2022 GT World Challenge Asia

The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS was the fourth season of the GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia co-promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management. The races were contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 20 May at Sepang in Malaysia and was scheduled to end on 23 October at the new Mandalika Circuit in Indonesia, however the round was cancelled due to homologation issues, therefore the championship finished at the Okayama International Circuit in Japan. It was the second season of the unification of GT3 sprint series across the globe under the World Challenge name and the first since Blancpain ended its title sponsorship of the series.

Calendar

Round Race name Circuit Date 1 AWS Malaysian GT Series Sepang International Circuit, Sepang District, Selangor 20–22 May 2 MOTUL Japan Cup Series of Suzuka Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie 15–17 July 3 Pirelli Japan Cup Series of Fuji Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka 22–24 July 4 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO Sportsland SUGO, Murata, Miyagi 19–21 August 5 Honda Japan Cup Series of Okayama Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama 23–25 SeptemberCancelled Rounds - Pirelli Indonesian GT Series Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara 21–23 OctoberSources:

The Pirelli Indonesian GT Series originally scheduled 21–23 October, but was cancelled due to track homologation issues.

Entry list Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds GT3 Team Uematsu McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 2 Am 2–5 Tadao Uematsu PLUS with BMW Team Studie BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8 5 Seiji Ara PA 2–5 Tomohide Yamaguchi Comet Racing Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6 7 Yorikatsu Tsujiko Am2–5 Yusuke Yamasaki EBM Giga Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 8 Reid Harker PA All Setiawan Santoso 11 Earl Bamber PA 1 Adrian D’Silva 18 Kantadhee Kusiri S 2 Tanart Sathienthirakul AAS Motorsport Kantadhee Kusiri 3–5 Tanart Sathienthirakul ABSSA Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 16 Hiroshi Koizumi PA 2–5 Keita Sawa B-Max Engineering Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 19 Hiroshi Hamaguchi Am 2 Mineki Okura Reap Fueling Ambitions Hiroshi Hamaguchi 3–5 Mineki Okura Audi Team Hitotsuyama Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 21 Motohiro Ogura Am 4 Akihiro Tsuzuki Audi Sport Asia Team X Works Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 22 Sandy Stuvik PA 1–2 Yasser Shahin 1 David Pun 2–3 Marchy Lee 2 Shaun Thong 3 Elf Bar Racing Team X Works 91 David Pun PA 1–2 Shaun Thong X Works David Pun 4 Shaun Thong Yogibo Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 27 Naoki Yokomizo S All Shogo Mitsuyama 1 Kiyoto Fujinami 2–5 Porsche Center Okazaki Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 30 Yuta Kamimura PA 2–3, 5 Hiroaki Nagai Bingo RacingChevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-RChevrolet 6.2 L V8 44 "" Am5 Shinji Takei D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 47 Tomonobu Fujii PA 2–5 Satoshi Hoshino AMAC Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (2017) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 51 Andrew Macpherson Am All William Ben Porter LM Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 60 Kei Nakanishi PA 2–5 Shigekazu Wakisaka K-tunes RacingLexus RC F GT3Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 96 Morio Nitta PA5 Masanori Nogami Triple Eight JMR Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 99 Nick Foster PA All Prince Jefri Ibrahim 888 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim PA All Jazeman Jaafar Car Guy Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 777 Kei Cozzolino PA 2–5 Takeshi Kimura GTC Bingo Racing Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 666 "" Am 3 Shinji Takei GT4 Comet Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 4 Masaaki Fujii Am 2–5 Kazuhiro Sakai Koshido Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 12 Katsuyuki Hiranaka SA 2–3 Motoharu Sato GTO Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 14 Brian Lee SA 2–5 Hideto Yasuoka CREF Motor Sport McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren M838T 3.8 L Turbo V8 17 Masataka Inoue SA 2, 5 Yuko Suzuki Team GMB Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 33 Hiroaki Hatano SA 2–5 Shinya Hosokawa Team Scala Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 55 Tatsuya Tanigawa SA 2–3 Jun Tashiro Akiland Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 71 Masayoshi Oyama Am 2–5 Masayuki Ueda 2, 4–5 Makio Saito 3 Invitational – TC Team Studie BMW M2 ClubSport Racing BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 3 Takayuki Kinoshita Am 2 Sunako Jukuchou DG MotorsportBMW M2 ClubSport RacingBMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I656 Kazuki IshiiAm3 Takashi Kochiya BMW Legal Top RacingBMW M2 ClubSport RacingBMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6101 Takuma AokiAm3 Yuji Takahashi Icon Class Drivers S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup SA Silver-Am Cup Am Am Cup

