Nandy wins wet Macau FMCS race as KCMG pair dominate

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Akash Nandy converted pole position into victory in the non-championship Formula Masters China Series race in Macau.

16-year-old Nandy and his KCMG team-mate Dan Wells dominated the wet race, finishing more than half a minute ahead of the rest after only seven racing laps.

The weather conditions meant the race began with three laps before the safety car. Nandy led Wells at the green flag, and used the clean air to open up a three second advantage at the end of the first racing lap.

Wells closed to within a second by the tenth and last lap but Nandy was able to hold on and win.

Hong Kong’s Shaun Thong held third place throughout. MRF Challenge racer Yudai Jinkawa pressured him until he retired on lap six, clearing the way for fellow Japanese driver Ren Nagabuchi to close on Thong before settling for fourth.

Tanart Sathienthirakul finished a couple of seconds behind Nagabuchi in fifth, with his Eurasia Motorsport team-mate Matthew Solomon in sixth.

Macau’s Andy Chang Wing Chung was seventh ahead of Pu Jun Jin, while 2013 series champion Aidan Wright finished ninth after starting 16th and last following a crash at the start of qualifying. Yuan Bo completed the top ten.

Race results