Jun
Bao and Hamdan Share Porsche Le Mans Glory
Shanghai. Porsche Carrera Cup Asia drivers Bao Jin Long of China and Malaysian Alif Hamdan experienced first-hand the next chapter in Porsche success at the greatest endurance race of them all, the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Jun
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Announces Triumphant Thailand Return
Shanghai. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia will make a return to the Land of Smiles this summer after confirming it will make its debut on the Chang International Circuit. Rounds 7&8 will be held on the 4.5km, Hermann Tilke-designed circuit from July 31 to August 2, and will mark a return to Thailand for the region’s leading sportscar championship after a 10-year absence.
Jun
Earl Bamber: From Asia to Le Mans
New Zealand’s Earl Bamber has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, alongside co-pilots Nick Tandy and Nico Hülkenberg in the number 19 Porsche 919 Hybrid. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is regarded as one of the most difficult long distance endurance races to finish, let alone win, with only the most elite drivers taking on the challenge.
Jun
Van der Drift and Tan to Represent Asia’s Finest in Spa Porsche Spectacular
Shanghai. As a truly sensational reward for leading the overall and Class B Porsche Carrera Cup Asia standings mid-way through the 2015 season, Kamlung Racing’s Chris van der Drift of New Zealand and Singaporean Yuey Tan of Team Jebsen will next month head to Belgium’s fabled Spa-Francorchamps circuit to fly the flag for the region in the Porsche Carrera Cup 24 Hours of Spa 2015, which will run in support of the 24 Hours of Spa.
Jun
van der Drift and Tan Soar to Top of Leaderboards after Sensational Fuji Weekend
Japan. Chris van der Drift took his Kamlung Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to its fourth consecutive Porsche Carrera Cup Asia victory, taking an emphatic win in Round 6 at Japan’s Fuji International Speedway to leap to the top of the overall championship leaderboard. For the second time in as many races, the New Zealander had to fend off a strong challenge from Team Porsche Holding’s Martin Ragginger of Austria, who crossed the line second ahead of Budweiser Team Absolute Racing’s Tung Ho-Pin of China. Tung stormed from his fifth place grid position to claim the final podium place, expertly findin
Jun
Round 6: Chris van der Drift on a 4-win Streak
n the sixth Round of the 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, decided this weekend at Japan’s Fuji International Speedway, it seemed as if there could only be one winner: Chris van der Drift of Team Kamlung Racing, who handily claimed his fourth victory in a row to top the season’s standings.At the race’s start, van der Drift leapt from his pole position and banked right to block out Team Porsche Holding’s Martin Ragginger. PICC Team StarChase’s Nico Menzel was slow off the block, allowing Team Jebsen’s Rodolfo Avila, Craig Baird of Clearwater Racing and Budweiser Team Absolute Racing’s Ho-Pin Tung
Jun
Round 5 Race Report: 3 In a Row for van der Drift
In the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia’s second day at Japan’s Fuji International Speedway, Kamlung Racing Team driver Chris van der Drift clinched his third victory in a row after withstanding an all-out assault from Team Porsche Holding’s Martin Ragginger.In the afternoon’s qualifying, Ragginger was the first man out of the pits, and went on to thunder his way to pole for the Round 5 race, coming in at 1:43.079. Right behind him was van der Drift and Baird in P2 and P3. Class B’s front 3 after qualifying was 100 Plus Racing Team’s Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak, followed by Yuey Tan of Team Jebsen and O
Jun
van der Drift Triumphs Over Relentless Ragginger in Fuji Thriller
Japan. New Zealand’s Chris van der Drift triumphed in one of the most thrilling races in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia’s 12-year history, successfully fending off a relentless challenge from pole-sitter Martin Ragginger to take the chequered flag after 15-laps of Japan’s 4.56km Fuji International Speedway. van der Drift, contesting his first season in a Porsche, gave his new Chinese Porsche dealer team Kamlung Racing their third consecutive winners’ trophy after crossing the line with the slimmest of margins from the Team Porsche Holding driver.
Jun
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Strengthens Regional Ties with Japan Double-Header
Shanghai. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia will be in action this weekend at Japan’s picturesque and challenging Fuji International Speedway for Rounds 5&6 of the 14-race 2015 season. The 28-strong field of international drivers join their Porsche Carrera Cup Japan counterparts on the race programme, further strengthening the Porsche motorsport ties in the region following a successful debut there in 2014.
Jun
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Strengthens Regional Ties with Japan Double-Header
Shanghai. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia will be in action this weekend at Japan’s picturesque and challenging Fuji International Speedway for Rounds 5&6 of the 14-race 2015 season. The 28-strong field of international drivers join their Porsche Carrera Cup Japan counterparts on the race programme, further strengthening the Porsche motorsport ties in the region following a successful debut there in 2014.
Jun
Driver Interview: Chris van der Drift
A freshman in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, one observing the season that Kamlung Racing’s Chris van der Drift is currently enjoying would be forgiven for thinking he’s driven in the series for years.
Jun
Rounds 5&6 Preview
This weekend, 28 identical Porsche 911 GT3 Cup will thunder their way around Japan’s Fuji International Speedway in Rounds 5&6 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. This much we can say is true: as for how the weekend will play out on the track, it’s anyone’s guess.It’s already a tight contest for the championship at this point in the season, with the overall leader Craig Baird of Clearwater Racing ahead of the pack by 11 points. However with fellow New Zealander Chris van der Drift’s performance in Korea during Rounds 3&4 – which saw him top the podium in both races and jump a full fo