Race details
Date 16-19 November 2023
Official name Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup
Location Guia Circuit, Macau
Course Temporary street circuit
6.120 km (3.803 mi)
Distance Qualification Race
12 laps, 73.440 km (45.634 mi)
Main Race
16 laps, 97.920 km (60.845 mi)
Qualification Race
Pole
Driver  Raffaele Marciello (SUI) Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf
Time 2:14.542
Fastest lap
Driver  Edoardo Mortara (SUI) Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute
Time 2:16.593
Podium
First Raffaele Marciello (SUI)Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf
Second Maro Engel (DEU)Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing
Third Edoardo Mortara (SUI)Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute
Main Race
Fastest lap
Driver  Daniel Serra (BRA) Harmony Racing
Time 2:16.051
Podium
First Raffaele Marciello (SUI)Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf
Second Edoardo Mortara (SUI)Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute
Third Augusto Farfus (BRA)ROWE Racing

The 2023 FIA GT World Cup (formally the Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup) is a Grand Touring (GT) sports car race that was held on the Guia Circuit in Macau from 16-19 November.[1] It is the sixth edition of the FIA GT World Cup and the thirteenth GT3 car race held in Macau. The event promoter, the Automobile General Association Macau-China, appointed the motorsports organiser Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) to form a grid. The edition itself was made up of two races: a 12-lap qualifying race and an 16-lap main event.

Entry list

Manufacturer Car Engine Team No. Driver Class Ref.
Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 China FAW Audi Racing Team 13 China Cheng Congfu S [2][3][4]
China Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute 40 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara P [5][3][4]
41 Germany Christopher Haase P [2][3][4]
China Uno Racing Team 50 Hong Kong Adderly Fong S [2][3][4]
BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Germany ROWE Racing 11 Brazil Augusto Farfus P [6][3][4]
Belgium Team WRT 32 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde P
Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 China Harmony Racing 51 Brazil Daniel Serra P [2][3][4]
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 52 China Chen Weian S
Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 China Climax Racing 2 France Jules Gounon P [7][3][4]
Germany Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf 48 Switzerland Raffaele Marciello P [7][3][4]
China TORO Racing 70 Hong Kong Marchy Lee S [2][3][4]
Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing 77 Germany Maro Engel P [8][3][4]
91 Spain Daniel Juncadella P
Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 China Luanzhou International Circuit 15 Belgium Alessio Picariello G [2][3][4]
Chinese Taipei D2 Racing Team 22 New Zealand Earl Bamber P [9][3][4]
Chinese Taipei HubAuto Racing 27 France Kévin Estre P [2][3][4]
28 Austria Thomas Preining G
China R&B Racing 33 China Ye Hongli S [2][3][4]
China TORO Racing 99 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor P [2][3][4]
China Absolute Racing 120 Italy Matteo Cairoli P [2][3][4]
Icon Status
P Platinum
G Gold
S Silver

Practice and qualifying

Qualifying classification

Final qualifying classification
Pos. Class[4] No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Gap
1 P 48  Raffaele Marciello (SUI) Germany Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf Mercedes-Benz 2:14.542 –
2 P 40  Edoardo Mortara (CHE) China Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Audi 2:14.758 +0.216
3 P 77  Maro Engel (DEU) Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-Benz 2:14.908 +0.366
4 P 99  Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) China TORO Racing Porsche 2:15.045 +0.503
5 P 32  Sheldon van der Linde (ZAF) Belgium Team WRT BMW 2:15.216 +0.674
6 P 91  Daniel Juncadella (ESP) Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-Benz 2:15.232 +0.690
7 P 51  Daniel Serra (BRA) China Harmony Racing Ferrari 2:15.254 +0.712
8 P 11  Augusto Farfus (BRA) Germany ROWE Racing BMW 2:15.435 +0.893
9 P 22  Earl Bamber (NZL) Chinese Taipei D2 Racing Team Porsche 2:15.491 +0.949
10 P 41  Christopher Haase (DEU) China Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Audi 2:15.593 +1.051
11 P 120  Matteo Cairoli (ITA) China Absolute Racing Porsche 2:15.637 +1.095
12 G 15  Alessio Picariello (BEL) China Luanzhou International Circuit Porsche 2:15.729 +1.187
13 P 27  Kévin Estre (FRA) Chinese Taipei HubAuto Racing Porsche 2:15.743 +1.201
14 G 28  Thomas Preining (AUT) Chinese Taipei HubAuto Racing Porsche 2:16.016 +1.474
15 S 33  Ye Hongli (CHN) China R&B Racing Porsche 2:16.323 +1.781
16 S 50  Adderly Fong (HKG) China Uno Racing Team Audi 2:16.433 +1.891
17 P 2  Jules Gounon (FRA) China Climax Racing Mercedes-Benz 2:16.632 +2.090
18 S 13  Cheng Congfu (CHN) China FAW Audi Racing Team Audi 2:16.820 +2.278
19 S 52  Chen Weian (CHN) China Harmony Racing Ferrari 2:16.889 +2.347
20 S 70  Marchy Lee (HKG) China TORO Racing Mercedes-Benz 2:20.623 +6.081
Source:[10]

