Motorsport Asia Limited, the promoter of Asia’s most successful GT championship has revealed a new initiative to award the leading Amateur Drivers in the 2016 GT Asia Series.

At every round of the championship, a separate podium presentation will be made for the leading Amateur drivers in the outright GT3 class.

“We’ve had a lot of enquiries over the off-season from new teams looking to contest the Series, and many of them are Amateur drivers who may not be quite as quick as our Pro-Am combinations, so we wanted to acknowledge their involvement in the championship and award them accordingly,” David Sonenscher, the CEO of Motorsport Asia explained.

“At the close of the season the winning driver – or drivers as the case may be – will be crowned the 2016 GT Asia Series Amateur champions, and celebrated right alongside the rest of the Series title winners.”

2016 GT Asia Series – calendar
TEST DAYS, 9-10 May – Korea International Circuit (South Korea)
Rnd#1/#2, 13-15 May – Korea International Circuit (South Korea)
Rnd#3/#4, 10-12 June – Buriram International Circuit (Thailand)
Rnd#5/#6, 1-3 July – Okayama International Circuit (Japan)
Rnd#7/#8, 15-17 July – Fuji International Speedway (Japan)
Rnd#9/#10, 2-4 September – Shanghai International Circuit (China)
Rnd#11/#12, 21-23 October – Zhejiang Circuit (China)

The GT Asia Series is sanctioned by the FIA as an International Series and is clearly recognised as the Region’s leading GT Championship. It is managed and promoted by Motorsport Asia Ltd.