Thomas Fjordbach ended both races scoring points for the Shanghai’s season finale.
Audi R8 LMS Cup landed in Japan for the penultimate race weekend of the season, with an entry list of eighteen drivers, Fuji represented a new chance to clarify who will fight for be the champion of this official Audi series.
Federal-Mogul Motorparts sponsored driver Thomas Fjordbach was in third position in the overall standings before this event, very close to his rivals in the championship crown battle. “I heard about the competitivity of this series last year, but it’s when you are in, fighting race by race when you really know how close is this championship! I think that it’s a very good series to race, you learn a lot running with the big names like we found this year in the grid and with same car conditions. I’m very satisfied with the level and concept of R8 LMS Cup” explained the Aalborg driver.
After Japan, Fjordbach is mathematically on the fight for 2015 Audi R8 LMS title
The weekend started with two sessions of Free Practice, in which Fjordbach worked on those finding the limits on the track and checking the degradation of the Michelin tyres on Fuji’s track. In the following Qualifying session, Fjordbach achieved with his time, a place inside the top ten for next day.
Race one and two in Fuji were programmed both the same day this weekend, due to Audi R8 LMS Cup shared the track with prestigious WEC series. The first race of 16 laps was good for the Danish driver; he made a smart start, climbing positions in first steps of the race. A solid driving with no mistakes permitted him to cross the checkered flag in P5. “It was good, we probably need two more laps because Cheng was there to catch him, but this five position is good for us. Now we have to be focused for race two and try to do our best“ said Fjordbach after the race.
Fjordbach started race two from the four line in the starting grid. When the race started, a contact between two drivers and Fjordbach complicated the normal passing of the cars in the first corner. The Danish driver left some time there but he drove focused on finding a good pace. Finally he ended in seventh position. He made balance after the race of his race weekend “The first corner was a bit difficult for us, but we survived and we tried to do our race. I was not 100% comfortable with the suspension balance on the car today but after all, we leave Japan scoring points, which is very important in this last part of the season. Now we move to Shanghai full of confidence to finish the season with the best result possible”
Next racing compromise of High Class Racing for Thomas Fjordbach in Audi R8 LMS Cup will be the 31/10 and 01/11 in Shanghai for the last round of the championship.