The Amazing Race Asia 5

The Amazing Race Asia 5 is the 5th season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Asia.

The fifth installment is set to premiere on AXN Asia in 13 October 2016 and promises to be the most adrenaline-fueled season ever. Eleven teams chosen from across the region will compete in a high-octane dash around the world for a chance at the winning crown and USD$100,000 in cash.

Allan Wu will be back for his fifth hosting of The Amazing Race Asia. Wu will be paired up with Tara Basro, an Indonesian film actress in hosting this season.

Leaderboard
Notes: Lisa & Nicole were eliminated halfway through the first leg as per the provisions of the first task.

Trivia

 * Zabrina & Joe Jer, the winners of The Amazing Race Asia 1, were the Pit Stop greeters on Leg 3.

Franchise Records

 * The Amazing Race Asia 5 currently holds the largest gap between seasons (for any version), at six years between this and the previous season.
 * Second season to have a pair of show hosts [after The Amazing Race 6 (Latin America)].
 * First time the host did not start the Race (the signal at the Starting Line was given by Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Tourism, Sapta Nirwandar)

Asia

 * First season to implement the non-elimination penalty for the last team to arrive at the non-elimination leg required to perform a Speed Bump task sometime during the next leg.
 * First season to feature eleven teams.
 * First season to feature a team from Vietnam.
 * First season to not have a team representing Hong Kong.

Reception

 * Loong Wait Ting at New Straits Time Online (05/30/2016): " So, who wants to be in The Amazing Race Asia?"
 * Iffah Durrah Kajai at The New Paper (06/02/2016): "The Amazing Race Asia is back after six years"
 * Lester Jeff at dryedmangoez.com (06/08/2016): "The Amazing Race Asia is casting for Season 5!"
 * Manila Standard Showbitz (10/20/2016): "The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 is Best Performing premiere of 2016"