FIA GT World Cup - Macau GT Cup

[Monkey Head]

I know there are old topic before unfortunately it should have been closed,so here start a new thread about it.

5 manufacturers registered for championship + 13 entries will be completed by local organizers which mainly from GT Asia Championship.Audi and Mercedes hinting they enter with their new model which continuing their hard fight from last 2 years.For local entires,only Sliver medal drivers are accepted therefore plenty of core gentleman drivers like Weng Sun Mok ,Frank yu or Anthony Liu cannot be enter the race or they have to upgrade to Sliver.

Manufacturers Entires:

Audi R8 LMS 2015/R8 LMS Ultra
WRT - Edoardo Mortara?Laurens Vanthoor?
Phoneix Racing team - Markus Winkelhock?
Audi HK by Phoneix Asia -Marchy Lee?

Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3
Craft Bamboo Racing - Stefan Mucke
Craft Bamboo Racing -Darryl O'Young
?? - ??

Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 /AMG GT3
AMG - Maro Engel?
AMG - Renger van der Zande?
?? - ??

McLaren 650S GT3
??- ??
?? - ??

Porsche 911 GT3R
LKM Racing - Earl Bamber
??- ??
??- ??


Manufacturers Entires or Local Entires:
FFF by ACM - McLaren 650S GT3 - Tonio Liuzzi?
FFF by ACM - McLaren 650S GT3 - Andrea Calderlli?
FFF by ACM - McLaren 650S GT3 - Hiroshi Hamaguchi?/Alvaro Parente?



Local Entires :
Absoulte Bentley Racing - Bentley Continental - Adderly Fong?
Absoulte Bentley Racing - Bentley Continental - Keita Sawa?

AF Corse? - Ferrari 458 GT3? - Davide Rizzo?
AF Corse? - Ferrari 458 GT3? - Max Wiser?

Clearwater Racing? - Ferrari 458 GT3? - Mok Weng Sun?/James Calado?
Clearwater Racing? - Ferrari 458 GT3? - Mark Griffin?

[Rodger Davies]

Same 1 driver, no pitstop rules as past years? I love this event but I'm hoping they turn it into a 2 driver race with pit stops at some point; at the moment it's too short and half of it takes place under SC.

[Monkey Head]

Originally Posted by Rodger Davies

Same 1 driver, no pitstop rules as past years? I love this event but I'm hoping they turn it into a 2 driver race with pit stops at some point; at the moment it's too short and half of it takes place under SC.

I can see driver's changing and refueling during race are not included in Macau's track license

[Asa]

A qualifying race will be conducted for 12 laps, which will then be followed by a 60 minute main event race.

No driver change, which I think is good. I am not a fan of driver changes. Changing drivers only add confusion to the spectators.

It is like doubles tennis. If one could win in singles then one would not play in doubles.

[deggis]

I wonder if this going to be streamed on the usual SRO channels. It is not really an SRO event is it?

[Asa]

N° TEAM CAR DRIVER CATEGORY MANUFACTURER
1 Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Maro Engel (GER) Platinum
2 Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Renger van der Zande (NDL) Gold
3 Clearwater Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 Mok Weng Sun (MYS) Bronze
5 FFF Racing Team McLaren 650s GT3 Andre Couto (MAC) Gold
6 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS Edoardo Mortara (ITA) Platinum
7 Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) Platinum
8 Bentley Team Absolute Bentley Continental GT3 Adderly Fong (HKG) Silver
9 Est Cola Racing Team Porsche 997 GT3R Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak (THA) Silver
10 AF Corse Ferrari 458 GT3 Pasin Lathouras (THA) Silver
11 AF Corse Ferrari 458 GT3 Xu Liu (CHN) Bronze
15 FFF Racing Team McLaren 650s GT3 Will Buller (GBR) Silver
18 OD Racing TBA Fairuz Fauzy (MYS) Gold
19 LKM Racing Porsche 997 GT3R Earl Bamber (NZL) Gold
20 Gulf Racing JP Porsche 997 GT3R Dylan Derdaele (BEL) Silver
25 FFF Racing Team McLaren 650s GT3 Alvaro Parente (PRT) Platinum
30 Audi Hong Kong Audi R8 LMS Marchy Lee (HKG) Silver
33 Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra Jeffrey Lee (TWN) Bronze
55 Craft Bamboo Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Darryl O'Young (HKG) Silver
68 Arrow Racing Porsche 997 GT3R Chris van der Drift (NDL) Gold
77 Bentley Team Absolute Bentley Continental GT3 Jacky Cheuk Hing Yeung (HKG) Bronze
88 Bentley Team Absolute Bentley Continental GT3 Keita Sawa (JPN) Silver
97 Craft Bamboo Aston Martin Vantage GT3 TBA
98 Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS Philip Ma (HKG) Silver
99 Craft Bamboo Aston Martin Vantage GT3 TBA

