Windsor Arch 55th Macau Grand Prix 「名門世家」第五十五屆澳門格蘭披治大賽車

The 55th Macau Grand Prix will be held from November 13-16 this year, with a new sponsor Windsor Arch - a luxury residential developer.

This year Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix will be the 26th running of the Blue Riband event, which was first held in 1983. The FIA WTCC - it was held at Macau four times before with Andy Priaulx taken the title on the past three occasions. Other races include the Macau Motorcycle races in its 42nd year.

Four new races will be add to this year races.

Only invited drivers with International Class C racing licenses for each of the new addition races.

* The Windsor Arch Macau GT Cup - 10 lap invitational race, for 36 popular grand touring racing cars. The race started on the Sunday of the Grand Prix week.

* The Windsor Arch Macau Road Sport Challenge - invitational race, open to modified road cars which comply with relevant safety regulations. Depending on cylinder capacity, the field will be divided into classes A, B and C.

* The Hotel Fortuna Macau and Hong Kong Interport Race - 10 lap race with drivers from both Macau and Hong Kong. 36 drivers, 18 from each city compete in a variety of Group N 2000cc racing cars. The race started on the Saturday of the Grand Prix week.

* CTM Macau Touring Car Race - 36 drivers from across the Asian region to compete the 12-lap race, this race is for the Super Production racing cars only.

This year Formula BMW Pacific, designed to help young karters make the transition to single seater racing. With some as young as 15 to race FB02 - can reaches speeds of up to 230kph.

Grand Prix partner Yokohama will be putting on a display of the enormously popular drifting by Japanese Nobuteru Taniguchi and Manabu Orito whom have competed in Macau’s Guia Race in the past, with James Tang and Raymond Mak from Hong Kong.

FIA Formula One World Championship drivers raced on Macau’s famous Guia street circuit before, including Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Mika Häkkinen and Ralf Schumacher.

澳門車壇一年一度盛事, 第五十五屆澳門格蘭披治大賽車將於2008年11月13日至16日舉行, 本屆賽事由「名門世家」冠名贊助。

屬國際汽聯三級方程式洲際盃的澳門格蘭披治三級方程式大賽自1983年開始，至今年已是第26屆。今年其他賽事包括第4次在澳門舉行的2008國際汽聯世界房車錦標賽的壓軸最後一站 - 英國車手Andy Priaulx過去連續三年在這比賽稱王, 其他賽事另外包括馳名公路賽的第四十二屆澳門格蘭披治電單車大賽。

四項新賽事將會增加在本屆格蘭披治大賽車, 包括兩項國際賽(需要擁有國際C級賽車執照參加)
* 「名門世家」澳門GT盃 - 比賽車種為GT跑車, 36輛戰車賽10圈。 於星期日(11月16日)角逐錦標。
* 「名門世家」澳門路車挑戰賽 - 賽事接受經改裝, 又符合有關安全規定路車參加。會按參賽車輛的引擎汽缸容積分為A、B、C三組。

* 財神酒店澳門/香港埠際賽 - 澳門與香港優秀房車手比賽, 36輛戰車車手以N組2000cc房車賽10圈, 參賽名額港澳各佔一半。 於星期六(11月15日)角逐錦標。
* 澳門電訊房車賽 - 36位來自亞洲各地的車手會以超級量產房車（Super Production）參加12圈比賽。

寶馬方程式將本屆首次在澳門東望洋賽道舉行, 參賽車輛是寶馬FB02, 最高時速達230公里。 賽事是要協助年輕小型賽車好手過渡至方程式賽事，部份參賽者的年齡更低至15歲。

澳門格蘭披治大賽車的長期合作伙伴橫濱輪胎今年將為車迷獻上精彩的「飄移」表演, 曾參加澳門東望洋大賽日本名將織戶學及谷口信輝會聯同香港好手鄧智侖及麥偉文示範精湛的駕駛技術。

不少世界知名的賽車手以前曾經到澳門作賽。包括一級方程式世界著名車手 Ayrton Senna、Michael Schumacher 及 Mika Häkkinen、Ralf Schumacher等。

「名門世家」第五十五屆澳門格蘭披治大賽車賽事網站
macau.grandprix.gov.mo