Chevrolet Becomes Tenth OEM for Global GT World Challenge

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Chevrolet will become the record tenth manufacturer to fight for the global GT World Challenge powered by AWS title, which will be contested with a revised points scoring system this year.

The American brand, which is set to be represented by DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America powered by AWS as well as a potential Steller Motorsport effort in the European series, joins the existing list of Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, McLaren, Porsche and reigning champions Mercedes-AMG.

The global schedule kicks off with the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, which retains its place on the global schedule after forming part of the GT World Challenge Australia calendar last term. In total, 53 races will be held at 30 events across the four continental championships in America, Asia, Australia and Europe.

New for this year is a revised points scoring system that somewhat mirrors that used by the Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Points are awarded per the overall classification of each race, with a maximum of two cars per registered manufacturer scoring points. Meanwhile, cars from manufacturers not entered in the 2025 GT World Challenge will be considered invisible. Their positions and points will be redistributed to the next eligible manufacturer’s entry.

The same goes for extra cars from eligible manufacturers that finish inside the top ten, with their points also redistributed to the next eligible car.

Class results also no longer contribute towards the points total, while global results and points attribution remains separate to each continental series’ own championship.

The 53 races comprise seven endurance and 46 sprint contests staged between February and November. They include three IGTC rounds – Bathurst, the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa and Indianapolis 8 Hour presented by AWS – two of which also count towards their respective European and American championships.

There are also three new GT World Challenge destinations: the Beijing Street Circuit, Mandalika International Circuit (Asia), and Hampton Downs in New Zealand.

Points for races of up to 90 minutes are based on the standard allocation (25 – 18 – 15 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 1), with the allocation doubled for races lasting between three and 12 hours and multiplied by four for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa.