The Stéphane Ratel Organisation, in collaboration with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), promoted the race.

The event was held in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau thanks to a contract extension with race organisers.

The Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 debuted in Macau, weighing 1,305 kg (2,877 lb), while the Porsche 911 GT3 R received no performance changes.

66 Team WRT Speedstar Audi R8 LMS lapped fastest in the first practice session on the afternoon of 15 November at 2 minutes, 18.588 seconds,[16] ahead of Mortara, Christopher Haase, Augusto Farfus and Earl Bamber.

[16] Dries Vanthoor, Frijns' teammate, hit the outside wall and lost control, coming to a stop sideways across the circuit.

While attempting to avoid Dries Vanthoor, Mathieu Jaminet was unsighted and crashed into a wall, sustaining minor damage to his car's left door.

[15][18] Four manufacturers occupied the first five positions in the second practice session on the morning of November 16th, with Bamber setting the fastest lap in the No.

When Haase lost control of his vehicle and collided with the barrier at the R Bend turn, the session ended prematurely.

[19][20] Friday afternoon's half-hour qualifying session determined the qualification race's starting order through each driver's fastest lap times.

[25] Following late-session improvements and a battle between both drivers, Engel took third and Mortara was fourth, giving Mercedes three positions in the top four.

[25] Frijns outbraked himself at Lisboa corner and crashed into the barrier during qualifying, necessitating the use of a localised yellow flag with less than three minutes remaining.

[23][26] The FIA changed the performance balance again before the qualifying race, reducing the minimum ballast of the three KCMG-fielded Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3s by 20 kg (44 lb) for better handling.

[29] Farfus could then gradually extend his lead, even though Marciello and his teammate Engel were faster in the track's mountain section.

[29][30][33] The final classified finishers were Engel, Mortara, Bamber, Frijns, Haase, Dries Vanthoor, Jaminet, Imperatori, Fong, Jarvis and O'Young.

It is 29 years to the day that my dad gave me my first motorcycle and to be here now winning the FIA GT World Cup is a very special moment.

[5][28] Laurens Vanthoor was forced to withdraw from the rest of the event due to chassis damage sustained in his first lap accident with Mortara in the previous day's qualification race, resulting in his second consecutive weekend-ending crash.

[34] Farfus made a quick start from pole position and steered to the inside to maintain the lead over Marciello entering the first turn.

[35] As Farfus entered Lisboa corner, Maricello applied pressure, but he was unable to overtake him and remained second.

Marciello was able to lap faster in the circuit's mountain areas, but he failed to close up enough to Farfus to attempt a pass.

[35] Throughout most of the rest of the race, he stayed within a second of Farfus, who countered with his BMW's higher straightline speed over Engel's Mercedes-Benz.

[1] With two laps remaining, Engel made a braking error for the Melco hairpin, increasing Farfus' lead.

[36] His teammate Mortara, whose car lacked downforce and pace, finished third after overcoming an early race error at Police bend.