Macau Grand Prix

Flag of Macau.svg.png Macau Grand Prix

Guia Circuit
Laps	15
Circuit length	6.120 km (3.803 miles)
Race length	91.800 km (57.042 miles)
Most wins by single driver	John MacDonald (4)
Most wins by single constructor	Dallara (21)
Last race (2013):
Winner	Alex Lynn
Winning constructor	Prema
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Pole driver	Alex Lynn
Pole constructor	Prema
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Fastest lap driver	Jordan King
Fastest lap constructor	Carlin

The entry into the Lisboa corner, Guia Circuit

The Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event held annually in Macau, one of China's Special Administrative Regions. It is known for being the only street circuit racing event in which both car and motorcycle races are held. Every year in November hundreds of racing drivers and riders compete in different categories of motor-racing, including single-seaters, touring cars and motorbikes.

One of the highlights of the race weekend is the Macau Formula Three Grand Prix, which features many national Formula 3 champions and drivers around the world. Due to the challenging nature of the circuit, which consists of fast straights (a Formula Three car can reach a top speed of 275 km/h ( mph) at the end of this stretch), tight corners and uncompromising crash barriers, the Macau Grand Prix is famously known as one of the most demanding circuits in the world. Many current or former Formula One drivers have participated in the event early in their careers and some of them have won the prestigious prize. Famous winners include Riccardo Patrese, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher and Takuma Sato.

Since 2005, the double-header Guia Race of Macau, which traditionally features touring cars from world-renowned car manufacturers, has officially become the final two races of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC).

History

The Macau Grand Prix was originally conceived in 1954 as a treasure hunt around the streets of the city, but shortly after it was suggested that the hunt's track could host a professional racing event for local motor enthusiasts. The race continued as an amateur race until 1966, when Belgian driver Mauro Bianchi entered the race in an Alpine A220 (chassis #1722). Alpine Renault had also sent engineer, Jean-Paul Castilleux, to assist Bianchi with technical aspects of the car. Bianchi's victory and exposure led to more professional racing teams entering the Grand Prix in the following years.

The motorcycle race was introduced in 1967, and in that year the first fatal tragedy struck the race: double champion Dodjie Laurel was killed when he lost control of his car and crashed. This raised the alarm for more safety improvements for the race.

The first Guia race for touring cars was held in 1972. Macau's Guia Race for touring cars is a particular race for this category, as very few races with these cars are held on street circuits. Since 2005 the race has officially become the final two rounds of FIA World Touring Car Championship.

In 1983, it was decided by the organisers that since Formula Pacific was becoming obsolete, the race would be held as a Formula Three event. Initially, they wanted to run a F2 race, but as they were unwilling to make any large circuit modifications, which included cutting down trees, the organisers settled for F3. This turned out to be a right decision, given the fact that since then it has raised the reputation of the event in the motorsport world by attracting the best young drivers from Europe and Japan to compete in the event. The first F3 race was won by a young Ayrton Senna. The race in 1990 was a memorable one, as Michael Schumacher and Mika Häkkinen were involved in an incident when they were in positions 1 and 2 going into the final lap. At the main straight just after the Mandarin Oriental Bend, Häkkinen hit the back of Schumacher's car and crashed out when he attempted to overtake him. Schumacher's car was able to continue with its rear wing damaged and eventually won the race with the best aggregate time. Other notable winners include Formula One drivers David Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher and Takuma Sato. Since the introduction of F3 races, the Macau GP has gradually become a stepping stone for many F3 drivers to higher class motor-racing competitions such as the GP2 series and Formula One.

Macau is a special event for motorcycle riders too. The Motorcycle Grand Prix has featured many famous riders such as Kevin Schwantz, Carl Fogarty, Ron Haslam and Michael Rutter.

Teddy Yip was one of the main forces behind the Macau Grand Prix back in '70s and 80s, leading the Grand Prix to be one of the world's most famous motor racing events. The Macau Grand Prix parties he hosted for many years at his home also became a central part of the social aspect of the Grand Prix.

Today

The 2008 Macau Grand Prix in progress.

The Macau Grand Prix race weekend normally starts on the Thursday and ends on the Sunday on the second or third week of November. The first two days (Thursday and Friday) are generally scheduled for practicing and qualifying. All races are held on Saturday and Sunday, with the final rounds of the heavyweights Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix and the Guia Race (scheduled to be the final 2 rounds of the FIA World Touring Car Championship since 2005) held on the last day. Both the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix and the Guia Race are sanctioned by the FIA and the winner of the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix is awarded the FIA Intercontinental Cup. Apart from the two major races held at the race weekend, the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix is also one of the highlights of the weekend since it features former or current racers of the Superbike World Championship. Other races include the Formula BMW Pacific race, and for locals and Hong Kong drivers who want a slice of the action, Interport Race for novices, CTM Cup race the experienced.

