Pegasus Racing will compete in the 2025 LOTUS CUP CHINA with two cars

News & Announcements China Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit May 27

Pegasus Racing will participate in the opening match of the LOTUS CUP CHINA Lotus Cup China One-Brand Race in Chengdu with two Emira CUP cars. Four drivers, including Feng Qingfeng, Gao Huayang, Zhu Yuanjie and Chen Xiaoke, will join Pegasus Racing to compete for the podium of this race.

Drivers Feng Qingfeng and Gao Huayang will drive the same car to compete in this race. This will be the first time that Feng Qingfeng, CEO of Lotus Group, will personally drive a car to participate in the race. In August last year, Feng Qingfeng drove EMEYA Fanhua R+ and EMIRA 2.0T to complete the lap challenge at Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit. He looks forward to refreshing his personal best again in this LOTUS CUP CHINA debut.

Gao Huayang has been in the battlefield for a long time and has sufficient competition experience. He has played for Changan Ford, Shanghai Volkswagen 333 and other teams, and won the CTCC China Touring Car Championship Driver Championship. This is the first time that Gao Huayang drives Emira CUP to participate in the race. We look forward to Gao Huayang continuing to achieve good results in the new competition challenges.

Zhu Yuanjie will partner with Chen Xiaoke to form another highly competitive team. Zhu Yuanjie has served in Dongfeng Fengshen Mach, Shell Jet Lynk & Co and other teams. He won the TCE category championship in the 2022 CEC China Automobile Endurance Championship and stood on the highest podium of the group many times in the 2023 TCR China Series.

Driver Chen Xiaoke has many years of racing experience. He won the annual championship in the 2020 V1 Circuit Challenge and won the Masters Championship in the 2022 TCR Asia. We look forward to the two drivers joining forces in this game, showing strong speed and strength, and aiming for the podium together.

As a new brand cup competition, the LOTUS CUP CHINA Chinese Single Brand Competition has been officially included in the annual competition plan of the State General Administration of Sports as a national-level Class A sports event. The competition is uniformly conducted using the Emira CUP racing car, which is equipped with an M139 2.0T inline four-cylinder engine, matched with an 8-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox, and can output a maximum of 400 horsepower.

The first LOTUS CUP CHINA race will officially kick off at Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit this weekend. Tianfu International Circuit is 3.26 kilometers long and has 19 curves of different styles, including 12 left turns and 7 right turns. The radius of the curve varies, with the maximum being 1,000 meters and the minimum being only 14 meters, which greatly tests the driving skills of the drivers. Among the many curves, Turn 1 ------ "Polestar Bend" is particularly eye-catching. This is the first high-speed downhill curve after the tail speed of the long straight is as high as 200 kilometers per hour. It has an inward angle and the angle of the curve reaches 90°. Drivers need to accurately control the lateral and longitudinal balance of the vehicle here.

At present, all members of the Pegasus Racing team have entered the battle preparation state and made sufficient preparations for the opening match of LOTUS CUP CHINA Chengdu. The four drivers will further familiarize themselves with the vehicles in the following practice matches this week, fully meet the challenges of the new event, and create good results together!

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Race weekend schedule (GMT+8)

May 30 Friday

08:30-09:30 First free practice session

15:25-16:25 Second free practice session

18:15-18:30 First qualifying session

18:40-18:55 Second qualifying session

May 31 Saturday

10:55-12:00 First round of the race (60 minutes) live

June 1 Sunday

10:20-11:25 Second round of the race (60 minutes + 1 lap) live

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