The Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC) is the world’s first ever Aston Martin

Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...

 one make series. All drivers will compete for the AMAC title in identical Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Aston Martin V8 Vantage may refer to:* Aston Martin V8 Vantage * Aston Martin Virage * 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 features a grid of 15 Aston Martin Vantage N24s, a 4.3 litre race-developed evolution of the V8 Vantage.

The AMAC includes a variety of 30 minute sprint races and longer endurance races, some of which support Formula One events in the region, like the Singapore Grand Prix

Singapore Grand Prix

The Singapore Grand Prix is a motor race, currently in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held in the Marina Bay area of Singapore...

 and the Chinese Grand Prix

Chinese Grand Prix

The Chinese Grand Prix is a round of the Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, designed by Hermann Tilke. When completed in 2004, it was the most expensive Formula One circuit facility, costing $240 million...

.

Race Car

The V8 Vantage has a V8 engine producing 410 bhp and weighs just 1350 kg. The 18 AMAC cars have the automated manual Sportshift transmission, and all the cars are equipped with roll cages, safety fuel tanks, race seats and harnesses, and fire extinguisher systems. The cars will be serviced at the Aston Martin Beijing service facility at the city’s Goldenport race circuit. Michelin

Michelin

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 is the sole tyre supplier.

Prize

The Championship offers a fully sponsored season in a Vantage N24 in the 2009 FIA GT4

GT4 European Cup

The GT4 European Cup is a sports car championship created and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It is an amateur championship which follows a formula similar to the FIA GT3 European Championship, which is itself derived...

 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
  Shanghai International Circuit
  The Shanghai International Circuit is a motor racing circuit, situated in the Jiading District of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The circuit is best known as the venue for the annual Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, which was first hosted in 2004....
  
  , China
  China
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• Sepang International Circuit
  Sepang International Circuit
  The Sepang International Circuit is a racing circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located near Kuala Lumpur International Airport, approximately 60 km south of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. It is the venue used for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, A1 Grand Prix as well as the...
  
  , Malaysia
• Singapore Street Circuit
  Singapore Street Circuit
  The Marina Bay Street Circuit is a street circuit around the city state's Marina Bay and is the venue for the Singapore Grand Prix...
  
  , Singapore
  Singapore
  Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
  
  
• Zhuhai International Circuit
  Zhuhai International Circuit
  Zhuhai International Circuit is located at Jin Ding town in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.Motorsport started in Zhuhai when it hosted a race on its street circuit in 1993, racing continued until 1996 when the motor racing circuit was constructed and became China’s...
  
  , China
  China
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Series champions

Aston Martin Asia Cup Champions
Year	Driver	Car
2008	Kota Sasaki Kota Sasaki Kota Sasaki , is a Japanese racing driver who was the 2005 SuperGT champion for the GT300 category...	Aston Martin V8 Vantage Aston Martin V8 Vantage Aston Martin V8 Vantage may refer to:* Aston Martin V8 Vantage * Aston Martin Virage * Aston Martin V8 Vantage...