Audi GQ Driver Alex Yoong took pole position for Round 7 of the Audi R8 LMS Cup today after a flawless performance in a powerful shot across the bows to his rivals. Championship leader Marchy Lee of Audi Ultra could not better Yoong’s impressive lap of 1: 34.014 around the 4.3km Zhuhai International Circuit, despite a close-run session which saw the top six all within a second of each other. Starting from the second row of the grid for Round 7 will be China’s Sun Zheng of Team Erdos Xinan, currently 4th in the championship chase, alongside KLM Team’s Adderly Fong of Hong Kong. Fong trails Marchy by just two points on the championship leaderboard, but with Yoong looking so strong this weekend, the pair will be watching their backs.
Fastest in the Amateur Cup was Pauian Archiland J-Fly Racing driver Jeffrey Lee, back with the series after missing the Ordos rounds due to racing duties in Suzuka with the Audi R8 LMS ultra entry in the GT Asia series. Second quickest in the class was star of stage, screen and race track, Aaron Kwok, who is on scorching form this weekend, with Alex Au, class winner of both races in Ordos, third in the session. The session saw Yoong, who is roaring back after a tough weekend in Ordos, set his best time on his fourth lap out to take his second pole position of the season. David Zhu, impressing on his Audi R8 LMS Cup debut with Team Zhe Jiang Aotong, was fifth fastest in the session. Sun Chao of PD Group Team was eighth on the time sheets, but was earlier penalized by Race Stewards for a regulations infringement during free practice and demoted two places on the grid for Round 7.
Round 7 – Qualifying
No
Comp No
Name
Class
Entrant
Time
1
8
Alex YOONG (MAL)
Audi GQ
1:35.014
2
1
Marchy LEE (HKG)
Audi Ultra
1:35.137
3
33
SUN Zheng (CHN)
Team Erdos Xinan
1:35.198
4
68
Adderly FONG (HKG)
KLM Team
1:35.199
5
6
David ZHU (CHN)
Team Zhe Jiang Aotong
1:35.676
6
7
Jeffrey LEE (TPE)
Am
Pauian Archiland J-Fly Racing
1:36.007
7
9
WANG Jian Wei (CHN)
Team Betterlife
1:36.413
8
77
SUN Chao (CHN)
P D GROUP Team
1:37:202
9
88
Aaron KWOK (HKG)
Am
Team Audi R8 LMS Cup
1:37.623
10
27
Massimo VIGNALI (GBR)
Audi Driving Dreams
1:37.660
11
23
Alex AU (HKG)
Am
AK Racing
1:37.999
12
99
TIAN Li Ying (CHN)
Team Chengdu New Elements
1:38.605
13
3
Hugues RIPERT (HKG)
Am
Spark Motorsport
1:38.920
14
66
ZHANG Ran (CHN)
Am
Audi Castrol
1:39.886
15
13
Adrian FU (HKG)
Am
FuSpeed Racing
1:40.876
16
75
Eric HSIANG (TPE)
Am
J-Fly Racing Team
1:45.657
(AM) Amateur Cup Competitor
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