Lebanese driver Tani Hanna is on the verge of winning the Shell class of the Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific after round five at Suzuka in Japan.
Hanna now has 176 points, 79 clear of his nearest rival on 97, with the third-placed driver on 85. Two rounds remain: Singapore from 14 to 16 September and Monza in Italy from 1 to 4 November.
He came to Suzuka after two wins at Fuji in July, driving his Ferrari 488 Challenge (670 hp).
Two more wins
In qualifying for race one he set the second-fastest time of 34 cars, started from the front row of the Shell class and won the race, scoring 23 points.
He qualified fifth for race two after some problems and started from the fourth row. He quickly moved up to second, then took the lead from Japan’s Hidehiko Hagiwara after four laps and went on to win, strengthening his championship lead.