Ho-Pin Tung
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Ho-Pin Tung (Template:Zh; born December 4, 1982) is a Dutch-born racing driver who races with a Chinese license.
Career
Tung was born in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands, to Chinese parents with ancestry tracing to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Tung started kart racing in the Netherlands in 1997 before graduating to single-seaters. In 2001, he raced in the Dutch Formula Ford championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. After winning the 2003 Formula BMW Asia series, he was rewarded with a test drive with the Williams F1 team.
In 2004, Tung joined the ATS Formel 3 Cup. Although he scored race wins and podium finishes, he finished seventh in his rookie year.
Tung stayed in the ATS F3 Cup in 2005, finishing the series in third place, before taking the title in 2006, winning nine races, four pole positions and five fastest laps.
At the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Tung was announced as a test driver for the BMW Sauber F1 Team the rest of the year.

On 4 April 2007, BCN Competición announced that it had signed Tung as its second driver alongside Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto for the 2007 GP2 Series.
Tung drove for Trident Racing team in the 2008 GP2 Asia Series and GP2 Series, scoring his first podium finish in the latter.
In 2009, he raced in the Superleague Formula series. He raced in the first three rounds for Galatasaray S.K. and the latter three rounds for Atlético Madrid. He had his first win in the series at the Jarama round for Galatasaray.
In December 2009, Tung tested for the Renault F1 Team. In January he was announced as the team's third driver. As part of the deal, he returned to the GP2 Series with the DAMS team for the 2010 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 23 June 2010, the FIA granted Tung a four-race probationary super license, allowing him to compete in Formula One.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
At the Hungaroring round of the GP2 season, Tung sustained a minor fracture of one of his lumbar vertebrae as a result of a first-lap collision with Jules Bianchi, who spun in front of him and suffered a more serious break of the same bone.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Tung was replaced by Romain Grosjean while he recovered.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, Grosjean kept the seat for the remainder of the season, leaving Tung without a drive until he was called up to replace Christian Vietoris at Racing Engineering for the final round, Vietoris suffering from appendicitis.
IndyCar
On 22 November 2010, Tung made sporting history as he officially became the first Chinese licensed driver to take the wheel of an IndyCar by testing with the FAZZT Race Team at Sebring International Raceway.<ref>INDYCAR: FAZZT Eyes Two Cars For 2011 Template:Webarchive Speedtv.com Media Release November 22, 2010 Indianapolis, IN</ref>
Tung attempted to qualify for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with Dragon Racing, but was unsuccessful due to a crash on Pole Day that resulted in a mild concussion. He made his IndyCar debut later that season in August at Infineon Raceway driving for the same team.
Sportscars

In 2016, Tung joined Baxi DC Racing to partner team owner David Cheng and French driver Nelson Panciatici (replaced mid-year by Paul-Loup Chatin) in the team's Alpine A460 entry for the LMP2 class of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. The team took a string of minor points placings during the year, and Tung finished the season in 13th position in the drivers' championship standings.
Tung remained with DC, now renamed Jackie Chan DC Racing, for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. At the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, Tung became the first driver in the event's history to lead the race in an LMP2 car,Template:Cn after all the top class LMP1 entries either retired or faded away in the race. Ultimately, his Oreca 07 car finished second overall, and first in the LMP2 class, after it was overtaken by the number 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid car. The Jackie Chan DC crew were also the first Chinese-entered car to win a class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.Template:Cn During the remainder of the season, Tung and his co-drivers Oliver Jarvis and Thomas Laurent took further class wins at Silverstone and the Nürburgring, and two other podium finishes, and finished the season in second place in the LMP2 championship.
Tung remained with Jackie Chan DC Racing for a third season in 2018, to contest the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship 'superseason'.
Racing record
Racing career summary
‡ Team standings.
