Three races on the support racing programme saw some of the top talents from Macau and the region compete
Chinese Racing Cup
Hong Kong driver Samuel Hsieh won the Chinese Racing Cup, the newest addition to the support race programme. Hong Kong’s Kenneth Look finished second in the incident-filled race, with China’s Guo Hai Sheng rounding out the podium in third.
Pole-sitter Ho Hon Keong of Macau had an incident at Lisboa on the opening lap, ending his race and bringing out the red flags. Featuring drivers from China, Chinese Taipei and the Hong Kong and Macao SARs, the race is promoted and coordinated by automotive associations and provides a platform for the four territories to compete against one another, while promoting friendship and sportsmanship. Look won the battle for the runner-up spot, while Lo fell back to finish ninth.
Macau Road Sport Challenge
Macau’s Wong Wan Long in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 10 won the seventh edition of the action-packed Macau Road Sport Challenge. Second on the podium was fellow Macau driver Lo Kai Fung in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO7, with Chinese driver Sun Zheng rounding out the podium in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9.
Starting from pole, Wong was soon overtaken by Japan’s Mitsuhiro Kinoshita in a Nissan GTR34. Mid-way through the race though, Kinoshita made a mistake at Lisboa, prematurely ending his race and giving Wong the lead. Wong held onto the lead to the chequered flag and capped off a strong weekend in the popular race for modified road cars.
CTM Macau Touring Car Cup
Hong Kong driver Andy Yan in a Peugeot RCZ took a dominant win in the long-running CTM Macau Touring Car Cup, ahead of fan favourite Nattavude Charoensukhawatana of Thailand and Macau driver Patrick Chan, both in Peugeot RCZ cars.
Starting from pole, Yan go off to a strong start, with Nattavude in pursuit. On Lap 5, Nattavude spun and touched the wall, where he lost his position to Chan. As Yan continued to strengthen his lead, Chan and Nattavude battled for second, with the Thai driver ultimately getting past Chan on Lap 10 to take the runner-up spot.
In line with the direction of international touring car competition, this year’s race is for 1,600 cc (1.6T) competition cars, rather than the previous 2,000cc models.
