The Chinese team performed very well although it made its debut in Endurance racing in April at the 6 Hours of Silverstone and in June at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. For its third race this year, one of its drivers amazingly set the record lap time in 1:26.492 on South Korea's new race track.

James Winslow started second on the grid and completed a strong first stint before he handed over to team-mate from Malaysia Akash Nandy. The sixteen-years-old driver stayed calm and kept the lead until Gary Thompson took over and crossed the finish line in first.

After 3 hours and 107 laps, KCMG claimed its first victory and made history in Asian Le Mans Series.

"The team did a phenomenal job this weekend", Akash Nandy explained. "My team mates, Gary and James, had really good stints, despite having very little track time in practice. This is a great result for the team and I’m happy with what I was able to learn, experience, and contribute this weekend."

Gary Thompson enjoyed an amazing race: "Huge thank you to everybody in KCMG for the opportunity to drive in the first event in the Asian Le Mans Series. I’m delighted to be a part of this win having been with KCMG for over three years. Great job from everybody! We delivered fantastic results despite some technical issues that we encountered over the race weekend. I am very happy to be a part of KCMG’s first sports car race win!"

KCMG Managing Director Paul Ip was delighted to win Asian Le Mans Series first race: "I am pleased with the successful weekend that we had at Inje. This victory in Asian Le Mans validates the hard work and long hours that we’ve put in this project since we started earlier this year. I’d like to commend the team members who have been part of this campaign since Silverstone and Le Mans. Also, kudos to the new boys who are part of our success in Asian Le Mans – especially our drivers, James, Gary and Akash. I’m very proud of what KCMG has achieved at Inje. The team and I are looking forward to more victories in Asian Le Mans this year. Thank you to everyone who has continually supported us!"

The second round of the Asian Le Mans Series will be held at Fuji Speedway, Japan, on September 22nd. Meanwhile, the team flew back to China to make the car ready with a second consecutive victory in mind.

In this video, photo shoot in Paris the day before heading to Le Mans.

For more clips, go to www.lemans-tv.com

Thierry Arman / ACO

Translation by Cécile Bonardel / ACO (quotes from the team press release)