GT3
GetSpeed’s pair of Mercedes AMGs presented a striking sight in the sunshine yesterday, the ‘Bartone Bros’ #9 still in protective wrap but already obviously a visual highlight in its silver ‘battle’ livery.
Alongside the all purple #37 QMMF by Getspeed (Qatari Motorsport Federation) car.
Origine Motorsport is back for a second consecutive Asian LMS season and again presents their solo Porsche, numbered #87, is a beautifully executed green and white livery. Porsche factory driver Laurin Heinrich supports the Chinese GT World Challenge title-winning duo Yuan Bo and Leo Ye Hongli.
The Corvette Z06 GT3.R makes its Asian LMS debut this season with no fewer than four examples on the entry – a pair apiece from TF Sport and local heroes JMR.
The #34 Corvette entered by TF is branded as a Racing Team Turkey effort marking the return to the team from Salih Yoluc who scored success in both GTE and LMP2 with Tom Ferrier’s squad.
Yoluc, an overall Asian LMS Champion back in 2023 with DKR Engineering is joined by Tom van Rumpoy and fellow 2023 Asian LMS Champ Charlie Eastwood in the #34. Eastwood confirmed yesterday that he has signed a second consecutive two year contract as a Corvette factory driver.
The sister TF car meanwhile, is in a revised, and rather bright, livery too.
Team WRT field the only BMWs in the field and their pair of M4 GT3 Evos are both already on-site, the #69 for 2026 WEC driver Tony McIntosh with Parker Thompson and factory driver Dan Harper.
The sister #28 BMW is entered under the UNX Racing by Team WRT banner with factory driver Augusto Farfus joined by Belgian duo Fabian Duffieux and Mathieu Detry.
Containers were arriving throughout the day with the #56 Ecure Ecosse Blackthorn Aston Martin ‘on the ground’
AF Corse field multiple cars again this season with a mixed bag of WEC, ELMS and other drivers sprinkled amongst the driver squads.
Kessel Racing, meanwhile, has a pair of 296 GT3s too; here they are basking in the Sepang sunshine, #15 fields Dylan Medler, Memo Gidley, and Alessandro Balzan, whilst the #74 sees the return of Dustin Blattner, joined by Verstappen Racing racer Chris Lulham and the mercurial Dennis Marschall.
Proton Competition’s #77 Porsche, meanwhile, sports a very pink livery – not for the Iron Dames but for Japanese racer ‘Bankcy’ who shares the car with fellow Japanese Kiyoto Fujinami and newly minted Porsche contracted driver Harry King.
