Macau drivers score good results in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia kickoff

Macau drivers André Couto and Charles Leong scored good results at the start of this year’s Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia (LSTA) over the weekend.

In the first round, consisting of two races, Leong, teaming up with Japanese former W Series driver Miki Koyama, scored two second positions overall, being beaten in both races by New Zealand’s duo Marco Giltrap and Clay Osborne (Absolute Racing).

Leong told the Times that although the weekend went “relatively well” he wants more.

“I am still learning that the car is very different from the single-seaters (Formula cars) and even quite different from other GT3 cars.”

“This car has a lot of weight in the rear and a lot of horsepower, so it takes some time to learn how to balance this car,” Leong said.

He expects his performance to improve further during the upcoming second round, scheduled to take place at Australia’s The Bend Motorsport Park in Adelaide in a month.

“We’ll bring all our experience together for the next race and aim for the top step,” Leong remarked while thanking the SJM, Iron Lynx Theodore Racing, for its efforts over the weekend.

The other local racer in this year’s LSTA, Couto, racing with China’s Jason Chen (Madness Racing), scored two wins in the Pro-Am category, which resulted from a 5th and a 7th position overall, in Race 1 and 2 respectively.

After the first round in Sepang, Malaysia, the LSTA moves to Australia for the second round from June 7-9, followed by the third round in mid-July at Inje Speedium, South Korea.

The series ends at the Spanish circuit of Jerez de la Frontera in mid-November for the sixth round after the fifth round at Shanghai International Circuit, China between Sept. 13 and 15.

The last round precedes the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals (Nov. 16-17), which joins the best from the three series including North America, Europe and Asia.

LAST ROUND CLASH WITH MACAU GP

Leong noted that while the intention for this year is to race the whole season of the LSTA, there is an issue related to the last round of the series, during the same interview with the Times.

As mentioned, the last round is scheduled for Spain on Nov. 14 and 15, followed by the World Finals (Nov. 16-17), which clashes with the Macau Grand Prix weekend, scheduled between Nov. 14 and 17.

“At the moment we are planning to do the full year but let’s see because we have one race [the last] that clashes with the Macau GP schedule so the future is still a bit unsure as anything can happen and change the plan. Let’s see how everything goes until then,” Leong told the Times.