Post-AsLMS 3 Hours of Sepang news and views from Eurasia Motorsport

HEADLINES

• Eurasia dominates at Sepang, Malaysia
• The all-Asian team returns to winning ways in Formula Masters China with a triple victory for Aidan Read
• Read is the first Australian to win in a Eurasia single-seater since Red Bull Racing Formula 1 star, Daniel Ricciardo
• Lights-to-flag win for Eurasia-run LMP2 car in the Asian Le Mans for the Jagonya Ayam entry
• Fitting return to Sepang for Antonio Giovinazzi, who secured his Formula Masters China title with Eurasia at the Malaysian circuit in 2012
• Sean Gelael, who won his first Formula Masters race with Eurasia at Sepang in 2012, returns to the top step of the podium
• Sister LMP2 entry of William Lok, Tacksung Kim and Richard Bradley retires with a driveshaft failure
• Eurasia Motorsport also takes the LMP3 victory with the brand new Ligier JS P3

STATISTICS

• Aidan Read: 3x race wins, 1x second place, 2x pole position and 2x fastest laps
• Second successive LMP2 victory for Eurasia, which completed 86 laps with a winning margin of 1m43s at the end of the three-hour race
• Four pit stops for the winning #9 car
• 35 laps completed for car #99

Eurasia Motorsport Team Principal, Mark Goddard, says…

On winning the AsLMS 3 Hours of Malaysia…

“Sean (Gelael) and Antonio (Giovinazzi) did an incredible job and are proving they are world-class drivers, but the Jagony Ayam by Eurasia Oreca 03R Nissan LMP2 prototype also ran faultlessly, giving us a perfect result.”

On the difficulties with the #99 car…

“We had a coil failure on the first lap of the race, so the #99 car ended up as a V7. It was just not our day with the #99 car, as it ultimately retired with a driveshaft failure. Tacksung Kim and William Lok both drove really well and they have made vast improvements since the first race at Fuji.”

On Sean Geleal and Antonio Giovinazzi returning to race with Eurasia Motorsport…

“It’s always great to see our graduates doing well as they move up the motorsport ladder and even better when they return to race with us again. As they were trained by Eurasia, it’s no surprise they performed so well.”

On Aidan Read’s remarkable triple victory…

“Since the first day Aidan (Read) tested with us at Clark in the Philippines we knew he had great potential and this was reinforced by his performance last season.”

“As often happens during the early years of a driver’s career, Aidan (Read) has made a big step forward over the off-season and after his performance this weekend we are fully confident he can continue his winning form in the 2016 Formula Masters China Series.”

On Eurasia Motorsport’s 2016 programme…

“It’s an exciting year for Eurasia Motorsport, with a full European Le Mans Series (ELMS) campaign with Kevin Pu Jun Jin, Tristan Gommendy and Nick de Bruijn in a new Oreca 05 LMP2.

“Add in the new Asian Le Mans Series Sprint Cup and the full 2016-17 AsLMS and it’s going to be great year. We are also now confident of a competitive season in the Formula Masters China Series (FMCS) with Aidan Read. These are exciting times for the team.”