World Challenge Asia – Porsche triple in C1 at Suzuka

Absolute Racing came out on top in the first Suzuka race in Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia, with the Porsche 911 GT3 R n°911 of Tanart Sathienthirakul and Philip Hamprecht, the team signing the double with the n°912 of Bo Yuan and Leo Ye Hongli.

The Chinese team had dominated qualifying with the No. 8 Audi R3 LMS GT12 of Martin Rump and Weiron Tan, and the former, a solid leader during the first stint, seemed to have things in hand before an unexpected stop before the changes of gear. pilots.

In question, a puncture which will ruin the podium hopes of the n°12, and which will allow Tanart Sathienthirakul and Philip Hamprecht to take control of the race and never let go until the finish.

The #911 Porsche won in the end ahead of the #912 sister car of Yuan and Ye Hongli, the latter having taken the advantage over the Mercedes-AMG GT3 n°99 – Craft-Bamboo Racing of Christina Nielsen at the start of the second stint.

The podium is finally completed by the No. 911 Porsche 3 GT8 R – ARN Racing from Kamimura – Nagai for a hat-trick for the Weissach brand. The second race will take place tomorrow morning in Japan.