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SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP

With more than 30 years' experience at the forefront of a continuously evolving industry, SRO Motorsports Group is the established leader in global GT racing. The company has developed a diverse portfolio of international and domestic series spanning Europe, America, Asia and Australia, with categories catering for GT1, GT2, GT3, GT4 and touring car machinery. Since 2001 it has overseen stewardship of the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, helping to return the event to a position of global significance. SRO also works with the FIA to organise and promote the FIA Motorsport Games, a multi-disciplinary concept in which drivers compete in the colours of their national flag. The company is led by its founder, Stéphane Ratel, with offices in London, Paris, Liège, Hong Kong and the United States.

 

 

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and SRO Asia extend Official Safety Car Partnership

SRO Motorsports Group Asia is pleased to announce the extension of an Official Safety Car Partnership with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing that will see the manufacturer supply its cars to GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS and Japan Cup throughout 2026.


 

The Toyota GR Supra has been on safety and formation lap duties since debuting in the role at the start of 2022. It will continue to provide the same service this year.


 

GT World Challenge Asia 2026 again compromises 12 one-hour races across six events. Season 8 begins at Sepang on April 4-5 before the tropical setting of Mandalika takes centre stage in May. Shanghai International Circuit returns in June following a one-year hiatus ahead of a Japanese double header at Fuji and Okayama that also features SRO’s domestic multi-class Japan Cup championship. Beijing Street Circuit rounds out the campaign in October.


 

There are also two more Japan Cup events, starting with Sugo’s season opener on May 16-17.  Trips to the aforementioned Fuji and Okayama – events known as SRO GT PowerTour that could attract as many as 50 GT cars – then follow through the summer before champions are crowned at Suzuka in September. That particular weekend is shared with the historic Suzuka 1000km, which forms one-fifth of SRO’s globe-trotting Intercontinental GT Challenge.


 

The Toyota GR Supra will also perform Safety Car duties at selected SRO GT Cup events this year. The same model, albeit in GT4 trim, won the overall teams’ and drivers’ championships last season thanks to TOYOTA GAZOO Racing China and Han Lichao.


 

Tomoya Takahashi, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing President: “We are delighted to extend the partnership with SRO Motorsports Group for 2026 again. A total of eight rounds and 20 races will be held together with GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS and Japan Cup, and there is no doubt that SRO is making efforts and contributions to the expansion of customer motorsport in Asia. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing also wants to actively contribute to the development of customer motorsport while continuing to aim for ‘making ever-better motorsports-bred cars’, and we are very grateful to be able to support such a great series and contribute to the safe operation of the races.”


 

Benjamin Franassovici, SRO Motorsports Group Asia General Manager: “TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has been a trusted supplier for many years now so we are, naturally, delighted to extend the partnership into 2026. The Toyota GR Supra is a highly capable safety car that is perfectly at home marshalling our GT3, GT4 and GTC grids. That deep rooted performance was also evident during our inaugural SRO GT Cup season when the car won four of the seven races en route to championship success.”

 

 

• GT4 Italy Series added to global calendar

• BMW chasing third successive title against eight other brands as Ginetta joins the fray

• Season begins this weekend with SRO GT Cup opener at the Chinese Grand Prix

 

The GT4 Manufacturer Ranking begins its third global campaign this weekend (14/15 March) when SRO GT Cup’s season opener at the Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix kicks off another packed year of racing across four continents.


 

Launched in 2024, the Ranking allows GT4 brands to score points in selected series organised or licensed by SRO Motorsports Group. The first two titles were both won by BMW, which fought off Porsche to claim the inaugural crown before dominating the 2025 season.


 

A ninth brand joins the fray this year as Ginetta becomes eligible to score Manufacturer Ranking points for the first time. The British marque is no stranger to GT4 competition: it scored three Championnat de France FFSA GT wins in 2025 and performed well in other series around the world.


 

Its rivals comprise the same eight brands that have contested the past two seasons. BMW will defend its 2025 crown, which was won thanks to 17 race victories across six different series. The Bavarian marque finished well clear of Porsche, while Toyota edged Aston Martin in a tight battle for third place. Mercedes-AMG, McLaren, Audi and Ford completed the 2025 standings and will fight for victory again this term. All nine brands retain the same models used in 2025.


 

The global calendar is also evolving to better reflect participation trends. Championships counting towards the Manufacturer Ranking must have at least six eligible full-season entries at the start of their campaigns.


 

Provisionally, in Europe points will be awarded in ADAC GT4 Germany, British GT, FFSA GT, the GT4 European Series and new GT4 Italy Series. Across the Atlantic, eligible brands can score in Pirelli GT4 America and GT America, while Asia’s contingent comprises Japan Cup and SRO GT Cup. Monochrome GT4 Australia represents Oceania.


 

Sprint races of up to 90 minutes award points using the standard global system, running from 25 for the winner to one for 10th place, while races lasting two or three hours pay double points (50 for the win down to two for 10th). A maximum of two cars per registered manufacturer are eligible to score; cars from manufacturers not entered in the Ranking will be considered invisible, and their positions and points redistributed to the next eligible entry.


 

The 2026 campaign launches on 14/15 March when SRO GT Cup begins its second season of competition. As was the case last year, the single-driver series will kick off in support of the Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit.


 

The season steps up a gear on 28/29 March with Monochrome GT4 Australia travelling to Phillip Island and Pirelli GT4 America and GT America decamping to Sonoma. This will be the first of 12 weekends to feature two or more events.


 

Eight series launch before the end of April, setting a pace that continues through to the deciding races in November. There are just three weekends off between early May and late October, including a run of 12 rounds in six weeks from the start of September.

 
 

 

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