Newly introduced into the 2007 race is the Road Sport Challenge for popular sport compact cars commonly associated with the tuner market, Macau GT Cup for GT3 cars.

Races that have been held in the past but have since been discontinued includes the ATCS race, Supercar Cup for road going exotic sports cars, the Formula Renault race, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race, the scooter race for locals and in the past but on a less than frequent basis, a Jackie Chan endorsed race for celebrity women drivers (partnered with pro racers) involving Mitsubishis, with whom Chan hold a sponsorship deal.

The Guia circuit

Characteristics: A street circuit with a combination of fast straights and tight corners. It is recognised, as one of the most challenging circuits in the world.

• Length: 3.8 miles (6.2 km)
• Minimum width: 22.8 feet (7 m)

Lap record (racing lap)

Category	Record	Driver	Car/Bike	Date
1993–
Formula 3 Grand Prix	2:10.732	Edoardo Mortara	Dallara F308-Volkswagen	2009
GT Cup	2:19.550	Edoardo Mortara	Audi R8 LMS	2013
Formula Renault	2:23.135	Scott Speed	Tatuus-Renault F7R	2004
Motorcycle Grand Prix	2:23.616	Stuart Easton	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R	2010
Porsche Carrera Cup	2:27.343	Darryl O'Young	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	2007
Guia race (Super Touring)	2:29.253	Steve Soper	BMW 320i	1997
Formula BMW	2:29.449	William Buller	Mygale FB02-BMW K1200RS	2009
Asian Formula 2000	2:30.052	Philippe Descombes	Argo-Ford Zetec 1.8	2001
Guia race (Super 2000)	2:30.881	Robert Huff	Chevrolet Cruze	2011
Road Sport Challenge	2:32.974	Manabu Orido	Nissan GT-R	2010
Guia race (Super Production)	2:39.634	Simon Harrison	Honda Integra Type-R	2003
CTM Touring Car	2:40.916	Paul Poon	Chevrolet Lacetti	2012
Supercar race	2:41.877	Kevin Wong	Porsche 911 GT3R	2000
ACMC race	2:42.591	Cheung Wai On	Honda RS125	2003
Interport race	2:48.216	Alvaro Mourato	Honda Integra DC5	2010

