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Published on November 13th, 2012 | by Daniel Sherman Fernandez

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Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – Rounds 11, Shanghai International Circuit, November 9th 2012

PICC Team StarChase talent and newly crowned Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Alexandre Imperatori finished his season in spectacular style by taking a resounding victory in the final round.  The Shanghai-based Swiss driver crossed the line after the 12-lap Round 11 with a margin of 6.5 seconds from second-place finisher Keita Sawa of LKM Racing Team.  Third over the line in the action-packed and Safety Car-interrupted race was Chinese driver Zhang Da Sheng of Team Basetex, who drove a superb race to take his second podium of the season.

Modena Motorsports’ Wayne Shen clinched the Class B title, finishing the season 26 points clear of on-track rival Francis Tjia of OpenRoad Racing.  An unlucky race saw series newcomer Egidio Perfetti, who had been in championship contention coming to Shanghai, drop down to third in the final standings. Chinese drivers impressed at the inaugural Sports Car Champions Festival, with Huang Chu Han of Asia Racing Team winning Class B to take his second class victory of season.  OpenRoad Racing’s Francis Tjia was second, putting him second in the championship.  Dorr McElrea Racing’s Yuey Tan of Singapore was third across the line after a tough race. In the final points, Imperatori clinched the title, 44 points ahead of Sawa, with Avila moving up the leaderboard after the final race to third.

Team Carrera Cup Asia driver David Brabham, making his debut in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup this weekend, put in a strong performance to finish fifth from 10th on the grid. It was a dramatic end to the 11-round Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season.  As the two champions relished their triumph over the most competitive sportscar field ever assembled in Asia, plans were already well underway for an even more impressive 2013 season when the series celebrates 10 years at the pinnacle of GT racing across Asia.
Results – Round 11

Pos

No

Driver

Class

Entrant

Time

1

99

Alexandre IMPERATORI (SUI)

PICC Team StarChase (CHN)

25:05.941

2

1

Keita SAWA (JPN)

LKM Racing Team (HKG)

+6.500

3

78

ZHANG Da Sheng (CHN)

Team Basetex (CHN)

+11.753

4

3

*David BRABHAM

Team Carrera Cup Asia (CHN)

+12.02

5

20

Rodolfo AVILA (MAC)

Team Jebsen (HKG)

+13.154

6

98

TUNG Ho Pin (CHN)

Budweiser Team StarChase (CHN)

+13.726

7

81

HUANG Chu Han (CHN)

B

Asia Racing Team (CHN)

+18.930

8

21

Francis TJIA (HKG)

B

OpenRoad Racing (HKG)

+23.780

9

11

Ringo CHONG (SIN)

Team Kangshun (CHN)

+27.671

10

5

Yuey TAN (SIN)

B

Dorr McElrea Racing (SIN)

+33.597

11

16

Wayne SHEN (HKG)

B

Modena Motorsports (HKG)

+34.555

12

86

Martin RAGGINGER (AUT)

Team Eagle – Jiejun & Junbaojie (CHN)

+36.861

13

6

ZHENG Ting (CHN)

B

BBT (CHN)

+41.341

14

55

*Angelo NEGRO (HKG)

B

PS Racing (FIN)

+42.054

15

31

*THONG Wei Fung (HKG)

B

PS Racing (FIN)

+42.276

16

27

Adrian Henry D’SILVA (MAS)

B

Nexus Racing (MAS)

+43.326

17

25

Christian CHIA (CAN)

B

OpenRoad By ART Motorsports (HKG)

+43.851

18

23

Paul TRESIDDER (AUS)

B

Hewlett Motorsport (AUS)

+48.846

19

18

Marcel TJIA (HKG)

B

OpenRoad Racing by ART Motorsports (HKG)

+54.429

20

68

MAK Hing Tak (HKG)

B

OMAK (HKG)

1 Lap

21

96

LI Chao (CHN)

B

Asia Racing Team (CHN)

DNF

22

83

Dr. MA Chi Min (HKG)

B

Dr. Ma Chi Min (HKG)

DNF

23

88

Egidio PERFETTI (SUI)

B

Seminole Racing Team (USA)

DNF

24

9

WANG Jian Wei

Team BetterLife (CHN)

DNF

25

28

John SHEN (HKG)

B

Modena Motorsports (HKG)

DNF

26

8

Benjamin ROUGET (FRA)

Team Yongda Dongfang (CHN)

DNF

27

37

Davide RIZZO (CHN)

BBT (CHN)

DNF

28

66

Rose TAN (CHN)

Team C&D (CHN)

DNF

*Non series registered

Fastest Lap: Alexandre Imperatori/PICC Team StarChase/1:50.938
Final 2012 Championship Points
Overall

Pos

Comp
No

Driver

Entrant

Points

1

99

Alexandre IMPERATORI

PICC Team StarChase

199

2

1

Keita SAWA

LKM Racing Team

155

3

20

Rodolfo AVILA

Team Jebsen

137

4

86

Martin RAGGINGER

Team Eagle-Jiejun & Junbaojie

133

5

98

TUNG Ho-Pin

Budweiser Team StarChase

130

Class B

Pos

Comp
No

Driver

Entrant

Points

1

16

Wayne SHEN

Modena Motorsports

178

2

21

Francis TJIA

OpenRoad Racing

152

2

88

Egidio PERFETTI

Seminole Racing Team

146

4

81

HUANG Chu Han

Asia Racing Team

139

5

5

Yuey TAN

Dorr McElrea Racing

107


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