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OR the British racer Rob FHuff, the has WTCR – Huff leads Guia Race few secrets and that was pro- ven once more yesterday when Huff gave another lesson on like a fish to water how to take the Guia Circuit by storm. One of the must successful drivers on the streets of Macau and the most successful driver in touring car racing clocked MARQUES RENATO the best laps on track during the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) Free Practice session. In the end, the man from Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR from Sebastien Loeb Racing clocked one lap in 2:29.766, leaving the closest competition over half a second away: the Honda Civic Yann Ehrlacher TCR driven by the Frenchman Yann Ehrlacher racing for ALL- INKL.COM Munnich Motors- port. Another 0.149 of a second away was another Frenchman, this time MRacing-YMR’s Yvan Muller, driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR. Besides the gap achieved by Huff, all the other drivers pla- cing second to seventh clocked times within the same second, showing the high competitive- ness of these drivers and their Rob Huff Yvan Muller racing machines. In a race like this where the difference in lap times is almost their utmost to top yesterday’s that are participating in this clocked his best lap of the day tes followed in the afternoon unnoticeable, the start position times and get the best possible event as “wild cards”: the best in 2:36.030 almost 6.3 seconds (1:35 p.m.) by the split quali- assumes a very significant role seat on the grid for the series of time of any local driver was slower that the leader. fying session (Q1, Q2, and Q3) in the way the race unfolds and three races that comprise this achieved by André Couto in The WTCR racing action will that will define the grid for the the final results. It is expected event. the Honda Civic TCR for the start today at 8:50 a.m. with a eight-lap Race 1 to be held on that today, all drivers will give A note to the Macau drivers MacPro Racing Team. Couto qualifying session of 40 minu- Saturday at 2:25 p.m.

NOVEMBER 16 - 18

16 November (Friday) 17 November (Saturday)

06:30 ~ 07:00 Circuit Inspection 06:30 ~ 07:00 Circuit Inspection 07:30 ~ 08:15 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 07:10 ~ 07:50 Safety, Rescue and Extrication Cars - Testing laps 52nd Edition - Qualifying 08:00 ~ 08:40 Special Event 08:50 ~ 09:30 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR - Qualifying 09:00 ~ 10:00 Suncity Group Formula 3 - 09:50 ~ 10:20 Suncity Group Greater Bay Area Lotus Cup - Qualifying FIA F3 World Cup - Qualification Race - 10 laps 10:40 ~ 11:10 FOOD4U Macau Touring Car Cup - Qualifying 10:25 ~ 11:25 FOOD4U Macau Touring Car Cup - 12 laps 11:30 ~ 12:10 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - 11:50 ~ 12:10 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup - Free Practice 2 52nd Edition - Warm Up 12:30 ~ 13:00 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - Free Practice 2 13:05 ~ 14:05 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - 13:35 ~ 14:50 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR – Q1, Q2, Q3 Qualification Race - 12 laps 15:10 ~ 15:50 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - 14:25 ~ 15:15 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA F3 World Cup – Qualifying 2 FIA WTCR Race 1 - 8 laps 16:10 ~ 16:40 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup – Qualifying 15:55 ~ 16:55 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 52nd Edition - 12 laps

18 November (Sunday)

06:30 ~ 07:00 Circuit Inspection 07:10 ~ 07:50 Safety Rescue and Extrication Cars - Testing laps 08:20 ~ 09:10 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR Race 2 - 8 laps 09:35 ~ 10:35 Suncity Group Greater Bay Area Lotus Cup -12 laps 11:00 ~ 12:00 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR Race 3 - 11 laps 12:25 ~ 13:40 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - 18 laps 14:00 ~ 14:35 Special Event Guia Circuit 15:10 ~ 15:20 Lion Dance 15:30 ~ 16:30 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup - 15 laps

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