Race results Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4). GT3 Round Circuit Pole position Silver winners Pro/Am winners Am winners 1 1 Sepang No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 99 Triple Eight JMR No. 51 AMAC Motorsport Shogo Mitsuyama Naoki Yokomizo Shogo Mitsuyama Naoki Yokomizo Nick Foster Prince Jefri Ibrahim Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter R2 No. 11 EBM Giga Racing No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 11 EBM Giga Racing No. 51 AMAC Motorsport Earl Bamber Adrian D’Silva Shogo Mitsuyama Naoki Yokomizo Earl Bamber Adrian D’Silva Andrew Macpherson Ben Porter 2 1 Suzuka No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 51 AMAC Motorsport Kiyoto Fujinami Naoki Yokomizo Kantadhee Kusiri Tanart Sathienthirakul Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Andrew Macpherson Ben Porter R2 No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 99 Triple Eight JMR No. 7 Comet Racing Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Kantadhee Kusiri Tanart Sathienthirakul Nick Foster Prince Jefri Ibrahim Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki 3 1 Fuji No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 2 Team Uematsu Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Kiyoto Fujinami Naoki Yokomizo Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Yudai Uchida Tadao Uematsu R2 No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 99 Triple Eight JMR No. 19 Reap Fueling Ambitions Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Kiyoto Fujinami Naoki Yokomizo Nick Foster Prince Jefri Ibrahim Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura 4 1 SUGO No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 2 Team Uematsu Kantadhee Kusiri Tanart Sathienthirakul Kiyoto Fujinami Naoki Yokomizo Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Yudai Uchida Tadao Uematsu R2 No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 47 D'station Racing No. 19 Reap Fueling Ambitions Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Kantadhee Kusiri Tanart Sathienthirakul Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura 5 1 Okayama No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 27 Yogibo Racing No. 777 Car Guy Racing No. 2 Team Uematsu Kiyoto Fujinami Naoki Yokomizo Kiyoto Fujinami Naoki Yokomizo Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Yudai Uchida Tadao Uematsu R2 No. 47 D'station Racing No. 18 AAS Motorsport No. 47 D'station Racing No. 19 Reap Fueling Ambitions Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Kantadhee Kusiri Tanart Sathienthirakul Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura

GT4 Round Circuit Pole position GT4 Silver-Am winner GT4 Am winner 1 1 Sepang No Entries R2 2 1 Suzuka No. 55 Team Scala No. 55 Team Scala No. 71 Akiland Racing Tatsuya Tanigawa Jun Tashiro Tatsuya Tanigawa Jun Tashiro Masayoshi Oyama Masayuki Ueda R2 No. 33 Team GMB No. 33 Team GMB No. 71 Akiland Racing Hiroaki Hatano Shinya Hosokawa Hiroaki Hatano Shinya Hosokawa Masayoshi Oyama Masayuki Ueda 3 1 Fuji No. 55 Team Scala No. 12 Koshido Racing No. 71 Akiland Racing Tatsuya Tanigawa Jun Tashiro Katsuyuki Hiranaka Motoharu Sato Masayoshi Oyama Makio Saito R2 No. 12 Koshido Racing No. 55 Team Scala No. 71 Akiland Racing Katsuyuki Hiranaka Motoharu Sato Tatsuya Tanigawa Jun Tashiro Masayoshi Oyama Makio Saito 4 1 SUGO No. 71 Akiland Racing No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 71 Akiland Racing Masayoshi Oyama Masayuki Ueda Brian Lee Hideto Yasuoka Masayoshi Oyama Masayuki Ueda R2 No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 71 Akiland Racing Brian Lee Hideto Yasuoka Brian Lee Hideto Yasuoka Masayoshi Oyama Masayuki Ueda 5 1 Okayama No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 71 Akiland Racing Brian Lee Hideto Yasuoka Brian Lee Hideto Yasuoka Masayoshi Oyama Masayuki Ueda R2 No. 33 Team GMB No. 14 GTO Racing Team No. 71 Akiland Racing Hiroaki Hatano Shinya Hosokawa Brian Lee Hideto Yasuoka Masayoshi Oyama Masayuki Ueda

