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The 2024 season of the renewed FANATEC GT World Challenge Asia  started at Sepang and saw quite the balance across all classes, with the No. 36 FAW Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2  of Cheng Congfu and Adderly Fong winning on Saturday while the No. 4 Origine Porsche 911 GT3R  of Laurin Heinrich and Lu Wei commanded the Sunday, showing that entries from different classes will be able to contest for overall honors over the course of the season.   Procedures for Race 1 had to be delayed by an hour as the usual heavy rain fell out at Sepang, but when the cars aligned  it was at least damp on track as the usual high temperatures from Malaysia evaporated some of the standing water. After two laps behind the Safety Car to assess the track condition, the polesitting No. 36 FAW Audi overshot the last corner before the green flag was waved, showing the low grip available at the moment.   The blunder before the start actually created a gap for the No. 36, leaving the No. 87 Origine Porsche to defend the Silv