Apr
Triumphant Macau Grand Prix Return Announced
Shanghai. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia will make a triumphant return to the Macau Grand Prix from November 9th to 10th as part of the celebrations to mark the 60th running of the famous event, and as the illustrious German automotive brand marks 50 years of the iconic Porsche 911.
Mar
Ragginger Wins Malaysian Scorcher
Malaysia. Austrian Martin Ragginger stormed to victory in the opening round of the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit today, successfully fending off unrelenting pressure from defending champion Alexandre Imperatori.
Mar
Ragginger Seizes First Pole of Season
Malaysia. Team Eagle’s Martin Ragginger seized pole position for the opening round of the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season today with a sizzling performance in a hard-fought qualifying session run on a drying track. At the close of the session, the top four drivers were separated by less than a single second. The Austrian, embarking on his second season with the region’s premier sportscar championship, topped the timing sheets for most of the session, temporarily nudged off the top spot only by reigning champion Alexandre Imperatori of PICC Team StarChase. Imperatori took provisional pole
Mar
Season Revs up for Magnificent Malaysian Opener
Malaysia. The new Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season will thunder off the grid this weekend as part of the 2013 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX at Malaysia’s 5.54km Sepang International Circuit.
Mar
Glittering Season Ahead Marks Ten Years at the Top
Hong Kong. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia began a year of celebrations to mark its first ten years as the region’s most respected and established sportscar championship today. Unveiling an outstanding entry and impressive, seven-stop international calendar, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia is set to further strengthen its position at the forefront of motorsport development in the world’s most dynamic region.
Nov
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Concludes Tenth Season at the Top
Shanghai. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, the region’s premier one-make racing series, concluded a triumphant tenth season at a spectacular finale in Shanghai last weekend. The series scaled new heights this year with its most prestigious entry ever, the addition of series partner Budweiser, more teams and drivers joining the series, and a calendar of races which spanned the region. The 2012 season was hailed as the best yet.
Nov
New Champion Ends Season with Victory while Shen Takes Class B Title
Shanghai. PICC Team StarChase talent and newly crowned Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Alexandre Imperatori finished his season in spectacular style by taking a resounding victory in the final round. The Shanghai-based Swiss driver crossed the line after the 12-lap Round 11 with a margin of 6.5 seconds from second-place finisher Keita Sawa of LKM Racing Team. Third over the line in the action-packed and Safety Car-interrupted race was Chinese driver Zhang Da Sheng of Team Basetex, who drove a superb race to take his second podium of the season.
Nov
Ragginger Victorious in Shanghai Thriller
Shanghai. Austrian Martin Ragginger gave his Team Eagle – Jiejun & Junbaojie plenty to cheer about after he took victory in the penultimate round of the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season today. Notching up his second win of the season, Ragginger crossed the line 1.595 seconds ahead of pole-sitter Rodolfo Avila of Team Jebsen. Third across the line after the 12-lap thriller was Budweiser Team StarChase talent Tung Ho-Pin of China taking his third podium on his debut sportscar season.
Nov
Imperatori Clinches Championship for PICC Team StarChase
Shanghai. Alexandre Imperatori won the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Championship today at the aptly-named Sports Car Champions Festival. With six victories in nine races, the 25-year-old PICC Team StarChase ace clinched the title after rival and defending champion LKM Racing Team’s Keita Sawa failed to take pole position for the penultimate race of the season. Even if Sawa takes maximum points in Rounds 10 and 11, he can only hope to draw level in the points, and Imperatori would ace him by virtue of race wins.
Nov
Racing Royalty as David Brabham Confirmed for Spectacular Season Finale
Shanghai. The grand finale of the tenth Porsche Carrera Cup season will have added star power with the announcement that Le Mans 24 Hours winner David Brabham will be amongst the 28-car grid as the championship battle goes down to the wire at the inaugural Shanghai Sportscar Champions Festival.
Sep
Baird Takes Emphatic Win for SC Global Racing
Singapore. New Zealand’s Craig Baird took victory today in the 12-lap Porsche SC Global Carrera Cup Asia – Singapore 2012 on the Marina Bay street circuit. Second across the line, taking full championship points for the win, was Martin Ragginger of Team Eagle – Jiejun & Junbaojie, while championship leader Alexandre Imperatori of PICC Team StarChase was third.
Sep
Ragginger Seizes Pole on Streets of Singapore
Singapore. Team Eagle – Jiejun & Junbaojie driver Martin Ragginger continued his sparkling form on the 5.07km Marina Bay street circuit to seize pole position for Sunday’s 12-lap thriller, the Porsche SC Global Carrera Cup Asia – Singapore 2012.