Audi and Porsche show up at Sepang in the first round of GTWC Asia

After Europe, America and Australia too Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS launched its season. Championship of S.R.O so it appears in the 11th section of ‘A Freewheel’, a classic event set for covered wheels.

GTWC Asia, Sepang: Origine Motorsport Porsche in the lead after the first two tests

Lv Wei /Laurin Heinrich (Origin Motorsport Porsche #4) drive Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS after the first two races at Sepang. The two, race-2 winners, are all smiles after a busy weekend in Malaysia.

GTWC Asia, race-1: Audi on top on Saturday

Franky Cheng Congfu/Adderly Fong (FAW Audi Sport Asia Racing Team #30), after recording the pole, also confirmed the results of race-2, which had a dirty track at the start which made some crews opt for wet tyres.

Bian Ye (VSR Lamborghini #6) was the main character of the day, Edoardo Liberati found himself in the top position as soon as the Chinese driver’s best term came to an end.

The music changed as the minutes passed, our companion actually had to endure the return of Adderly Fong #30. Audi then took the win ahead of the #6 Lamborghini owned by Yuan Bo/ Leo Ye Hongli (Origine Motorsport Porsche #87).

GTWC Asia, race-2: Porsche solo

After the royal apology of Laurin Heinrich, debutant in GTWC Asia, Origine Motorsport Porsche #4 dominated the event thanks to Lv Wei’s second best series finish.

Cao Qi/Daniel Morad (Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes #30) and Luo Kailuo/Liang Jiatong (Harmony Racing Ferrari #77) completed the Top3 of the most linear races, held without the threat of bad weather.

Next round in Thailand in May.

Supercars Championship, Taupō: Brown holds the championship lead

Chevrolet to celebrate with Andre Heimgartner #8 and Will Brown #87 in New Zealand after the first valid event for Repco Supercars Racing in character design Bad luck. The second named protagonist holds the lead in the overall standings after eight impressive challenges.

Random, race-1: Heimgartner stands in the rain

Andre Heimgartner (R&J Batteries Racing Chevrolet #8) was perfect in front of the home crowd, the ‘kiwi’ actually defended his lead for a long time from any attack from Chaz Mostert (Mobil 1 Optus Racing Ford #25).

A mistake in the pits by the former Bathurst 1000 winner’s team ‘forecasted’ Andre to success, his first of the season at #8 on the grid ahead of the Ford Mustang Shell V-Power Racing Team of Will Davison #17 and Anton DePasquale #11.

Despair, however, to Cameron Waters (Monster Castrol Racing Ford #6), the pole vaulter was classified ninth after a good comeback from a crash at the start following contact with Tim Slade (PremiAir Nulon Racing Chevrolet #23).

Taupō, race-2: Red Bull Ampol regnare Championship

After Saturday was dominated, the Red Bull Ampol Championship dominated the 2nd race I’m sorry. Broc Feeney was the star of the day along with Will Brown, he was clearly better than the competition.

Two Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaros competed successfully at the challenging New Zealand track, Brown strengthening his championship lead by beating Gold Coast native De Pasquale #11 and Matt Payne (Penrite Chevrolet #19).

Next round in May in Perth.

TCR Europe, Vallelunga: Girolami and Comte on target

Aurélien Comte and Franco Girolami they share success in Vallelunga in the opening phase of TCR Europe. The French SP Compétition Cupra #7 and the Argentine Monlau Motorsport Cupra #72 performed well in the first and second races respectively, showing some superiority over the competition.

The two then took turns on the top stage of the microphone. Ignacio Montenegro (ALM Motorsport Honda #23) and Felipe Fernández (Goat Racing Honda #19) reached the Top 3 in races 1 and 2, a little complacent behind the two masters of the weekend.

Next stop in Zolder in mid-May.

NASCAR Xfinity Series, Talladega:

Jesse Love won the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Talladega. The No. 2 WAT Chevrolet executed the final stage brilliantly, managing to hold off any attack from the competition.

Riley Herbst (Monster Energy Ford #98) and Anthony Alfredo (Dude Wipes Chevrolet #5) finish in the Top3 in the order ahead of Leland Honeyman (Mezrano Injury Lawyers Chevrolet #42) and Brennan Poole (CW & Sons Infrastructure Chevrolet #44)

In the following episode…

In addition to the DTM, A Ruota Libera will feature the British BTCC and GT, on the track between Donington Park and Silverstone respectively. The International GT Open will also start with the opening round in Portimao.

Luca Pellegrini