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WILL BAMBER WINS CARRERA CUP ASIA OPENER IN SHANGHAI

Will Bamber has sealed the first victory of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season for Team Porsche New Zealand in Shanghai. An aggressive start off the line saw the front of the field propelling together toward turn 1, hoping to capitalise on any early opportunity to advance their position. Once there Bamber got his chance and overtook the leader, a spot he then protected through the entire race. Crossing the finish line in second today was Martin Ragginger of Team #PorscheHold

WILL BAMBER CONTINUES WINNING WAYS FOR THE FAMILY

Will Bamber has started off another Porsche Carrera Cup Asia campaign in style at Shanghai International Circuit. Now running under the Team Porsche New Zealand moniker, Bamber led from lap one to the checkered flag in the Formula 1 World Championship support race at the Chinese Grand Prix. A strong start from the front row saw Bamber hug the inside into Turn 1 while pole sitter Martin Ragginger and several others tried to swing around the outside. Fortunately, the Kiwi manag

BAMBER GOES BACK-TO-BACK TO SHARE PCCA POINTS LEAD

WIll Bamber shares the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia points with Martin Ragginger after taking back-to-back wins in round five and six at the Bangsaen Street Circuit. The FAW T2 Motorsport driver sits equal first on 116-points, with fellow New Zealander Chris van der Drift just two points behind in third. Bamber made the best start from the front row to leave van der Drift fighting off third and fourth placed drivers Philip Hamprecht and Martin Ragginger. A spin at the back of the

CHRIS VAN DER DRIFT TAKES PCCA PODIUM, BAMBER FOURTH

Kiwis Chris van der Drift and Will bamber finished third and fourth respectively in round three of Porsche Carrera Cup Asia at Japan’s Fuji Speedway leading from start-to-finish. The race was won by Austrian Martin Ragginger who led from start-to-finish in a dominant performance. From fifth on the grid van der Drift launched to third whilst Bamber slipped back to where his fellow compatriot started. In the no. 7 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, van der Drift pressured former Castrol

ASIAN WRAP: BAMBER WINS ON DEBUT

A Kiwi also enjoyed success in Carrera Cup Asia, with debutant Will Bamber winning Round 2 as the Porsche series supported the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix. Martin Ragginger won the opening race of the season in Shanghai, after taking advantage of a first-corner coming-together between Philip Hamprecht and Zhang Dasheng to quickly move from fourth on the grid to second. Ragginger took over the lead from pole-sitter Andrew Tang on Lap 2 and looked set for victory before a Safe

WILL BAMBER SEALS WIN AS SLICK TRACK SETS STAGE FOR WILD ROUND 2 RUMBLE

Shanghai. Dramatic clashes rounded out an action-packed opening race weekend for the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia with FAWT2 Motorsports’ Will Bamber displaying an unstoppable hunger for victory that earned him a Round 2 win. Frigid cold threatened rain as the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia’s 25 drivers took to the track on Sunday for Round 2, but Bamber embraced the rough conditions, going full pedal as soon as the lights went green and jumping into the Turn 1 melee from P4. Grid lead

WILL BAMBER SECURES FULL-TIME CARRERA CUP ASIA SEAT

Will Bamber, the younger brother of Porsche LMP1 factory star Earl Bamber, has been rewarded with his first full-time drive since leaving his native New Zealand two years ago. Bamber has been named as the lead driver in the FAW T2M team in Class A for the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Championship with the team’s owner Jeffrey Chiang running a second Cup Car in Class B. Confirmation of the season-long deal is what Bamber had been waiting for after dipping his toes in the Asi