Lee Chang-wook, early confirmed champion of Super Race 6000 class for 2 consecutive years
Achieved 'Fall to Win' in the 6th round held at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do.
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Chang-Wook Lee (Kumho SLM) won the 6th round of the 2026 One Super Race Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 6000 Class, early confirming the driver championship for the second consecutive year regardless of the results of the remaining races.
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Last year, Lee Chang-wook won his first driver's championship ahead of the final round.
Chang-wook Lee (Kumho SLM) early confirmed the driver's championship for two consecutive years by winning 'pole to win' in the 6th round of the O-NE Super Race Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 6000 class.
Lee Chang-wook was the first to receive the checkered flag, beating Jeong Eui-cheol (One Racing) and Lee Jeong-woo (Kumho SLM) in the 2026 Gwangju-Jeonnam GT Toyota Gaju Racing 6000 class final held at the Yeongam Korea International Circuit (5.615 km, 17 laps) in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do on the 13th.
As a result, Lee Chang-wook recorded 159 driver ranking points through the 6th round, widening the gap with Hwang Jin-woo (Semi-Fitted Racing, 91 points), who retired that day, to 68 points.
With 7 to 8 rounds left until the end of the season, even if Jin-Woo Hwang wins all the remaining competitions, he can only earn a maximum of 54 points, so Lee Chang-Wook confirmed this season's driver championship regardless of the remaining competitions.
Lee Chang-wook, who was crowned the driver's champion for the first time last year before the final round, enjoyed the joy of being crowned the driver's champion early for the second year in a row.
Lee Chang-wook, who took first place in the preliminaries the previous day, took first place on the grid in the finals and took the lead from the start.
An accident occurred early in the race. On the second lap, a fire broke out near the rear wheel of Moojin Lee's (Water Q Ilane Racing) car and it stopped, and the cars of Henjan Ryoma (One Racing) and Seokchan Park (Dream Racer Motorsports) were also unable to run due to an accident, and a red flag (race suspension) was issued on the circuit.
After the circuit was cleaned up, the race was shortened from the original 17 laps to 10 laps and restarted.
In the resumed race, Lee Chang-wook, who started from grid number 1, continued to lead again, and Jeong Eui-cheol rose to second place.
Meanwhile, Hwang Jin-woo's car stopped due to a breakdown on lap 5, and a safety car (SC) situation occurred again. Jin-Woo Hwang eventually retired, ending his completion record from the 2018 season at 72 games.
After the SC situation was lifted, Lee Chang-wook continued to lead the race, and eventually widened the gap from Jeong Eui-cheol by nearly 2 seconds to complete the win, completing his 5th win of the season and early confirmation of the driver's championship.
