A four-Hong-Kong driver entry has been confirmed for one of the most anticipated endurance events of the year, which will kick off the 2025 racing season. Antares Au, Jonathan Hui, Kevin Tse and Frank Yu will participate in the 2025 Michelin 24 Hours of Dubai racing with Herberth Motorsport, the reigning overall 24H SERIES European Champions. The teammates return to Dubai to resume their fight for a class win as a full driver’s lineup with Hong Kong roots, this being their fifth attempt together at this event. The 20th edition of this Emirati endurance race is scheduled for this coming weekend, running from January 10-12, at the Dubai Autodrome circuit.
Dubai is familiar territory for all four drivers, who began participating together in this race in 2017. The last time the group drove together in the Dubai 24 Hours was in the 2020 edition, where their efforts were cut short 7 hours into the race due to heavy rain and subsequent flooding. The quartet ended short of the podium, finishing P5 in the GT3-AM class and P14 overall. The four were due to participate in the 2024 edition following the resumption of racing activities post-pandemic, but their reunion was postponed as a result of a date change due to logistical issues from the organiser. This year finally reunites them all, behind the wheel of the #80 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), whilst competing once again in the GT3-AM class. 
The drivers bring significant experience in GT3 and endurance racing from their respective pursuits in recent years. Hui recently completed a successful season in the GT World Challenge Europe, clinching the Bronze Cup Endurance and Drivers’ Championship title. Au most recently won the Intercontinental GT Challenge Independent Cup Championship and also took a P2 finish in the opening round of the 2024/25 Asian Le Mans. Tse rides upon lessons learned from his first full Pro-Am British GT Championship season in 2024, which saw him take 2 overall victories. Although Yu had previously retired from racing, he is making a special appearance for this occasion in support of his fellow teammates. While he is not participating in motorsports regularly as he did previously, the 61-year-old driver has competed in this rigorous endurance race more than ten times, and was one of the drivers that brought Hong Kong its first-ever overall podium in international endurance racing at the 2013 Dubai 24 Hours. 
The Dubai 24 Hours routinely serves as the first major GT endurance race of the calendar year and celebrates its 20th running in 2025. It is held at the 5.390km Dubai Autodrome featuring 17 turns, with an entry grid of 70 cars across 8 classes, collectively driven by more than 250 drivers from around the world. Fans can watch all live sessions on the official YouTube livestream and select live broadcast channels. Official practice kicks off on Friday, January 10th and the 24 hour race starts at 1 PM Dubai local time (5 PM Hong Kong local time) on Saturday, January 11th.