Ragginger victorious in Round 10 of the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

Flash rains wet the way for Team Porsche Holding's Martin Ragginger as he made another definitive step toward the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia championship title after an expertly driven poleto-podium victory in Round 10 at the Marina Bay Circuit in Singapore.

With a short burst of heavy rain delaying the race, the sun came out in full as drivers took to the grid for the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia's first wet race in its 10-year history racing at the circuit.

The volatile weather left drivers with the tricky choice of navigating a damp track on their slick tyres or sacrificing pace for grip using wet tyres, with all drivers on the grid opting for the safer wet tyre option as the race began behind the safety car.

Ragginger was unphased by the difficult conditions, putting the hammer on as soon as the safety car went off after two laps. Right behind him was series rival Chris van der Drift of Team Formax who initially put the pressure on Ragginger but saw the race leader slowly pull away as Ragginger exhibited unbeatable pace.

The real early race action took place betweeen Porsche's group of incredibly talented young drivers in the middle of the pack, with Porsche China Junior Team's Zhang Dasheng defending his P3 start from the very ambitious Will Bamber of FAW T2M in P4.

Bamber was immediately on the offensive after the safety car pulled out, repeatedly attacking Zhang while Team StarChase's Philip Hamprecht waited in the wings for Bamber to make an error. Initially underestimating the tumultuous track conditions, Bamber went wide of the track after making a bold pass attempt on Zhang, but managed to recover back into the pack ahead of Hamprecht.

Hamprecht eventually made the pass after another attempt by Bamber to overtake Zhang saw the door slammed in his face but Bamber was undeterred by the loss of position and immediately retaliated to regain his position and push onto Zhang, finally passing him in Lap Four. Meanwhile, Ragginger increased his lead on van der Drift, doing his best to make no errors as he went unchallenged for the lead. With the track drying, wet tyre temperature soon became a balancing act for the drivers, prompting a cautious second half of the race.

In the end, Ragginger cruised into a first-place win with a comfortable gap between him and van der Drift, who finished second, and Bamber, who finished third.

Just one point now separates Chris van der Drift and Martin Ragginger with 187 and 186 points after a highly competitive race weekend, while Bamber is still in strong contention for the Championship title with 170 points. Ragginger's victory earned Team Porsche Holding a win in Porsche Dealer Trophy, furthering their commanding lead in the tables.

Meanwhile, Singaporeans Andrew Tang, the first ever Porsche China Junior, and Yuey Tan of Team Jebsen finished the race in seventh and 11^th place, respectively.

Just three races remain in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia's 2017 season, with the series' returning alongside Formula One at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia in just two weeks. The penultimate race weekend will feature one exciting race before the series finishes with finale in Shanghai alongside the WEC in November.

2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

Overall points - Final (Top Five)

Pos	Points		Driver	Team
1	187		Chris Van Der Drift	Team Formax
2	186		Martin Ragginger	Team Porsche Holding
3	170		Will Bamber	FAW T2 Motorsport
4	142		Andrew Tang	Porsche China Junior Team
5	139		Zhang Dasheng	Porsche China Junior Team

Pro-Am points - Final (Top Five)

Pos	Points		Driver	Team
1	182		Yuey Tan	Team Jebsen
2	181		Evan Chen	Kamlung Racing
3	147		Li Chao	Team Betterlife
4	134		Francis Tjia	OpenRoad Racing
5	124		Wayne Shen	Modena Motorsports