Fifth place  finish for Aditya Patel  in Malaysia

Indian driver Aditya Patel bagged a fifth place finish in race two of the fourth round of the Audi R8 LMS Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

Starting fourth for the first race, Patel found himself in the path of a spinning Marchee Lee while fighting for the lead on turn two of the first lap. While Lee recovered from the spin, Patel was forced to retire after his car suffered damage.

The incident meant that Patel would start last for the second race as he had not recorded a lap time in race one. After starting last on the grid for race two, Patel fought his way up the field to fifth place, one place behind pole sitter Alex Yoong, who finished fourth. The race was won by Lee of Hong Kong.

Later, Patel said: “It wasn’t the most ideal weekend. Marchee’s mistake cost me my race but at least we managed to claw something back in the end and get some points out of the weekend. The second race was one of the most exciting races I’ve driven, having started last and moved up through the field.”