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.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championships

Overall Driver Team SEP SUZ FUJ SUG OKA Points GT3 1 Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Car Guy Racing 1 5 1 3 2 3 2 12 126151 2 Nick Foster Prince Jefri Ibrahim Triple Eight JMR 1 5 3 2 4 1 9 10 3 13 123 – 3 Naoki Yokomizo Yogibo Racing 4 4 Ret 13 2 4 1 15 1 6 112 – 4 Kiyoto Fujinami Yogibo Racing Ret 13 2 4 1 15 1 6 88 – 5 Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino D'station Racing 8 18 6 9 3 1 8 1 83 121 6 Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi PLUS with BMW Team Studie 6 3 Ret 15 4 2 14 2 71 87 7 Tanart Sathienthirakul Kantadhee Kusiri EBM Giga Racing 4 8 68 – AAS Motorsport 3 5 7 5 10 58 Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai Porsche Center Okazaki 2 Ret 5 2 7 3 67 919 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Jazeman Jaafar Triple Eight JMR 6 2 9 12 9 Ret Ret 4 6 4 62 –10 Reid Harker Setiawan Santoso EBM Giga Racing 3 3 15 Ret 10 12 Ret 6 5 8 53 – 11 Earl Bamber Adrian D’Silva EBM Giga Racing 2 1 43 – 12 Hiroshi Koizumi Keita Sawa ABSSA Motorsport 12 7 15 6 6 13 4 14 34 75 13 David Pun Elf Bar Racing Team X Works Ret 8 WD WD 31 – Audi Sport Asia Team X Works 7 10 7 8 X Works 5 1914 Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki Comet Racing 14 1 13 13 14 8 12 11 30 67 15 Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura B-Max Engineering 11 4 30 65 Reap Fueling Ambitions Ret 7 11 7 Ret 7 16 Andrew Macpherson William Ben Porter AMAC Motorsport 5 7 10 6 12 14 12 12 13 20† 25 – 17 Shogo Mitsuyama Yogibo Racing 4 4 24 – 18 Shaun Thong Elf Bar Racing Team X Works Ret 8 WD WD 24 – Audi Sport Asia Team X Works 7 8 X Works 5 1919 Sandy Stuvik Audi Sport Asia Team X Works 7 6 7 10 21 – 20 Kei Nakanishi Shigekazu Wakisaka LM Corsa 5 9 11 11 10 9 9 18 17 67 21 Yasser Shahin Audi Sport Asia Team X Works 7 6 14 – 22 Yudai Uchida Tadao Uematsu Team Uematsu 13 Ret 8 10 8 11 11 9 11 58 – Motohiro Ogura Akihiro Tsuzuki Audi Team Hitotsuyama 13 14 0 0 – Marchy Lee Audi Sport Asia Team X Works WD WD 0 –Entries ineligible to score points – "Bankcy" Shinji Takei Bingo Racing 17 10 – – – Masanori Nogami Morio Nitta K-tunes Racing 18 15 – –GTC1 "Bankcy" Shinji Takei Bingo Racing 14 16 50 50GT4 1 Brian Lee Hideto Yasuoka GTO Racing Team 17 15 18 20 15 17 15 16 153 – 2 Hirokai Hatano Shinya Hosokawa Team GMB 19 11 19 19 16 18 19 17 130 156 3 Masayoshi Oyama Akiland Racing 20 16 20 21 17 16 20 19 109 127 4 Masayuki Ueda Akiland Racing 20 16 17 16 20 19 89 103 5 Tatsuya Tanigawa Jun Tashiro Team Scala 16 19 17 17 76 78 6 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Motoharu Sato Koshido Racing 18 14 16 18 76 79 7 Kazuhiro Sakai Masaaki Fujii Comet Racing 23 17 22 23 18 Ret 21 22 64 79 8 Masataka Inoue Yuko Suzuki CREF Motor Sport 22 Ret 16 21 38 50 9 Makio Saito Akiland Racing 20 21 20 24 INV – TC – Kazuki Ishii Takashi Kochiya DG Motorsport 21 22 – – – Sunako Jukuchou Takayuki Kinoshita Team Studie 21 Ret – – – Takuma Aoki Yuji Takahashi BMW Legal Top Racing Ret 24 – –DriverTeamSEPSUZFUJSUGOKAPoints Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Notes: