326 Racing Racing won many podiums at CEC Chengdu Station

From May 30 to June 1, the opening match of the 2025 season of the CEC China Endurance Championship was successfully concluded at the Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit. The 326 Racing Team performed well in the two rounds of the competition. Wu Yifan and Liu Zichen of the No. 50 car team won the third place in the GT Cup twice, and Liu Ning, He Ruihao, Qiu Yiheng and Wu Yifan of the No. 61 car team won the runner-up in the National Cup 2000T category in the first round.

In the Super Ji League PRO, 326 Racing Team's main driver Zhu Shengdong won two games in the first and third rounds of the race, and climbed the highest podium twice, representing the team to get off to a good start.

On Friday afternoon, 326 Racing Team, led by Wu Yifan, started the qualifying race in the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II. In the complex track environment, he seized the opportunity and made a time of 1:21.842 to rank second in the whole field. He will start from the front row in the first round.

On Saturday morning, the second qualifying competition of the GT Cup officially started. This qualifying will determine the starting order of the second round of the race on Sunday. Liu Zichen drove the No. 50 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II car and competed with a group of powerful drivers in the 20-minute qualifying. The main member of the 326 Racing Team pushed forward with all his strength in the 20-minute track time, continuously improving the single-lap speed on the slippery track, and finally ranked third in the whole field with 1:36.340.

After a short break at noon, the first round of the GT Cup officially started at 14:40 in the afternoon. Wu Yifan, the starting driver of the No. 50 car group, made a mistake at the start and lost a place. After completing the first lap, he temporarily ranked third. Wu Yifan then quickly adjusted his driving state, and at the same time took advantage of the fight in front of the car to narrow the gap and wait for an opportunity.

In the subsequent race, Wu Yifan relied on her excellent race rhythm to keep the third place. Near the halfway point of the race, the No. 50 team, which was a two-person team, followed the plan made before the race and let Wu Yifan run two stages in a row, aiming to compete for a better track position. The team's ranking also improved to the leading position of the whole race.

With the countdown to the last 30 minutes, the team recalled the No. 50 car, and Liu Zichen took over from Wu Yifan and started driving his first stage. At the end of the race, a GTL car crashed into the wall at Turn 9, triggering the safety car. Car No. 50 finished the last stop and ranked third. After the green flag was restored, the drivers had a short sprint race of only 10 minutes. Because the team adopted a set of tires, the tire limit of the car was lower than that of the opponent at the end of the race. It finished third in the whole race and stepped onto the podium with teammate Wu Yifan, making a good start for the season.

After completing the GT Cup competition, the 326 Racing Team quickly started preparing for the National Cup. At 16:40 in the afternoon, the No. 61 team consisting of Liu Ning, He Ruihao, Wu Yifan and Qiu Yiheng will start the race in the third place in the field and the third place in the 2000T group. At the beginning of the race, the starting driver Qiu Yiheng was pushed at the combination of the first and second corners, and his ranking dropped to sixth place.

However, Qiu Yiheng quickly fought back and drove the No. 61 Audi RS3 car back into the top three. Qiu Yiheng then stably completed his personal stage driving and returned to the maintenance area to hand the car over to his teammate He Ruihao. Halfway through the race, the sudden rain brought huge changes to the race, and the accident on the field also led to the deployment of the safety car. The No. 61 car once ran off the track during the restart phase of the race, causing a certain impact on the chassis and suspension of the car, and affecting the balance of the car. But thanks to the excellent driving skills of the drivers, the No. 61 car remained in the second place in the field and had a chance to win.

Unfortunately, No. 61 encountered a suspension system failure near the end of the race and was forced to return to the station for repairs, losing time. In the end, Qiu Yiheng, He Ruihao, Wu Yifan and Liu Ning finished the first round of the National Cup as the tenth overall and runner-up in the 2000T group.

On Sunday, the Dragon Boat Festival arrived as expected. Although the track surface gradually dried before the start of the GT Cup, the drop in track surface temperature caused by rain will also bring considerable challenges to the drivers. Liu Zichen will be responsible for driving the first stage on the second day of the race.

At the beginning of the race, the team adopted a conservative strategy and used rain tires. Liu Zichen showed excellent stability on the semi-dry and wet track. Unfortunately, the ground temperature and track drainage performance were beyond imagination. The tire temperature was too high within three laps and he could not continue driving. The team entered the pit to replace dry tires and completed the forced stop of the race, keeping the ranking in the third place in the GT3 group. After completing the driving of two stages with excellent rhythm, Liu Zichen returned to the maintenance area and Wu Yifan took the field for the final sprint.

Wu Yifan continued to push the car in the final stage of the race, but was restricted by the tire pressure setting interference, and the final stage focused on protecting the tires. The checkered flag waved, and the No. 50 team once again crossed the finish line in third place. Wu Yifan and Liu Zichen worked together to win the double-platform achievement of the week!

In the National Cup, 326 Racing Team encountered a tough challenge in the second round of the race on Sunday. The starting driver Liu Ning encountered a thermostat failure in the first half of the race. As the fault could not be completely eliminated in a short time, the No. 61 car was forced to withdraw from the second round of the race early. 326 Racing Team showed its ultimate competitive state in the Super Ji League PRO held at the same venue as CEC. Zhu Shengdong showed strong speed in the wetland in the first round of the race, breaking through the crowd and winning the championship; in the third round of the race, Zhu Shengdong performed a wonderful killing drama, surpassing his opponent in the last lap to win the victory and stand on the highest podium again.

The Chengdu journey has officially ended. The 326 Racing Team has reaped a lot of rewards in the three-line battles of the CEC China Automobile Endurance Championship GT Cup, the National Cup and the Super Ji League PRO, and has stood on the podium many times. In July, the team will usher in the home battle at the Ningbo International Circuit. All members of the team will actively prepare for the battle during the off-season to help all drivers hit the highest podium!