Asia’s most prestigious GT4 event, the Greater Bay Area GT Cup, has joined the inaugural SRO GT Cup campaign.
Announced in December, the SRO GT Cup comprises four events across China. It starts in March at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai before Zhuhai International Circuit – a venue SRO previously visited with BPR and the FIA GT Championship – is provisionally scheduled to host two more 30-minute races. Then comes the new Beijing Street Circuit, which welcomes GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS on the same weekend, ahead of SRO GT Cup’s season finale one month later.
As many as 28 cars can compete at the final event. Spaces will be allocated per the standings after Round 2 (provisionally Zhuhai).
Almost 30 cars comprising an impressive 10 manufacturers entered 2024’s Greater Bay Area GT Cup, which has become an important staple of the Macau Grand Prix weekend in recent years. Indeed, no other GT4 event in Asia attracts such quantity or variety.
Its Balance of Performance is already managed by SRO which, as an official FIA partner, is also responsible for assembling the FIA GT World Cup grid.
2025’s season finale will be held in late November. Confirmation of Zhuhai’s inclusion and date will be made in due course.
SRO Motorsports Asia General Manager Benjamin Franassovici: “We are delighted, proud and privileged to add the Greater Bay Area GT race to SRO GT Cup’s inaugural schedule, which begins and ends with China’s two biggest motorsport events.
“We already enjoy a strong working relationship with the Greater Bay Area GT Cup, which has become the most significant race for GT4 cars in Asia. Its inclusion in SRO’s 2025 schedule underlines the scale of our ambition for this new national series.
“This is mirrored in the number of enquiries and full-season entries we have received since the championship was launched just before Christmas. Demand has exceeded our expectations.”
Drivers with either FIA Bronze or Silver gradings are eligible to compete in any currently homologated GT4 car. SRO’s renowned Balance of Performance and sporting environment will also ensure comparable standards to those seen in other SRO championships all over the world.
Race results will also count towards SRO’s GT4 Manufacturer Ranking, a global title awarded to the world’s top performing GT4 brand at the end of each season. SRO GT Cup joins its Asian counterpart, the Japan Cup, on a list also featuring continental and national series in Europe, America and Australia.
PROVISIONAL 2025 SRO GT CUP CALENDAR
Races 1 + 2: March 21-23 – Shanghai International Circuit (Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix)
Races 3 + 4: Date TBA – Zhuhai International Circuit TBC
Races 5 + 6: October 17-19 – Beijing Street Circuit (GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS)
Race 7: November – Greater Bay Area GT Cup
