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Yuan, Ye Seal Back-to-Back GT World Challenge Asia Crown on Countback in Beijing Finale

Countback sealed the championship after a Safety Car‑shortened finale reshaped the order.

Overview

  • Yuan and Ye were confirmed as champions after finishing seventh in Race 2, tying on 125 points with team-mate Lu Wei but prevailing 3–2 on victories.
  • Race 2 ended behind the Safety Car following Anthony Liu’s heavy Turn 1 crash, with Harmony’s Zhang Yaqi and Ye Yifei scoring their first series win.
  • 5Zigen’s Hiromasa ‘Hirobon’ Kitano and Yu Kanamaru won Race 1 from seventh as stop‑go penalties for minimum pit times hit contenders including Origine and JMR.
  • Class titles were settled: Lu Wei clinched Pro‑Am, Ruan Cunfan and Maxime Oosten secured Silver‑Am, Cheng Congfu and Yu Kuai sealed Silver, and Christian Colombo with David Tjiptobiantoro took Am.
  • JMR’s Prince Jefri Ibrahim finished second in the finale to place third in the standings, as the Beijing street round drew a record crowd of about 30,000.