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]
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- 1 2 Cars #7, #8 and #9 entered as Bentley Team Absolute and car #13 entered as Absolute Racing.
- 1 2 Car #12 entered as Singha Motorsport and cars #59 and #89 entered as Singha Plan-B Motorsport.
- 1 2 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
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 |  Korea International Circuit |
14 May |  No. 7 Bentley Team Absolute |
No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute |
 No. 59 Singha Plan-B Motorsport |
 No. 24 Dilango Racing |
| Adderly Fong Andrew Kim |
 Jonathan Venter Keita Sawa |
Kantasak Kusiri Bhurit Bhirombhakdi |
Dilantha Malagamuwa Armaan Ebrahim | |||
| 2 | 15 May | No. 5 Phoenix Racing Asia |
No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute |
No. 59 Singha Plan-B Motorsport |
no finishers | |
| Shaun Thong Marchy Lee |
Jonathan Venter Keita Sawa |
Kantasak Kusiri Bhurit Bhirombhakdi | ||||
| 3 | Chang International Circuit |
11 June | No. 12 Singha Motorsport |
No. 5 Phoenix Racing Asia |
No. 11 A Motorsport |
no competitors |
 Carlo van Dam Piti Bhirombhakdi |
Shaun Thong Marchy Lee |
Aekrat Discharoen | ||||
| 4 | 12 June |  No. 37 BBT |
No. 37 BBT |
No. 89 Singha Plan-B Motorsport | ||
 Davide Rizzo Anthony Liu |
Davide Rizzo Anthony Liu |
Tin Sritrai Voravud Bhirombhakdi | ||||
| 5 | Okayama International Circuit |
2 July | No. 7 Bentley Team Absolute |
No. 7 Bentley Team Absolute |
no competitors | |
| Adderly Fong Andrew Kim |
Adderly Fong Andrew Kim | |||||
| 6 | 3 July | No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute |
No. 5 Phoenix Racing Asia | |||
| Jonathan Venter Keita Sawa |
Shaun Thong Marchy Lee | |||||
| 7 | Fuji Speedway |
16 July | No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing |
No. 12 Singha Motorsport |
No. 59 Singha Plan-B Motorsport | |
 Richard Lyons Frank Yu |
Carlo van Dam Piti Bhirombhakdi |
Kantasak Kusiri Bhurit Bhirombhakdi | ||||
| 8 | 17 July | No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACM |
No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACM |
No. 59 Singha Plan-B Motorsport | ||
| Edoardo Liberati Andrea Amici |
Edoardo Liberati Andrea Amici |
Kantasak Kusiri Bhurit Bhirombhakdi | ||||
| 9 | Shanghai International Circuit |
20 August | No. 6 Phoenix Racing Asia |
No. 37 BBT |
no competitors |  No. 90 Team FIST with AAI |
 Alex Yoong Alex Au |
Davide Rizzo Anthony Liu |
Lin Yu Jun-San Chen | ||||
| 10 | 21 August | No. 15 FFF Racing Team by ACM |
No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute |
No. 90 Team FIST with AAI | ||
 Richard Antinucci Jeroen Mul |
Jonathan Venter Keita Sawa |
Lin Yu Jun-San Chen | ||||
| 11 | Shanghai International Circuit |
20 October | No. 6 Phoenix Racing Asia |
No. 6 Phoenix Racing Asia |
no competitors | no competitors |
| Alex Yoong Alex Au |
Alex Yoong Alex Au | |||||
| 12 | No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACM |
No. 15 FFF Racing Team by ACM | ||||
| Edoardo Liberati Andrea Amici |
Marco Mapelli Jeroen Mul |
References
- 1 2 "GT Asia Series reveals 2016 calendar". GT Asia Series. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Korea International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). GT Asia Series. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Okayama International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). GT Asia Series. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chang International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). GT Asia Series. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.