原标题:长安福特车队向车手总冠军又迈进一步
中国房车锦标赛最后一站的排位赛于2011年11月5日下午2点10分正式开始。由于上海天马山赛道比较狭窄,所以排位赛分为两组进行:甄卓伟,何晓乐和江腾一分在第一组;小将范高翔则在第二组进行排位。
一场毛毛细雨在排位赛即将开始的时候降临天马山赛车场,第一组的所有车辆立刻换上雨胎出战。长安福特车队的三位
车手在排位赛一开始就冲出赛道,希望在一开始就可以做出好成绩。4圈以后,三位车手分别暂居成绩表上前三位,并且是唯一进入1:14秒区的车手。几圈以后,虽然雨停了,但是赛道依然可见积水,来自悦达东风起亚778车队的卢家骏在第七圈做出全场最快圈速1:14.406,并取得杆位。
长安福特车队经理决定让三位车手返回,并换上预热后的轮胎。何晓乐在重新冲出赛道后就立刻做出自己的最快圈速1:14.420,从原来的第四位上升到第二位,紧跟其后的是队友甄卓伟。江腾一则在第三圈做出最快圈速1:14.834,取得第一组的第五名。
第二组的排位赛在2点40分举行。小将范高翔在第一圈就做出最快圈速1:14.575,让他成功取得明天正赛第三发车位。在排位赛的新闻发布会上,范高翔表示:“我必须要谢谢我的队友在这一年对我的帮助。这已经是我第三次在天马山赛车场进行
比赛,积累的经验和整个车队的帮助让我再一次坐在这里。
明天的正赛将于下午1点20分举行,何晓乐将排在第二位发车,紧跟其后为队友范高翔和甄卓伟,江腾一第六位发车。相信这样的发车顺序,有利于甄卓伟取得车手年度总冠军。

The qualifying for the final round of China Touring Car Championship (CTCC) started at 2:10PM on 5th November. Because of the length of Shanghai Tianma Circuit, the qualifying was separated into two groups: Andy Yan, Rainey He and Jiang Tengyi were assigned in the first group; young driver Fan Gaoxiang was in the second group.
A rain started right before the first section of qualifying, all of first group drivers changed into wet tires. Our three drivers went out immediately after start, hoping to make the fastest time right at the beginning. After four laps, the team drivers maintained the top three positions on the time sheet, and they were the only three drivers who broke the 1:15wall at that time. The rain stopped after a few laps but the circuit was still wet, and by lap 7, Lo Ka Chun from KIA made the fastest time with 1:14.406 and gained the pole position.
Changan Ford Racing Team manager decided to call in all three drivers and changed into pre-warm tires. Rainey immediately moved up to second position from fourth position with the time 1:14.420 after he went out; following by his team mate Andy. Tengyi made his fastest time 1:14.834 by lap 3; it was good enough for him to gain the 5th position in this group.
The second group of qualifying started on 2:40PM. Changan Ford Racing Team driver Fan Gaoxiang made his fastest time 1:14.575 immediately in lap 1, good enough to make him gain the third position on tomorrow’s race. In the press conference, Gaoxiang indicated:” I need to thanks my team mates for helping me a lot during my first year in CTCC; this was the third time I raced in Tianma Circuit, the experience and the help from my team assisted me sitting here again.”
Tomorrow’s race will begin at 13:20; Rainey He will start on 2nd position, following by Fan Gaoxiang and Andy Yan, Jiang Tengyi will on 6th position. This order of the start would be an advantage for Andy to win the final driver title.
原标题:长安福特车队向车手总冠军又迈进一步
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