With the season midpoint in sight, the race action headed out of China for the first time – Porsche Carrera Cup Round 5 and 6 saw the championship’s return to Fuji International Speedway for the first time since 2019. This marked the debut of Team Porsche Malaysia #17 in Fuji, with rising Malaysian talent Naquib Azlan behind the wheel. Azlan set the overall best lap time during the Free Practice sessions at Fuji ahead of the weekend’s races, with a lap time of 1:39.917. Showing further progress, he secured pole position during qualifying for Round 6 with an even quicker lap time of 1:39.853.

Current championship leader Marcus Amand clinched victory in both races in the highly-entertaining Rounds 5 and 6 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2026 season. The BWT Shanghai Yonda driver lined up second for Round 5 behind polesitter, the returning Marvin Klein for Absolute Racing. However, it was Ling Kang who led into Turn 1 from sixth on the grid, although the Origine Motorsport man would later receive a penalty for a jump start. Team Porsche Malaysia’s Naquib Azlan had a solid launch and was looking to clinch his first podium of the season, although contact from behind at Turn 1 put him into a spin and ended his race. After claiming pole position in qualifying for Round 6, the young Malaysian then converted his pace into a hard-fought second-place finish for Team Porsche Malaysia.

Amand moved ahead of Klein at the same time, and would take the lead at the end of Lap 1, with his French rival following him through not too long later, with their positions secured till the end of Round 5. The duo would then pull away from the pack and Team Porsche New Zealand’s Marco Giltrap and Kang put on a show for the fans, with Giltrap eventually making a move stick for third.

Wang Zhongwei’s excellent campaign looked like it was set to continue, but was disqualified for a technical infringement, handing this round’s victory to guest driver Kerong Li for OpenRoad Racing. The tightly-contested Am class saw a new winner for the season, as Origine Motorsport’s Wu Jiaxin clinched victory, while a stunning final lap from OpenRoad Racing’s Christian Chia meant he would go from third to first in the Masters class.

Sunday’s race featured Azlan on pole for the fifth time in six races, as the young racer continues to display his incredible one-lap speed.

However, it would be Franco-Finn Amand who led through the first lap after a clever move up the inside. An early three-way battle for third saw Klein hang on to his position, before the race settled into a consistent rhythm.

A Safety Car re-bunched the pack following Shen’s retirement and at the restart, chasing his first win in the series, Azlan ferociously attacked Amand for the lead. The 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup France champion defended strongly, taking the chequered flag just three-tenths of a second ahead of his competitor to further extend his championship lead. Klein completed the podium, only a further six-tenths behind after a fascinating end to the race.

In the Pro-Am category, Zhongwei clinched his third victory for the season, while Li Hanyu impressed to take second for 610 Racing. Eric Kwong secured his first Am-class win of the season. Henry would make it a Kwong 1-2, while Saturday’s winner Wu rounded out the podium in third.

Finally, reigning Masters category champion Adrian D’ Silva returned to the top of the podium for EBM, as Christian Chia and Jacky Wu crossed the line second and third.

The event in Fuji marked the halfway point of the 2026 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season, with visits to Bangsaen Street Circuit, Sepang International Circuit and Marina Bay Circuit in Singapore still to come. The field will next be in track in Bangsaen, Thailand on 4-5 July.