Fuji, Japan, July 25, 2014 – Qualifying for the Japan stop of the Audi R8 LMS Cup got underway today. Former Macau GP winner André Couto posted the fastest lap time with 1’43.217 at the Fuji International Speedway. This means he will line up first on the grid for Saturday’s Round 3. 2012 champion, Marchy Lee (1’43.907), and former Formula 1 driver, Alex Yoong (1’43.955), will start from second and third position respectively. Japanese star actor and driver Koichi Iwaki was hampered by a mechanical problem during qualifying. As his lap times during free practice were 10 seconds inside the qualification criteria, he can still compete in Round 3.
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Audi R8 LMS Cup 2014
Qualifying – Fuji International Speedway, Japan, Provisional Result
Pos | Name | Team | Cls | Best time | |
1 | 10 | André COUTO | Brothers Racing Team (BRT) | 1’43.217 | |
2 | 9 | Marchy LEE | Audi Michelin Racing Team | + 0.690 | |
3 | 8 | Alex YOONG | Audi TEDA Racing Team | + 0.738 | |
4 | 15 | SUN Zheng | Brothers Racing Team (BRT) | + 1.008 | |
5 | 55 | Kyong-Ouk YOU | Team Audi Korea | 4R | + 1.009 |
6 | 66 | Rahel FREY | Castrol Racing Team | + 1.041 | |
7 | 11 | Aidan WRIGHT | Audi GQ Racing Team | + 1.234 | |
8 | 25 | CHENG Congfu (Franky) | Audi R8 LMS Cup Team | 4R | + 1.379 |
9 | 88 | Matt SOLOMON | Audi Hong Kong Team | 4R | + 1.514 |
10 | 68 | Adderly FONG | KAMLUNG Racing | 4R | + 2.277 |
11 | 12 | Alex AU | Wrightspeed | + 2.841 | |
12 | 33 | Ronald WU | JF Racing | + 2.858 | |
13 | 7 | Jeffrey LEE | Audi Taiwan Team | 4R | + 3.164 |
14 | 27 | LIN Yue (Steven) | Brothers Racing Team (BRT) | Am | + 3.776 |
15 | 99 | Stefano MONTESI | Team Chengdu New Elements | 4R | + 3.971 |
16 | 59 | Daniel BILSKI | Driver | Am | + 4.512 |
17 | 69 | Ashraff DEWAL | Team Visit Malaysia | Am | + 5.534 |
18 | 24 | CHENG Fei (David) | CTVS | + 5.673 | |
19 | 17B | Kato GACHI | Tiger Racing Team | Am | + 6.216 |
20 | 77 | Jacky YEUNG | Tiger Racing Team | Am | + 6.385 |
21 | 17A | Kenji ABE | Tiger Racing Team | Am | + 7.234 |
22 | 13 | Vignesa MOORTHY | Z Racing | Am | + 7.543 |
23 | 5 | REN Wei (Ricky) | Brothers Racing Team (BRT) | Am | + 11.033 |
24 | 51 | Koichi IWAKI | Team Audi Japan | Am, 4R | + 56.307 |
Am = Am Cup Competitor 4R = Four Rings Trophy Driver G = Guest Driver