Shanghai. The new FAW Tier 2 Motorsport (FAW T2M) division, operated by the freshly entitled Porsche Motorsport 911 GT3 R Official Team - HubAuto, will be the first all-Asian team in manufacturer history to complete the full customer GT racing platforms with Porsche.
Shanghai/Malaysia. It was a hard-fought podium win for the #911 car at the Sepang 12 hour race in Malaysia as Earl Bamber, Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet fought through the ranks to finish the race in second after sudden rains broke a solid early lead in the final race of the 2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge, just hours after the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport made its debut in the Asia market.
Shanghai/Malaysia. Porsche will officially showcase the Cayman GT4 Clubsport, a GT car with easier driving requirements and maintenance costs than its counterparts such as the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, in Asia on Friday as a line-up of star drivers prepare for the brand’s last endurance race of 2016.
Shanghai. Porsche took a podium finish in the world’s most important GT3 race – the FIA GT World Cup – at the 63rd Macau Grand Prix at the weekend. However, the four-day event was not without its share of drama for the six-car line-up of factory and customer entries.
Shanghai. Porsche will field a powerful line-up of manufacturer and customer entries for the world’s most important GT3 race – the FIA GT World Cup – at the 63rd Macau Grand Prix from November 17-20.
Shanghai. The 2016 season has concluded with a bang after PICC Team Starchase’s Nico Menzel took the championship during the Shanghai Finale on November 5th. As drivers prepare for next season, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia has announced a raft of highlights that will keep Asia’s premier one-make series at the top of its game.
Shanghai. The last checkered flag has flown and the points have been tallied – 19-year-old Nico Menzel of PICC Team Starchase has been crowned Champion of the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
Shanghai. Guest driver Earl Bamber, winner of the 2015 24-hour of Le Mans and two time Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Champion, clocked the fastest time during Friday’s qualifying race as he raced for Team Carrera Cup Asia, shredding through the Shanghai International Circuit in 2:08.479 as less than a second separated the top 6 qualifying times.
Shanghai. Porsche Carrera Cup Asia’s hotly contested 2016 Championship is still anyone’s game as drivers gear-up for a dramatic season finish during Rounds? 11 and 12 at the Shanghai International Circuit on November 5th. With a maximum 43 points obtainable over the course of the race weekend, there are 5 fierce contenders for the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Champion title as the season celebrates its grand finale alongside the 6-Hour of Shanghai WEC race.
Shanghai. Winner of the 2015 24-hour of Le Mans Earl Bamber announced he will be back on the track with the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia as a guest driver in the final two races of the 2016 season at the Shanghai International Circuit on November 5th.
Shanghai. Porsche Carrera Cup Asia drivers achieved wins across the board this week as they showcased the prowess of the Porsche 911 GT3 R and Porsche 911 GT3 Cup during the China GT finale on October 6 and 7, with another driver joining in the 2016 Suzuka Challenge Grand Prix in Japan over the weekend.
Malaysia. It was all smiles on the podium for PICC Team Starchase’s Nico Menzel as he clinched the championship lead in Round 10 after titillating track battles saw previous table topper Maxime Jousse of Kamlung Racing exit the race early, opening the competition and ratcheting up the drama for the Shanghai season finish in November.