The 2009 China Autosport Awards, one of the most prestigious autosport awards in China, was presented on 22 nd , December during the FASC annual meeting week. Challenge Show (C1), the race event promoted by FRD featuring interesting race construction and the Hollywood Kung-fu legend Jet Li as well as many artists from Hong Kong and Mainland China, was crowned the best race event of the year. Changan Ford Racing team was another focus of the night as the team grabbed three trophies: best touring car team, best team manager (Paul Hui) and best rookie driver (Martin Cao).

2009 is a very rewarding year to FRD. FRD's signature race event Challenge Show (C1) successfully finished its' 6 th brilliant season with one event being held in Shanghai International Circuit (SIC) and one in Chengdu International Circuit (CDIC) in 2009. The Shanghai event received massive support from SIC and local government and the event attracted almost 20,000 spectators. FRD's major races and the professional drivers put up a spectacular show for the race fans. The Chengdu event was held in September. Other than FRD's professional races, the event featured C1's signature Celebrity Charity race with Mr. Jet Li as the team leader and a team of artists raced in Ford Focus racing cars to raise money for 2008's Wenchuan earthquake victims. The event successfully combined entertainment and charity with professional races. Chengdu race fans enjoyed a splendid weekend in C1 event. “I am very happy to see that C1 was voted to be the best race event of the year. The award is no doubt a recognition of our C1 team's hard work during the past six years and I appreciate all the support that FRD received from the race fans, partners, teams, drivers and media friends.” said FRD's president Kenneth Ma. FRD will continue the pleasant working relationship formed with ‘One Foundation' in 2010 and keep bringing exciting shows to C1 events. “We will strengthen the existing partnerships with our friends and open more opportunity to those who have interest in C1.” added Kenneth Ma.

Changan Ford Racing team, another major project of FRD, was indeed a big winner of the night. After clinching the 2009 CTCC 2000cc team title, the team was nominated for 2009's best touring car team, best touring car driver, best team manager, best rookie driver of the year and outstanding contributions award. In the end, the team owned the best touring car team with the team spirit shown during the season and good results achieved. Paul Hui, Changan Ford Racing team's project director, led the team to the final win with his very scientific managing approach. Paul Hui was voted the best team manager of the year. Martin Cao, the youngest driver in CTCC history, showed great potential and good attitude in his CTCC debut season. With outstanding performance, Martin overcame a lot of difficulties and clinched winner trophy in race 5 and he was the best rookie driver of the year. FRD will continue to work with Changan Ford in the coming season and the champion team will bring even more nice surprise to CTCC.