DFF by Force Racing won one championship and one runner-up in 2025 CEC Ningbo Station
News & Announcements China Ningbo International Circuit July 28
From July 4th to 6th, the second round of the 2025 Xiaomi China Auto Endurance Championship was successfully completed at Ningbo International Circuit. DFF by Force Racing, which made its debut on the track, sent Guo Lei/Luo Xian/Zhang Hua/Liang Jiaxian to compete in the National Cup 2000 category. The four powerful drivers went all out in the two rounds of the weekend, winning one championship and one runner-up, and gained a large number of annual points.
Round 1: Overcoming difficulties and taking the stage strongly
During the qualifying stage on Friday, DFF by Force Racing's No. 512 Toyota GR86 car failed to make a competitive single lap time and could only start the first round of the race at the end of the team.
On Saturday, the first round of the National Cup was held in the hot summer weather. The track surface temperature of nearly 60 degrees Celsius put a great test on the physical fitness of the drivers on the field. In addition, the frequent track accidents triggered the safety car many times, making the event extremely compact, which undoubtedly brought arduous challenges to the members of the No. 512 team.
However, the four drivers Guo Lei/Luo Xian/Zhang Hua/Liang Jiaxian maintained excellent stability in the "120 minutes + first car" endurance duel, gradually improving their rankings during the race, and finally crossed the finish line in tenth place, and won the runner-up in the 2000 group.
DFF by Force Racing No. 512 driver Luo Xian summarized after the race: "Our team's strategy is to maintain a stable rhythm in the first leg. The safety car that was deployed many times in the early stage of the race was of great help to our team. We also benefited from this and overtook from the back and then handed the car to our teammates."
Guo Lei said: "I didn't feel too much pressure after taking over, because we were far away from our opponents. I tried my best to show my speed and ran a faster lap time than usual. In the end, I finished the race smoothly and won the second place in the group."
Round 2: Stable victory, locked the championship
In the second round of the race on Sunday, DFF by Force Racing performed well at the start and remained in the second place in the 2000 group. In the subsequent race, Guo Lei/Luo Xian/Zhang Hua/Liang Jiaxian took advantage of the opportunity of the safety car to narrow the gap with the car in front.
In the second half of the race, the No. 512 car successfully surpassed the car in front and moved up to the leading position in the group. In the end, Guo Lei/Luo Xian/Zhang Hua/Liang Jiaxian successfully won the 2000 group championship trophy with their excellent race speed.
After the race, DFF by Force Racing team leader Huang Ruohan said: "First of all, I would like to thank the event organizers for providing such a professional platform for our drivers. They also enjoy competing on this platform. In fact, our drivers are only competing in their second race this weekend. They are making progress in every race and have not made any mistakes. Congratulations to them for standing on the highest podium in the second round."
DFF by Force Racing won one championship and one runner-up in its first Xiaomi China Endurance Championship. Let us look forward to the wonderful performance of this newcomer in the Pingtan race in September.
