Booming grids and record numbers confirmed across four continental series
Class-leading online broadcasts provide live, free-to-air coverage
Even more ways to watch thanks to extensive television agreements around the globe
The 2025 season promises to be the biggest yet for GT World Challenge powered by AWS, with more than 130 GT3 cars ready to go racing across America, Asia, Australia and Europe.
Each continental series will award its own set of titles while also allowing manufacturers to score points towards the global GT World Challenge crown. Contested by a record 10 manufacturers, this began in February with the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, which marked the only points-paying round that does not form part of a continental series.
The first to launch will be GT World Challenge America, which kicks off this weekend (29/30 March) at Sonoma Raceway with an expanded 18 full-season entries. This matches America’s biggest grid since becoming part of the global SRO family in 2019, while a record eight manufacturers are represented.
GT World Challenge Asia also equals its best full-season number with a capacity 33-car grid. The field includes eight manufacturers, seven of which are competing for the global title. The series will stage six rounds in five countries, beginning at Sepang on 12/13 April and culminating at the brand-new Beijing Street Circuit in October.
Australia is the newest continental series having joined the GT World Challenge family in 2021. This year it has drawn a full-season entry of 18 cars featuring seven manufacturers, six of them part of the global contest. Several teams were part of the non-championship Bathurst enduro and will launch their regular season at Phillip Island on 5/6 April, while the finale takes the series across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand’s Hampton Downs.
With its calendar split between Endurance and Sprint, GT World Challenge Europe has two full-season entry lists. A field of 60 cars has been confirmed for the latter, matching the number that began the 2013 season. This grid features the full complement of GT World Challenge manufacturers and will go racing for the first time at Circuit Paul Ricard on 12/13 April.
While the Endurance Cup has matched its previous best, the Sprint Cup is set to establish a new benchmark. The 43-car field for 2025 is not only a full-season record, it would also exceed the biggest-ever entry, which was set at Misano in 2023. Another record will be broken with 10 manufacturers on the grid, bettering the nine that raced at the Nürburgring in 2016.
Between them, the Endurance and Sprint Cups account for 64 entries. These plus the full-season totals from America, Asia and Australia equate to 133 GT3 cars. Others will join on a race by race basis throughout the year.
All told, the four continental series will stage a total of 52 races in 15 countries, adding up to a remarkable 99 hours of competitive action between now and November. While the on-track product is never predictable, fans can rely on one certainty: full coverage of every racing lap thanks to class-leading online broadcasts and a series of television agreements around the globe.
Once again, every race will air on the GT World YouTube channel and SRO Motorsports Twitch account, while qualifying, pre-qualifying and free practice sessions are also live at selected events. Each stream remains on the platform after the chequered flag has fallen, allowing fans to watch and re-watch at their leisure.
Another constant is that all coverage remains free-to-view. English commentary is provided as standard, while Europe races also offer French, German and Italian language streams, with further options available at the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa.
This is complemented by an extensive television package that includes Sky Sports (UK and Germany), Sky Italia (Italy), MotoRRacing (France), Ziggo Sport (Netherlands), RACER Network (USA) and Channel 7 (Australia), all of which encompass both live coverage and highlights.
Further live action and highlights packages will air across the globe, with Asia, America, Africa, Europe, Oceania and the Middle East all among the regions covered. As such fans need not miss a moment of what promises to be a spectacular season for GT World Challenge powered by AWS.
