There’s been relatively little news of progress with building a grid for the inaugural FIA GT World Cup, which is set to take place in Macau from 19-22 November.
That’s likely to be the major reason behind the appointment, announced today, of Stephane Ratel to coordinate all operational work jointly with event promoters AAMC (The Automobile General Association Macao-China ).
With under five months remaining before the event, SRO’s priority will be to work on the manufacturer entries to meet the FIA and AAMC objective of three Pro car entries per manufacturer.
Benjamin Franassovici, the Series Manager of the successful British GT Championship and of the 12 Hours of Sepang for SRO, will work on the team coordination, while Sporting Director Jacquie Groom will be the interface between the FIA and the teams on all sporting matters.
Mr CHONG Coc Veng, President of Automobile General Association Macao-China: “We are very happy to be working jointly with SRO and with the support from the Macau Government and FIA we look forward to create a very exciting and successful FIA GT World Cup in Macau.”
Stephane Ratel: “We are delighted to coordinate and work jointly with AAMC in making the inaugural FIA GT World Cup event the success it deserves to be. It is also an honour and a pleasure for SRO to work on an FIA event once again.”
