Robin Frijns takes FIA GT World Cup second place at Macau Grand Prix

Robin Frijns of Audi Sport Team WRT ended an incident-filled Macau Grand Prix on a high, taking second for Audi in the FIA GT World Cup. The podium on Sunday's main event capped off a memorable comeback for the Dutch driver after he started Saturday's qualification race in 17^th place at Asia's most prestigious GT event.

Once again, the tradition-steeped city street race in the Asian metropolis lived up to its reputation of being unpredictable where the slightest driving mistakes on the Guia street circuit are punished.

Three of the five-strong Audi contingent started Sunday's GT World Cup final after a huge incident in Saturday's qualifying race. Of those three, Frijns was then the only Audi competitor to take the chequered flag in the GT World Cup as the field thinned further on the unforgiving downtown circuit, where thousands of fans filled the grandstands despite the wet weather.

In Friday's qualifying session, Frijns touched the track barrier forcing his gold Audi R8 LMS GT3 into the pits and compromising his pace. He eventually clocked the 17^th fastest lap of the field. His Audi Sport Team WRT teammate, Nico Muller, qualified for position five on the grid as the best Audi driver. 

In Saturday's qualification race - the results of which set the grid for Sunday's GT World Cup - a competitor hit the barrier on the first lap causing a veritable chain reaction as 12 of the 20 cars in the field collided at the tight corner. With the track blocked there was no option but to red flag the race and clear the collected vehicles. Robin Frijns was the only Audi driver whose car remained relatively unaffected and proceeded to drive the fastest race lap following the restart, achieving a finishing position of fourth. 

In the FIA GT World Cup race on Sunday, Robin Frijns, making his Macau debut, underlined his class as a driver once again. He kept clear of the duels at the front of the field, which resulted in various damaged vehicles, penalties and accidents, advanced to second place and posted the second-fastest lap. Former Audi driver Edoardo Mortara went on to win the race, crossing the finish line just six-tenths of a second ahead of Frijns.