Circuit Hero 700km Endurance Race
Circuit Hero 700km Endurance Race was first held in 2010 as Circuit Hero 500km Endurance Race. It was planned as a fun event before the Chinese New Year holidays. The race was divided into 5 classes: Open, A, B, C and D. GT cars, supercars and prototypes are all welcome to race. Class A is for cars with engine capacity over 2,001cc. Class B is for race cars with engine capacity between 1,601 and 2,000cc and class C is for race cars with engine capacity between 1,301 and 1,600cc. Finally, class D is for GT4 or approved race cars.
The race distance was 500km or 3 hours but increased to 600km in 2017. As soon as the leading car completes the race distance, then the race is over. Each race car can be shared by a maximum of 4 drivers. Each driver can drive continuously for 45 minutes, after that he must rest for a minimum of 15 minutes before he can drive again. All participating teams must complete 70% of the winning team's race distance and still running in order to be classified as a finisher.
The race distance was increased once again to 700km in 2019, which is 163 laps at ZIC, with a time limit of 5 hours. The race was won by Zun Motorsport Crew #77 Adderly Fong/Ma Ka-Chun/Lin Yi-Ming/Shaun Thong, they completed 163 laps in 4:45:56.254 in a Audi R8 LMS GT3.
Previous winners:
Year | Class | Drivers | Race Car | Time / Laps |
2010 | Open | Chen Wei-Liang/Zhang Shan-Qi | Radical SR3 | 91 laps |
B | Bill O Brien/Steve Garner/Nigel Farmer | Caterham SR7 | 91 laps | |
A | Zhou Zhi-Rong/Li Shu-Lim/He Zi-Xian | Honda Civic | 86 laps | |
C | Hu Ti-Biao/Zuo Ming-Wen/Liang Xiao-Ming | Suzuki Swift | 66 laps | |
Fastest lap | Chen Wei-Liang/Zhang Shan-Qi | Radical SR3 | 1:48.552 | |
2011 | B | Sun Zheng/Zhang Zhi-Qiang/Chen Chao | Honda Civic EP3 | 87 laps |
D | Tang You-Xi/Zhang Han-Biu/Liang Da-Ming | Honda Accord | 85 laps | |
A | Kenneth Ma/Frank Yu | Renault Megane | 84 laps | |
2012 | Open | Frank Yu/Darryl O'Young | Ford GT | 96 laps |
A | Bill O Brien/Scott Wrayton/Nigel Farmer | Caterham SR7 | 93 laps | |
B | Wayne Shen/Francis Tjia | Renault Clio | 85 laps | |
C | Liao Xiao-Hong/Li Yong-Han | VW Polo | 80 laps | |
2013 | B | Philip Callow/Jon Flinn | Lotus | 88 laps |
C | Deng Guang-Yao/Zheng Jian-Wen | Toyota Yaris | 80 laps | |
A | Fang Zi-Qiang/Fang Wei-Ji/Fang Wei-Guang | Toyota 86 | 74 laps | |
2014 | Open | Xu Wei/Tommy Chan | Ferrari 458 | 95 laps |
A | Bill O Brien/Scott Wrayton | Caterham 500 | 93 laps | |
D | William Lok/Richard BradleyJohn /Michael Soong | VW Scirocco R | 88 laps | |
B | John Shen/Mike | Renault Clio | 84 laps | |
C | Li Jun-Jie/Liu Yi-Cheng | Nissan Sunny | 74 laps | |
2016 | Open | Xie Jia-Qing/Zhang Jun | Lamborghini | 101 laps |
A | Bill O Brien/Peter Olson/Maxx Ebenal | Caterham | 96 laps | |
D | Chen Chun-Hua/Chang Wei-Chung/Lee Yen-Chieh | VW Scirocco R | 88 laps | |
B | Chen Xi/Kelvin Leong/He Hong-Xi/Su Ying-Kang | Honda DC5 | 87 laps | |
C | Shu Lui Yip/Sin Ling-Fung/Chao Wai-Yew Wicent/Peng Li Shen | Honda Civic | 81 laps | |
Fastest lap | Xie Jia-Qing/Zhang Jun | Lamborghini | 1:37.741 | |
2017 | Open | Xu Wei/Ling Kang | Radical RXC | 130 laps |
(600km) | A | Yuan Sheng-Ping/Marco Lee | Seat | 120 laps |
B | Liu Yi/Jiang Jian-Bin | Honda FD2 | 111 laps | |
C | Wang Yuan/Lao Jian-Wei/Lai Bo-Ge | Honda Fit | 105 laps | |
D | Gao Lei-Yong/Hu Jia-Xin/Ou Yang Zhen-Wei/Yu Fu-Hong | Honda SI | 96 laps | |
Fastest lap | Xu Wei/Ling Kang | Radical RXC | 1:37.182 | |
2018 | Open | Marchy Lee/Shaun Thong/Smart Tse/Alex Yoong | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 140 laps |
A | E. Wong/R. Webb/A. Chan/Domi | Lotus Evora | 125 laps | |
B | Gary Sham/Xu Lei-Ye/Zeng Huan-Yao/Cao Jin-Jun | Honda Civic FD2 | 116 laps | |
C | Yiu Lung/Wang Jian-Feng/Li Ying-Xi/Zeng Zhi-Feng | Toyota Yaris L | 112 laps | |
Mixed Cup | Weng Jia-Ling/Jia Rui | Honda Fit | 90 laps | |
Fastest lap | Marchy Lee/Shaun Thong/Smart Tse/Alex Yoong | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 1:33.927 | |
Jan 2019 | GT | Ma Ka-Chun/Lin Yi-Ming/Adderly Fong/Shaun Thong | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 163 laps |
(700km) | A | Daisuke Yamawaki/Akira Mizutani/Sou Fujii | Seat Leon TCR | 145 laps |
B | Gary Sham/Lu Tian-Yi/He Shi-Le/Chen Hao-Tian | Honda Civic | 124 laps | |
C | Wu Wan-Fa/Long Xu-Hao | Honda GK5 | 134 laps | |
Fastest lap | Ma Ka-Chun/Lin Yi-Ming/Adderly Fong/Shaun Thong | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 1:33.793 | |
Dec 2019 | GT | Lin Yi-Ming/Adderly Fong/Ma Ka-Chun/Julio Acosta | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 162 laps |
A | Xie Jia-Xing/Deng Yong-Lai | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 147 laps | |
D | Chen Xi/Anson Wong/Gary Sham/He Hong-Jin | BMW M4 GT4 | 146 laps | |
B | Yiu Lung/Hu Jia-Xin/Ouyang Zhen Wei/Wang Wen Bin | GAC Trumpchi GA4 | 139 laps | |
C | Ryan Kuang/Lu Jia-Le/Kelvin Leong | Honda GK5 | 129 laps | |
Fastest lap | Lin Yi-Ming/Adderly Fong/Ma Ka-Chun/Julio Acosta | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 1:31.329 | |
2021 | D | Erc Zang/Evan Mak | BMW M4 GT4 | 151 laps |
A | Wu Wen-Fa/Lv Zheng-Ming/Huang Zi-Jun | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 147 laps | |
B | Hu Jia-Xin/Ouyang Zhen Wei/Wang Wen Bin/Huang Zhi-Cong | GAC Trumpchi GA4 | 139 laps | |
C | Liang Xue-Bin/Feng Wei-Jun/Chen Cong-Wen/Chen Jian-Wei | Toyota Yaris L | 130 laps | |
Fastest lap | Chen Zun-Cheng/Deng Zhi-Bin | BMW M4 GT4 | 1:42.868 |