TCR Chinese Taipei @ Lihpao - Fist-Team AAI wins last race and grabs the title 02.11.2022: The Fist-Team AAI Honda Civic #15 of Liu Weizhi and Chen Junhua won the final race of TCR Chinese Taipei at Lihpao Racing Park. This was the third victory from four races for the pair that secured the A Class title in the championship’s inaugural season.

The Fist-Team AAI Honda Civic #15 of Liu Weizhi and Chen Junhua won the final race of TCR Chinese Taipei at Lihpao Racing Park. This was the third victory from four races for the pair that secured the A Class title in the championship’s inaugural season.



Liu started from pole and led the field, Li Chengyou was second, but his #57 Zuver Team-run Audi got squeezed between two other Audi cars - #77 of Wang Shangyuan (Motul 300V) and #52 of Yao Yuanhao (Speed Verse Racing) – and retired.



During the opening lap, Shi Shiwei (Fist-Team Honda #91) and Wang passed Yao, moving into P2 and P3. In lap 3, Dai Xiaoxiang’s hope to fight for the title until the end vanished when his co-driver Yao stopped with a broken front suspension and the safety car was deployed.



Racing resumed in lap 7, with Liu chased by his teammate Shi, while You Yihao (#75 Border Team Honda) overtook Wang for P3.



After all cars completed the compulsory pitstop, the #15 Honda driven by Chen Junhua was leading from the sister #91 car of Li Yongde that was smoking and eventually retired after a spin. This promoted the #75 of Huang Jianye to second. The #15 Honda won the race and grabbed the title in the A Class, followed by the #75 Honda, while the Triple S Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI of Liang Wenyao and Su Jianhua was third overall and first in the B Class.




Lihpao – Race
1. W. Liu/J. Chen (Fist-Team AAI, Honda Civic), 30 laps
2. Y. You/J. Huang (Border Team, Honda Civic), 55.714
3. W. Liang/J. Su (Triple S Racing, VW Golf GTI), 1:03.618



Championship points
1. J. Chen/W. Liu 42 pts; 2. J. Huang/Y. You 28; 3. X. Dai 20





 
Fabio Ravaioli - photo TCR Taipei