2016 GT Asia Series
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The 2016 GT Asia Series was the seventh season of the GT Asia Series championship. It began on 14 May at the Korea International Circuit and ended at Shanghai International Circuit on 19-20 October, 2016 after 12 championship rounds.[1]
Entry list
[edit ]- ^ a b Cars #7, #8 and #9 entered as Bentley Team Absolute and car #13 entered as Absolute Racing.
- ^ a b Car #12 entered as Singha Motorsport and cars #59 and #89 entered as Singha Plan-B Motorsport.
- ^ a b Cars #66 and #68 entered as Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy-Team AAI and car #90 entered as Team FIST with AAI.
Race calendar and results
[edit ]The full calendar for the 2016 season was released on 12 January 2016. The series will consist of 12 championship rounds held in pairs on six circuits across Korea, Thailand, Japan and China. The 3-hour race at Sepang International Circuit will be discontinued after teams voted against it. Also, the non-championship round at the Circuito da Guia in Macau does not feature in the calendar, now the main event of the FIA GT World Cup.[1] The championship would have concluded at the new Zhejiang International Circuit, but delays in the final stages of construction had seen Motorsport Asia Limited make alternate plans. On September 9, it was decided to return to Shanghai for the last two rounds, both run on Thursday 20 October.[8]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | GT3 Winner | GTC Winner | GTM Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea Korea International Circuit | 14 May | Hong Kong No. 7 Bentley Team Absolute | Hong Kong No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute | Thailand No. 59 Singha Plan-B Motorsport | Sri Lanka No. 24 Dilango Racing |
| Hong Kong Adderly Fong South Korea Andrew Kim |
Australia Jonathan Venter Japan Keita Sawa |
Thailand Kantasak Kusiri Thailand Bhurit Bhirombhakdi |
Sri Lanka Dilantha Malagamuwa India Armaan Ebrahim | |||
| 2 | 15 May | Hong Kong No. 5 Phoenix Racing Asia | Hong Kong No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute | Thailand No. 59 Singha Plan-B Motorsport | no finishers | |
| Hong Kong Shaun Thong Hong Kong Marchy Lee |
Australia Jonathan Venter Japan Keita Sawa |
Thailand Kantasak Kusiri Thailand Bhurit Bhirombhakdi | ||||
| 3 | Thailand Chang International Circuit | 11 June | Thailand No. 12 Singha Motorsport | Hong Kong No. 5 Phoenix Racing Asia | Thailand No. 11 A Motorsport | no competitors |
| Netherlands Carlo van Dam Thailand Piti Bhirombhakdi |
Hong Kong Shaun Thong Hong Kong Marchy Lee |
Thailand Aekrat Discharoen | ||||
| 4 | 12 June | China No. 37 BBT | China No. 37 BBT | Thailand No. 89 Singha Plan-B Motorsport | ||
| Italy Davide Rizzo China Anthony Liu |
Italy Davide Rizzo China Anthony Liu |
Thailand Tin Sritrai Thailand Voravud Bhirombhakdi | ||||
| 5 | Japan Okayama International Circuit | 2 July | Hong Kong No. 7 Bentley Team Absolute | Hong Kong No. 7 Bentley Team Absolute | no competitors | |
| Hong Kong Adderly Fong South Korea Andrew Kim |
Hong Kong Adderly Fong South Korea Andrew Kim | |||||
| 6 | 3 July | Hong Kong No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute | Hong Kong No. 5 Phoenix Racing Asia | |||
| Australia Jonathan Venter Japan Keita Sawa |
Hong Kong Shaun Thong Hong Kong Marchy Lee | |||||
| 7 | Japan Fuji Speedway | 16 July | Hong Kong No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing | Thailand No. 12 Singha Motorsport | Thailand No. 59 Singha Plan-B Motorsport | |
| United Kingdom Richard Lyons Hong Kong Frank Yu |
Netherlands Carlo van Dam Thailand Piti Bhirombhakdi |
Thailand Kantasak Kusiri Thailand Bhurit Bhirombhakdi | ||||
| 8 | 17 July | China No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACM | China No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACM | Thailand No. 59 Singha Plan-B Motorsport | ||
| Italy Edoardo Liberati Italy Andrea Amici |
Italy Edoardo Liberati Italy Andrea Amici |
Thailand Kantasak Kusiri Thailand Bhurit Bhirombhakdi | ||||
| 9 | China Shanghai International Circuit | 20 August | Hong Kong No. 6 Phoenix Racing Asia | China No. 37 BBT | no competitors | Chinese Taipei No. 90 Team FIST with AAI |
| Malaysia Alex Yoong Hong Kong Alex Au |
Italy Davide Rizzo China Anthony Liu |
China Lin Yu Chinese Taipei Jun-San Chen | ||||
| 10 | 21 August | China No. 15 FFF Racing Team by ACM | Hong Kong No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute | Chinese Taipei No. 90 Team FIST with AAI | ||
| United States Richard Antinucci Netherlands Jeroen Mul |
Australia Jonathan Venter Japan Keita Sawa |
China Lin Yu Chinese Taipei Jun-San Chen | ||||
| 11 | China Shanghai International Circuit | 20 October | Hong Kong No. 6 Phoenix Racing Asia | Hong Kong No. 6 Phoenix Racing Asia | no competitors | no competitors |
| Malaysia Alex Yoong Hong Kong Alex Au |
Malaysia Alex Yoong Hong Kong Alex Au | |||||
| 12 | China No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACM | China No. 15 FFF Racing Team by ACM | ||||
| Italy Edoardo Liberati Italy Andrea Amici |
Italy Marco Mapelli Netherlands Jeroen Mul |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "GT Asia Series reveals 2016 calendar". GT Asia Series. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Korea International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). GT Asia Series. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Okayama International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). GT Asia Series. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chang International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). GT Asia Series. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Shanghai International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). GT Asia Series. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Dramatic qualifying sessions set up stunning title decider". GT Asia Series. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Fuji International Speedway Entry List" (PDF). GT Asia Series. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "GT Asia Series to return to Shanghai for final event of the season". endurance-info.com. Endurance-Info. September 9, 2016. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.