The China GT Championship kicked off on 12th-13th May at the Beijing Audi Goldenport Motor Park. This year’s China GT has attracted top-class racing teams from across the globe, with teams from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other parts of Asia in attendance. Audi Hong Kong is one of these teams. 

Phoenix Racing Asia team already made their mark in the 2016 China GT final in Shanghai, with both of their drivers making smooth progress in the two-leg stage, achieving podium finishes in both races in Rounds 7 & 8 of the Shanghai weekend. In the 2017 season, the Phoenix Racing Asia team will be fielding two of the latest model Audi R8 LMS GT3s to take on the China GT challenge. The Audi Hong Kong attack will be spearheaded by the pairings of Marchy Lee and Alex Au, and Lim Keong Wee and Melvin Moh.

The Audi Hong Kong contributed to much of the excitement surrounding the races in the two rounds of the Beijing opener, with their brilliantly decorated cars garnering much attention. At the end of round one, the Malaysian team of Lim Keong Wee and Melvin Moh ranked overall seventh in the GT3 class. The pair climbed to sixth in the second round, coming third in GT Asia Cup presented by China GT after the Beijing weekend.

At the end of the first race weekend, Melvin Moh is sitting pretty in sixth position in the GT3 Pro rankings, with Marchy Lee holding on to eleventh. In the GT3 Am rankings, Lim Keong Wee occupies seventh place, with Alex Au trailing behind in fourteenth. In the GT Asia Cup standings, Melvin Moh and Lim Keong Wee are side by side in seventh, and Marchy Lee and Alex Au share eleventh place. Who knows what the future holds for this international team? Watch the next China GT race to find out!