List of Macau Grand Prix winners

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The Macau Grand Prix (Portuguese: Grande Prémio de Macau; Chinese: 澳門格蘭披治大賽車) is a single seater car race that is held annually on the Guia Circuit in Macau's streets on the third or fourth weekend of November.[1][2] It was founded in 1954 by Fernando Macedo Pinto, Carlos da Silva and Paulo Antas as a local treasure hunt for car enthusiasts in the Pearl River Delta territory,[3][4] but Swiss expatriate Paul Dutoit suggested that the route be used for local professional motor races.[4][5] The race has variously been held to sports car, Formula Libre, Formula Pacific, Formula 3 (F3), Formula 4 (F4) and Formula Regional (FR) regulations throughout its history,[6][7][8] and drivers consider it an event to progress to higher class series such as Formula One.[9] The event is composed of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race to decide the starting order for the fifteen-lap main event. Each winner is presented with a trophy at a ceremony on a podium following the conclusion of both events and the final results of the main race determines the winner.[a][11]

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Richard Verschoor won the 2019 edition of the Macau Grand Prix.

John MacDonald holds the record for the most Macau Grand Prix victories with four. Jan Bussell, António Félix da Costa, Arsenio Laurel, Geoff Lees, Edoardo Mortara, Riccardo Patrese, Felix Rosenqvist and Dan Ticktum are the eight drivers to have won the race twice. Six drivers have won the race twice in succession but none have claimed three or more consecutive victories. Laurel was the first driver to achieve consecutive victories when he won the 1962 and 1963 races. MacDonald holds the record for the longest period of time between two race victories–seven years between the 1965 and 1972 events. He also has the record for the longest period of time between his first Grand Prix win and his last–ten years between the 1965 and 1975 iterations. It has been won by British drivers 14 times, followed by Hong Kong racers with 9 wins and Italian competitors, French racers and drivers from Macau have taken 5 victories each. Theodore Racing have the highest number of victories of any team under all six regulations the race has been held to with 8, followed by Team TOM'S with 5.[12][13] Ticktum is the race's youngest winner; he was 18 years and 5 months old when he won the 2017 race.[14]

As of the 2025 edition, there have been 59 race winners in the 72 editions of the event. The race's first winner was the local driver Eduardo de Carvalho at the 1954 sports car event, and the most recent competitor to achieve their first victory in the territory was Théophile Naël of France who took his first win in the 2025 FR race.[12][13] Hon Chio Leong was the first local driver to win the Grand Prix twice in succession in the 2020 and 2021 F4 events.[15] The first competitor to win the event held to F3 regulations was the Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna for the West Surrey Racing team in the 1983 edition.[1] Winners of the qualifying races, the support events and the Macau motorcycle Grand Prix are not included in this list.[12][13]

