Macau Grand Prix
Annual motorsport event in Macau
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| 2025 | Expands to include TCR Australia Touring Car Series, allowing drivers from Australia and New Zealand to participate. |
| 2024 | Greater Bay Area GT Cup focused exclusively on GT4 racing class. |
| 2024 | Davey Todd from the United Kingdom wins the Macau Grand Prix on a BMW M1000RR |
| 2024 | The race returned to the 2019 format of Formula Regional, with drivers from European, North American, and Asian championships eligible to participate. The Motorcycle Grand Prix was cancelled due to Typhoon Toraji, with Davey Todd declared the winner based on qualifying results. |
| May 2024 | FIA announces the Macau Grand Prix will switch from F3 to Formula Regional (FR) machinery, ending the long-standing F3 World Cup tradition at the event. |
| 2023 | Gabriele Minì finishes third in the Macau Grand Prix, marking his notable performance before the event's format change. |
| 2023 | Final year of the Macau Touring Car Cup, still part of the China Touring Car Championship. |
| 2023 | Becomes part of the Kumho TCR World Tour, allowing drivers from China and Asian series to participate. |
| 2023 | FIA establishes a 3-year agreement with the Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee to continue organizing the FIA F3 and GT World Cups at Macau. |
| 2023 | Greater Bay Area GT Cup separated into GT3 and GT4 Cups, further diversifying the racing categories. |
| 2023 | Peter Hickman from the United Kingdom wins the Macau Grand Prix on a BMW M1000RR with Dunlop tyres |
| October 2023 | The Guia Circuit received a Grade 2 (Restricted) FIA track license, recognizing its challenging nature as a motorsport venue. |
| 2022 | MGM Macau becomes title sponsor, with the event now part of the China Touring Car Championship. |
| 2022 | Final year of running as part of China's Formula 4 championship with local drivers and teams during pandemic restrictions. |
| 2022 | Melco took over as the title sponsor of the Greater Bay Area GT Cup. |
| 2022 | A rider from Finland wins the Macau Grand Prix on a BMW S1000RR with Metzeler tyres (name not specified in the data) |
| 2022 | Organized Melco Greater Bay Area GT Cup race |
| 2021 | Sponsored by Melco Macau, continuing the Touring Car Cup series. |
| 2021 | Transitioned to being run as a TCR Asia Series race, focusing on drivers representing Asia. |
| 2021 | Continued use of China's Formula 4 championship format with local drivers and teams due to pandemic travel restrictions. |
| 2021 | MGM became the title sponsor for the Greater Bay Area GT Cup. |
| 2020 | The Macau Grand Prix was held during the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused significant controversy and challenges for the event's organization and execution. |
| 2020 | Simplified to Macau Touring Car Cup, likely due to sponsorship changes. |
| 2020 | Race run exclusively for the TCR China Touring Car Championship, primarily featuring drivers from China and its regions. |
| 2020 | The Macau SAR Government spent 250 million patacas to hold the Grand Prix during the pandemic, a decision that caused significant dissatisfaction among local residents. The Sports Bureau defended the event as a demonstration of pandemic prevention confidence and a strategy for post-epidemic economic recovery. |
| 2020 | Former president of the Macau SAR Sports Bureau, Manuel Silverio, proposed moving the Macau Grand Prix to Cotai during a TDM Canal interview to reduce pressure on local residents and visitors. |
| 2020 | Greater Bay Area GT Cup continued, likely impacted by global pandemic restrictions. |
| 2020 | Due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, the title race was run as part of China's Formula 4 championship with exclusively local drivers and teams. |
| 2020 | The 67th edition of the Macau Grand Prix was held under COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, with only local racers participating. The Motorcycle Grand Prix was cancelled, and the event was downgraded to 'Greater Bay Area only'. |
| 2019 | Greater Bay Area GT Cup replaces the Lotus Cup, featuring talented GT drivers from the Greater Bay Area. |
| 2019 | Michael Rutter from the United Kingdom wins the Macau Grand Prix with Metzeler tyres |
| 2019 | The Formula 3 race introduced Dallara F3 2019 machinery, with all entrants from the FIA Formula 3 Championship using equal cars and engines. |
| 2018 | Greater Bay Area GT Cup series was established, marking the beginning of this motorsport event series. |
| 2018 | Rebranded as FOOD4U Macau Touring Car Cup, indicating a new title sponsorship. |
| 2018 | Sophia Flörsch suffered a spinal fracture when her Formula 3 car became airborne after contact at Lisboa corner, flipping over catch fencing and striking a photographers' bunker. |
| 2018 | Greater Bay Area Lotus Cup added to GP events, featuring a single-make race with Lotus Exige cars, promoting motorsport in the Greater Bay Area. |
| 2018 | Peter Hickman from the United Kingdom wins the Macau Grand Prix on a BMW S1000RR with Dunlop tyres |
| 2018 | Returned to TCR standards under the World Touring Car Cup banner. |
| 2017 | Becomes the penultimate Super 2000 formula race for the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). |
| 2017 | Age limit introduced for GT Cup drivers: maximum age of 59 years and 364 days, with bronze-level drivers prohibited from participation. |
| 2017 | Glenn Irwin from the United Kingdom wins the Macau Grand Prix on a Ducati 1199RS with Metzeler tyres |
| 2016 | Peter Hickman from the United Kingdom wins the Macau Grand Prix on a BMW S1000RR with Metzeler tyres |
| 2015 | Race changes to TCR Touring Car specifications and becomes part of the TCR International Series. |
| 2015 | Peter Hickman from the United Kingdom wins the Macau Grand Prix on a BMW S1000RR with Dunlop tyres |
| 2015 | The winner of the Macau GT Cup race began to be awarded the FIA GT World Cup. |
| 2015 | Charles Leclerc participated in the race. |
| March 20 2015 | FIA confirms the FIA GT World Cup at the World Motor Sport Council in Geneva. |
| 2014 | Renamed to CTM Macau Touring Car Cup, continuing the motorsport event series. |
| 2014 | Stuart Easton from the United Kingdom wins the Macau Grand Prix on a Kawasaki ZX-10R with Metzeler tyres |
| 2014 | The award-winning documentary 'Macau Gladiators' by German director Andreas Knuffmann was released, documenting the 2013 Motorcycle Grand Prix. |
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