19 Jun 2015 Ferrari Challenge Apac - The championship lands in Zhuhai

Zhuhai, 19 June – The Ferrari Challenge Asia Pacific resumes this weekend, with another stop in China, as the race will take place on the other great Chinese track, Zhuhai. 2015 will be remembered as the China year in the Ferrari Challenge. It was announced this very week that an additional race will be held in China, on 10-12 July, when the championship returns to Shanghai after the leg valid for the Ferrari Racing Days held in May.

In addition, many Chinese drivers occupy leading roles in the  championship standings. In fact, the only standing that they do not top is that of the Trofeo Pirelli, led by the Australian Steve Wyatt with four wins and 106 points, five more than the Indonesian Renaldi Hutasoit, who has two event victories to his credit. The other Indonesian, David Tjiptobiantoro who follows 32 the leader by 32 points, cannot be excluded from the list of contenders either.

Trofeo Pirelli Am.  Wei Xu, with three wins, two of them right in Shanghai, leads the standings of the Trofeo Pirelli Am. Sizeable  his lead over the Canadian Eric Cheung (44 points), who, however, tops the special Gentlemen Cup standings. The Korean Jung Hoon Youn occupies third position, with 50 points in the standings.

Coppa Shell. Chinese domination is even more pronounced in Coppa Shell, with four drivers in the top four positions. Xin Jin rules the championship with four wins in six races. He has a staggering 127 points in the standings, almost twice as many as the only other race winner this season, his fellow countryman Yanbin Xing. Third place belongs to Liang Wang, fourth place to Huilin Han. The Japanese Ken Seto is the first non-Chinese driver. The schedule includes Race 1 at 4:05 p.m. local time (10:05 a.m. CET) on Saturday and Race 2 at 12 noon (6 p.m. CET).