Honda claim front row in Shanghai in only their second event
Dong Feng Honda Racing have locked out the front row of the grid for the Shanghai round of the 2014 China Touring Car Championship in only their second race of the season, after debuting their new Civic saloon last weekend in Beijing.
Peter Li Zhe Cong and Henry Ho Wai Kuen qualified in first and second positions, with Rainey He the closest to them in the Changan Ford FRD Focus, almost 1.4 seconds off of Li’s time.
The other Fords of points leader Martin Xie and Andy Yan qualified fifth and sixth, while Huang Chu Han, Darryl O’Young’s replacement, qualified down in 14th position.
Shanghai VW 333 Racing’s best placed driver was Zhang Zhen Dong in fourth, while Jiang Tengyi, Wang Rue and Han Han qualified in seventh, eighth and 12th positions in their Polo 1.6Ts.
Not featuring in the top ten were the Kia Racing K3Ss, with Larry Lin Le Feng and Michael Soong qualifying in 13th and 16th positions.
With 2012 WTC champion Rob Huff providing guidance to the Team Work squad this weekend, the privateer Citroën team outshone their class rivals G Racing, with Sunny Wong and Alex Hui qualifying in ninth and 11th for the race.
The CTCC Super Production race gets underway at 10:55 CST on Sunday.
