The FIA GT World Cup returns to the streets of Macau from 13–16 November, 2025, with a 16-car grid representing six GT3 manufacturers. The event, held as part of the 72nd Macau Grand Prix week, once again brings together a blend of factory-supported entries, FIA World Endurance Championship regulars, and rising GT stars.
2023 winner Raffaele Marciello headlines the entry list, spearheading BMW’s campaign with ROWE Racing as he seeks to secure his third victory. He is joined by Sheldon van der Linde, continuing with Team WRT after a podium finish last year.
Ferrari will field three 296 GT3s, two of which feature 24 Hours of Le Mans race winners. Factory ace and 2024 Le Mans victor Antonio Fuoco, coming off another strong season in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class, will make his second Macau appearance with AF Corse. Joining him is Yifei Ye, this year’s Le Mans winner, who returns for his second Guia Circuit outing with Harmony Racing. Meanwhile, emerging Chinese GT talent and Macau rookie Deng Yi will represent Winhere Motorsports.
After returning to Macau last year, Lamborghini expands its presence through Absolute Corse, fielding two Huracán GT3 Evo 2s for Edoardo Mortara and Luca Engstler. Mortara, the second most successful driver in Macau GP’s history with seven victories across different competitions, will aim to reclaim the title he last won in 2017. Engstler, now an established GT3 racer following another season in the DTM, makes his second appearance in the event and will be looking for a strong outing following his 2024 huge qualifying crash.
Porsche mounts the largest single-manufacturer effort with five 911 GT3 R (992) entries led by 2019 winner Laurens Vanthoor for Tempo by Absolute Racing. He is joined by Alessio Picariello in the sister car, while Schumacher CLRT brings a strong duo in newly crowned DTM champion Ayhancan Güven and Laurin Heinrich, both representing Porsche’s new wave of factory-backed GT talent. Phantom Global Racing’s Dorian Boccolacci adds further strength to Porsche’s formidable line-up.
Audi Sport returns with a pair of R8 LMS GT3 Evo2s run by FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom, featuring factory veteran Christopher Haase and versatile Swede Joel Eriksson. Hong Kong’s Adderly Fong joins under the Uno Racing Team banner, bringing significant experience of the Guia Circuit and adding local interest to the Audi contingent.
McLaren makes its long-awaited FIA GT World Cup comeback with Optimum Motorsport, having previously competed in the inaugural running of the FIA-sanctioned event in 2015, running a single 720S GT3 Evo for Benjamin Goethe, a GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup frontrunner over the last few years.
In total, 16 drivers representing 12 nationalities will take to the 6.12-kilometre Guia Circuit for the 2025 edition, with eight Platinum-ranked drivers speaking volumes about the depth of talent across the entry.
The FIA GT World Cup remains the world’s most prestigious sprint race for GT3 machinery, bringing together manufacturers, factory drivers, and privateer entries in a unique high-stakes battle at one of the most demanding street venues in the world.
A revised qualifying format will be adopted for this year’s FIA GT World Cup. In addition to the 30-minute qualifying session established in previous years (Q1), there will be a second qualifying segment (Q2) for the fastest 10 drivers from the first session. This ‘Super Pole’ session will put all 10 drivers going out on track individually for two qualifying laps. Each competitor will also be permitted to use a new set of tyres during Q2.
The rest of the FIA GT World Cup programme remains unchanged from last year, with a 12-lap Qualification Race followed by the 16-lap Main Race to decide the FIA GT World Cup winner.
Once again, the 2025 FIA GT World Cup will share the spotlight with the FIA FR World Cup, plus the season finale of the Kumho Tire FIA TCR World Tour and the newly introduced FIA Formula 4 World Cup, which has expanded the roster of FIA-sanctioned competitions at the 72nd Macau Grand Prix to four.
The event will be streamed live free of charge via the FIA’s official YouTube channel.