Winners

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Riccardo Patrese won the Macau Grand Prix twice in succession in 1976 and 1977.
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Roberto Moreno won the final Macau Grand Prix to be held to Formula Pacific rules in 1982.
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Ayrton Senna was the first winner of the Macau Grand Prix staged to Formula 3 rules in 1983.
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André Couto was the first Macanese driver to win the event under Formula 3 rules in 2000.
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Edoardo Mortara was the first driver to win successive races in the Formula 3 era in 2009 and 2010.
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Winners of the Macau Grand Prix by year[12][13][16]
Year Nationality Winner Entrant Chassis and Engine make Rules[6] Ref
1954  Macau Eduardo de Carvalho N/a Triumph TR2 Sports car [17]
1955  Hong Kong Robert Ritchie N/a Austin-Healey 100 Sports car [18]
1956  Hong Kong Doug Steane N/a Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Sports car
1957  United Kingdom Arthur Pateman N/a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Sports car [19]
1958  Singapore Chan Lye Choun C. L. Choun Aston Martin DB3S Sports car [20]
1959  Hong Kong Ron Hardwick Ron Hardwick Jaguar XKSS Sports car [21]
1960  Hong Kong Martin Redfern Martin Redfern Jaguar XKSS Sports car [22]
1961  United Kingdom Peter Heath N/a Lotus 15-Climax Formula Libre [23]
1962  Philippines Arsenio Laurel N/a Lotus 22-Ford Formula Libre [24]
1963  Philippines Arsenio Laurel N/a Lotus 22-Ford Formula Libre [25]
1964  Hong Kong Albert Poon N/a Lotus 23-Ford Formula Libre [26]
1965  Hong Kong John MacDonald[b] N/a Lotus 18-Ford Formula Libre [28]
1966  Belgium Mauro Bianchi N/a Alpine-Renault T66 Formula Libre [29]
1967  Malaysia Tony Maw N/a Lotus 20B-Ford Formula Libre [30]
1968  Singapore Jan Bussell N/a Brabham BT23C-Ford Formula Libre [31]
1969  Australia Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Mildren Mono-Alfa Romeo Formula Libre [32]
1970  Austria Dieter Quester BMW BMW F270 Formula Libre [33]
1971  Singapore Jan Bussell N/a McLaren M4C Formula Libre [34]
1972  Hong Kong John MacDonald[b] N/a Brabham BT36 Formula Libre [35]
1973  Hong Kong John MacDonald[b] N/a Brabham BT40 Formula Libre [36]
1974  Australia Vern Schuppan Theodore Racing March 72B-Ford Formula Pacific [37]
1975  Hong Kong John MacDonald[b] N/a Ralt RT1-Ford Formula Pacific [38]
1976  Australia Vern Schuppan Theodore Racing Ralt RT1-Ford Formula Pacific [39]
1977  Italy Riccardo Patrese Bob Harper Racing Chevron B40-Ford Formula Pacific [40]
1978  Italy Riccardo Patrese Bob Harper Racing Chevron B42-Ford Formula Pacific [41]
1979  United Kingdom Geoff Lees Theodore Racing Ralt RT1-Ford Formula Pacific [42]
1980  United Kingdom Geoff Lees Theodore Racing Ralt RT1-Ford Formula Pacific [43]
1981  United States Bob Earl Hayashi Racing Hayashi 220P-Toyota Formula Pacific [44]
1982  Brazil Roberto Moreno Theodore Racing Ralt RT4-Ford Formula Pacific [45]
1983  Brazil Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing with Theodore Racing Ralt RT3-Toyota Formula 3 [46]
1984  Denmark John Nielsen Volkswagen Motorsport Ralt RT3-Volkswagen Formula 3
1985  Brazil Maurício Gugelmin West Surrey Racing with Theodore Racing Ralt RT30-Volkswagen Formula 3
1986  United Kingdom Andy Wallace Madgwick Motorsport Reynard 863-Volkswagen Formula 3
1987  United Kingdom Martin Donnelly Intersport Racing Ralt RT31-Toyota Formula 3 [47]
1988  Italy Enrico Bertaggia Forti Corse Dallara 388-Alfa Romeo Formula 3 [48]
1989  Australia David Brabham Bowman Racing Ralt RT33-Volkswagen/Spiess Formula 3 [49]
1990  Germany Michael Schumacher WTS Racing Reynard 903-Volkswagen/Spiess Formula 3 [50]
1991  United Kingdom David Coulthard Paul Stewart Racing Ralt RT35-Mugen-Honda Formula 3 [46]
1992  Sweden Rickard Rydell Team TOM'S TOM'S 032F-Toyota Formula 3
1993  Germany Jörg Müller RSM Marko Dallara 393-Fiat Formula 3
1994  Germany Sascha Maassen WTS Racing Dallara F394-Opel Formula 3
1995  Germany Ralf Schumacher WTS Racing Dallara F394 Opel-Spiess Formula 3 [51]
1996  Ireland Ralph Firman Paul Stewart Racing Dallara F396 Honda-Mugen/NB Formula 3 [52]
1997  France Soheil Ayari Graff Racing Dallara F396 Opel-Spiess Formula 3 [46]
1998  United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Team TOM'S Dallara F398 Toyota-TOM'S Formula 3 [53]
1999  United Kingdom Darren Manning Team TOM'S Dallara F399 Toyota-TOM'S Formula 3 [54]
2000  Macau André Couto Bertram Schäfer Racing Dallara F399 Opel-Spiess Formula 3 [55]
2001  Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Dallara F301 Honda-Mugen Formula 3 [56]
2002  France Tristan Gommendy ASM Dallara F302 Sodemo-Renault Formula 3 [57]
2003  France Nicolas Lapierre Signature Plus Dallara F302 Renault-Sodemo Formula 3 [58]
2004  France Alexandre Prémat ASM Dallara F304 Mercedes-HWA Formula 3 [59]
2005  Brazil Lucas di Grassi Manor Motorsport Dallara F305 Mercedes-HWA Formula 3 [60]
2006  United Kingdom Mike Conway Räikkönen Robertson Racing Dallara F306 Mercedes-HWA Formula 3 [61]
2007  United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis Team TOM'S Dallara F306 Toyota-TOM'S Formula 3 [62]
2008  Japan Keisuke Kunimoto Team TOM'S Dallara F308 Toyota-TOM'S Formula 3 [63]
2009  Italy Edoardo Mortara Signature Plus Dallara F308-Volkswagen Formula 3 [64]
2010  Italy Edoardo Mortara Signature Plus Dallara F308-Volkswagen Formula 3 [65]
2011  Spain Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam Dallara F308 HWA-Mercedes Formula 3 [66]
2012  Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin Motorsport Dallara F312-Volkswagen Formula 3 [67]
2013  United Kingdom Alex Lynn Theodore Racing with Prema Dallara F312-Mercedes Formula 3 [68]
2014  Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport Dallara F312-Mercedes-HWA Formula 3 [69]
2015  Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Prema Powerteam Dallara F312-Mercedes Formula 3 [70]
2016  Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin Dallara F312-Volkswagen Formula 3 [71]
2017  United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Motopark with VEB Dallara F317-Volkswagen Formula 3 [72]
2018  United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Motopark Academy Dallara F318-Volkswagen Formula 3 [73]
2019  Netherlands Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport Dallara F3 2019-Mecachrome FIA Formula 3 Championship [74]
2020  Macau Hon Chio Leong Smart Life Racing Mygale M14-F4-SARL F4 Chinese Championship[7] [75]
2021  Macau Hon Chio Leong Theodore Smart Life Racing Mygale M14-F4-SARL F4 Chinese Championship [76]
2022  Macau Wing Chung Chang Champ Motorsport Mygale M14-F4-SARL F4 Chinese Championship [77]
2023  United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight Dallara F3 2019-Mecachrome FIA Formula 3 Championship [78]
2024  United States Ugo Ugochukwu R-ace GP Tatuus F3 T-318-Alfa Romeo Formula Regional [79]
2025  France Théophile Naël KCMG Enya Pinnacle Motorsport Tatuus F3 T-318-Alfa Romeo Formula Regional [80]
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Records