Winners – Title Race

Year	GP Winner	Entrant	Chassis – Engine	Rules	Report
1954	Eduardo de Carvalho		Triumph TR2	Sports car
1955	Robert Ritchie		Austin-Healey 100	Sports car
1956	Doug Steane		Mercedes-Benz 190SL	Sports car
1957	Arthur Pateman		Mercedes-Benz 300SL	Sports car
1958	Chan Lye Choun		Aston Martin DB3S	Sports car
1959	Ron Hardwick		Jaguar XKSS	Sports car
1960	Martin Redfern		Jaguar XKSS	Sports car
1961	Peter Heath		Lotus 15-Climax	Formula Libre
1962	Arsenio Laurel		Lotus 22-Ford	Formula Libre
1963	Arsenio Laurel		Lotus 22-Ford	Formula Libre
1964	Albert Poon		Lotus 23-Ford	Formula Libre
1965	John MacDonald		Lotus 18-Ford	Formula Libre
1966	Mauro Bianchi		Alpine-Renault T66	Formula Libre
1967	Tony Maw		Lotus 20B-Ford	Formula Libre
1968	Jan Bussell		McLaren M4C	Formula Libre
1969	Kevin Bartlett		Mildren-Waggott	Formula Libre
1970	Dieter Quester		BMW F270	Formula Libre
1971	Jan Bussell		McLaren M4C	Formula Libre
1972	John MacDonald		Brabham BT36	Formula Libre
1973	John MacDonald		Brabham BT40	Formula Libre
1974	Vern Schuppan	Theodore Racing	March 72B-Ford	Formula Pacific
1975	John MacDonald		Ralt RT1-Ford	Formula Pacific
1976	Vern Schuppan	Theodore Racing	Ralt RT1-Ford	Formula Pacific
1977	Riccardo Patrese	Bob Harper Racing	Chevron B40-Ford	Formula Pacific
1978	Riccardo Patrese	Bob Harper Racing	Chevron B42-Ford	Formula Pacific
1979	Geoff Lees	Theodore Racing	Ralt RT1-Ford	Formula Pacific
1980	Geoff Lees	Theodore Racing	Ralt RT1-Ford	Formula Pacific
1981	Bob Earl		Hayashi 200P-Toyota	Formula Pacific
1982	Roberto Moreno		Ralt RT4-Ford	Formula Pacific
Year	Formula 3 GP Winner	Entrant	Chassis – Engine	Driver's F3	Report
1983	Ayrton Senna	Theodore Racing	Ralt RT3-Toyota	BF3	Report
1984	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Factory Racing Team	Ralt RT3-Volkswagen	GF3	Report
1985	Maurício Gugelmin	Theodore Racing	Ralt RT30-Volkswagen	BF3	Report
1986	Andy Wallace	Madgwick Motorsport	Reynard 863-Volkswagen	BF3	Report
1987	Martin Donnelly	Intersport Racing	Ralt RT31-Toyota	BF3	Report
1988	Enrico Bertaggia	Forti Corse	Dallara 388-Alfa Romeo	IF3	Report
1989	David Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT33-Volkswagen/Spiess	BF3	Report
1990	Michael Schumacher	Weber-Trella Stuttgart Racing	Reynard 903-Volkswagen/Spiess	GF3	Report
1991	David Coulthard	Paul Stewart Racing	Ralt RT35-Honda/Mugen	BF3	Report
1992	Rickard Rydell	Team TOM'S	TOM'S 032F-Toyota	JF3	Report
1993	Jörg Müller	RSM Marko	Dallara 393-Fiat/Novamotor	GF3	Report
1994	Sascha Maassen	Weber-Trella Stuttgart Racing	Dallara F394-Opel/Spiess	GF3	Report
1995	Ralf Schumacher	Weber-Trella Stuttgart Racing	Dallara F394-Opel/Spiess	GF3	Report
1996	Ralph Firman	Paul Stewart Racing	Dallara F396-Honda/Mugen-NBE	BF3	Report
1997	Soheil Ayari	Graff Racing	Dallara F396-Opel/Spiess	Formula 3000	Report
1998	Peter Dumbreck	Team TOM'S	Dallara F398-Toyota/TOM'S	JF3	Report
1999	Darren Manning	Team TOM'S	Dallara F399-Toyota/TOM'S	JF3	Report
2000	André Couto	Bertram Schäfer Racing	Dallara F399-Opel/Spiess	Formula 3000	Report
2001	Takuma Sato	Carlin Motorsport	Dallara F301-Honda/Mugen-NBE	BF3	Report
2002	Tristan Gommendy	ASM	Dallara F302-Renault/Sodemo	FF3	Report
2003	Nicolas Lapierre	Signature Plus	Dallara F302-Renault/Sodemo	F3E	Report
2004	Alexandre Prémat	ASM	Dallara F304-Mercedes/HWA	F3E	Report
2005	Lucas di Grassi	Manor Motorsport	Dallara F304-Mercedes/HWA	F3E	Report
2006	Mike Conway	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	Dallara F306-Mercedes/HWA	BF3	Report
2007	Oliver Jarvis	Team TOM'S	Dallara F307-Toyota/TOM'S	JF3	Report
2008	Keisuke Kunimoto	Team TOM'S	Dallara F308-Toyota/TOM'S	JF3	Report
2009	Edoardo Mortara	Signature Plus	Dallara F308-Volkswagen	GP2 Series	Report
2010	Edoardo Mortara	Signature Plus	Dallara F308-Volkswagen	F3E	Report
2011	Daniel Juncadella	Prema Powerteam	Dallara F308-Mercedes/HWA	F3E	Report
2012	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	Dallara F312-Volkswagen	GP3 Series	Report
2013	Alex Lynn	Prema Powerteam	Dallara F312-Mercedes	F3E	Report

