After six races and 12 rounds, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia will return to Shanghai, the home base of Porsche China, on November 9 for the peak duel of the season. 24 of the best Cup drivers are ready to launch a final sprint to the annual championship. After that, in the Cup 2019 season “Night of Champions” will review the wonderful moments of the entire season and witness a series of crowning glory. In addition, the World Endurance Championship Shanghai 4-hour endurance race also started at the same time, presenting a wonderful race weekend together with the cup.
Philip Hampert leads the overall standings with high points
Philip Hampert drives the No. 99 car to sprint for the annual championship
Philip Hampert goes all out for first Cup title
After an intense and exciting season, StarChase’s Philippe Hampert leads the overall standings with 196 points, 33 points ahead of Porsche Holding’s Martin Ragginger. As one of the most successful drivers in Cup history, Martin has won as many races and pole positions as no other driver can match. Because of this, many drivers regard Martin as their rival for the annual championship.
championship contender martin
Philippe Hampert has had a perfect season so far, with two victories, six pole positions and three fastest laps, all while finishing every race. He had a record of unfinished games in previous seasons. If such a situation occurs in the final game in Shanghai, it will provide Martin with an excellent opportunity to counterattack. These two skilled drivers are very familiar with the Shanghai International Circuit. In the first round of the Shanghai race at the beginning of the year, Martin took the pole position, while Philip Hampert was the creator of the fastest lap in the whole race , so the competition between these two drivers will be quite interesting. Let us wait and see whether Philip Hampert wins steadily and wins his first cup championship, or Martin makes a comeback against the wind and realizes his dream of being a champion for many years.
William currently ranks third in the overall standings
If it is said that the championship and runner-up will be produced between Martin and Philip Hampert, then the ownership of the third place of the year seems confusing. Will Bamber of Team Giltrap Group and Lu Wenlong of Porsche China Youth Team both have the opportunity to stand on the final podium. The latter won his first single-game championship at the Singapore station last month. He is currently only 5 points behind William, who is ranked third in the standings.
Lu Wenlong, a young player of the Porsche China Youth Team, temporarily ranks fourth in the overall standings after winning the championship in Singapore
But no matter who wins in the end, the peak matchup in Shanghai’s final match will definitely be an exciting feast of speed and draw a successful conclusion to the 2019 season.
Bao Jinlong is expected to win the second gentleman’s championship trophy of the year
Despite missing three races due to injury, Zhengtong team driver Bao Jinlong is still expected to continue the glory of last season. So far, Bao Jinlong occupies the first place in the gentleman’s standings with a total of 174 points, 13 points ahead of the second-placed Presido Jakarta Ban Racing driver Ahmad F. Alam. Followed by Francis Tjia of the OpenRoad Racing team, he temporarily ranks third with 150 points. Yuey Tan from Novu Racing Team is one point behind in fourth place. The confrontation between Xie Hanyao and Chen Youxian continued throughout the season, and they will never let up on the final podium until the last moment.
Bao Jinlong is expected to be the annual champion of the gentlemen’s category
Faramu is currently second in the gentleman’s standings
Hsieh Hon Yew from the OpenRoad Racing team is temporarily ranked third in the gentleman’s standings
Chen Youxian temporarily ranks fourth in the gentleman group standings with a difference of 1 point
Team Starchaser will continue to be the annual dealer championship team
After the twelfth round, in the standings of dealership teams, Starchaser Racing is far ahead of other teams with a total of 200 points, while Porsche Holding Racing Team is in second place with a difference of 36 points. The large score gap allowed the Starchaser team to lock in the annual dealer championship team award in advance. If there is no accident, they will be crowned with glory again after winning the championship last year under the leadership of Philip Hampert.
Team Starchaser secures the annual dealer team championship in advance
In addition, the battle for second and third places in the standings will be extremely fierce. Porsche Holding Racing ranked second with 164 points, only one point ahead of Team Giltrap Group, and Jebsen Racing was also ranked fourth with only one point behind. Martin, William and Cui Yue will all try their best in the last two races to secure a place on the podium for their respective teams.
