2025 GT China Cup Team Guide

Event Overview

• Event Name: 2025 GT China Cup
• Certification Agency: China Automobile and Motorcycle Sports Federation
• Event Upgrade: Upgraded from GTSC
• Event Scale: Planned to complete four sub-stations, each event weekend includes two rounds of 1-hour races
• Event Location:
• Shanghai International Circuit: April 25-27, May 16-18
• Tianjin V1 International Circuit: June 20-22
• Zhuhai International Circuit or Shanghai International Circuit: September 19-21 (season finale)

Event Organization and Support

• Official Tire Supplier: Pirelli
• Organizer: Shanghai Qingsu Event Planning Co., Ltd. (has organized and participated in many professional international events in Asia)

Standard Schedule of Event Week

• Friday
• Official VIP Room Opening
• Practice Session 1 (up to 60 minutes)
• Free practice (up to 60 minutes)
• Saturday
• Official VIP Lounge open
• Qualifying Session 1 (15 minutes)
• Race 1 (55 minutes + 1 lap)
• Paddock Party
• Sunday
• Official VIP Lounge open
• Qualifying Session 2 (15 minutes)
• Race 2 (55 minutes + 1 lap)

Eligible cars and driver requirements

• Eligible cars:
• Cars that comply with GT3 technical regulations
• Cars that comply with GT4 technical regulations
• Cars that comply with GTC technical regulations
• Driver license: Up to International B level accepted
• Driver groups:
• PRO group
• PRO-AM group (AM + PRO)
• AM group (AM + AM)
• Number of drivers allowed per car: 1 driver or 2 drivers

Overview of the sporting regulations

• Qualifying and grid:
• Drivers participating in the first qualifying session must be the starting drivers of the first round
• Drivers participating in the second qualifying session must be the starting drivers of the second round
• For a two-driver team, each driver can only participate in one qualifying session
• For a team with only one driver, the driver must participate in both qualifying sessions
• Race duration: 55 minutes plus 1 lap
• Starting procedure: All races will be started on the move
• Refueling: Refueling is prohibited during all sessions
• Minimum pit stop time: 55 seconds + pit lane time + driver combination balance time (pit lane time is calculated based on the 60 km/h speed limit)
• BOP: Consistent with mainstream international events
• Series standings:
• All-race driver standings
• PRO-AM driver standings
• AM driver standings
• Team standings
• Mandatory pit stop window: 23rd to 33rd minute of the race
• Tire changes during the race: Tire changes are not permitted during the race, except to replace damaged tires

Driver pit stop balance

*Subject to change after the preliminary race list is available and announced separately before the start of the season

Tire rules

• Practice sessions:
• Each car may register two sets of new dry tires for practice sessions
• Teams may re-register two sets of tires from previously registered tires for practice sessions only
• At the first race of the season, or for new cars added during the season, teams may choose to:
• Register an additional set of new dry tires and an additional set of previously purchased Pirelli dry tires for practice sessions
• Or register two additional sets of new dry tires for practice sessions
• Qualifying and Race: Teams can register up to three sets of new dry tires for qualifying and races
• Wet tires: Rain tires purchased during the season do not need to be registered
  *The new dry tires mentioned above must be purchased from the organizer and collected from Pirelli at the race site

Registration Fee

• Full Season Participant Registration Fee: RMB 175,000/car
• Includes entry fee, free practice, qualifying and race, garage (two cars per garage), 4 official VIP room tickets
• Does not include data collector fees
• Single Station Participant Registration Fee:
• Shanghai Station Single Station Registration Fee: RMB 54,000/car
• Tianjin Station/Zhuhai Station Single Station Registration Fee: RMB 42,000/car
• Full-season early bird discount: Participants who register for the full season and submit the registration form and pay the registration fee in full before February 28, 2025 will receive a free set of official tires for the corresponding registered vehicle at the first stop of the season

Data collector

• Developed and provided: Developed and provided by Stable and "Motorcycle Boy", and can be rented by the team
• Rental price:
• The rental price for single-station participants is RMB 2,800/station
• The full-season registration fee paid by season participants includes the rental price of the data collector, and no additional rental fee is required
• Deposit: A deposit of RMB 15,000 is required for both single-station and season participation, which will be refunded after the end of the sub-station/season
• Data collector package includes:
• Data acquisition device with SD card
• High-definition on-board camera
• 4G data telemetry module for online data detection
• Boost pressure sensor (turbocharged racing car)
• Interface type: Standard DTM 6-pin interface in accordance with FIA regulations

Official VIP Room

• Service objects: Catering services are provided for drivers, teams, team guests, media, event officials and sponsors
• Service content: Drinks, simple breakfast, formal lunch and afternoon coffee break will be provided on Saturday and Sunday of each race

Official race gasoline

• No specific information is clearly mentioned in the document

Contact information

• Contact person: Alex Zhang
• Email: ALEX@TOPSPEEDCHINA.COM