The battle is about to begin. China GT Shanghai Opening Race has completed practice preparations (live link included)

On April 25, the 2025 China GT China Supercar Championship completed the last practice day before the start of the competition stage. In two rounds of test driving and one free practice session, the contestants continued to improve their driving conditions, polish their vehicles' competitiveness, and prepare for the upcoming finals.

Three teams from different teams topped the three test runs today. Origine Motorsport team Lv Wei/Xie Xinzhe took the lead and won the first place in the first test run in the morning with a best score of 1:59.734. Gu Meng/Min Heng, also from Origine Motorsport, ranked second with a gap of 0.382 seconds behind their teammates. Lin Yu/Erik Johansson from FIST Team AAI ranked third.

In the second test run, Winhere Harmony Racing team Chen Weian/Liu Hangcheng further accelerated and pushed the benchmark result to 1:59.424, which also became the fastest lap time of the whole race on Friday. Climax Racing team Chen Fangping/Elias Seppanen, who had already surpassed the lap record of GT3 models at Shanghai International Circuit yesterday, maintained their excellent performance and won the second place in this session. Lin Yu/Erik Johansson of FIST Team AAI once again won the third place.

In the afternoon, free practice was the last track session of the day, and many teams set the fastest lap time of the day. Chen Fangping/Elias Seppanen of Climax Racing team broke into the 2-minute mark for the first time today, leading the field with 1:59.821. Another FIST Team AAI team, Chen Yinyu/Ugo De Wilde, also had the best performance today and ranked second in the field. 33R Harmony Racing team Zhang Yaqi/Lu Zhiwei came to the third place after setting the best lap time of the day.

As the only female driver in the China GT race, Chen Yinyu of FIST Team AAI shared with us her excitement about participating in the national GT championship: "I am very happy to be able to participate in this season's China GT competition. In the past few days of testing, we have been looking for the settings of the car and getting familiar with driving at the Shanghai International Circuit. In today's last free practice session, I successfully ran a good lap time. It is very satisfying to see my progress. Tomorrow will usher in the qualifying and race competitions. I look forward to running my best performance and working hard to hit the podium."

The fastest result in the GTC group was from Yinqiao ACM by Blackjack Zhang Hongyu/Li Sicheng made the fastest time of 2:02.150 during the second test. 610Racing team Bian Ye and Bao Tian ranked second and third in the GTC category in terms of fastest lap time today.

In the GTS category, Maxmore W&S Motorsport team Moritz Berrenberg/Finn Zulauf maintained their strong performance at the Shanghai International Circuit, running the fastest lap of the day at 2:11.329 in the first test session. RSR GT Racing team Tian Weiyuan/Han Liqun and Gaha Harmony Racing team Wang Yongjie/Wu Shiyao both broke the 2:12 mark today, closely following the Maxmore W&S Motorsport team. Chen Sitong/Yu Tong of Incipient Racing set a new best lap time of 2:12.445 in free practice. Wu Zhenlong/Xiao Min, who also competed in the team, set a new best lap time of 2:14.654 in the second test session today.

RSR GT Racing driver Tian Weiyuan said after the practice: "This is my first time to participate in China GT. Through the practice of the past few days, my car has basically reached the most balanced state. During this period, the RSR GT Racing team gave me a lot of help. The team's technicians and engineers are very professional, and I can focus on my driving without any worries. There are many strong drivers participating in China GT this year, and the competition atmosphere is very good. I hope to run at my best level in this event, and at the same time continue to learn and make progress."

With the battle imminent, Davide De Gobbi, head of TOP SPEED Shanghai Qingsu Event Planning Co., Ltd., is full of confidence that China GT will enter a new era: "Thank you very much to all the participating teams and drivers for China With the support of the new GT season, this year's competition has gathered strong teams from all over the country and masters from around the world, and also has a very rich number of participating models. We are looking forward to seeing a steady stream of exciting competitions and fair competitions in this year's competition. At the same time, we will also do our best in event operations, commercial promotion, driver training, etc. to build a mature and top GT event platform for everyone. "

Saturday, China GT will start two qualifying rounds at 11:00, and the first round of the final will start on time at 16:25. Let's look forward to the new season's fast journey, lock in the live broadcast of the event, and pay attention to the real-time progress of the game. Don't miss the exciting moments.