Team GMB set for long-awaited full-season GT4 World Challenge Asia assault

Team GMB set for long-awaited full-season GT4 World Challenge Asia assault

25.04.2022: Japanese squad Team GMB will finally make its Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS debut this season. The Mercedes-AMG GT4 entrant first announced plans to join the championship at the end of 2019 but was unable to compete due to the postponeme

Japanese squad Team GMB will finally make its Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS debut this season.

 

 

The Mercedes-AMG GT4 entrant first announced plans to join the championship at the end of 2019 but was unable to compete due to the postponement of the last two seasons.


In truth its competitive hiatus predates the global pandemic: the outfit was originally established in 1991 but hasn’t raced since its final All Japan GT Championship (now known as Super GT) campaign in 2003.


Team owner and driver Hiroaki Hatano began his career in Super Taikyu but became a mainstay of the All Japan GT Championship from 1996 until 2003 before joining the VITA Trophy Endurance Series in 2016.


His 41-year-old Silver-Am partner Shinya Hosokawa has also raced in Super GT where he finished runner-up in 2006 and third in ’07.


Further team announcements will be made in the coming weeks ahead of GTWC Asia’s opening round at Sepang on May 20-22.






2022 CALENDAR




May 20-22 // Sepang International Circuit // 2x 60min races

July 15-17 // Suzuka International Circuit // 2x 60min races (inc. Japan Cup)

July 22-24 // Fuji International Speedway // 2x 60min races (inc. Japan Cup)

August 19-21 // Sportsland Sugo // 2x 60min races (inc. Japan Cup)

September 23-25 // Okayama International Circuit // 2x 60min races (inc. Japan Cup)

October 21-23 // Mandalika International Circuit // 2x 60min races

 
 

- Benjamin Franssovici- photo SRO





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