Yoong and Mortara take Audi R8 LMS Cup victories
Audi R8 LMS #48 (Phoenix Racing Asia), Edoardo Mortara; Audi R8 LMS #6 (MGT Team by Absolute), Alessio Picariello
The race victories in Sepang (Malaysia) during the third Audi R8 LMS Cup race weekend went to defending Champion Alex Yoong and guest starter Edoardo Mortara. In the first race at his home event, Yoong beat Mortara and Swiss lady Rahel Frey. At the start of the weekend’s hotly contested second race, Mortara held a lights to flag lead to cross the finish line ahead of Alessio Picariello and Frey in second and third places respectively. Yoong retained the championship lead in the Audi one-make cup thanks to his second victory of the season. The next two races are held in South Korea on September 24-25.