By driver

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Multiple wins by driver[12][13]
Name Wins Years
John MacDonald 4 1965, 1972, 1973, 1975
Jan Bussell 2 1968, 1971
António Félix da Costa 2 2012, 2016
Arsenio Laurel 2 1962, 1963
Geoff Lees 2 1979, 1980
Hon Chio Leong 2 2020, 2021
Edoardo Mortara 2 2009, 2010
Riccardo Patrese 2 1977, 1978
Felix Rosenqvist 2 2014, 2015
Vern Schuppan 2 1974, 1976
Dan Ticktum 2 2017, 2018
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By nationality

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Victories by nationality[12][13]
Nationality Wins Drivers
 United Kingdom 15 13
 Hong Kong 9 6
 France 5 5
 Macau 5 4
 Italy 5 3
 Brazil 4 4
 Germany 4 4
 Australia 4 3
 Singapore 3 2
 Sweden 3 2
 Japan 2 2
 United States 2 2
 Philippines 2 1
 Portugal 2 1
 Austria 1 1
 Belgium 1 1
 Denmark 1 1
 Ireland 1 1
 Malaysia 1 1
 Netherlands 1 1
 Spain 1 1
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By entrant

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Wins by entrant[12][13]
Entrant Wins Drivers
Theodore Racing 8 7
Team TOM'S 5 5
Prema Powerteam 3 3
WTS Racing 3 3
Carlin 3 2
Signature Plus 3 2
ASM 2 2
Bob Harper Racing 2 2
Paul Stewart Racing 2 2
West Surrey Racing 2 2
Motopark Academy 2 1
Smart Life Racing 2 1
Bertram Schäfer Racing 1 1
Bowman Racing 1 1
BMW 1 1
C. L. Choon 1 1
Champ Motorsport 1 1
Forti Corse 1 1
Graff Racing 1 1
KCMG 1 1
Hayashi Racing 1 1
Hitech Pulse-Eight 1 1
Intersport Racing 1 1
Madgwick Motorsport 1 1
Manor Motorsport 1 1
Martin Redfern 1 1
MP Motorsport 1 1
Mücke Motorsport 1 1
R-ace GP 1 1
Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1 1
Ron Hardwick 1 1
RSM Marko 1 1
Volkswagen Motorsport 1 1
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Notes

  1. Before that, the overall winner was determined over two 15-lap legs. When the Grand Prix was held to Formula Atlantic rules, it was always staged over one leg.[10]
  2. Scottish-born MacDonald was a resident of Hong Kong at the time of his victories.[27]

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