Guest driver Allan Simonsen took victory in Round 6 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia yesterday after a monumental charge through the entire 27-strong field. Second was BBTs Davide Rizzo, followed across the line by Team Betterlife’s Wang Jian Wei of China. Both drivers led the race at one stage, and both had looked good to take the win. In Class B, Wayne Shen of Modena Motorsports took the victory, with Seminole Racing Team’s Egidio Perfetti second and Francis Tjia of OpenRoad Racing taking his second podium finish of the weekend.
Despite finishing in 11th in Round 6, PICC Team StarChase driver Alexandre Imperatori retains his grip on the overall championship race with 106 points, with reigning champion Keita Sawa of LKM Racing Team second on 69. Benjamin Rouge of Team Yongda Dongfang and Tung Ho-Pin of Budweiser Team StarChase are tied in 4th position, each with 60 points. In Class B, Perfetti retains the lead with a six point margin over Shen, with Francis Tjia third.
Simonsen was understandably thrilled with the win: “I didn’t finish the first race, so started 27th. I didn’t think it was possible to go from 27th to 1st, but I never gave up. The car felt good, and the wet suited it 100%. I pushed probably 110%, and went off the track several times I think. As the track started to dry, it wasn’t as fast but I could see from the pit boards that I was in a position to challenge for a win. It feels really good, and this is a fantastic championship!”.
Despite the challenges of the Ordos track, wet conditions, and a 27-strong field, all but one of the cars completed the 14 lap race, testament to the extraordinarily high standard of racing the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia has attained. The weekend represented an extreme test of both man and machine, and the field more than rose to the challenge.
The incredible tenth Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season continues at the end of the August when it leaves China for the first time this year with Rounds 7 and 8 at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit from August 30 to September 2. As this weekend proved, with such a competitive field, predictions are pointless as the form book could well be turned on its head once again.
Results – Round 6
Pos
No
Driver
Class
Entrant
Time
1
3
*Allan SIMONSEN (DEN)
Team Carrera Cup Asia (CHN)
27:41.166
2
37
Davide RIZZO (CHN)
BBT (CHN)
+5.520
3
9
WANG Jian Wei (CHN)
Team BetterLife (CHN)
+13.340
4
78
ZHANG Da Sheng (CHN)
Team Basetex (CHN)
+13.899
5
98
TUNG Ho Pin
Budweiser Team StarChase (CHN)
+16.345
6
11
Ringo CHONG (SIN)
Team Kangshun (CHN)
+16.621
7
8
Benjamin ROUGET (FRA)
Team Yongda Dongfang (CHN)
+17.130
8
31
*Pekka SAARINEN (FIN)
PS Racing (FIN)
+23.811
9
86
Martin RAGGINGER (AUT)
Team Eagle – Jiejun & Junbaojie (CHN)
+26.306
10
1
Keita SAWA (JPN)
LKM Racing Team (HKG)
+27.581
11
99
Alexandre IMPERATORI (SUI)
PICC Team StarChase (CHN)
+28.974
12
16
Wayne SHEN (HKG)
B
Modena Motorsports (HKG)
+33.755
13
88
Egidio PERFETTI (SUI)
B
Seminole Racing Team (USA)
+38.744
14
20
Rodolfo AVILA (MAC)
Team Jebsen (HKG)
+39.370
15
21
Francis TJIA (HKG)
B
OpenRoad Racing (HKG)
+48.084
16
5
Yuey TAN (SIN)
B
Dorr McElrea Racing (SIN)
+51.382
17
28
John SHEN (HKG)
B
Modena Motorsports (HKG)
+52.024
18
6
ZHENG Ting (CHN)
B
BBT (CHN)
+57.426
19
81
HUANG Chu Han (CHN)
B
Asia Racing Team (CHN)
+1:01.413
20
96
LI Chao (CHN)
B
Asia Racing Team (CHN)
+1:04.742
21
66
Rose TAN (CHN)
Team C&D (CHN)
+1:10.136
22
23
Paul TRESIDDER (AUS)
B
Hewlett Motorsport (AUS)
+1:14.703
23
27
Adrian Henry D’SILVA (MAS)
B
Nexus Racing (MAS)
+1:15.113
24
25
Christian CHIA (CAN)
B
OpenRoad By ART Motorsports (HKG)
+1:15.484
25
18
Marcel TJIA (HKG)
B
OpenRoad Racing By ART Motorsports (HKG)
+1:31.428
26
83
Dr. MA Chi Min (HKG)
B
Dr. Ma Chi Min (HKG)
+1:38.284
DNF
68
*Adderly FONG (HKG)
OMAK (HKG)
–
DNS
87
*SUN Zheng (CHN)
PS Racing
–
*Non series registered
Fastest Lap: Allan Simonsen/Team Carrera Cup Asia/1:55.399/Lap 3/113.806kph
Points after Round 6
Overall
Pos
Comp
No
Driver
Entrant
Points
1
99
Alexandre IMPERATORI
PICC Team StarChase
106
2
1
Keita SAWA
LKM Racing Team
69
3
86
Martin RAGGINGER
Team Eagle-Jiejun & Junbaojie
62
4
8
Benjamin ROUGET
Team Yongda Dongfang
60
98
TUNG Ho-Pin
Budweiser Team StarChase
60
Class B
Pos
Comp
No
Driver
Entrant
Points
1
88
Egidio PERFETTI
Seminole Racing Team
106
2
16
Wayne SHEN
Modena Motorsports
100
3
21
Francis TJIA
OpenRoad Racing
62
4
81
HUANG Chu Han
Asia Racing Team
59
5
6
ZHENG Ting
BBT
52
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2012
