Chengdu International Circuit (CDIC) welcomes Ford Formula Campus on November 26 th and Martin Cao from Baleno Team won pole position (1:36.392). Juan Carlos Zhu (Kumho Tyre Team) and Diana Rosario (Liangzhuang Channel) finished 2 nd and 3 rd .
The qualifying started 16 minutes behind schedule and since to most of Ford Formula Campus drivers it was their first time driving in CDIC and the pre-race practice was their only chance to get to know the track. Martin Cao did a remarkable job in pre-race practice.
Juan Carlos Zhu started very well, but there was something wrong with his car and he had to head back to pit lane after his second lap (1:39.158) which guarantied him 2 nd in qualifying.
Martin Cao, on the other hand, made an impressive debut (1:37.366) and he kept up the good job and made pole sitter lap in lap 6 (1:36.392). Martin's best lap is 2.756 seconds faster than the second fastest and it is 0.6 second faster than his best test lap in practice.
CDIC is indeed a physical test to drivers, especially to female drivers. Starting from her third lap, Diana Rosario (Macau) made three consecutive best lap times and she did her best lap in lap 10 (1:39.185). Sichen Li and Xinzhe Xie finished 4 th and 5 th while two Hong Kong celebrity drivers—Aaron Kwok and Ka Lok Chin captured 8 and 9.
Pole sitter Martin Cao indicated after qualifying that thanks to his good luck, he will start from pole position in tomorrow's race. Although Martin Cao has a clear lead in qualifying, yet it is the unpredictable result that makes motorsport exciting. Hope Juan Carlos Zhu's car problem can be solved in time and let's count on a good performance from Ford Formula Campus drivers. Race Result
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