Third consecutive win for Shi Shiwei in TCR Taipei

Honda domination in TCR Taipei continued in the third round of the season at Lihpao, where the Civic cars filled the podium once again.

Victory went to the #91 GH-Team AAI entry driven by Shi Shiwei and Tang Weifeng, while the fight for the second place saw the #75 Border Racing car of You Yihao and Huang Jianye overtaking the second GH-Team machine, #15 of Liu Weizhi in the dying moments of the race. This was the third consecutive victory for Shi Shiwei in the #91.

Liu Weizhi had set the pole position, beating his fellow teammates by a bit more than three tenths. However, Shi Shiwei passed Liu during the first lap of the 60-minute race and the #91 car led throughout the whole race since. After the mandatory pit stops, Tang Weifeng took over in the leading car with a margin of 23 seconds that consistently improved in the second part of the race. Focus shifted on the battle for P2, with Huang Jianye closing the gap to Liu Weizhi and eventually passing him when only two minutes were left on the clock.

The #35 Volkswagen Golf GTI of Su Jianhua and Liang Wenyao finished fourth overall and won the B Class. 

The season will come to an end at Lihpao on 28/29 October.

Lihpao – Race

1. Shi Shiwei/Tang Weifeng (GH-Team AAI, Honda Civic), 32 laps

2. You Yihao/Huang Jianye (Border Racing, Honda Civic), 36.112

3. Liu Weizhi (GH-Team AAI, Honda Civic), 54.484

Championship points

1. Shi Shiwei, 47 pts; 2. Tang Weifeng, 32; 3. Liu Weizhi, 30

Picture: TCR Chinese Taipei