Daily Notebook: World Challenge calendar finalised
The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS calendar is now complete following last week’s announcement of the full Australian schedule.
In total, next year’s Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS calendar is set to feature sprint and endurance races at 30 events in 13 different nations.
This will add up to more than 100 hours of competitive action, running from the opening race at Bathurst on 18 February to the final encounter on the streets of Jeddah on 23 November. All of this, as well as a wide range of practice and qualifying coverage, will be streamed for free on the GT World YouTube channel.
The hugely impressive global schedule can be found below:
Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Driver Development programmes updated
The 2024 season will see Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific implement adjustments to its young driver-focused development programmes, starting with the first-ever Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Talent Pool Assessment.
Initiated in 2017 the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Talent Pool has provided any driver under 26 in the series strong support. Drivers part of the Talent Pool benefit from coaching to develop their racing, financial support from Porsche, tyre support from Michelin, multiple training camps in a year and training on PR, marketing and press handling.
The upcoming Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Talent Pool assessment, set to take place on 6-8 December in Malaysia, where Talent Pool members will have an opportunity to prove themselves on track.
After a recruitment period that saw applications coming from around the world, a final selection of 12 talented young drivers has been made to attend the assessment. The assessment will span three days and consists of a rigorous programme both on and off track to evaluate each driver from a multitude of angles. The first day sees the drivers going through brand and product training, a visit to a Porsche Centre, interviews and personal development assessments.
Days two and three will see the drivers head out onto the Sepang International Circuit in the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992). Over the two days, the young drivers will be put through a full race weekend simulation, with Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2023 Talent Pool Driver, Luo Kailuo, setting reference lap times for the candidates to target. Day 2 will see all drivers doing Free Practice simulations while also spending time with the technical support to debrief and get coaching. Day 3 is the all-important qualifying and race simulation where the young drivers can put to practice what they learned the day before.
The PCCA Talent Pool Assessment will be judged by a jury made up of Alexandre Gibot, managing director of Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Ltd, Sascha Maassen, Porsche Junior Coach, and Alexandre Imperatori, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Talent Pool coach.
Candidates:
- Hugo Allan, New Zealand
- Rodrigo Almeida, Portugal/Mozambique
- Pietro Armanni, Italy
- Douglas Bolger, Japan/Great Britain
- Antoine Doquin, France
- Marco Giltrap, New Zealand
- Mathys Jaubert, France
- Adam Putera, Malaysia
- Manuel Santo, Portugal
- Hugo Schwarze, Germany
- Jackson Walls, Australia
- Dylan Yip, China
World Challenge Europe season reviews
As we head into the weekend, why not look back at this year’s World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cup seasons with the official season review packages on GT World YouTube?
