Wang Yibo competes in car No. 85 again at Ningbo Circuit

From the stage to the track, Wang Yibo uses speed to write a legend. 2025 March, Ningbo Circuit, he drove the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II race car with number 85, ready to start. The EVISU embroidery on the goggles outlines the wild mark of his ten-year crossover.

Four days later, he'll be racing with Fang Junyu in the GT preseason race. On social media, #Wang Yibo Ningbo Circuit# is on the third of the hot searches, and the comment section is hot: “Last year, he won the championship in Zhuhai against all odds, and this year's Ningbo Circuit's ‘death turn’ No. 22? But it's his new stage!”

In October 2024, in the torrential rain of Zhuhai Circuit, Wang Yibo proved his strength by perfectly interpreting against the odds with 85% car control. At the post-race celebration banquet, he was immersed in the 3D mock-up of the Ningbo circuit. To prepare for the race, he conducted simulation training late at night, insisted on anti-glare practice under 40℃ heat, and even argued with engineers until the early morning for 0.1 second brake point.

The new Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II is powered by a 5.2-liter V10 engine with a peak torque of 550 Nm. Wang Yibo personally tunes the steering wheel steering ratio: “It's like a limb in street dance, following directions.” Ten years ago, he was a UNIQ dance leader, and ten years later, he has become a “steel knight”. This contrast creates his unique charm.

On the training ground, he is a detail control, in order to reduce the delay in the gear shift personally squatting in the pit area for three days; the race suit hides a lucky charm, every time before getting into the car gently kiss; on the track, he is a calm “data AI”. Fang Junyu commented, “He is like a brain installed with track GPS.”

Wang Yibo's journey on the track has ignited the heat of “cold” motorsports, with tickets for the Ningbo race sold out in 3 seconds, and the number of reservations for the live broadcasting machine exceeded 8 million. The sponsor, EVISU designer, revealed that he specially asked for reflective strips to be added to his racing suit: “Safety is more important than looking handsome.”

Tearing off the mask of showbiz flamboyance, his hands full of oil stains, with the love of life to interpret the true meaning of “speed and life and death”. As night falls, he checks the air pressure of the tires for the last time, his eyes like a falcon staring at the target. The audience erupted into shouting, he made the “85” gesture: 8 represents infinity, 5 symbolizes the breakthrough. As the countdown to the start begins, this man who refuses to be defined will use his tires to hiss and play his “crossover fantasy”!