New changes, new prospects! 2025 CEC competition will be more exciting and the groups will be more diverse

With the successful conclusion of the 2024 season, the 2025 CEC China Endurance Championship is also ready to go. In the upcoming new season, CEC plans to make major adjustments and upgrades to the competition system based on past operating experience and the development trend of Chinese racing today, aiming to present a more professional and exciting endurance feast for drivers, teams and fans.

GT Cup has two rounds of finals

In the 2025 season, in order to enhance the viewing experience of the GT Cup and respond to the needs of drivers and teams, CEC will adjust the competition system of one official practice session, one qualifying session, and 150-minute race at each station, which has been in operation for many years, to two official practice sessions, two qualifying sessions, and two rounds of 90-minute races.

After the upgrade, the total mileage of the GT Cup will be longer, the schedule will be more intensive, and there will be more intense track competition and strategic games, bringing a new look to the top category of the Endurance National Championship.

2025 CEC Station Composition

GT Cup

• Two official practice sessions
• Two qualifying sessions
• Two 90-minute rounds + the first car final
• Both GT Cup finals will have awards and press conferences

Manufacturer Cup, National Cup

• One official practice session
• One qualifying session
• Two stages with 120 Minutes + lead car finals

GT Cup is expected to add GTM group

In order to further promote GT racing and provide more GT endurance race options for powerful drivers, CEC plans to add GTM group in the new season to attract more GT racing cars to participate in GT Cup. CEC will maintain communication with the participating teams and drivers, formulate relevant rules for the group based on the feedback of the contestants, and release more detailed information in the future.

2.0T and unified specification groups added to the National Cup

In order to attract more outstanding drivers and teams to participate and respond to the development trend of the automobile market, CEC will add a 2.0T group and a unified specification group to the National Cup in the 2025 season.

The 2.0T group is open to cars with 2.0T and above displacement (excluding TCR cars), which caters to the current market trend of 2.0T power being sought after in the automotive industry. It will help the National Cup attract more powerful teams to participate, enrich the types of cars in the event, and improve the competitive level.

In order to help more drivers participate in high-level endurance events, CEC will officially include the unified specification group in the racing group sequence in the 2025 season. The unified specification group will use the same model and specification of racing cars to create a fair, high-level, and highly participatory endurance racing platform. The unified specification group appeared in the CEC arena at the Ordos Invitational in the 2023 season, helping many outstanding drivers to complete the national endurance race. After officially becoming a group of the National Cup, the unified specification group will witness more elite drivers display their skills.

In the 2025 season, the original 1600A group and 1600B group will be unified and merged into the 1600 group, presenting more intense competition.

2025 CEC Racing Group

GT Cup

Prototype Group
GT3 Group
GTC Group
GT4 Group
GTM Group (TBC)
TCE Group
Manufacturer Cup

Self-owned brand group A
Self-owned brand group B
Joint venture brand group A
Joint venture brand group B
Hybrid self-owned brand group A
Hybrid self-owned brand group B
National Cup

2.0T group
1600T group
2000 group
1600 group
Uniform specification group

Wuhan final battle presents another extended version of endurance showdown

In the final match of the 2024 season in Zhuhai, CEC brought the 4-hour endurance race of the GT Cup for the first time, which won unanimous praise from drivers and fans. In the 2025 season, CEC plans to continue to upgrade in the final match in Wuhan. In addition to the GT Cup, the Manufacturer Cup and the National Cup will also present an endurance final of no less than 4 hours, and plans to introduce a double points system at the station to create a more exciting annual championship feast.

In addition to the upgrade of the competition system and grouping, the 2025 CEC will continue to actively embrace the diversified operation concept. While presenting high-level professional competitions, it will also present a wealth of automotive cultural activities at the same time, bringing exciting broadcasts and media reports online and offline, and creating a colorful racing feast for drivers, teams, fans, and partners!