Wing Hin Motorsports takes race win, three podiums despite setbacks in Bangsaen Round 2

Wing Hin Motorsports secured one race win and three podium finishes across four races at Round 2 of the TSS The Super Series and Thailand Super Series, held at the 20th anniversary Bangsaen Grand Prix. Despite the strong results, the Malaysian team — defending GT4 Class champion and fielding four entries in the Super Touring Class — also suffered mechanical damage and a dramatic race-ending crash over the weekend on the 3.74km Bangsaen street circuit.

GT4 Class

In Race 1, the #39 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2, driven by Ryan Wong and Mitchell Cheah, crossed the line first but was demoted to 2nd after a 15-second time penalty. Wong started 6th and moved up after a rival car clipped a barrier and retired, before Cheah took over and set the race's fastest lap.

Cheah said: "Overall, it was a good race. We crossed the finish line in 1st place but due to the penalty we just missed out. Coming to a very challenging track like Bangsaen, the strategy was always about collecting as much points as we can moving ahead and I'm glad we managed to do just that."

In Race 2, Cheah started 2nd and took the lead early after contact with polesitter Kantadhee K. through the first corner, building a gap of over 8 seconds before handing over to Wong. Wong later lost the lead with 11 minutes remaining and retired shortly after due to right-rear damage on his car while running 2nd.

Super Touring Class

In Race 1, Nabil Azlan started 2nd and led for the opening laps before a safety car period reshuffled the field. Nabil stayed out for an extra lap during the safety car restart, then recovered from 8th to finish 2nd on track. He was later promoted to the race win after the original winning car received a pitlane speed penalty.

Nabil said: "What helped us most was the safety car that was deployed for a second time after the pitstop but even so, we had our work cut out to defend from a very fast pursuing Toyota GAZOO Racing Thailand car behind."

Also in Race 1, Wing Hin Motorsports' other entries finished 8th (Nick Teo/Ian Wong, Toyota Vios), 10th (Jwan Hii/Dannies Ng, Toyota Yaris) and 14th (Varunchit Wattanathanakun/Mekkaradkeeta Kalantananda).

In Race 2, Nabil was involved in a heavy incident on the final lap after the race leader slowed suddenly with a gearbox issue, causing contact that sent Nabil's Toyota Vios airborne. The session was red-flagged, and results were reverted to the previous lap, with Nabil credited with 3rd place. He was unhurt in the incident.

Other Wing Hin Motorsports entries in Race 2 finished 10th (Varunchit Wattanathanakun/Mekkaradkeeta Kalantananda) and 11th (Teo/Wong), while the Hii/Ng car retired after contact with a barrier.

Championship Outlook

Round 3 of the five-round TSS The Super Series and Thailand Super Series season takes place at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit from 21–23 August.