CTCC Ningbo: TTSPORT & YiTRON Move Up to TCS, Take Two Podiums
Fresh off a four-win sweep at CTCC Shanghai, TTSPORT & YiTRON Racing Team moved their No. 109 car up a class for round two at Ningbo International Circuit — out of TC1 and into the tougher TCS grid, where a 1.5T FK7-platform car had to run down a field of 2.0T machinery. The result: two podium finishes, 2nd and 3rd, in a class the team was tackling for the first time.
From a TC1 Sweep to a TCS Gamble
At Shanghai, the TTSPORT-equipped No. 109 car had already made its point, taking all four wins across two rounds in the TC1 class and leaving the rest of the field with nothing to fight for. With that class effectively closed out, TTSPORT & YiTRON didn't stick around to defend an easy win — they moved up into TCS, a step up in power and competition where every other car on the grid runs a 2.0T engine.
That's not a small ask. The No. 109 car kept its 1.5T powertrain while lining up against a grid of 2.0T cars with a real horsepower edge on the straights. Closing that gap on paper meant leaning harder on everything the 1.5T platform does well — corner speed, braking stability, and a chassis that can carry momentum through Ningbo's tighter sections.
It also put the whole program on the spot, not just the driver. Engineering, setup, and the trackside crew all had to get the car dialed in for a class it had never raced before, on a circuit that doesn't forgive a car that's underbraked or under-gripped in the technical sections.
Why Braking Made Up the Horsepower Gap
Ningbo International Circuit is built around tight, technical corners and a fast rhythm — braking response and how well a system holds up under repeated hard stops matter more here than raw straight-line speed. In TCS, where every rival car makes more power, the No. 109 team had to brake later and more consistently to make up ground before the next apex.
That's the core mechanism behind a big brake kit like TTSPORT's: more piston area and a stiffer caliper body keep pedal feel consistent lap after lap, so the driver can trust the same brake point even as rotor temperatures climb. Without that rigidity, heat builds, pads fade, and the pedal goes long right when you need it short. TTSPORT's setup on the No. 109 car held that line through both TCS rounds, even after an early-race incident in round one forced the crew to reset the car and send it back out.
Shanghai
4 wins across 2 rounds, TC1 class swept
Ningbo
2nd and 3rd place, first-ever TCS start
Engine class
1.5T car racing a field of 2.0T rivals
Season Recap and What's Next
Two rounds in, TTSPORT & YiTRON Racing Team's record reads: CTCC Shanghai, four wins out of four in TC1; CTCC Ningbo, a class jump into TCS and two straight podiums. It's a step-up story more than a repeat win, and it says as much about the brake package under the car as it does about the driver pushing it.
TTSPORT & YiTRON Racing Team plans to run the full CTCC season, continuing to test how the brand's braking hardware holds up at the top level of Chinese circuit racing.
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