Winners crowned after four days of intense racing in Coloane

The winners of the 2024 Macau Kart Grand Prix have been revealed after four days of intense racing under the hot sun at the Macau International Karting Track in Coloane.

The results confirmed some who started as favorites, but also included some last-minute surprises and drama that added to the thrill of the races.

The four-day event saw Round 5 of the 2024 AAMC (Automobile General Association Macao-China) Karting Championship and Round 3 of the 2024 China Karting Championship (CKC), including eight racing categories.

One of the surprises occurred in the last race of the event yesterday afternoon.

The results of all the weekend sessions suggested local racer Tiago Rodrigues would win the final of the AAMC KZ class but that did not happen.

After a troubled race that had to be restarted, Rodrigues failed to come out smoothly and could not hold the pole position.

Immediately attacked by the Hong Kong racer, Liao Yan Yik, who had been second on the grid, Rodrigues lost the advantage but not the pace and attacked the top position until a major mid-race crash between Hong Kong racer Chan Cheuk Hin and local racer Leonardo Oliveira stopped the race.

The incident also damaged the tire barriers forcing the red flag to come out immediately.

Without any major harm suffered by the racers, the marshals quickly fixed the tire barriers and the race continued.

After some confusion on the actual placing of the karts at the restart, the race was finally back on but in the process, Rodrigues lost another place, being overtaken by Cheong Man Hei.

Rodrigues completed the podium in third position.

After the race he was unhappy with the outcome as, like most people who watched the racing weekend, he felt the win should have been within his reach.

In the top category of the CKC, the Master, Singapore’s Luke Armstrong, also performed a little stunt to take the win after starting the final race in the middle of the pack.

Still, with a consistent pace, he kept climbing positions lap after lap and took the checkered flag with a comfortable lead over Chinese racer Cao Muhua who had started in pole position. Third was local veteran racer Pang Kam Kwan.