CTCC Concluded First Half Season in Sheshan

The 4^th round of SINOPEC China Touring Car Championship 2018 was scheduled at Tianma Circuit at Sheshan, Shanghai on July 21^st and July 22^nd. Unfortunately, the main events to be held on Sunday was cancelled due to Typhoon Ampil. In the races on Saturday, Cao Hongwei clinched the top podium for Changan Ford Racing Team in the Super Cup, while Rodolfo Avila won the 2nd for SAIC Volkswagen 333 Racing Team, and BAIC Shenbao Racing Team’s Adam Morgan finished the 3rd. Changan Ford Racing Team won the Manufactures’ Champion, while Star Racing Team won the Club’s Cup. The China Cup concluded in the rain, with EYEE Racing Team’s Zhu Zhenyu finishing the 1st, LEO Racing’s Zheng Shangguan finishing the 2nd and Motive Racing Team’s Peng Lixin finishing the 3rd after constant overtakes. Zongheng Racing Team won the Manufactures’ Champion, while EYEE Racing Team won the Club’s Cup.

Qualifying: Avila got the pole

In the qualifying session of Super Cup, Avila got the pole position by his fastest lap time 1:05.659. Morgan set a good lap time in lap 6, making him the closest rival to Avila. Cao Hongwei and Andy Yan set a faster time than Morgan by the end of the session so that they would start from the 2^nd and the 3^rd respectively in the sprint race afterwards. Avila was so happy to win the pole. He hope he could get a pole-to-win in the race. Cao also hoped to stay away from the chaos and manage the tyres properly to have a good race.

In the qualifying session of China Cup, Zhu Zhenyu did a great job by setting a quick lap time within the first two laps. Unfortunately, he couldn’t push further as the race car was damaged. In the end, Zheng Shangguan won the pole. Motive Racing Team’s Xie Jiaxing, Zongheng Racing Team’s Yang Xi and Wu Xiaofeng, as well as EYEE Racing Team’s Wan Jincun were all able to set a lap time within 1:17.

Super Cup: Cao Hongwei won the race

In the thrilling Super Cup sprint race, pole sitter Avila lost the lead right after the start. Cao Hongwei caught the chance and took the lead shortly, with his teammate Andy Yan behind. Cao already created a comfortable 2 seconds lead, far away from the intensive battle among the four cars behind. In the 7^th lap, Avila grabbed the opportunity and was able to overtake Andy Yan. Later, Morgan also overtook Yan in the 9^th lap.

China Cup: Zhu Zhenyu back home with victory

Due to the rain, the start was led by safety car. In the first lap, Zhu Chenyu overtook the pole sitter Zheng Shangguan. Wan Jincun climbed up to the 3^rd in the 5^th lap. As the race went by, Motive Racing Team’s Peng Lixin overtook Wan Jincun and finished the race with a podium.

The main events to be held on Sunday was cancelled due to Typhoon Ampil. See you next round in Zhejiang. Stay tuned!