This year’s Greater Bay Area (GBA) GT Cup race will present a 28-car field. This year’s event, which has been part of the local Grand Prix program for some time, has finally been stabilized and will be run under GT4 specification cars, following past editions that featured mixed cars with different specifications, sometimes detracting from the event.
The lineup this year features racers from the GBA but also other countries and regions, giving the race a more international appeal and allowing competitors from various Asian championships to participate in the local event.
The race also features a wide variety of automobiles from prestigious marques that, as GT4 specifications provide, are much closer to the road vehicles we see every day, which is also an attractive feature.
Brands such as Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Ginetta, KTM, Lotus, McLaren, Mercedes, Porsche and Toyota are part of this year’s GBA GT Cup, with some well-known names and even internet celebrities. One example is Malaysian racing star Leona Chin, who gained international notoriety for a series of prank videos in collaboration with a motorsports channel in Malaysia.
But her driving skills are no joke, and she is prepared to give her best, despite this being the first time she races in Macau on the Guia Circuit. Chin will be driving a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS from the Z.SPEED team, alongside teammate Alessandro Ghiretti at the wheel of a similar car.
Local racer Kevin Leong will be competing in a BMW M4 GT4. In a similar car will be Lo Ka Chun, a driver with extensive experience and strong past performance around the streets of Macau, particularly in his former Ginetta G55.
The Ginetta models will also be back on track with good numbers, showcasing the trust in and potential of this car. This time, they will be in the hands of Brian Lai, Lou Cheok In, Ho Ka Meng, Kenny Chung, and Lao Kim Hou.
Mercedes-AMG cars have also been very successful in both GT4 and GT3 categories. Eight of these cars will be featured this year. Notable among these entries this year are Team TRC’s Terence Tse and Kevin Tse.
In previous editions, the Guia Circuit’s technical challenges combined with the inexperience of certain drivers have led to red flags and long Safety Car periods. The hope is for a smoother race this year without such interruptions, allowing fans to experience a good racing show.
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