The opening event from the 2017 China GT Tournament saw a strong area of GTC and GT4 item listings competing at Beijing Audi Goldenport Motor Store providing some of the best on-track stage across the three-day event
Ultimately victory around GTC was shared between D2 Motorsport’s Huang Xi Zhan and Spirit Z-Racing’s Kimi Qin, ppos having been on the path to a couple of straight victories before a mechanical failure in the Audi R8 during the cracking open race, the team retrieving strongly to provide individuals driver with a predominant win in battle two.
In the GT4 category – which was making it can be China GT introduction – the weekend seemed to be all McLaren, with the different 570S GT4 in the hands of Roelof Bruins, Dong Liang and Brian McIntyre taking back-to-back wins, although they were pushed every step of the way by the Xtreme Motor racing KTM X-Bow GT4 of Chen Yinian and Australian Glen Wood. Aston Martin too were definitely well represented, Tian Xu as well as Yang Meng Jiao claiming two third placed finishes next to their top qualifying effort for ethnic background two.
GT4 – Round#1
Having certified on pole job for the opening GT4 contest of the season, it was maybe no surprise that the pace-setter during the very first GT4 round regarding China GT was initially the new McLaren 570S GT4 of Roelof Bruins plus David McIntyre, although for the team, they desired a substitute driver for your opening race utilizing Chinese driver Dong Liang swapping the Englishman until finally his Saturday arrival.
That made little all round difference in the end, utilizing Bruins setting a blistering pace during the opening up leg of battle one, to hand Liang an appropriate lead, although fresh Australian driver Glen Wooden – a driver with a good reputation when it comes to GT competitiveness – charged through to guide the class in the Xtreme Motorsport KTM X-Bow GT4. That was before an wayward GTC Lamborghini stalled his develop in the dying portions, allowing Liang to take the location back and absolutely by a mere 3.1-seconds for the first GT4 gain of the new world-class.
Wood and team-mate Chen Yinian were subsequent, with the first of this Aston Martin Vantage GT4s – Tian Xu and Yang Meng Jiao – set up #3. Sadly for the a couple other pristine V8-powered Advantage GT4s, they failed to finish off after running into your gravel traps throughout the circuit late within the race, but not prior to showing impressive pace to make it a three-way combat for third between your English built supercars.
GT4 – Round#2
Once their opening ethnic background victory, the pressure had been on David McIntyre to keep at it ‘The Winning Team’s’ performance in race two, yet his job was developed a lot easier thanks to an outstanding display of operating by Bruins who made available a lead of just about a lap the moment the compulsory hole stop window showed.
Again their battle might be with the Xtreme Motorsport KTM, and as which team did in race one, that it was Dong Liang who handed the automobile to Glen Wood to try and track down the McLaren, and he did just that, nevertheless despite a number of wellbeing car interventions. In the long run the Australian new driver fell just shorter for the second race, Bruins and McIntyre across the brand for the win by just over four seconds.
Third once more was your Tian Xu/Yang Meng Jiao Aston Martin Vantage which had fixed the GT4 pole location time during Wednesday afternoon’s second qualifying appointment, whilst fourth ended up their team-mates, Yang Zhinyi and Sheng Yanwen inside #721 Aston Martin.
Team’s now enjoy a a couple month break till the second event from the 2017 China GT World-class at Ordos International Outlet on 8-9 July.
