The Zoucheng Station of the 2026 China Automobile Cross-Country Championship begins. Fan Gaoxiang wins the pole position in the qualifying round of the automobile category.

China News Service, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, October 6th. The 2026 China Off-Road Championship (COC) Zoucheng Station will be held from the 5th to the 7th at the Ford Zongheng Outdoor Theme Park in Zoucheng City, Shandong Province. Nearly 60 famous cross-country and rally athletes from all over the country gathered in the hometown of Mencius to show their strong driving skills in the flying sand and rocks.

In the automobile group, rally cross-country stars Lin Dewei and Fan Gaoxiang, veteran drivers Lu Heping and Wang Xiang, and famous players such as Dong Xu and Rong Panpan in the women's group gathered together; in the UTV group, there are still Du Xuanyi from the Dongfeng camp and Wang Xiaopeng from the Polaris camp. , Tao Ye, Fan Gaoxiang from the Bombardier camp; the rally group has been expanded again: Yao Xiulei and Yang Endong will compete; Huang Wei, Yue Cailei, Du Wenbin, Zhang Weichao and other well-known drivers have also gathered again to compete in sprints on the cross-country field.

The picture shows the event scene of the Zoucheng Station of the 2026 China Automobile Cross-Country Championship. (Photo courtesy of the organizer)

On October 5th, COC Zoucheng Station started qualifying competition. A group of contestants continued to optimize vehicle adjustments, find the best competitive state, and constantly challenged the track limits in single-lap sprints, striving to lay a solid foundation for the upcoming preliminaries and finals.

In the car group qualifying competition, Fan Gaoxiang set a benchmark time of 01:19.71, beating teammate Lin Dewei to take the lead. The two drivers also helped the DN Duonai Shock Absorber Team take the top two places. Lu Heping of Chery Tiggo Racing Team followed closely and finished third, while Ou Zhibin, who also drives for DN Duonai Shock Absorber Racing Team, finished fourth. Servant Team Handi ranked fifth.

Du Xuanyi of CFMOTO Dongfeng Power Team continued his strong performance this season and once again won the UTV class pole position with the fastest lap time of 01:14.47. Xi'an Jidao Sports Racing Team's Jiang Shengqi and Polaris Racing Team's Wang Xiaopeng finished second and third in the category respectively. Xi'an Jidao Sports Racing Team's Yang Chao ranked fourth in the category, and Polaris Racing Team's training ranked fifth in the category.

The picture shows the qualifying competition scene. (Photo courtesy of the organizer)

In the rally four-wheel drive group, many drivers competed fiercely. Yao Xiulei of Tianjing Racing Team took the pole position with the fastest lap of 01:21.00, Yang Endong of Leiden Tire Racing Team ranked second with a difference of only 0.21 seconds, and Wei Yuanqiang of Dalian Fengsheng Rally Racing Team ranked third. Huang Wei from Tianjing Racing Team and Yue Cailei from Leden Tire Racing Team finished fourth and fifth respectively.

In the rally two-wheel-drive group, Fan Gaoxiang, who is a member of three groups, represented the Ford Zongheng Outdoor Theme Park Team and took the lead with a lap time of 01:32.75. Xinxiang Dongteng Passenger Rally Team Zhang Weichao, Hebei Xundong Rally Team Zhao Shubing, Ford Zongheng Outdoor Theme Park Team Du Wenbin and Yue Cailei ranked second to fifth.

On October 6, the 2026 COC Zoucheng Station will begin the exciting preliminaries. (over)