The 2019 GT World Challenge Asia (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia) was the third season of
SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's
GT World Challenge Asia, an
auto racing
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series for
grand tourer
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cars in
Asia
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. The races were contested with
GT3-spec and
GT4-spec cars. The season began on 6 April at
Sepang and ended on 28 September at
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
. It was the first season of the unification of GT3 sprint series across the globe under the World Challenge name.
Calendar
At the annual press conference during the
2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the
Stéphane Ratel Organisation
SRO Motorsports Group (formerly the Stéphane Ratel Organisation) is an international sporting organisation best known for promoting and running a variety of racing events and series, including the Total 24 Hours of Spa, Intercontinental GT Chal ...
announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar.
Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
was replaced by
Korea
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. The dates for the races at
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
were confirmed on 11 December.
Entry list
GT3
GT4
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship standings
;Scoring system
Championship 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.
Drivers' championships
Overall
Silver Cup
Pro-Am Cup
Am Cup
Teams' championship
Only the two best results of a team per race counted towards the Teams' championship.
See also
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2019 GT Series
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2019 GT Series Endurance Cup
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2019 GT World Challenge America
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2019 GT World Challenge Europe
The 2019 GT World Challenge Europe (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe) was the seventh season of the GT World Challenge Europe following on from the demise of the SRO Motorsports Group's FIA GT1 World Ch ...
Notes
References
External links
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{{FIA GT Championship Seasons
GT World Challenge Asia