Ye Hongli / Yuan Bo Claim GT3 Category Overall Championship

Malaysia, Sepang (November 7, 2026) - The 2026 Xiaomi China Supercar Championship (hereinafter referred to as "CHINA GT") Malaysia round first feature race day kicked off at Sepang International Circuit. In the GT3 category first feature race, Winhere Origine Motorsport team Ye Hongli / Yuan Bo surged in the later stages, winning the GT3 category overall championship. Absolute Racing team Akash NANDY / Liang Jiatong secured overall runner-up, Phantom Global Racing team Xie An / Enzo TRULLI took overall third place.

Qualifying

Liao Qishun, Liang Jiatong each secured a session

Qualifying sessions took place on Saturday afternoon. As the GT3 category for this round adopted a three-feature race format, the qualifying rules were adjusted accordingly: grid positions for the first two feature races were determined by two regular qualifying sessions, while grid positions for the third feature race were determined by the average single-lap times of the crews from the two qualifying sessions.

In the first qualifying session, Liao Qishun of Harmony Racing team secured pole position for the first feature race with a stable and efficient single-lap performance with a time of 2:05.394. Ye Hongli of Winhere Origine Motorsport team followed closely, placed second overall; Enzo TRULLI of Phantom Global Racing team ranked third.

In the second qualifying session, crews started a new round of sprint. Liang Jiatong of Absolute Racing team showed excellent single-lap speed in high temperature conditions, precisely grasping the key lapping window, and ultimately secured pole position for the second feature race with 2:07.275. Ye Hongli of Winhere Origine Motorsport team ranked second, Zhou Bihuang of Climax Racing team placed third.

First Feature Race

Ye Hongli / Yuan Bo claimed overall victory

Loek HARTOG showed great performance in the start phase, decisively launching an attack on the inside line at Turn 1, rising to overall first, Enzo TRULLI relied on explosive start performance, moved from overall fifth to overall second. Two Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO of Phantom Global Racing team occupied the top two, Harmony Racing team Liao Qishun who started from pole position briefly dropped to third in the first lap, but he subsequently quickly completed the counter-attack on Enzo TRULLI, moving to second.

Mid-pack competition was fierce, Luo Kai Luo of 610Racing team, Akash NANDY of Absolute Racing team, Ye Hongli of Winhere Origine Motorsport team and many drivers engaged in close battles, running order changed constantly on track.

Race progressed to Lap 9, the lead group gradually formed a stable competition structure. Loek HARTOG after rising to lead position continuously maintained excellent long-run pace, gradually expanded the lead advantage to over 6 seconds. Liao Qishun and Enzo TRULLI held overall second and third respectively.

Halfway through the race, pit stop window opened, all crews sequentially completed mandatory pit stops. Li Ning taking over from Loek HARTOG continued to defend overall first place. However, as the race entered the later stages, Chen Yechong, Yuan Bo, Liang Jiatong and other drivers quickly closed the gap.

After completing the overtake of Chen Yechong, Yuan Bo continued to speed up, then seized the opportunity to pass Li Ning, taking over overall lead position. Liang Jiatong and Xie An also improved positions in fierce battles, moving to overall second and third respectively. UNO Racing team Wang Yibo, GAHA Racing team Li Hanyu, and UNO Racing team Bian Ye ranked fifth to seventh engaged in fierce battles, showcasing exciting offensive and defensive battles multiple times.

Finally, Ye Hongli / Yuan Bo crossed the finish line to receive the checkered flag first, securing Malaysia round first feature race overall championship for Winhere Origine Motorsport. Akash NANDY / Liang Jiatong secured overall runner-up relying on excellent performance in the later stages of the race, Xie An / Enzo TRULLI successfully climbed into top three, bringing back overall third place.

GAHA Racing team Ou Ziyang / Li Hanyu, UNO Racing team RIO / Bian Ye, UNO Racing team Mao Junhao / Wang Yibo, 610Racing team Hu Bo / Cao Qikuan, Harmony Racing team Liao Qishun / Chen Yechong, Team KRC team Zhang Zhendong / Zhang Mingyang and Climax Racing team Zhou Bihuang / Cui Yuanbo ranked from fourth to tenth respectively.

Regarding subgroup results, Ye Hongli / Yuan Bo of Winhere Origine Motorsport team, RIO / Bian Ye of UNO Racing team, Liao Qishun / Chen Yechong of Harmony Racing team secured GT3 PA NATIONAL category champion, runner-up, and third place respectively.

Phantom Global Racing team swept GT3 PA INTERNATIONAL category top two spots, Xie An / Enzo TRULLI combined efforts to win champion, Li Ning / Loek HARTOG took runner-up. Third place belongs to Milos PAVLOVIC and Umar ABDULLAH of Delta Garage Racing team.

GT3 AM+ category, Li Hanyu / Ou Ziyang of GAHA Racing team completed winning overtake at the end of the race, won champion. Wang Yibo / Mao Junhao of UNO Racing team took runner-up, Min Heng / Li Kerong of Absolute Racing team brought back third place together.

GT3 AM category, Hu Bo / Cao Qikuan of 610Racing team won champion, Wu Yifan of 326 Racing Team, Li Donghui / Li Dongsheng of Climax Racing team took runner-up, third place respectively.

Huang Jinzhang of 610Racing team ultimately stepped onto GT3 MASTERS category championship podium.

2026 Xiaomi China Supercar Championship Malaysia round GT3 category will contest second and third feature races on Sunday (November 8), stay tuned!