Wei Lu Breaks GT World Challenge Asia Wins Record as Fuji Produces Split Winners and Championship Shake-Up

Across two 60-minute races, Fuji produced contrasting stories. Race 1 rewarded qualifying pace and strategy, while Race 2 belonged almost entirely to Origine Motorsport, whose commanding victory elevated Lu to a record eight GT World Challenge Asia wins.

Chen Returns to Take Pole and Convert It Into Victory

Weian Chen wasted little time making an impression on his first GT World Challenge Asia appearance in more than a year. Driving the #96 Harmony Racing Ferrari alongside Kaishun Liu, Chen claimed overall and Silver class pole in Qualifying 1 with a 1:38.762.

Although Harmony briefly surrendered the lead during the opening laps of Race 1, a jump-start penalty for the sister entry reshuffled the order. Chen handed over to Liu in prime position, and the Hong Kong pairing controlled the remainder of the race to secure Harmony Racing's first overall victory of the season.

Behind them, LM Corsa's Shigekazu Wakisaka and Ryo Ogawa finished second overall while taking PRO-AM honours, delivering the Japanese squad's best GT World Challenge Asia result to date. Origine Motorsport's Wei Lu and Laurin Heinrich completed the overall podium after a late-race charge.

Silver honours remained with Harmony Racing ahead of FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom's Congfu Cheng and Kuai Yu, while Team 5ZIGEN rounded out the class podium. Brian Lee and Maxime Oosten claimed Silver AM victory for GTO with KRC, and Origine Motorsport's Hangcheng Liu and Zhongwei Wang led the AM category.

Origine Responds as Lu Makes Championship History

Race 2 shifted momentum decisively toward Origine Motorsport. Starting from third, Laurin Heinrich worked his way into the lead during the opening stint with a decisive move through the final corner before extending a comfortable margin prior to the pit window. Lu inherited the car with the advantage intact and steadily increased the gap to over ten seconds before taking the chequered flag 6.7 seconds clear. The victory marked Lu's eighth GT World Challenge Asia win, moving him ahead of Anthony Liu as the championship's most successful race winner.

Phantom Global Racing's Anthony Liu and Dorian Boccolacci finished second in PRO-AM ahead of TEAM KRC's Cunfan Ruan and Max Hesse.

The supporting classes again produced familiar names at the front. Team 5ZIGEN claimed Silver victory ahead of 33R Harmony Racing and FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom, while GTO with KRC completed another Silver AM sweep from Porsche Center Okazaki and Craft-Bamboo Racing. The AM category changed hands in Race 2, with Climax Racing's Setiawan Santoso and Bi Huang Zhou taking victory ahead of Garage 75, while Origine Motorsport completed the podium.

With Harmony Racing ending its wait for a first victory and Origine Motorsport responding with a dominant performance of its own, Fuji reshaped both the race-winning narrative and the championship picture. More significantly, Wei Lu leaves Japan as the outright record holder for GT World Challenge Asia victories, adding another milestone to an already remarkable season.