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2023 FIA GT World Cup
Sixth World Cup for GT3-spec race cars in Macau / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023 FIA GT World Cup (formally the Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup) was a Grand Touring (GT) sports car race held on the Guia Circuit in Macau on 19 November. It was the sixth FIA GT World Cup and the thirteenth GT3 car race held in Macau. The Automobile General Association Macau-China, the event's promoter, appointed the motorsports organiser SRO Motorsports Group to form a grid. The edition included two races: a 12-lap qualifying race and a 16-lap main event.
Race details | ||
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Date | 19 November 2023 | |
Official name | Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup | |
Location | Guia Circuit, Macau | |
Course | Temporary street circuit 6.120 km (3.803 mi) | |
Distance | Qualification Race 12 laps, 73.440 km (45.634 mi) Main Race 16 laps, 97.920 km (60.845 mi) | |
Qualification Race | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf |
Time | 2:14.542 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute |
Time | 2:16.593 | |
Podium | ||
First | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf |
Second | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing |
Third | ![]() | Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute |
Main Race | ||
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Harmony Racing |
Time | 2:16.051 | |
Podium | ||
First | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf |
Second | ![]() | Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute |
Third | ![]() | ROWE Racing |
Raffaele Marciello of Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf won both the qualifying and main races from pole position. Marciello led every lap of both races, winning his second consecutive FIA GT World Cup and becoming the race's first repeat winner. Edoardo Mortara of Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute took second place, and Augusto Farfus of ROWE Racing finished third.