Winners – Touring Car Winners

Year	Touring Car Winner	Car	Report
1957 to 1962	unknown
1963	Albert Poon	Lotus Cortina
1964	Eugen Böhringer	Mercedes-Benz 300SE
1965	Grant Wolfkill	Austin Cooper S
	George Baker	Jaguar Mark 2
1966	??	??
1967	Albert Poon	Alfa Romeo GTA
1968	Peter Chow
1969	Erich Waxenberger Albert Poon	Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3
1970	Anne Wong	Mini Cooper
1971	Dieter Glemser	Ford Capri 2600RS
1972	John MacDonald	Mini Cooper
1973	Peter Chow	Toyota Celica
1974	Nobuhide Tachi	Toyota Celica
1975	Nobuhide Tachi	Toyota Celica
1976	Herb Adamczyk	Porsche 911 Carrera RS
1977	Peter Chow	Toyota Celica
1978	Peter Chow	Toyota Celica
1979	Herb Adamczyk	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
1980	Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 320i
1981	Manfred Winkelhock	BMW 320i
1982	Helmut Greiner	Porsche 935
1983	Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 635 CSI
1984	Tom Walkinshaw	Jaguar XJS
1985	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Volvo 240 Turbo
1986	Johnny Cecotto	Volvo 240 Turbo
1987	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3
1988	Altfrid Heger	BMW M3
1989	Tim Harvey	Ford Sierra RS500
1990	Masahiro Hasemi	Nissan Skyline GT-R
1991	Emanuele Pirro	BMW M3 Evolution
1992	Emanuele Pirro	BMW M3 Evolution
1993	Charles Kwan	BMW M3 Evolution
1994	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW 318is
1995	Kelvin Burt	Toyota Corona EXIV
1996	Frank Biela	Audi A4 Quattro
1997	Steve Soper	BMW 320i
1998	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW 320i
1999	Michael Bartels	Audi A4 Quattro
2000	Patrick Huisman	BMW 320i
2001	Duncan Huisman	BMW 320i
2002	Duncan Huisman	BMW 320i
2003	Duncan Huisman	BMW 320i
2004	Jörg Müller	BMW 320i
2005	Augusto Farfus	Alfa Romeo 156	Report
	Duncan Huisman	BMW 320i
2006	Andy Priaulx	BMW 320si	Report
	Jörg Müller	BMW 320si
2007	Alain Menu	Chevrolet Lacetti	Report
	Andy Priaulx	BMW 320si
2008	Alain Menu	Chevrolet Lacetti	Report
	Robert Huff	Chevrolet Lacetti
2009	Robert Huff	Chevrolet Cruze LT	Report
	Augusto Farfus	BMW 320si
2010	Robert Huff	Chevrolet Cruze LT	Report
	Norbert Michelisz	SEAT León TDI
2011	Robert Huff	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Report
	Robert Huff	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
2012	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Report
	Alain Menu	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
2013	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Report
	Robert Huff	SEAT León WTCC

Winners – Motorcycles

Solo Motorcycles

Year	Motorcycle GP Winner	Bike	Report
1967	Hiroshi Hasegawa	Yamaha RD56
1968	Hiroshi Hasegawa	Yamaha 250
1969	John MacDonald	Yamaha
1970	Benny Hidajat	Yamaha YSI
1971	Akiyasu Motohashi	Yamaha
1972	Ikujiro Takai	Yamaha TR3
1973	Ken Araoka	Suzuki RG500
1974	Hiroyuki Kawasaki	Yamaha
1975	Hideo Kanaya	Yamaha
1976	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha
1977	Mick Grant	Kawasaki KR750
1978	Sadao Asami	Yamaha TZ750
1979	Sadao Asami	Yamaha TZ750
1980	Sadao Asami	Yamaha TZ750
1981	Ron Haslam	Honda RS1123
1982	Ron Haslam	Honda RS1123
1983	Ron Haslam	Honda NS500
1984	Mick Grant	Suzuki RGB500
1985	Ron Haslam	Honda RS500
1986	Ron Haslam	Elf Honda 500
1987	Ron Haslam	ROC Elf Honda 4
1988	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki RGV500
1989	Robert Dunlop	Honda RC30
Year	Motorcycle GP Winner	Bike	Report
1990	Steve Hislop	Honda RC30
1991	Didier de Radiguès	Suzuki RGV500
1992	Carl Fogarty	Harris Yamaha 500
1993	Steve Hislop	ROC Yamaha 500
1994	Steve Hislop	Harris Yamaha 500
1995	Mike Edwards	ROC Yamaha 500
1996	Phillip McCallen	Yamaha YZR500
1997	Andreas Hofmann	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7R
1998	Michael Rutter	Honda RVF750 RC45
1999	David Jefferies	Yamaha YZF-R1
2000	Michael Rutter	Yamaha YZF-R1
2001	John McGuinness	Honda CBR954RR
2002	Michael Rutter	Ducati 998
2003	Michael Rutter	Ducati 998
2004	Michael Rutter	Honda CBR1000RR
2005	Michael Rutter	Honda CBR1000RR
2006	Steve Plater	Yamaha YZF-R1
2007	Steve Plater	Yamaha YZF-R1
2008	Stuart Easton	Honda CBR1000RR
2009	Stuart Easton	Honda CBR1000RR
2010	Stuart Easton	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
2011	Michael Rutter	Ducati 1098
2012	Michael Rutter	Honda CBR1000RR
2013	Ian Hutchinson	Yamaha YZF-R1

See also

• Guia Circuit
• Macau Grand Prix Museum, opened during the 40th Macau Grand Prix in 1993
• World Touring Car Championship

External links

• Official site
• Asian Festival of Speed results

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