SUPPLEMENT FRI 16.11.2018 QUALIFYING TOP DOGS PHOTOS BY RENATO MARQUES RENATO BY PHOTOS Motorcycle GP – Hickman confirmed favorite in Qualifiers PHOTOS BY RENATO MARQUES RENATO BY PHOTOS Danny Webb Michael Rutter Peter Hickman Renato Marques closed the first day of Macau chael Rutter. performance, Webb mana- Horst Saiger on the Yamaha Grand Prix event. The two men from Aspire- ged to triumph over favori- R1 still trying to get some ETER Hickman is Hickman, riding a BMW Ho by Bathams Racing Team tes such as Martin Jessopp track time and adjusting to a the confirmed fa- S1000RR from Aspire-Ho by dominated a session that on the Ducati Panigale 1199 new motorcycle. The season vorite to win the fi- Bathams Racing Team clo- presented only one surpri- and Gary Johnson on the has not been a particular- nal after yesterday’s cked his best lap at 2:25.429, se, the third best time achie- Kawasaki ZX10RR who pla- ly happy one for Saiger due Pqualifying session of the Ma- almost one second faster ved by another British rider, ced fourth and fifth at 3.3 to an arm injury that forced cau Motorcycle Grand Prix than the closest contender, Danny Webb from MGM by and 3.4 seconds respectively, him to stop riding for a len- by topping the timesheet of his teammate and eight-time Penz13 Team. from the leader Hickman. gthy period. first qualifying session that winner of the Macau GP, Mi- With a very steady riding Closing the top six was The afternoon’s qualifying Renato Marques F3 HE Formula 3 World TCup reigning cham- Ticktum tops first qualifying session pion Daniel Ticktum topped yesterday’s quali- fying session for the FIA less than half a second for the stars to win what Formula 3 World Cup, (0.494) with Mick Schu- was once considered the one of the major events of macher placing third be- “ultimate test” for drivers the Macau Grand Prix. tween Ilott and Hughes. aiming for the major ca- RENATO MARQUES RENATO Ticktum’s performance The German driver ra- tegory of single-seater ra- confirms that he is up to cing under the colors of cing, the Formula 1. defending his titles earned Theodore Racing by Pre- Earlier in the day, Schu- in previous years and to ma confirmed himself to macher lead on the ti- the challenges presented be the on-track favorite mesheets during the first by several racers, inclu- coming out of his perfor- Free Practice Session ding the European For- mance this year. In wishes when he clocked the best mula 3 Champion Mick he expressed earlier this time at 2:12.168 followed Schumacher and Callum week he acknowledged by Ilott (just 0.030 of a se- Ilott, two of the most se- feeling confident and cond away) and with Juri rious candidates this year. willing to give his best Vips from Motopark Aca- In the qualifying session shot at reaching the top demy not far behind. Daniel Ticktum held yesterday afternoon, spot on the podium. F3 action will be on Ticktum topped the ti- It is expected that, to- track at the Guia Cir- mesheets with a 2:11.004 day, the battle between cuit from 11:30 a.m. for lap, only 0.132 of a second the front trio (Ticktum, a 40-minute Free Prac- faster than the Carlin Ilott and Schumacher) tice session, followed in man, Ilott coming in se- will continue at this ele- the afternoon by another cond. vated level during the two 40-minute Qualifying To prove how close the- sessions scheduled for the session at 3:10 p.m. that se drivers are to each day, pushing the pack of will define the start grid other, the gap between all other young and ta- for the 10-lap Qualifica- first and fourth (Jake lented drivers to follow. tion Race to be held on Mick Schumacher Callum Ilott Hughes, Hitech GP) was The pack will be reaching Saturday from 9 a.m. II fri 16.11.2018 Motorcycle GP – Hickman confirmed favorite in Qualifiers session ran without any se- the early laps on reservoir Raul Torras crashed hard at and evaluated by the medical from 28 to 26 riders. tbacks in contrast to the bend. Although the rider is the Mandarin’s Bend setting team, the rider is suspected The motorcycle action goes morning’s troubled Free not considered to be in a li- his motorcycle alight in a fi- of having an intracranial he- back to the track at the Guia Practice session that was re- fe-threatening condition, reball. morrhage as a result of the Circuit today at 7:30 a.m. for d-flagged twice, both due to medical reports indicate that The high-speed crash kno- crash. a 45-minute qualifying ses- crashes. he has a fracture in his lower cked out Torras with a hard Although none of the riders sion that will then define the The first incident was An- spine that is still being as- hit to the head, sending him are believed to be in a life- starting grid for the 12 laps drew Dudgeon from VRS sessed by the medical team. unconscious. threatening condition they of the 52nd Macau Motorcy- Racing Team, riding a BMW Immediately after the ses- Taken to the hospital whe- will be out of the GP this cle Grand Prix to be raced on S1000RR that crashed in sion restarted, Spaniard re he is still being observed year, bringing the grid down Saturday around 4 p.m. F3 by scoring third best, GT maybe the second surprise, this time on the down side, was Ticktum tops first qualifying session Frijns takes Audi to top on first run by Maro Engel. As a serious candidate to Renato Marques Macau” does not plan the title, Engel did to give his title away not manage better OBIN Frijns of easily. than seventh, behind the Netherlands In the bigger surpri- Laurens Vanthoor’s RENATO MARQUES RENATO R set the pace in the se of the day, German Porsche but then, at first of the GT cars Christopher Haase this level of competi- onto the Guia Circuit managed to pull a tion and with so many yesterday early after- rabbit out of his hat star drivers and top noon. and score third best brands, every micro- Frijns took the Audi in another Audi R8 second can make the R8 LMS from Audi LMS, showing that difference between Sport Team WRT to the brand is well pre- scoring a podium or Christopher Haase the best time of the pared and keen to re- finishing in the mid- session, clocking the gain the manufactu- dle of the field. best lap in 2:18.588. rers’ title. Keeping in mind Right behind Fri- Fourth and fifth, that yesterday’s ses- jns placed another of were Brazil’s Augusto sion was only the first the major favorites Farfus Jr (BMW M6 practice session, any to win the final, the GT3) and Earl Bam- outcome is still pos- FIA GT World Cup ber (Porsche 911 GT3 sible. reigning champion, R) respectively, thus More action from Edoardo Mortara in placing four different the GT cars will the Mercedes-AMG manufacturers in follow today at 12:30 GT3 from Team Gru- the top five finishers p.m. for a 30-minute ppeM Racing, which in yesterday’s Free Free Practice session added only 0.129 of Practice session. followed by a 30-mi- Robin Frijns Edoardo Mortara a second to the best If Haase performed nute qualifying ses- time of Frijns. “Mr the bigger surprise sion at 4:10 p.m. fri 16.11.2018 Renato Marques OR the British racer Rob FHuff, the Guia Circuit 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.