Complete Formula BMW Asia results
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Team Meritus | SEP1 1 Template:Small |
SEP1 2 Template:Small |
SEP2 1 Template:Small |
SEP2 2 Template:Small |
JOH 1 Template:Small |
JOH 2 Template:Small |
BIR 1 Template:Small |
BIR 2 Template:Small |
TAE 1 Template:Small |
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AUT 1 Template:Small |
AUT 2 Template:Small |
BEI 1 Template:Small |
BEI 2 Template:Small |
1st | 205 |
Complete ATS Formel 3 Cup results
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Complete A1 Grand Prix results
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | China | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CZE SPR |
CZE FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
IDN SPR Template:Small |
IDN FEA Template:Small |
NZL SPR Template:Small |
NZL FEA Template:Small |
AUS SPR Template:Small |
AUS FEA Template:Small |
RSA SPR Template:Small |
RSA FEA Template:Small |
MEX SPR Template:Small |
MEX FEA Template:Small |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
15th | 22 |
| 2008–09 | NED SPR Template:Small |
NED FEA Template:Small |
CHN SPR Template:Small |
CHN FEA Template:Small |
MYS SPR Template:Small |
MYS FEA Template:Small |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
RSA SPR Template:Small |
RSA FEA Template:Small |
POR SPR Template:Small |
POR FEA Template:Small |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
17th | 4 | |||||||||
Complete GP2 Series results
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Complete GP2 Asia Series results
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Trident Racing | DUB FEA Template:Small |
DUB SPR Template:Small |
SEN FEA Template:Small |
SEN SPR Template:Small |
SEP FEA Template:Small |
SEP SPR Template:Small |
BHR FEA Template:Small |
BHR SPR Template:Small |
DUB FEA Template:Small |
DUB SPR DSQ |
21st | 1 |
Superleague Formula
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Atlético Madrid Template:Small |
MAG 1 Template:Small |
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ZOL 1 Template:Small |
ZOL 2 Template:Small |
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15th | 202 | ||||||
| Galatasaray S.K. Template:Small |
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EST 2 Template:Small |
MNZ 1 Template:Small |
MNZ 2 Template:Small |
JAR 1 Template:Small |
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11th | 239 | |||||||
| 2011 | China Template:Small |
ASS 1 Template:Small |
ASS 2 Template:Small |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
14th | 34 | ||||||||
Super Final Results
American Open-Wheel racing results
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IndyCar
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dragon Racing | 8 | Dallara | Honda | STP | ALA | LBH | SAO | INDY Template:Small |
TXS | TXS | MIL | IOW | TOR | EDM | MDO | NHM | 45th | 10 | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |||||
| 88 | SNM Template:Small |
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| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dallara | Honda | DNQ | Dragon Racing | |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Exim Bank Team China | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | ABU QR |
ABU CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
SAC QR |
SAC CR |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
ORD QR Ret |
ORD CR 12 |
BEI QR 14 |
BEI CR 11 |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
39th | 0 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Template:Tooltip | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | OAK Racing | P | Morgan LMP2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL Template:Small |
MOS | IMS Template:Small |
ELK | COA | 27th | 80 | |
| Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | PET Template:Small | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jackie Chan DCR JOTA | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY Template:Small |
SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 51st | 26 | |
Complete Formula E results
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| Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | China Racing | Spark SRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI Template:Small |
PUT Template:Small |
PDE | BUE Template:Small |
MIA | LBH | MCO | BER | MSC | LDN | LDN | 26th | 0 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Baxi DC Racing-Alpine | LMP2 | Alpine A460 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL Template:Small |
SPA Template:Small |
LMS Template:Small |
NÜR Template:Small |
MEX Template:Small |
COA Template:Small |
FUJ Template:Small |
SHA Template:Small |
BHR Template:Small |
13th | 40 |
| 2017 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL Template:Small |
SPA Template:Small |
LMS Template:Small |
NÜR Template:Small |
MEX Template:Small |
COA Template:Small |
FUJ Template:Small |
SHA Template:Small |
BHR Template:Small |
2nd | 175 |
| 2018–19 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA Template:Small |
LMS Template:Small |
SIL Template:Small |
FUJ Template:Small |
SHA Template:Small |
SEB Template:Small |
SPA Template:Small |
LMS Template:Small |
2nd | 166 | |
| 2019–20 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL Template:Small |
FUJ Template:Small |
SHA Template:Small |
BHR Template:Small |
COA Template:Small |
SPA Template:Small |
LMS Template:Small |
BHR Template:Small |
5th | 136 |
References
External links
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rheden
- Racing drivers from Gelderland
- Dutch people of Chinese descent
- Chinese racing drivers
- Dutch racing drivers
- A1 Team China drivers
- Formula BMW Asia drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- GP2 Series drivers
- Superleague Formula drivers
- IndyCar Series drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- Formula E drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- Trident Racing drivers
- DAMS drivers
- Racing Engineering drivers
- Dragon Racing drivers
- KCMG drivers
- OAK Racing drivers
- Kiro Race Co drivers
- A1 Grand Prix drivers
- Campos Racing drivers
- Team Meritus drivers
- De Villota Motorsport drivers
- Alan Docking Racing drivers
- Jota Sport drivers
- Van Amersfoort Racing drivers
- Hitech Grand Prix drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Asia drivers
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers