2023 FIA Formula 3 World Cup/2023 FIA GT World Cup
As the FIA Formula 3 World Cup and FIA GT World Cup return to Macau in a few days (November 16-19), here are some key facts from the event.
Ayrton Senna made history in 1983 when he became the first F3 car driver to win the Macau Grand Prix, which changed from Formula Pacific to F3 regulations at the 30th race.
BMW is preparing to unveil the M4 GT3 for the first time at the Ghia circuit. The drivers are 2018 FIA GT World Cup winner Augusto Farfus and Macau newcomer Sheldon van der Rijn.
Charlie Wirtz and Sebastian Montoya are the sons of former F1 racers Alex Wurz and Juan Pablo Montoya. They are scheduled to debut in the FIA Formula 3 World Cup.
david Weian Chen will take multitasking to a new level in Macau next week. Weian Chen not only drives the Harmony Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 in the 2023 FIA GT World Cup, but is also the team principal of the team.
eduardo Mortara has seven victories on the Guia circuit. He won back-to-back races in his F3 from 2009 to 2010 and proved his versatility by winning his FIA GT World Cup in 2017 (pictured below).
ferrari will return to Macau in 2023, making its first appearance since 2017, when 2014 and 2015 F3 winner Felix Rosenqvist drove a 488 operated by American Scuderia Corsa.
Gabriele Mini is one of three drivers to wear the famous Theodore Racing colors at the 70th Macau Grand Prix. Dino Beganovic, coached by Paul Aaron and 1992 Macau F3 winner Rickard Rydell, completed the challenge for SJM Theodore Prema Racing. Theodore Racing was founded by the late Teddy Yip, a former Macau racer and avid event supporter.
hope We speak to experienced Macanese driver Kevin Tse, who relies on the power of his Mercedes in local races to fuel his home success in the FIA GT World Cup. His F3 victory over Andre Couto in 2000 remains his one of the greatest feats by his racer home in the history of the Macau Grand Prix.
in In 1972, Hong Kong’s talented all-rounder John McDonald added a victory in the touring car-based gear race to his success in the 1969 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, four years after winning the main Macau Grand Prix.
Julie Vips’ lap time of 2:06.317 set in 2019 is the current F3 lap record at the Guia circuit (pictured below).
kevin Estre brings significant history to the HubAuto Racing FIA GT World Cup effort. The French Porsche driver is also the 2023 FIA WEC LMGTE Pro Champion and Le Mans 24 Hours class winner.
Lawrence Vanthoor famously won the red-flagged 2016 FIA GT World Cup by sliding on the roof of his R8 LMS.
MP MotorsportThe company that led Richard Verschoor to Macau F3 glory in 2019 is aiming to win the FIA F3 World Cup for the second year in a row. IndyCar Rookie of the Year Macau returnee Marcus Armstrong will be part of the Dutch team’s 2023 attack.
no Drivers have won the FIA Formula 3 World Cup more than once, but Briton Dan Ticktum, winner in 2017 and 2018, is competing for victory this year with the Rodin Carlin team.
October The 31st is a very important day in the history of the Macau Grand Prix. Back in 1954, Eddie Carvalho won the inaugural competition in a Triumph TR 2.
Porsche The company has yet to win an FIA GT World Cup, but can look forward to an all-star line-up with drivers Earl Bamber, Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor looking to end their championship drought in 2023. .
Qualifying The FIA F3 World Cup session will be split into two sessions, with a 40-minute session on Thursday and a further 40-minute session on Friday, with the combined results determining the grid for Saturday’s qualifying race.
Raphael Marciello, who will lead the Mercedes-AMG Challenge at the 70th Macau Grand Prix, is the most recent winner of the FIA GT World Cup, a feat he accomplished in 2019 (pictured below).
schumacher Brothers Michael and Ralph are both Macau Grand Prix winners. Michael won the 1990 event and Ralph took top honors in 1995.
Takuma Sato, who came from F1, led Japan to its first victory at the Macau Grand Prix in 2001.
Ugogochukwu He is the youngest driver in the F3 field. The 16-year-old Trident Motorsport driver from the United States will not turn 17 until April next year.
victory Martin Redfern’s 1960 race was particularly notable because it was the first Macau Grand Prix to appear on the international calendar and followed the FIA-published regulations for sports cars and grand touring cars. This event earned him official FIA recognition in 1976.
woman No single-seater raced on the streets of Macau until Diana Poon’s appearance in the 1976 event. Germany’s Sophia Floersch is the favorite to win this year’s FIA F3 World Cup.
extreme At the 1987 Macau Grand Prix, weather conditions caused by Typhoon Nina restricted activities at the circuit won by former Lotus F1 driver Martin Donnelly.
Year The influence of the Portuguese rule of Macau is reflected in many of the corner names on the Guia circuit. For example, Dona Maria Bend is named after one of Portugal’s queens in the 19th century.
Zane Maloney will make history by becoming the first driver from Barbados to take part in the FIA F3 World Cup. Maroney finished on the podium in 2023 FIA F2.