Craft-Bamboo Racing unveils two striking liveries ahead of Macau Grand Prix return

• Craft-Bamboo Racing will field two Mercedes-AMG GT3 entries in the FIA GT World Cup at the 73rd Macau Grand Prix for Maro Engel (#77) and Adderly Fong (#76).

• The team arrives at the Macau Guia Circuit as a past winner, having taken the 2022 Macau GT victory with Engel – himself a four-time Macau GT winner – while Fong will be making his 13th Macau Grand Prix appearance.

• Two unique Tarmac Works liveries are sure to delight the team's home supporters, with the #77 to carry Initial D Keisuke Takahashi's iconic FD3S design, while the #76 will feature the hugely popular Sanrio Pompompurin character.

Craft-Bamboo Racing has unveiled two instantly memorable liveries it will campaign at the upcoming 73rd Macau Grand Prix, as the Hong Kong team prepares for its return to the FIA GT World Cup at the November 19-22 event.

The #77 Tarmac Works-backed Mercedes-AMG GT3, also supported by Motul and IXO Models, will feature a special Initial D livery. It is the second Initial D-inspired design for Craft-Bamboo Racing in what is the series’ 30^th anniversary year. At Macau, the team will carry an exciting livery design, echoing Keisuke Takahashi's iconic FD3S while saluting the manga's prominent racing team known for its skilled drivers, aggressive racing style, and competitive spirit.

The #76 Tarmac Works-backed Mercedes-AMG GT3 – supported by IXO Models and Aochen Biotechnology – will feature a Sanrio character Pompompurin livery, bringing one of Japan's most popular characters to the Guia Circuit. Pompompurin celebrates his 30th anniversary in 2026 and even took first place both globally and in Hong Kong in the Sanrio Character Ranking 2026! Naturally, the livery design also features his three buddies: Muffin, Scone, and Bagel.

As previously announced, taking the wheel of these head-turning entries will be Germany’s Maro Engel (#77) and Hong Kong regular Adderly Fong (#76).

The 2026 Macau Grand Prix marks a return to Craft-Bamboo Racing for Engel, who took the Macau GT win with the team in 2022 – one of four victories at this event for the German racer who is often described as one of the most accomplished GT drivers in the world.

For Fong, this year’s event will be the Hong Kong driver’s 13^th trip to Macau, but his first taking to the Macau Guia Circuit in a Mercedes-AMG. The Craft-Bamboo Racing regular, also part of the team’s Super Taikyu line-up in 2026, will be challenging for the Silver Cup title.

As a “home” event for the team, Craft-Bamboo Racing is betting on its winning history, deep well of knowledge, and wealth of technical experience at the challenging street circuit as it aims for its first FIA GT World Cup victory.

For event information, visit www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/en/. To learn more about Craft-Bamboo Racing, visit www.craftbamboo.com.

Darryl O'Young

Director I Craft-Bamboo Racing

"Macau has always been a special place for the team. After a year away, we are back with two cars in the FIA GT World Cup. Lots of work has gone into getting us back here, so big thanks to the entire team for all their hard work, Mercedes-AMG for the technical support, and the sponsors for all the continued trust.  I feel we have everything we need to fight at the front – two proven cars and two drivers with plenty of experience in Macau. Maro's record here speaks for itself, especially the memorable win with us in 2022. Adderly has made 12 previous Macau starts and has been driving with us all year, so he arrives ready to fight. Tarmac has created two special liveries that we know the fans are going to love – so we can’t wait to get going!”

Adderly Fong

Driver I #76 Mercedes-AMG GT3

"While I am heading to the Macau Grand Prix for a 13th time in 2026, I am as excited as the first time to race there. This year I have had the privilege to drive with Craft-Bamboo Racing in the Super Taikyu series in Japan with the Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo, so this has given me a good insight to how the team runs their car, as well as other teams and races elsewhere, producing some good results along the way. All this running in the Mercedes-AMG GT3, keeps me in the 'mode,’ and that really helps in Macau where every skill of a racing driver is tested. Adding to that, this year I will have chance to run alongside a team mate, one of the best GT drivers in the world, Maro Engel. He has previously won here so it will be nice to see what I can learn from him and his secrets for Macau."

Maro Engel

Driver I #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3

“I am excited to come back to Macau. It is always a special race; it is a very special place, with a lot of fan support which is always fantastic to experience. I am looking forward to racing with what is a very cool livery design which hopefully will be very popular with the fans, and also to coming back together with Craft-Bamboo Racing – we took the win together in 2022 and had a strong run going in 2023, so I hopefully we can build on that and try to take another win on the legendary streets of Macau.”