Champ Motorsport
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| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Michael Ho Wai Kun |
| Current series | China Formula 4 Championship TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| Former series | China Touring Car Championship Formula V6 Asia Formula BMW Asia TCR International Series Formula Masters China TCR Asia Series Asian Formula Renault Series World Touring Car Cup |
| Noted drivers | TCR 38.  Michael HoTCR Asia 38. Michael Ho88. Henry HoAFR Series 38.  Victor Yung63. Xie RuilinChina F4 2. Xie Ruilin8.  Liu Wenlong58.  Yves VolteFormula Masters China 8. Leong Hon Chio9. Xie Ruilin |
| Teams' Championships | Asian Formula Renault Series: 2013 |
| Drivers' Championships | Asian Formula Renault Series: 2005 (Hanss Lin) 2013 (Julio Acosta) China Formula 4 Championship: 2015–16 (Julio Acosta) |
| Website | http://eng.champ.cc/eng.champ.cc/index.html |
Champ Motorsport is a Chinese auto racing team based in Zhuhai, China. The team has raced in the TCR International Series, since 2016.[1] Having also raced in the TCR Asia Series, Asian Formula Renault Series and China Formula 4 Championship amongst others.
Asian Formula Renault Series
Having first entered the championship in 2004. The team returned in 2005 and won the championship with Taiwanese driver Hanss Lin. The team kept entering the series for many years before again winning the title in 2013 with Colombian driver Julia Acosta.
China Formula 4 Championship
The team entered the first season of the China F4 series with Chinese drivers Chen Zhuoxuan, Liu Wenlong, Yang Fan and Xie Ruilin alongside 2013 Asian Formula Renault champion Julio Acosta. Acosta took seven out of eight possible victories, with Acosta having secured the title at the fourth round out of five of the championship. Acosta therefore did not take part in the final round of the 2015–16 season. For 2016 the team entered Liu Wenlong and Xie Ruilin again for a second season with the team.[2]
Formula Masters China
The team made a one-off appearance in the series at their home circuit at Zhuhai International Circuit, with the team entering Xie Ruilin and Leong Hon Chio for the event.
TCR Asia Series
The team entered the Asian TCR series for 2016, with Henry Ho and Michael Ho driving a Honda Civic TCR each. The team finished fourth in the Teams' championship, with Henry Ho having taken three podiums.[3][4]
TCR International Series
Honda Civic TCR (2016–)
After having raced in the 2016 TCR Asia Series, the team entered the 2016 TCR International Series with TCR Asia regular driver Michael Ho driving a Honda Civic TCR. However, Ho withdrew from 2016 Guia Race of Macau before the first practice session.[1]
Timeline
| Current series | |
|---|---|
| China Formula 4 Championship | 2015–2017; 2020– |
| Former series | |
| Asian Formula Renault Series | 2004–2017 |
| Formula V6 Asia | 2006–2009 |
| Formula BMW Pacific | 2009–2010 |
| Formula Masters China | 2016 |
| TCR Asia Series | 2016; 2018–2019 |
| TCR International Series | 2016 |
| World Touring Car Cup | 2018 |
| TCR China Touring Car Championship | 2018–2020 |
References
- ^ a b "35-car Macau entry list of CTCC and TCR cars released". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "[2016 CFGP/FIA F4 Zhuhai round spectator guide]" (PDF) (in Chinese). MITIME Minter Racing. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Henry Ho joins TCR Asia with Honda China". tcr-series.com. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "TCR Asia Series kicks off-season two in South Korea". tcr-series.com. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.