The Amazing Race 2 () is the second installment of the Chinese reality television series The Amazing Race (). Loosely based on the American reality TV series The Amazing Race, it initially featured six teams of two in a race around the world. Singapore based Chinese-American actor Allan Wu, who was also the host of The Amazing Race Asia and The Amazing Race: China Rush and episodes 3 to 10 of the first season returned for this season.
Infiniti was still the main sponsor for this event after sponsoring the first season.
This season premiered on Shenzhen TV on July 10, 2015 and concluded on September 25, 2015.
Friends Han Geng and Wu Xin were the winners of this season.
Production
Development and filming
Filming began June 2, 2015 at Sydney and ended on August 16, 2015 at Chengdu, Sichuan. Unlike the American version and most other versions that always start and end in the same country, this was the first season where both the Starting Line and Finish Line were held in different nations, and also the first season overall in the entire franchise the Starting Line was not held in the show's home country.
This season introduced two new twists. Invasion was a new twist that allowed several teams to join in the game as intruders. The intruders entered at the start of a given leg. In their Invasion leg, the intruders had to finish in a given position (top two in Leg 7, or first Leg 9) in order to continue racing. If they failed their invasion, they would be eliminated as if they had finished last. If they succeeded, the intruders would keep on racing in future legs.
This season also introduced the Intersection with Integration Versus, which was a combination of Intersection and Versus for some tasks. At the start of the leg, the four remaining teams had to choose which team they want to be Intersected by voting. Once two teams chose each other at the same time, they would be Intersected. Then, the pairs of teams would complete in either a head-to-head or a timed task. The team that won the task would earn two points. After five rounds, the teams with the most points would automatically finish in first place. The second pair would compete in a final task, and the winning team would keep racing while the losing team was eliminated.
Marketing
The show was sponsored by Infiniti, Sohu, Pepsi and RRS.com. Eastroc Super Drink returned to sponsor, and teams could still pick up their drinks as energy supplements during the legs.
Cast
Similar to the first season, this season featured celebrities who were chosen to race on the show. Notable casting members including singers Deng Ziqi and Super Idol winner Zhang Yunjing, the Chopstick Brothers notable for the viral video "Little Apple", as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics gymnast Feng Zhe.
Future appearances
Zhu Zhu competed on Race the World in 2016, with Yuan Heyu appearing as a replacement contestant for two episodes.
Results
The following teams participated in the season, each listed along with their placements in each leg and relationships as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
Key
A team placement means the team was eliminated. A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward. A indicates that the team decided to use the first Express Pass on that leg. A indicates the team had previously been given the second Express Pass and used it on that leg. An team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump during the next leg. An team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had some penalties during their mandatory rest period after the leg (Each penalty see below.). An underlined leg number indicates that there was mandatory rest period but was not in the hotel, teams must find their rest place given by the host. While the last team to check-in had to sleep inside the convenient store as the penalty of last. The first place team was still awarded a prize for that leg. A indicates that the team chose to or successfully voted to U-Turn another team; indicates the team who received it. An indicates that there was a Versus on this leg, while an indicates who lost the Versus and was given a 15-minute penalty. Matching colored symbols ( and ) indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of an Intersection with Integration Versus and the team represented color. A indicates that the leg introduced intruders; means the intruders succeed while means they failed.