Au, Hardwick in Manthey GT3 Lineup

Antares Au and Ryan Hardwick will join Manthey Racing’s GT3 lineup for the Asian Le Mans Series season, with the German squad confirming five out of six drivers for its two-car effort.

The two Bronze-rated drivers will each pilot one of the team’s Porsche 911 GT3 Rs, with Au piloting the No. 10 car alongside reigning FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT3 champions Joel Sturm and Klaus Bachler.

The Hong Kong driver joins Manthey after securing the Intercontinental GT Challenge Independent Cup title driving for Lionspeed GP and Herberth Motorsport.

Meanwhile, Hardwick is set to return to Porsche machinery after a year of racing a Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 in WEC and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

He will drive alongside Richard Lietz aboard the No. 92 Porsche, with the designated Silver-rated driver to be named at a later date.

Hardwick and Lietz previously competed together when they shared a Wright Motorsports Porsche at the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona.