Jaxon Evans will make his Asian racing debut at the second round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS at the Chang International Circuit this weekend.
Evans will drive a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for Phantom Global Racing, partnering with Chinese competitor Sun JungZu for the twin one-hour races.
“I’m excited to be making my Asian racing debut and rejoining Phantom Global Racing,” he said.
“Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia has proven to be a popular and competitive series, racing on the same format as here in Australia.
“Partnering with JZ in the #13 Porsche 911 GT3R, we hope to arrive with a strong package. BOP is always a talking point, so we don’t actually know until we get on track.
“It’s my first time going to the Chang International Circuit and Thailand so I’m looking forward to a fun weekend.
“All these additional laps and race miles keeps me sharp and diversified as a driver. I’m getting plenty of seat time this year between Supercars and GT World Challenge Australia, so to add more with Porsche is a nice bonus. Hopefully a couple of big additions to announce in the coming week.”
It will be the second time this year that the New Zealand driver will have raced for Phantom Global Racing, having raced with the squad at the recent Repco Bathurst 12 Hour, finishing fourth outright.
This also highlights Evans’ continuing relationship with Porsche – remaining on its list of contracted drivers.
A strong field at Chang International Circuit has Evans facing some of the world’s best GT drivers, including Luca Stolz, Maro Engel, Markus Winkelhock, Maximilian Goetz, and Patrick Pilet.
This cameo appearance continues a remarkable season for Evans after securing full-time campaigns in the Repco Supercars Championship and the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS.
Just a fortnight ago, Evans scored his best finish thus far in the SCT Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on home turf at Taupo, NZ, and gave the Arise Racing GT operation a maiden podium appearance for Ferrari alongside Elliott Schutte at Phillip Island last month.
The Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS will contest two one hour races at Chang International Circuit on May 10-12.