[rich07]

That entrylist is a mixed bag as far as drivers go. Theres some top shelf in there as far Bamber Vanthoor Parente but its a shame we dont see the cream of the crop over the whole field. Its a shame we dont see some more factory drivers for something called the World Cup. Im guessing money is the issue here and I can understand but for something that is billed as the 'World Cup' you'd expect a stronger field.

[Rodger Davies]

Originally Posted by deggis

I wonder if this going to be streamed on the usual SRO channels. It is not really an SRO event is it?

It's usually streamed on the event's own site. Obviously, could be a different broadcast deal with the rebrand, but I'm hoping it's still available.

[rich07]

Live streaming link

http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/live-streaming/

Qualifying race starts in just under an hour. Mucke on pole.

[divxx]

Damn I missed it. Forgot this was happening this weekend. Tuned in in time for the F3 qualy race at least. Any significant carnage in the GT qualifying race?

[tux]

Only Fong crashing his Bentley. Did they repair Coutos Mclaren or is it a spare car? The damage from qualifying looked bad.

Thats the most competitive an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 has been since the car was released.

[rich07]

Would be nice if the stream had commentary.

[rich07]

Would be nice if the stream had commentary.

[Miguel]

Would be nice if Stefan Mücke could stop trying to cause crashes.

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by Miguel

Would be nice if Stefan Mücke could stop trying to cause crashes.

Racers gonna race; Mücke gonna muck.

[rich07]

Mucke given ten second penalty. Engel inherits win.

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by tux

Thats the most competitive an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 has been since the car was released.

Depends if BOP is involved.

[rich07]

The only upside of no commentary was being able to listen to the Aston V12. A delight for the ears.

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by Miguel

Would be nice if Stefan Mücke could stop trying to cause crashes.

When did this happen, because I didn't see it when I watched the race?

[Miguel]

He did a dirty brake check right before they went back to green. Maro Engel was complaining about it in the press conference, and it was why Mücke got the penalty.

"Wir waren fast bei 200 km/h, als Stefan auf die Bremse trat, und es war eine echte Überraschung. Ich hatte wirklich Angst, dass die anderen hinter uns nicht ausweichen können, doch glücklicherweise gab es keinen schweren Unfall." -- http://www.motorsport-total.com/mehr...-15112111.html

"We were already doing 200km/h, when Stefan suddenly hit the brakes. I really feared that the others behind us couldn't take evasive action, but luckily no heavy accident happened."

[divxx]

Originally Posted by airbusA346

Depends if BOP is involved.

Well, the BoP is posted on the official website.

http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/wp-cont...p-in-Macau.pdf

Interesting how much the new R8 has to be slowed down especially relative to the old R8.

[rich07]

The stream is up. Is showing TCR post race media at the moment. Main race starts in approx 15 minutes or so

[tux]

I guess as a spectacle it "works" but fairly boring racing. Highlight has to be the amateurs crashing behind the safety car.

[divxx]

What a thoroughly Macau-y end to that one.

Though there was more passing than I predicted (the prediction being none), and even that was because the second SLS was partially crippled.

I actually did enjoy watching the the 4 cars battling nose-to-tail for a while, showing their various strengths and weaknesses, which is all you can expect from this track.

[rich07]

Nice one John Shen. AMG must be loving this guy atm. Good end to the weekend for AMG. Though after both cars crashed out earlier.