Britain’s Rob Huff stormed to a record-breaking ninth Macau Guia Race victory yesterday, making him the most successful competitor in the 64-year history of the Macau Grand Prix, beating the previous record of eight wins held by Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix rider Michael Rutter. Huff added the 2017 win in the Suncity Group Macau Guia Race – FIA WTCC Main Race to his unprecedented tally of victories, the first of which he took in 2008.
The 37-year-old Münnich Motorsport driver started his Citroën C-Elysée from pole, and survived an attack from Honda’s Norbert Michelisz after the race had started behind the safety car. Conditions were deemed sufficiently wet to mandate a safety car start, before the field was released and racing began at the start of lap three.
Michelisz pursued Huff through the grandstand and Mandarin Oriental kinks, and shaped to the outside on the approach to Lisboa before tucking his Civic in behind again. The Hungarian closed in once again at the start of the second racing lap, but then forfeited a chunk of time in the final sector that allowed Huff to break free.
Britain’s Robert Huff celebrates his record-breaking 9th Macau Guia Race on top of ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport’s Ciktroen C-Elysee WTCC yesterday. Photo: Haman Ho
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