▁K wan ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁qual ifying ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁race ▁from ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁grid . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁he ▁passed ▁all ▁the ▁drivers ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁victory . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁great ▁drives ▁during ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁lost ▁the ▁championship ▁to ▁Pe uge ot ▁driver ▁Henry ▁Lee ▁Jr ▁at ▁the ▁final ▁race ▁in ▁Mac au . ▁This ▁was ▁his ▁last ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Gu ia ▁Race . ▁ ▁Japan ▁GT ▁Championship ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁joined ▁Am pre x ▁Mot ors port ▁and ▁rac ed ▁in ▁the ▁Japan ▁GT ▁Championship ' s ▁inv it ational ▁race ▁at ▁Sep ang , ▁sharing ▁a ▁Maz da ▁R X - 7 ▁with ▁team ▁owner ▁Gen ji ▁Hash im oto . ▁With ▁K wan ▁driving , ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁up ▁to ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁GT 3 0 0 ▁class ▁when ▁it ▁broke ▁down . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁team ▁switched ▁to ▁a ▁B MW ▁M 3 ▁GT ▁prepared ▁by ▁Sch n itzer ▁Mot ors port , ▁but ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁just ▁not ▁compet itive ▁against ▁the ▁fully ▁tun ed ▁up ▁Japanese ▁machines . ▁ ▁Mer de ka ▁Mill en ni um ▁End urance ▁Race ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Mer de ka ▁Mill en ni um ▁End urance ▁Race ▁at ▁Sep ang , ▁Malays ia ▁with ▁Am pre x ▁Mot ors port .