GT Asia Series
{{Short description|Sports car racing series in Asia}}{{Infobox motorsport championship
| name = GT Asia Series
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| category = Grand tourer
| country/region = Asia
| inaugural = 2010
| folded = 2017
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| tyres = Michelin
| website = {{Official website|http://www.gtasiaseries.com/|Official website}}
| current_season = 2016 GT Asia Series
|2015 Champion driver = {{flagicon|HKG}} Darryl O'Young|2015 Champion team = {{flagicon|HKG}} Craft-Bamboo Racing}}
{{Distinguish|Blancpain GT Series Asia}}
The GT Asia Series was a sports car racing series based in Asia. The championship combines FIA GT3 specification cars as the elite class of the series with Ferrari Challenge, Porsche Cup and older GT3 machinery competing in the GTM class.
The series had its first season in 2010 with a dozen GT3 cars and has since expanded with grid sizes of 26 or more cars and a 13-round calendar visiting tracks in China, Malaysia, Japan and Thailand.{{cite web|url=http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3418&Itemid=229 |title=GT Asia 2014 Calendar |publisher=AFOS |accessdate=15 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924183030/http://afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3418&Itemid=229 |archivedate=24 September 2014 }}
The Series is organized by Motorsport Asia Ltd, creators of the Asian Festival of Speed (AFOS) and sanctioned by the FIA.{{cite web|url=http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225&Itemid=121 |title=About AFOS |accessdate=15 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925155210/http://afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225&Itemid=121 |archivedate=25 September 2014 }}
In October 2016, the GT Asia Series announced a partnership with the Asian Le Mans Series. It includes a new Michelin Asia GT Challenge, which is a combined classification for GT3 teams, where the winner will get an invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In April 2017, the GT Asia Series was announced to merge with the China GT Championship; see GT World Challenge Asia.
Champions
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!Season !Driver Champion !Team/Entrant Champion !Car |
2010
| {{flagicon|SRI}} Dilantha Malagamuwa | {{flagicon|SRI}} Dilango Racing |
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2011
| GT3: {{flagicon|SIN}} Weng Sun Mok | GT3: {{flagicon|SIN}} Team Clearwater Racing | GT3: Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 |
2012
| GT3: {{flagicon|SIN}} Weng Sun Mok | GT3: {{flagicon|SIN}} Team Clearwater Racing | GT3: Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 |
2013
| GT3: {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Zhi Cong | GT3: {{flagicon|CHN}} Asia Racing Team | GT3: Porsche 911 GT3-R |
2014
| GT3: {{flagicon|SIN}} Weng Sun Mok | GT3: {{flagicon|SIN}} Clearwater Racing | GT3: Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 |
2015
| GT3: {{flagicon|HKG}} Darryl O'Young | GT3: {{flagicon|HKG}} Craft-Bamboo Racing | GT3: Aston Martin Vantage GT3 |
2016
| GT3: {{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Liberati {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Amici | GT3: {{flagicon|HKG}} Bentley Team Absolute | GT3: Bentley Continental GT3 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gtasiaseries.com/|AFOS and GT Asia Series Official website}}
{{GT Asia Series seasons}}
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2010
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