Clio Cup China Series

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Renault Clio Cup China Series R7-R8 Official Qualifying and Race Result

Kenneth Lim is now looking at the 2016 overall champion of Clio Cup China Series

Renault Clio Cup China Series 2nd round is starting on 21st August while Kenneth Lim kept up his pace till this round, clocking 2:31.853 fastest lap among the group, which is also the fastest during the weekend, and the difference between the 2nd best lap time was over 2.5s. Malaysian female driver Leona Chin was still having pressure from Yu Kam Cheong in the beginning of the race. But Yu was suffering from tire problem and got overtook by Huang Yi in the middle of the race, losing the chance to stand on the podium. In the end Kenneth Lim kept his winning streaks since the first race of 2016 Clio Cup China Series. Leona Chin took the double runner up in the weekend and Huang Yi took this first ever trophy since 2015 series.

Class B defending champion driver Frank Yee got a double win in Shanghai also. He expressed that he felt satisfied after not getting into racing for years. But the exciting scene came from Leo Lam and Jay Wong who fought for 2nd place. They battled since the first lap and Leo won with a second gap in total. Jay Wong was the first time winning the series trophy home.

Leona expressed that, “Shanghai International Circuit was the second track that I first ever drive after Thailand, while SIC is more challenging with lots of combination corners, and critical sharp corners after long straightway. I hope that I can race again in this track in the future.”

Frank Yee expressed that, “SIC is a very technical circuit, while combination corners and sharp corners after fast straightway was fun but also challenging. The winning point will be focus on the braking point, which is fun and a track full of history for me. I will keep up my pace and hopefully I can defend my champion in next round.”

Kenneth Lim took his 7 winning streaks in Clio Cup China Series

Clio Cup China Series is going into the second half season, and the first race is taken place in Shanghai International Circuit. There was a total of 14 MK3 and MK4 competing in this race, including 2 Road to Champion drivers. Although this is their first time to compete in the series, they had experience before the race, especially Class B 2nd grid position Jay Wong. Pole driver Kenneth Lim had a mistake from the start and got overtook by Leona Chin and Yu Kam Cheong, but he managed his pace so well and took back the first place immediately, and he clocked the overall best lap of 2:32.914 during the 8th lap. However, both Road to Champion drivers Jay Wong and Louis Lai had a bad luck in the first race, which Jay was suffering from broken drive shaft and Louis was having a serious contact with Lu Tingyu and all three drivers had to retire.

In the end Kenneth Lim took his 7th winning streaks in the series, and Leona won the 1st runner-up. And due to plenty to Yu Kam Cheong, 2nd runner-up goes to Max Chen. Class B champion goes to experienced driver Frank Yee, Hu Nan took the 2nd and Leo Lam got his 2nd -runner up since Zhuhai race in March.

The second race will begin by 21st August 4:20pm.

Kenneth Lim clocked the fastest lap during both qualifying in Clio Cup China Series R7-R8

Renault Clio Cup China Series R7-R8 will be holding in Shanghai International Circuit on 19th-21st August, alongside with GT Asia Series and TCR Asia Series. Also, Formula Racing Development will broadcast LIVE for Renault Clio Cup China Series on FRD Youtube page. The two qualifying sessions had already finished on 20th August. Consecutive winner of the Series Kenneth Lim clocked the fastest lap two qualifying sessions with 2:32.335 and 2:32.028, which made over a second gap with Malaysian female driver Leona Chin. Third place was Kenneth Ma and Huang Yi who chased very close with Leona.

Class B competition was between experienced driver Frank Yee and Road to Champion driver Jay Wong. They will be at the pole on Race 1 and Race 2 respectively. Another new comer was standing right behind of these two drivers with less than a second gap.

The first official race will be starting 10:50am on 21st August.

Kenneth Lim continued his strong pace in practice Renault Clio Cup China Series

Renault Clio Cup China Series practice had been done on 19th May. Dark Horse Kenneth continued his strong pace throughout the day, clocking 2:32.884, which only made a 0.127s gap with Leona Chin standing in the 2nd place. Surprisingly Yu Kam Cheong who had a long time didn’t appear in the series, clocked 2:34.166, putting himself on the 3rd grid tomorrow.

