Korea– The Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia returns to South Korea asthe championship makes its debut at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam,located in the country’s southwest. Having last raced in Korea in 2013 at Inje,the double-header at the 5.615 km Korea International Circuit marks thepenultimate Asian round of this year’s auspicious eighth season, ahead of racesin Shanghai and then Jerez de la Frontera for the season finale and theLamborghini Super Trofeo World Final.
With all four championship titles on offer, expect non-stop action throughoutthe field as the drivers look to maximise their points haul. Leading the chargein the Pro category are Takashi Kasai and Juuso Puhakka of FFF RacingTeam. A class victory and two overall podiums in two races earlier thismonth at Fuji has given the young Japanese- Finnish pairing a narrow four-pointlead over Gama Racing drivers Evan Chen and Chris van der Drift. Chen andvan der Drift have four Pro victories to their name this season and in Koreathe pair will be determined to recapture the Pro category lead.
Pro rivals Puhakka and Chen are both part of the Lamborghini Squadra CorseYoung Driver Program, with Pro-Am drivers Richard Muscat and Brendon Leitchalso part of the prestigious program for fledging talent.
Having secured their first outright victory together in the second race at Fujilast month, Afiq Yazid, a past participant of the Young Driver Program, andToshiyuki Ochiai top the Pro-Am standings. But the fiercely competitivecategory sees the Hojust Racing pair lead by just a whisker as Hong Kong’s AlexAu is just two points behind. The Vincenzo Sospiri Racing driver again teams upwith Japan’s Yuki Nemoto as the pair hunt for victory in Korea.
Young New Zealand driver Leitch is third in the Pro-Am category and will onceagain partner with Italian Massimo Vignali. Leitch and Vignali’s #7 carwill be joined at Leipert Motorsport by the sister #77 car driven by PhilipKadoorie and Dan Wells. Kadoorie and Wells raced together earlier this year inthe Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East and join the Lamborghini Super TrofeoAsia for the first time this season in Korea. Also racing in the Pro Amclass are Muscat and fellow Australian Daniel Stutterd at GDL Racing.
Huilin Han of T Squared Racing has a 11-point lead in the Am category, with theChinese driver having scored three consecutive class victories earlier thisseason. Following a challenging weekend in Fuji, Han will be looking to returnto the top step of the Am podium this weekend.
Brothers Sarun and Saravut Sereethoranakul of PSC Motorsports are second behindHan in the Am standings, having scored a podium finish earlier this month inFuji. The Sereethoranakul brothers will fly the Thai flag along with TrueVisions Motorsport driver Bobby Buncharoen. Hong Kong driver Kenneth Lau racesin the Am class with Kamlung Racing Team, as does Malaysia’s Zen Low of AylezoMotorsports.
852 Challengers Paul Wong and Clement Li have a dominant lead in theLamborghini Cup, with the Hong Kong drivers having taken four class victoriesso far. Second in the category are yH Racing Team drivers Takamichi Matsuda andDai Yoshihara of Japan. The competitive class will also see GDL Racingdriver Gabriele Murroni and Kumar Prabakaran of Vincenzo Sospiri Racing, whoeach compete in a solo effort.
Two free practice sessions on Friday kick off the weekend, before a pair ofback-to-back 15-minute qualifying sessions on Saturday, which will determinethe grid for Race 1 and 2, respectively. Saturday’s Race 1 is scheduled for17:10 local time (GMT+9), with Sunday’s second race scheduled for 13:50 localtime (GMT+9). Both races can seen around the world via a live stream athttps://squadracorse.lamborghini.com/
ProClass
1. Takashi Kasai 80
1. Juuso Puhakka 80
2. Evan Chen 76
2. Chris van der Drift 76
Pro-Am Class
1. Afiq Yazid 79
1. Toshiyuki Ochiai 79
2. Alex Au 77
3. Brendon Leitch 61
4. Richard Muscat 50
4. Daniel Stutterd 50
5. Yuki Nemoto 49
6. Massimo Vignali 45
7. Edoardo Liberati 28
8. Henry Kwong 19
8. Max Wiser 19
9. Lim Keong Wee 16
10. Takamichi Matsuda 14
10. Kei Cozzolino 14
Am Class
1. Huilin Han 69
2. Sarun Sereethoranakul 58
2. Saravut Sereethoranakul 58
3. Jun Tashiro 51
3. Satoshi Furuta 51
4. Steven Lin 49
5. Bobby Buncharoen 33
6. Zen Low 29
6. Angelo Negro 29
7. Andrew Haryanto 15
8. Kenneth Lau 12
8. Michael Choi 12
Lamborghini Cup
1. Paul Wong 85
1. Clement Li 85
2. Takamichi Matsuda 53
2. Daijiro Yoshihara 53
3. Gabriele Murroni 47
4. Kumar Prabakaran 40
5. Vincent Wong 23
5. Sui Lung Gary Cheung 23
6. Sam Fillmore 20
7. Mak Hing Tak 16
7. Alex Liu 16
8. Kenneth Lau 13
8. Michael Choi 13
9. Samson Chan 12
10. Siu Yuk Lung 6
LamborghiniSuper Trofeo Asia
2019 Calendar
Sepang(MAL) 6/7 April
Suzuka (JPN) 22/23 June
Fuji (JPN) 6/7 July
Yeongam (KOR) 3/4 August
Shanghai (CHN) 7/8 September
Jerez (ESP) 24/27 October
World Final
Jerez (ESP) 24/27 October
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