Craft-Bamboo Racing has confirmed its two-car line-up for the 2025 GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS Championship (GTWC Asia), which will kick off its season at the Sepang International Circuit across April 11-13.
The 2023 GTWC Asia Drivers Championship winning team will field the #31 Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Cao Qi (CHN) and Jayden Ojeda (AUS) in the Pro-Am class, as well as the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3 piloted by ROWE brand ambassador Jiatong ‘Alex’ Liang (CHN) in the Silver Class. Liang’s teammate in the #77 will be named shortly.
The Craft-Bamboo Racing entries for the 2025 GTWC Asia season will surely stand out on the grid, with striking liveries also proudly unveiled by the team ahead of the opening round.
The #31 will feature an impactful blue and white design with orange accents, carrying branding from Sunny-Rain as well as other key supporting partners.
The #77 meanwhile will feature Craft-Bamboo Racing’s signature green accompanied by black and white design elements, highlighted by ROWE Motor Oil branding and the iconography of other valued supporters such as the brand new concept from ROWE – Sunspeed.
A pair of rising stars, Ojeda and Cao have both competed in the GTWC Asia for Hong Kong’s Craft-Bamboo Racing in the past, while Ojeda has also competed for the team in the Super Taikyu Japanese endurance championship.
Cao is a well established GTWC Asia campaigner and was 5th in the Pro-Am GTWC Asia standings in 2024 after bringing home three overall race podiums across the year with Craft-Bamboo Racing.
Ojeda was part of the Craft-Bamboo Racing line-up which took runner-up in Super Taikyu in 2024, missing out on the overall victory by just 4.5 points. With a heavy racing program both at home in Australia and internationally, the 2018 Australian F4 Champion has been signed as a Mercedes-AMG Junior Driver for 2025.
Liang competed in the GTWC Asia Silver Cup last year and finished with 7 podiums. This will be his first time competing in the series with Craft-Bamboo Racing, after having raced with the team in Super Taikyu last year as well as the Sepang 12 Hours in 2023. He was the 2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo European champion and has also tasted victory at the Melco Greater Bay Area GT Cup at the 69th Macau Grand Prix.
With a strong driver line-up and plenty of previous success at the venue, Craft-Bamboo Racing has high hopes ahead of the 2025 GTWC Asia season opener at Sepang International Raceway in less than two weeks’ time. While the #31 will be competing as a Pro-Am entry and the #77 in the Silver class, both entries have ambitions and the required talent to fight for the overall title.
The 5.543km track is a crown jewel of Malaysia’s motorsport scene, boasting a unique layout featuring eight straights and 15 corners.
Two of the straights are known for being particularly long and wide, while the corners are a mix of sweeping and highly technical, providing a challenge for even the most experienced of drivers while allowing for speeds in excess of 300kmh, plus plenty of overtaking opportunities.
Craft-Bamboo Racing has enjoyed numerous successful results at the Malaysian track over the years, including securing the 2023 GT World Challenge Asia Championship at what was that year’s season finale.
The GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS Championship will be contested across 12 rounds in 2025.
Since the series launched in 2017, Craft-Bamboo Racing has been a mainstay in what is Asia’s premier GT racing championship. As the 2023 title winners, the team will be anxious to get the 2025 season off to the best possible start in Malaysia across April 11-13.