Kenneth Lim expressed that, “After few practicing, I started to find a better racing line and successfully pushed the lap time a lot faster today. The weather was perfect and the tires warmed up in the right timing. I hope that the weather will be the same for the qualifying later, so as to make my defending champion a lot easier.”

Yu expressed that, “I didn’t drive in Shanghai with Clio since last year but I heated up fast enough and clocked 3rd fastest lap, while the speed in the sectors had to be improved. I hope that I can make a better lap time from qualifying.”

For the Road to Champion drivers, Jay Wong driving the Class B Clio had clocked 2:39.883, which is the 2nd fastest in the group and 7th fastest overall.

Qualifying will be starting on 19th August at 1:40pm.

Battle is closing in at Super Speed Race at Shanghai International Circuit

Super Speed Race will be holding on 19th August at Shanghai International Circuit. Other than GT Asia Series and TCR Asia Series, there will be new comers selected from Road to Champion National Driver Programs to compete in Asian Formula Renault and Renault Clio Cup China Series. Will Kenneth Lim from Clio Cup China Series be able to defend his consecutive champions since the season start? And will Josh Burdon from BlackArts Racing Team be able to fight against Liu Kai from Asia Racing Team and Najiy Ayyad from S&D Motorsports and stay on top after Shanghai race? Round 7-8 will be one of the most exciting battles in 2016 series.

Although 6 AFR drivers and 2 Clio drivers selected from the program do not have a lot of experience on race track, their performance on karting and other races are astonishing. 17-year-old AFR driver Li Qing Yuan had a lot of champion records in 2015 CKC Karting Championship and was the 2nd runner-up in overall. This will be a huge advantage for him in handling the Formula Renault.

Louis Lai and Jay Wong were race drivers before the selection, but this is the first time for them to race with the Renault Clio. They will be practicing and having fitness training before the race, hoping to have a better performance in the debut race.

Artist 周柏豪 Pakho Chau gearing up for the Clio Cup China Series

Singer and artist Pakho Chau made a trip to Zhuhai this week for a training by Andy Yan on the track at Zhuhai International Circuit in preparation for his first race at the Clio Cup China Series.

Pakho may join the world’s first-ever e-Touring Car Challenge taking place at Hong Kong’s Central Harbourfront this October 8 if he performed well in the Clio Cup China Series. The e-Touring Car Challenge, featuring renowned celebrity drivers and legendary Hong Kong drivers, is a prelude and highlight of the the first Formula E Hong Kong ePrix.

Pakho’s coach, Mr Andy Yan, is a seeded driver of the Changan Ford Racing Team managed by Formula Racing Development Limited of Hong Kong. He is a three-time Drivers' Champion of the China Touring Car Championship (CTCC) and the chmapion of Macau Touring Car Cup in 2014. Under the coaching of Andy, Pakho is expected to make his debut appearance on the race track of the Clip Cup China Series. Stay tuned!

Kenneth Lim took 5 wins in 5 rounds in Renault Clio Cup China Series

Renault Clio Cup China Series R5 had been finished at 8:45am on 12th June. Consecutive winner Kenneth Lim got a stable and smooth start and chase closely to Andy Yan who started from the pole position. At the same time Denise Yeung tried so hard to follow the cars in front, while Malaysia female driver Leona Chin climbed from the back to 4th place. Unfortunately she was not able to overtake any cars in front while Denise successfully overtook Andy Yan in the late session of the race.

In the end Kenneth Lim won his 5th champion in the series, while Denise Yeung took the 1st runner up, and Andy Yan won the 3rd place.

The 2nd race will be start at noon.

Kenneth Lim successfully took the fastest lap during the 2nd qualifying session

Second qualifying session of Renault Clio Cup China Series R6 had been finished at 1:55pm. Last session Kenneth Lim was 0.8s slower than pole driver Andy Yan, and he tried to keep up his pace and finally he clocked 1:57.138 overall fastest lap and was 0.7s faster than Andy. Malaysia female driver Leona Chin was suffering from the first round qualifying session and the second round she clocked 1:58.967 as the personal and 3rd fastest lap. She will be on the 3rd grid in the second race this weekend.

The 2nd race will be starting at noon on 12th June.