Cleanfuel Emerges as 2019 Ultra 4-Hours Endurance Race Champs

After repeating last year’s win, Gono, who celebrated his birthday on the track, went toe-to-toe against more seasoned racers like Edgesport Racing’s Tyson Sy and Estafano Rivera of Toyota Otis Obengers early on in the race. He eventually took full control of the race during the final laps of his campaign.

Gono, who never raced for a year prior to the November 16 event, drove the Green Cleanfuel Formula Vita winning car and completed 1 hour and 40 minutes with only 30 minutes seat time prior to the race.

“Being absent for almost a year was definitely a tough obstacle to overcome,” Gono said. “Although due to strong determination and having the support of a great team, I managed to clock-in quick lap times and we finished first.”

“We started strong with Ryo and when Luis took over the wheel from Naoki, we were in crucial fifth place position,” said Carlos Gono, AutoPlus Sportzentrium head honcho and the father of Luis.“We were confident that he (Luis) can make up and run smoothly and avoided some penalties.”

“I admire Luis’s dedication to his sport. He drove here straight right after his class. Despite not racing for a year and focusing on his studies, he was able to make it and dominate the race. I’m proud of his accomplishment,” the elder Gono added.

The Cleanfuel-Motul Racing Team entered two race cars in the endurance race. The other team, driving car #24, is composed of Tomomitsu Senoo, Ai Koizumi, and celebrity racer Dominic Roque. The team completed 95 laps total and secured a time of 4:01:12.330 behind Ensport/Fourth Floor Racing Team’s 4:00:24.611.