Archive 2011

Team Jebsen Celebrates Four Podiums in a Row

Team Jebsen and driver Rodolfo Avila earned their fourth consecutive podium finish this weekend, when the double Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champions racked up two third-place finishes in Rounds 3&4 at the Zhuhai International Circuit.

The team’s strong and consistent results, pitching their talent and experienced against the biggest field in the series’ history, has put them within 14 points of the top of the championship leaderboard in second place with seven races still to go.

With plenty of experience on the Southern Chinese circuit, Team Jebsen expertly utilized their Porsche knowledge to find the right set-up in the soaring temperatures, and Avila found his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup perfect to drive.

While qualifying did not go as well as the team would have wished, Avila still lined-up on the second row for the start of Round 3. Avila quickly went to work, piling the pressure on the race leaders head and in the final laps, Avila moved into third, extending the team’s 2011 podium run to three.

For the start of Round 4, Avila got a brilliant getaway off the grid, and a determined overtaking manoeuvre saw him take second. Although he was forced to concede the place, he didn’t ease up, piling on the pressure right up to the chequered flag. In front of cheering guests from Porsche Centre Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and the enthusiastic Zhuhai crowds, Team Jebsen celebrated a well-deserved podium finish and the valuable championship points that go with it.

Team Jebsen will be in action again from July 8-10 for Rounds 5&6 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia at the Ordos International Circuit.

Quotes from Team Jebsen

Rodolfo Avila, Team Jebsen Driver:

“Consistency in the championship is important and I’ve learned over the past two years that you need to not miss any points and that you need to finish every race. In the past I might have been a little more aggressive because we definitely had the pace, but I’ve learned that I sometimes you have to take a step back and not take a risk that may put you out of the race.

We were not as quick in qualifying as we needed to be and suffered this weekend for that. But we did have better pace than the driver ahead of me. Unfortunately I just could not get by him.

I’m pleased that we showed our pace and consistency with a fourth podium place. The car was great all weekend and I’m looking forward to resuming the battle in Ordos in July.”

Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
2011 Provisional Calendar

Date	Circuit, Country	Event	Rounds
March 12-13	Sepang Int. Circuit, Malaysia	Test Days	-
April 15-17	Shanghai Int. Circuit, China	Formula 1 Support Race	Rounds 1&2
May 27-29	Zhuhai Int. Circuit, China	China Touring Car Championship	Rounds 3&4
July 08-10	Ordos Int. Circuit, China	China Touring Car Championship	Rounds 5&6
August 26-28	Sepang Int. Circuit, Malaysia	Porsche Weekend	Rounds 7&8
September 23-25	Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore	Formula 1 Support Race	Round 9
October/November	TBC	TBC	Rounds 10&11

About Rodolfo Avila
Car No: 20

Avila began his career in karts, attending the Macau Karting School at 14, and winning the Macau Karting International A (Group B) a year later. In 2002, he graduated to single seater racing, becoming the youngest driver ever to compete at the Macau Grand Prix, racing in the Formula Renault event.

He took the Asian Formula Renault Challenge championship title the following year, making his Formula 3 Grand Prix debut at Macau in 2004. His career continued its extraordinary ascent, with Rookie honours in the Asian Formula 3 Championship in 2005, finishing 5th overall. A season in the prestigious British Formula 3 Championship saw him end the year 4th in the National Class for newcomers.

Avila made the switch to sportscar racing in 2008, when he became the youngest ever Asian Supercar Challenge Champion. He made his Porsche Carrera Cup Asia debut in 2009, taking pole position and a podium finish in his very first race.

About Team Jebsen
For Team Jebsen, 2011 marks the seventh full season in the series, having taken the championship title in 2006 and 2008.

Team Jebsen is backed by the Jebsen Group. Established in 1895 in Hong Kong, the Group has since expanded its activities into a comprehensive business network throughout China, Taiwan and South Korea. Today, the Jebsen Group is structured around four strategic business units targeting the consumer, industrial, beverage and luxury sectors.

Jebsen is a name synonymous with Porsche in the region, having first brought the marque to Hong Kong in 1955.
Since then, the Jebsen Group has become the largest and longest-established Porsche dealer group in Asia. In addition to Porsche Centre Hong Kong, the group operates Porsche Centres in Macau, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

7/14/2011