14 Sep 2013 Yuki Shiraishi dominates as Leo Ye stars in AFR Qualifying
Buzz Racing’s Japanese driver Yuki Shiraishi scored pole in qualifying session for AFR Series at Zhuhai by 0.7 seconds. Chinese driver Leo Ye, meanwhile, snatched a stunning second position in his returning race.
The session was held in the sunny morning, and the track condition was great for drivers to get the best out of it. Julio Acosta from Champ was the pacesetter early on, but he was quickly overwhelmed by Shigetomo Shimono. Shiarishi then started to come to speed and posted a succession of quick laps and finally, he did a 1:37:499 lap and held it till the end.
Asian Class driver Leo Ye has been quick all weekend and he surprised all by scoring a front row start, ahead of championship contenders Shimono and Acosta. Hong Kong’s Sunny Wong got 5th ahead of the female duo, Alexandra Asmasoebrata and series debutant Naomi Schiff.
ART’s Leo Wong was the fastest of the Master Class and he scored 9th, while Pete Olson brought up the top 10.
The session was interrupted by a series of spins and off, including ART’s young driver Ni Wei Liang, who spun in the middle of T9 and brought out the red flag at the dying moment of qualifying. His teammates, Thomas Luedi and Robert Buchheit also spun and off to the gravel. Their session ended early as a result.
Asian Pan Delta AFR Series Provisional Qualifying Results:
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Pos
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No.
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Name
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Name (Chinese)
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Team
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Time
|
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1
|
22
|
Yuki Shiraishi
|
白石勇树
|
Buzz Racing
|
01:37.499
|
|
2
|
2
|
Leo Ye
|
叶弘历
|
KRC Racing Team
|
01:38.199
|
|
3
|
23
|
Shigetomo Shimono
|
霜野诚友
|
Buzz Racing
|
01:38.234
|
|
4
|
91
|
Julio Acosta
|
朱里奥阿科斯塔
|
Champ Motorsport
|
01:38.839
|
|
5
|
12
|
Sunny Wong
|
王日升
|
PS Racing Team
|
01:39.106
|
|
6
|
15
|
Alexandra Asmasoebrata
|
亚历山德拉
|
Champ Motorsport
|
01:39.896
|
|
7
|
99
|
Naomi Schiff
|
娜奥米希夫
|
FRD Racing Team
|
01:39.896
|
|
8
|
82
|
Leo Wong
|
王家铨
|
Asia Racing Team
|
01:39.901
|
|
9
|
20
|
Pete Olson
|
彼得奥尔森
|
PS Racing Team
|
01:40.033
|
|
10
|
96
|
Li Chao
|
李超
|
Asia Racing Team
|
01:40.086
|
|
11
|
88
|
Victor Yung
|
翁厚垣
|
Champ Motorsport
|
01:41.402
|
|
12
|
17
|
Neric
|
蔚超音
|
PS Racing Team
|
01:41.837
|
|
13
|
14
|
Jem Chen
|
陈奕先
|
PTRS Racing Team
|
01:41.929
|
|
14
|
11
|
Jason Kang
|
康哲玮
|
KRC Racing Team
|
01:42.424
|
|
15
|
9
|
Thomas Luedi
|
陆浩文
|
Asia Racing Team
|
01:42.751
|
|
16
|
3
|
Ni Wei Liang
|
倪伟亮
|
Asia Racing Team
|
01:43.049
|
|
17
|
19
|
William Lau
|
刘德俊
|
Champ Motorsport
|
01:43.402
|
|
18
|
24
|
Robert Buchheit
|
-
|
Asia Racing Team
|
01:45.967
|