E-Town Tongming Lake Park provides spectacular backdrop to title decider
Apex Circuit Design-penned track combines safety with spectacle
The brand-new Beijing Street Circuit will complete 2025’s GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS calendar.
Next year’s provisional schedule was first revealed in late June, albeit with only China listed as the finale’s destination. Now SRO Motorsports Group can reveal its exciting plans for October 17-19 when GT World Challenge Asia takes to the streets for the first time in its history.
The 4.9-kilometre-long, eight-turn track uses public roads to wind its way between modern architecture and the Tongming Lake Park in Beijing’s picturesque Economic-Technological Development Area known as E-Town. Existing structures will also be utilised to provide state-of-the-art facilities for teams, officials and media.
It is the work of world-leading motorsport consultants, Apex Circuit Design, which has managed and delivered several similar projects across China, Asia and further afield – including the Miami Grand Prix venue – over the last two decades.
Safety has been a central pillar to the Beijing Street Circuit’s design process since conception. Several run-off areas in key locations will allow drivers of all abilities to push their limits, while the track itself is significantly larger at its narrowest and widest sections than regional contemporaries in Singapore and Baku.
The project was revealed earlier today at the Beijing Smart Esports Event Center in Beijing where GT World Challenge Asia General Manager Benjamin Franassovici joined Beijing Street Circuit’s founder, Zou Sirui, on stage.
This will not be the first time that an SRO-organised championship has raced on China’s streets: Zhuhai’s public roads hosted the BPR Global GT Series in 1994 and 1995 before switching to the city’s then-new purpose-built circuit. The FIA GT1 World Championship also held a demonstration outside the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium in 2011.
Beijing Street Circuit will become the first street circuit to host GT World Challenge Asia since the championship’s establishment in 2017.
Kong Lei, Director of the Administrative Committee, Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area: “Motorsport is the experimental field for the evolution of technology. Beijing E-Town will combine high-level autonomous driving demonstration zone and new energy vehicle industry chains to promote its research, production and application through racing, further promoting the high-quality development of high-end automobiles and new energy intelligent automobile industries.
Stéphane Ratel, SRO Motorsports Group Founder and CEO: “SRO pioneered the use of street circuits in China so it is fitting that GT World Challenge Asia’s first such event should take place in the same country. Beijing E-Town and the Beijing Street Circuit promise to provide a spectacular setting for GT3 racing, not just in China and Asia but globally as well. I would like to thank the event’s founder, Zou Sirui, without whom this project would not be possible, and Apex Circuit Design for creating what I am sure will become a reference point for street circuits around the world.”
Zou Sirui, Beijing Street Circuit Founder: “What we are creating in Beijing E-Town will ultimately become a beacon for Chinese motorsport and jewel in GT World Challenge Asia’s crown. This is a very ambitious project but also one that SRO have fully embraced. The event, which begins one year from today, promises to be an incredible spectacle.”
Dafydd Broom, Apex Circuit Design Managing Director: “Apex Circuit Design is proud to be associated with the development of the Master Plan for the Beijing Street Circuit and GT World Challenge Asia. Our team has worked closely with event organisers to plan an exciting motorsport event, centred around a state-of-the-art circuit. By combining innovative design and a focus on driver experience, we have crafted a track that offers a thrilling challenge for competitors while maintaining the highest safety standards, ensuring an unforgettable experience for both drivers and fans.”
GT World Challenge Asia’s 12-round 2025 campaign begins at Sepang on April 11-13 before visiting Mandalika in Indonesia for the first time. Further events at Chang, Fuji and Okayama then follow ahead of Beijing’s season finale.
2025 GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA POWERED BY AWS CALENDAR
April 11-13 | Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia | GT World Challenge Asia
May 9-11 | Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, Indonesia | GT World Challenge Asia
May 30 - June 1 | Chang International Circuit, Thailand | GT World Challenge Asia
June 13-15 | Sportsland Sugo, Japan | Japan Cup
July 11-13 | Fuji Speedway, Japan | SRO GT PowerTour
August 29-31 | Okayama International Circuit, Japan | SRO GT PowerTour
September 12-14 | Suzuka International Circuit, Japan | Japan Cup (+ IGTC)
October 17-19 | Beijing Street Circuit, China | GT World Challenge Asia
