China’s Tung Ho-Pin took his second career Porsche Carrera Cup Asia victory in front of an ecstatic home crowd in Shanghai last weekend after an unforgettable 12-lap race. The Budweiser Team Absolute Racing driver clinched the win in Round 2, held as part of the Chinese F1 Grand Prix weekend, ahead of pole-sitter Rodolfo Avila of Team Jebsen, and Team Porsche Holding’s Martin Ragginger.
The Class B race winner was Modena Motorsports’ Wayne Shen of Hong Kong, who grabbed victory in dramatic fashion from Team Kangshun’s Andersen P. Martono in the closing metres of the final lap. Martono was another driver to be penalised by race stewards after he collided with Team Jebsen’s Yuey Tan, putting him 17th on the results. That meant second place went to Johnson Huang of Team BC Racing, who took his first Class B podium in just the second race of second season. Third was Samson Chan of Hong Kong.
After the Shanghai double header, Baird leads the race for the overall title, but with a slim one-point lead over Avila. Tung and Ragginger are tied in third, just a single point adrift of the Macau driver, promising a thrilling championship battle over the coming 12 races. In Class B, Wayne Shen leads the charge, three points ahead of Tan, with Huang’s superb performance putting him third on the leaderboard.
Tung’s hard work pulling clear of his rivals came to nothing though when the Safety Car was called out for a second time on Lap 8. The smell of victory was strong through, and at the restart the following lap, Tung got away well and, despite a last-lap wobble at the parabolica, stormed home to a well-earned victory.
Having once again ignited the flame of sportscar fascination amongst the Shanghai fans with a superb season-opener, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia will be back in action next month, with another double-header, this time at the Korea International Circuit from May 15-17. At South Korea’s F1-standard circuit, the battle for the overall and Class B 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia championship titles will resume in earnest.
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2015 Round 2 – Results
| Pos | No | Driver/Nationality | Class | Entrant/Nationality | Time |
| 1 | 58 | TUNG Ho-Pin (CHN) | Budweiser Team Absolute Racing (HKG) | 28:09.136 | |
| 2 | 20 | Rodolfo AVILA (MAC) | Team Jebsen (HKG) | +1.985 | |
| 3 | 86 | Martin RAGGINGER (AUT) | Team Porsche Holding (CHN) | +2.305 | |
| 4 | 12 | Craig BAIRD (NZL) | Clearwater Racing (SIN) | +2.990 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ro Charlz SKYANGEL (SIN) | Team Yonda Dongfang (CHN) | +9.385 | |
| 6 | 55 | BAO Jin Long (CHN) | Zheng Tong Auto (CHN) | +10.243 | |
| 7 | 16 | Wayne SHEN (HKG) | B | Modena Motorsports (HKG) | +16.832 |
| 8 | 72 | Alif HAMDAN (MAS) | Alif Hamdan Motorsports (MAS) | +19.693 | |
| 9 | 51 | Johnson HUANG (TPE) | B | Team BC Racing Team (TPE) | +23.557 |
| 10 | 2 | *Samson CHAN (HKG) | B | Samson Chan (HKG) | +24.999 |
| 11 | 5 | Yuey TAN (SIN) | B | Team Jebsen (HKG) | +30.306 |
| 12 | 3 | Michael S. (INA) | B | OpenRoad Racing (HKG) | +30.396 |
| 13 | 99 | Nico MENZEL (GER) | PICC Team StarChase (CHN) | +33.148 | |
| 14 | 88 | Hugues RIPERT (HKG) | B | Spark Motorsport (HKG) | +37.697 |
| 15 | 9 | LI Chao (CHN) | B | Team Betterlife (CHN) | +38.216 |
| 16 | 23 | Paul TRESIDDER (AUS) | B | Paul Tresidder (AUS) | +40.862 |
| 17 | 11 | *Andersen P MARTONO (INA) | B | Team Kangshun (CHN) | +47.090 |
| 18 | 80 | Sontaya KUNPLOME (THA) | B | Racing Spirit Thailand (THA) | +66.754 |
| – | 18 | Vutthikorn INTHRAPHUVASAK (THA) | B | Chang Racing Team (THA) | DNF |
| – | 65 | ZHU Jun Han (CHN) | B | Absolute Racing (HKG) | DNF |
| – | 69 | Christian CHIA (CAN) | B | OpenRoad Racing (HKG) | DNF |
| – | 22 | *SIU Tit Lung (HKG) | B | LKM Racing (HKG) | DNF |
| – | 17 | FUNG Yui Sum (HKG) | B | Arrows Racing (HKG) | DNF |
| – | 78 | Suttiluck BUNCHAROEN (THA) | B | True Visions Motorsports Thailand (THA) | DNF |
| – | 28 | John SHEN (HKG) | B | Modena Motorsports (HKG) | DNF |
| – | 21 | Francis TJIA (HKG) | B | OpenRoad Racing (HKG) | DNF |
| – | 98 | *Max TWIGG (AUS) | B | Max Twigg (AUS) | DNF |
| – | 68 | Chris VAN DER DRIFT (NZL) | Kamlung Racing (HKG) | DNF |
*Non series registered
Fastest lap: Nico Menzel/PICC Team StarChase/2:09.859/Lap4/151.114kph
Overall Points after Round 2 (top 5)
| Pos | Comp No | Driver | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Craig Baird | Clearwater Racing | 34 |
| 2 | 20 | Rodolfo Avila | Team Jebsen | 33 |
| 3
| 58 | Tung Ho-Pin | Budweiser Team Absolute Racing | 32 |
| 86 | Martin Ragginger | Team Porsche Holding | 32 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ro Charlz Skyangel | Team Yonda Dongfang | 22 |
Class B Points after Round 2 (top 5)
| Pos | Comp No | Driver | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | 16 | Wayne Shen | Modena Motorsports | 36 |
| 2 | 5 | Yuey Tan | Team Jebsen | 33 |
| 3 | 51 | Johnson Huang | Team BC Racing | 26 |
| 4 | 2 | Samson Chan | Samson Chan | 21 |
| 11 | Andersen P Martono | Team Kangshun | 21 |