Qualification race

Qualification race classification

Pos. Class No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired
1 P 48 Switzerland Raffaele Marciello Germany Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 12 56:05.030
2 P 77 Germany Maro Engel Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 12 +1.172
3 P 40 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara China Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Audi R8 LMS Evo II 12 +1.843
4 P 11 Brazil Augusto Farfus Germany ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3 12 +3.355
5 P 32 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Belgium Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 12 +3.944
6 P 51 Brazil Daniel Serra China Harmony Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 12 +5.367
7 P 99 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor China TORO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 12 +6.045
8 P 41 Germany Christopher Haase China Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Audi R8 LMS Evo II 12 +6.695
9 P 91 Spain Daniel Juncadella Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 12 +7.263
10 P 22 New Zealand Earl Bamber Chinese Taipei D2 Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 12 +8.664
11 G 15 Belgium Alessio Picariello China Luanzhou International Circuit Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 12 +9.016
12 P 27 France Kévin Estre Chinese Taipei HubAuto Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 12 +9.586
13 S 13 China Cheng Congfu China FAW Audi Racing Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II 12 +12.338
14 S 52 China Chen Weian China Harmony Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 12 +12.846
15 P 2 France Jules Gounon China Climax Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 12 +17.243
16 S 33 China Ye Hongli China R&B Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 12 +20.636
17 S 70 Hong Kong Marchy Lee China TORO Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 12 +28.379
Ret S 50 Hong Kong Adderly Fong China Uno Racing Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II 7 +5 laps
NC P 120 Italy Matteo Cairoli China Absolute Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 0 -
NC G 28 Austria Thomas Preining Chinese Taipei HubAuto Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 0 -
Source:[11]

Main race

Main Race classification

Final classification of the main race
Pos. Class No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired
1 P 48 Switzerland Raffaele Marciello Germany Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 16 38:35.554
2 P 40 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara China Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Audi R8 LMS Evo II 16 +2.510
3 P 11 Brazil Augusto Farfus Germany ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3 16 +4.295
4 P 51 Brazil Daniel Serra China Harmony Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 16 +6.018
5 P 91 Spain Daniel Juncadella Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 16 +6.515
6 P 99 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor China TORO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 16 +7.796
7 P 41 Germany Christopher Haase China Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Audi R8 LMS Evo II 16 +8.377
8 G 15 Belgium Alessio Picariello China Luanzhou International Circuit Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 16 +8.936
9 P 22 New Zealand Earl Bamber Chinese Taipei D2 Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 16 +13.172
10 S 33 China Ye Hongli China R&B Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 16 +13.935
11 P 120 Italy Matteo Cairoli China Absolute Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 16 +14.805
12 P 27 France Kévin Estre Chinese Taipei HubAuto Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 16 +16.285
13 S 13 China Cheng Congfu China FAW Audi Racing Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II 16 +19.826
14 P 2 France Jules Gounon China Climax Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 16 +32.454
15 G 28 Austria Thomas Preining Chinese Taipei HubAuto Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 16 +59.148
16 P 32 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Belgium Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 16 +59.287
17 S 70 Hong Kong Marchy Lee China TORO Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 16 +1:05.775
Ret P 77 Germany Maro Engel Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 10 Gearbox
Ret S 52 China Chen Weian China Harmony Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 7 Retired
Box score

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Dagys, John (5 June 2023). "FIA GT World Cup Returns to Macau". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Euwema, Davey (25 October 2023). "Five Former Winners in 21-Car Macau Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Goodwin, Graham (15 November 2023). "The FIA GT World Cup Returns To Macau". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "FIA GT World Cup – Entry List" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
    5. ↑ Staff, Sportscar365 (17 October 2023). "Four-Time Macau GT Winner Mortara Confirmed With Audi". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 17 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    6. ↑ Release, Press (24 October 2023). "BMW M Motorsport returns to Macau: BMW M Team WRT and ROWE Racing start at the FIA GT World Cup". bmwgroup.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
    7. 1 2 Lloyd, Daniel (24 October 2023). "Four Mercedes-AMG Factory Drivers to Tackle Macau". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
    8. ↑ Euwema, Davey (13 October 2023). "Craft-Bamboo Reveals Liveries for Macau Bid". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
    9. ↑ Euwema, Davey (19 October 2023). "Bamber Returns to Macau in EBM Porsche". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
    10. ↑ "70th Macau Grand Prix - Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - Qualifying - Official Final Classification" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. 17 November 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
    11. ↑ "70th Macau Grand Prix - Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - Qualifying Race - Official Final Classification" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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