Aston Martin Asia Cup

Aston Martin Asia Cup
Category	One-make racing by Aston Martin
Country	Asia
Inaugural season	2007
Folded	2009
Constructors	Aston Martin
Tyre suppliers	Michelin

The Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC) was the world's first ever Aston Martin one make series. All drivers competed for the AMAC title in identical Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 race cars.

The series started in 2008 and consisted of 10 races throughout the Asia Pacific region including China, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. Each race featured a grid of 15 Aston Martin Vantage N24s, a 4.3 litre race-developed evolution of the V8 Vantage.

The AMAC included a variety of 30-minute sprint races and longer endurance races, some of which supported Formula One events in the region, like the Singapore Grand Prix and the Chinese Grand Prix.

Race Car

The V8 Vantage has a V8 engine producing 410 bhp and weighs just 1350 kg. The 18 AMAC cars had the automated manual Sportshift transmission, and all the cars were equipped with roll cages, safety fuel tanks, race seats and harnesses, and fire extinguisher systems. The cars were serviced at the Aston Martin Beijing service facility at the city's Goldenport race circuit.^[1] Michelin was the sole tyre supplier.^[2]

Prize

The Championship offered a fully sponsored season in a Vantage N24 in the 2009 FIA GT4 Championship for the winner.

Circuits visited

The inaugural season in 2008 had 10 rounds, and saw the series visit the following circuits:

Shanghai International Circuit, China
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
Zhuhai International Circuit, China

Series champions

Aston Martin Asia Cup Champions
Year	Driver	Car
2008	Kota Sasaki^[3]	Aston Martin V8 Vantage

References

^ New Aston Martin race series for Asia in 2008
^ Aston Martin Asia Cup Introduction Archived 8 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Kota Sasaki becomes 2008 Aston Martin Asia Cup Champion