up Japanese Domestic Activities For 2022. Goodwin. Graham. 4 February 2022. Dailysportscar. 4 February 2022.
  14. News: Am class champions AMAC Motorsport confirm Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS entry. 30 March 2022. gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 March 2022.
  15. Web site: Triple Eight Sets Asian Program with Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim. 21 February 2022. sportscar365.com. Dagys. John. John Dagys Media. 21 February 2022.
  16. Web site: Foster joins Ibrahim and Triple Eight JMR for full-season Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS return. 3 May 2022. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 3 May 2022.
  17. Web site: Team GMB set for long-awaited full-season GT4 assault. 25 April 2022. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 25 April 2022.