08/09/2026
The penultimate round of the 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia season has wrapped up in Shanghai, with Tony Quinn Foundation Ambassador Liam Sceats securing his third Pro victory of the season alongside teammate Gustaw Wisniewski, putting the pair right back in the title fight heading into the finale. Here’s how the weekend unfolded.
Liam and Gustaw arrived at Shanghai International Circuit sitting second in the Pro standings, though 22 points behind leader William Tregurtha. With only the season finale at Monza remaining after Shanghai, a strong weekend was crucial if the young pairing wanted to give themselves a realistic shot at the title.
Fortunately, they arrived in strong form, having claimed their second victory of the season last time out at Inje Speedium in South Korea. Shanghai would present another new challenge for Liam though, with the 20-year-old taking on the 5.4km Grand Prix circuit for the first time.
Action kicked off with two Practice sessions on Friday, giving Liam and Gustaw valuable track time to learn the circuit and work with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing to find a strong setup aboard the #6 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2. With both drivers quickly getting themselves up to speed, attention soon shifted to Qualifying on Saturday morning.
As usual, two 15-minute Qualifying sessions would determine the grids for the weekend’s two races, with each driver taking responsibility for one session. Liam was first behind the wheel and delivered an impressive Qualifying effort aboard the #6, with his best lap of a 2:03.226 putting him just over two tenths away from Pole Position and securing a season-best front-row start for the opening race.
Gustaw then took over for the second session, though several track limits infringements made his task considerably harder. The Polish teenager eventually recorded a best time of 2:05.120 to qualify sixth overall and fourth in Pro, leaving the #6 crew with a little more work to do come Sunday.
Just a few hours later, it was time to go racing, with Liam starting the opening 50-minute race from a season-best second overall. Sharing the front row was the #7 Lamborghini of Titus Sherlock, with points leader William Tregurtha lining up directly behind in the #3 Batmobile Racing Lamborghini.
When the lights went out, Liam didn’t quite get the launch he was after, allowing Tregurtha to sweep down the inside into Turn 1. Liam tried to hang tough around the outside, but couldn’t quite make it stick and was forced to slot into third.
He wasn’t about to let Tregurtha get away though, shadowing him throughout the remainder of the opening lap before fighting his way back past at the beginning of Lap 2, reclaiming a vital second place for the #6.
From there, Liam set about chasing Sherlock, closing to within a couple of seconds as the leading pair began pulling comfortably clear of the cars behind. Approaching the halfway mark, things swung further in the #6 crew’s favour when Tregurtha was handed a 10-second penalty for contact further back.
Liam and Sherlock both elected to run their opening stints as long as possible, waiting until the dying seconds of the pit window before making their mandatory stops. Liam certainly pushed the limits on his way in, running deep at the kink on pit entry and having a brief Lewis Hamilton 2008 moment as the wall rapidly approached, though fortunately he managed to gather it up before bringing the #6 Lamborghini in and handing over to Gustaw.
Once the stops had cycled through, Gustaw found himself around five seconds behind the #7. With the race lead continuing to move further out of reach, his attention instead shifted to Jonathan Cecotto, who had taken over the #3 from Tregurtha, and VSR teammate Chris van der Drift further back.
Gustaw initially had a comfortable margin over the pair, though that gradually began to shrink as the laps ticked down. Cecotto and van der Drift eventually closed to within striking distance in the final laps, but Gustaw held firm to cross the line second overall and second in Pro, ensuring the #6 crew finished ahead of their main title rivals and clawed two valuable points back heading into Sunday.
Attention then turned to Sunday’s second and final race, where the #6 crew faced a tougher task with Gustaw starting sixth overall and fourth in Pro. Making matters even more challenging, Tregurtha and Cecotto’s #3 Lamborghini would start from Pole Position, giving Liam and Gustaw plenty of work to do if they wanted to claw back any more points.
At the start, Gustaw looked to make up ground around the outside of the long Turn 1, but couldn’t quite squeeze his way past and remained sixth. He soon found himself locked into a three-car battle with Changwoo Le and Barrett Wolfe ahead, as the trio fought over position through the opening laps.
While Gustaw continued looking for a way through, a major opportunity opened up just eight minutes into the race. Out front, the leading #3 Lamborghini suddenly slowed with a mechanical failure and was forced to pull off the circuit, putting Liam and Gustaw in a prime position to take a huge chunk out of their 20-point deficit.
Not long after, the #77 Lamborghini found the gravel, triggering a Full Course Yellow just as the mandatory pit window opened. The timing saw the entire field head into the pits, with Liam taking over the #6 and emerging fourth overall and third in Pro ahead of the restart with 22 minutes remaining.
Liam was right on the back of Wolfe when racing resumed and didn’t take long to find a way past. That gave him some clear air to work with, and although the cars ahead were more than seven seconds up the road, Liam began closing the gap at a rapid rate.
Lap after lap, the margin continued to come down until Liam had caught the leading pair, sitting right behind VSR teammate Todd Kingsford with Pro leader Sherlock just ahead. As the three began to bunch together, Sherlock ran wide through the middle sector, allowing both VSR cars to get through and suddenly leaving Liam directly behind Kingsford in the fight for the outright victory.
Liam wasn’t content to settle for second though, and on the following lap he made his move. A great exit from Turn 2 gave him the run on Kingsford, allowing Liam to sweep past his teammate and complete the charge into the outright lead.
From there, Liam pulled clear, eventually crossing the line more than six seconds ahead to secure his and Gustaw’s third victory of the season.
With the #3 failing to score and Liam and Gustaw taking maximum points, Race 2 produced a 14-point swing in their favour. After arriving in Shanghai 22 points adrift, the young pairing leave China just six points from the Pro Championship lead with only two 50-minute races remaining at Monza, setting up a huge fight for the title in the final round.
Before then, Liam heads straight to Italy for a three-day assessment camp as part of his selection for the Lamborghini Young Driver Program, before returning to Monza in late October to battle for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Pro title.
Be sure to keep an eye on our socials leading into the event for our full weekend preview and schedule ahead of the season finale.
Congratulations on another ripper weekend, Liam. Bring on Monza! 🇳🇿