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The two-time North American Champion, who
has three straight top-three finishes in the drivers’
championship in the last three years, also took a
fourth in Liuzhou and is now in second place with 54
points and 13 behindChiappe as he hopes to earn his
first gold medal at seasons end.
The 60 lap circuit in Harbin was a short “bull ring” of
a layout, with just four turns to navigate hi-lighted
by plenty of passing and close sponson-to-sponson
racing throughout. Swedish driver Jonas Anderson
qualified well and followed that up with his best
result of the season taking second place and his first
podium of the season.
A few weeks later Andersson’s luck ran out as the
Team Sweden driver struggled with his equipment in
qualifying, forcing him to start last, but he charged his
way up formore points finishing seventh at races end.
He still is a long shot for his first title and will need
help with a 30 point gap between him and Chiappe
with 40 points still up for grabs in Abu Dhabi and
Sharjah on the horizon.
Out of the championship hunt, but a real star after his
dominating win in Liuzhou was the talented Ahmed
Al Hameli, who won from pole picking up his first
victory in five seasons after his long illness coming
from a brain tumor stopping his career for almost a
year back in 2012.
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Selio, who also finished third in Liuzhou and
now sits just 20 points back of the points
leader Chiappe.
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