First staged in 1954, Macau enjoys its 47th Grand Prix this year, one of the most important races on the international motor sports calendar. Famous for the unique characteristics of its Guia street circuit, and the demands on the drivers' skill and professionalism, the Macau Grand Prix attracts the world's best teams and drivers from the various disciplines.

Ericsson Formula Challenge comprising 28 of the best drivers from all over the world, including UK, France, Sweden, India, China and Hong Kong, all racing the identical Formula Asia 2000cc single seater with identical specifications. The race is subdivided into two classes, International and National where the former allows a greater degree of adjustment to the settings of the race cars.

Qualifying

Venue: Macau Guia Circuit
Date: 16th November, 2000
Time: 16:15 - 16:45
Weather: Cloudy
Track: Dry with damp patches
Car: Formula Asia 2000 single seater
No. of cars: 28

Map of Macau Guia Circuit (click to enlarge)

The grid position was not ideal at 16th place as the mechanics made a small mistake in positioning the car. The lap times kept improving for the first three laps with the track drying up further until a small contact with the barrier which damaged the front wing. Despite the incident, the lap times were still dropping until at lap 7 where a slower car made an unforeseeable move which caused the car to lock up the front wheels and pointed straight into the barrier at Maternity Bend and damaged the front suspension.

The best lap was done at lap 6 at 2'44.110 which qualified 15th on the grid just 1000th of a second behind car number 6 at 14th place.