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Volkswagen cars
dominated in Sepang
The Volkswagen Golf GTi cars were
the dominant force in the TCR Asia
opening event at Sepang
International Circuit.
Liqui Moly Team Engstler teammates
Kantadhee Kusiri and Diego Moran
shared victories and the latter took
the lead in the championship
standings as Kusiri was involved in a
collision during the second race.
Kusiri opened hostilities with a
comfortable win in the first race,
ahead of teammate Moran and fellow
countryman Sritrai.
At the start Eric Kwong’s SEAT León
crashed into the pit wall after
making contact with Tong Siu Kai’s
Audi, an incident that prompted the
safety car. The race resumed on lap
5, with Kusiri leading from Moran,
while Lai Wee Sing and Sritrai were
in a close fight for third position.
Eventually on lap 11 of 13, Sritrai
was able to overtake Lai’s Honda to
complete a 1-2-3 finish for the
Volkswagen cars.
“It was a clean race and I was able to
create a gap,” the winner said.
Kwong’s SEAT could not be repaired
in time after his Race 1 shunt,
which helped the Audi cars of Tong
Siu Kau and Jasper Thong to the
front row of the top-six reverse grid
for Race 2.