Toyota Gazoo Racing China’s Han Lichao, driving a Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO, took victory in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) GT Cup. Han finished ahead of Yang Xiaowei in a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS and Kevin Tse in a Mercedes-AMG GT4.
The 10-lap race began behind the safety car, as all races held yesterday did. When the field was finally released on lap 3, polesitter Deng Yi in a BMW M4 GT4 (G82) led Han, who started in second place. Eventually, Deng encountered trouble at Lisboa Bend, putting a premature end to his race. From that point on, Han took the lead, followed by Lo Ka Chun and Liang Jia Tong, both in BMW M4 GT4s.
While Han maintained the lead following a brief safety car intervention, Lo and Liang soon overtook him to take first and second place, respectively. In a tense finish, Liang battled Lo for the lead, crossing the line just 0.008 seconds short of victory at the chequered flag.
However, the story of this race was far from over, as both drivers were penalized post-race for illegal starting procedures, promoting Han, who had dominated the earlier sessions, to the final victory. RM
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