Malaysian driver wins Macau Carrera Cup race

source: F1Central.net

Malaysian driver Alex Yoong might like driving with a roof over his head after a dominant performance in the Macau Asia Porsche Carrera Cup race.

Yoong started the race in third position after a disappointing qualifying, but soon worked his way up to the top spot after the start.

On lap three Yoong started to experience gearbox problems that plagued him for the rest of the ten lap race, but he held off Hong Kong natives Charles Kwan and Matthew Marsh for the victory.

"It was quite difficult in the hills as I had some problems with gear selection but the car was good through the last two corners before the straight and that kept Charles and Matthew behind," Yoong said.

Kwan finished 1.186 seconds behind Yoong who was the only driver running a 2002 spec Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car as opposed to the rest of the field running the current 2003 version.

Yoong after his Macau victory will head over to Australia for the Bathurst 24 Hour race next weekend. Yoong will compete for the S.A.E team in a BMW 320i.

"The weekend was thoroughly enjoyable, the race was good and the results satisfying," Yoong said about his Macau triumph. "The weekend is useful as my pre-Bathurst tune-up. I'm looking forward for next week's great race at Mount Panorama."

Yoong raced 14 Grands Prix for the Minardi F1 team during the 2001 and 2002 Formula 1 seasons. His best result was a seventh place in the Australian Grand Prix.