- Ho-Pin Tung
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Ho-Pin Tung
Tung competing for A1 Team China at the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South AfricaNationality Chinese
Born December 4, 1982
Velp, Gelderland (Netherlands)2011 GP2 Series Debut season 2007 Current team Racing Engineering Car no. 8 Former teams BCN Competición
Trident Racing
DAMSStarts 54 Wins 0 Poles 0 Fastest laps 0 Best finish 18th in 2008 Previous series 2009, 2011
2008
2008
2006–07, 2008–09
2004–06
2003
2002Superleague Formula
International GT Open
GP2 Asia Series
A1 Grand Prix
ATS Formel 3 Cup
Formula BMW Asia
FBMW Junior Cup IberiaChampionship titles 2006
2003ATS Formel 3 Cup
Formula BMW AsiaHo-Pin Tung Chinese 董荷斌 Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Dǒng Hébīn
[tʊ̀ŋ xɤ̌pín]- Wade–Giles Tung He-Pin - Gwoyeu Romatzyh Doong Her-Bin Ho-Pin Tung (Chinese: 董荷斌; pinyin: Dǒng Hébīn; born December 4, 1982 in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands) is a Chinese-Dutch auto-racing driver who races with a Chinese license.
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Career
Tung started kart racing in the Netherlands in 1997 before graduating to single-seaters. He won the 2003 Formula BMW Asia series and was rewarded with a test drive with the Williams F1 team.
In 2004 he joined the ATS Formel 3 Cup. Although he scored race wins and podium finishes, he finished 7th 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 9 races, 4 pole positions and 5 fastest laps.
At the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix he was announced as a BMW Sauber test driver for 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. [1]
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.[1]
On 23 June 2010, the FIA granted Tung a four-race probationary super license, allowing him to compete in Formula One.[2]
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.[3] Tung was replaced by Romain Grosjean while he recovered.[4] 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, Ho-Pin 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.[5]
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.
Racing record
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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
SPRNED
FEACZE
SPRCZE
FEACHN
SPRCHN
FEAMYS
SPRMYS
FEAIDN
SPR
RetIDN
FEA
13NZL
SPR
13NZL
FEA
9AUS
SPR
6AUS
FEA
3RSA
SPR
14RSA
FEA
RetMEX
SPR
6MEX
FEA
10CHN
SPRCHN
FEAGBR
SPRGBR
SPR15th 22 2008–09 NED
SPR
13NED
FEA
9CHN
SPR
17CHN
FEA
12MYS
SPR
10MYS
FEA
9NZL
SPRNZL
FEARSA
SPR
13RSA
FEA
RetPOR
SPR
16POR
FEA
8GBR
SPRGBR
SPR17th 4 Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2007 BCN Competición BHR
FEA
15BHR
SPR
RetESP
FEA
11ESP
SPR
RetMON
FEA
13FRA
FEA
14FRA
SPR
17GBR
FEA
17GBR
SPR
15EUR
FEA
16EUR
SPR
RetHUN
FEA
9HUN
SPR
RetTUR
FEA
9TUR
SPR
9ITA
FEA
RetITA
SPR
16BEL
FEA
8BEL
SPR
4VAL
FEA
11VAL
SPR
1123rd 4 2008 Trident Racing ESP
FEA
RetESP
SPR
14TUR
FEA
11TUR
SPR
RetMON
FEA
7MON
SPR
2FRA
FEA
RetFRA
SPR
14GBR
FEA
18GBR
SPR
RetGER
FEA
13GER
SPR
7HUN
FEA
RetHUN
SPR
14EUR
FEA
RetEUR
SPR
9BEL
FEA
15BEL
SPR
10ITA
FEA
RetITA
SPR
818th 7 2010 DAMS ESP
FEA
13ESP
SPR
10MON
FEA
RetMON
SPR
RetTUR
FEA
11TUR
SPR
9VAL
FEA
RetVAL
SPR
13GBR
FEA
RetGBR
SPR
15GER
FEA
RetGER
SPR
14HUN
FEA
RetHUN
SPR
DNSBEL
FEABEL
SPRITA
FEAITA
SPR28th 0 Racing Engineering ABU
FEA
RetABU
SPR
13Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 2008 Trident Racing UAE
FEA
22UAE
SPR
10IND
FEA
RetIND
SPR
6MAL
FEA
RetMAL
SPR
16BHR
FEA
RetBHR
SPR
7UAE
FEA
10UAE
SPR
DSQ21st 1 Superleague Formula
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Team Operator 1 2 3 4 5 6 Position Points 2009 Atlético Madrid Alan Docking Racing MAG ZOL DON 15th 202 14 12 X 18 2 C 9 7 X Galatasaray S.K. Ultimate Motorsport EST MOZ JAR 11th 239 17 7 X 8 7 C 16 1 4 2011 Emilio de Villota Motorsport China HOL BEL 14th 34 10 11 X American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
IndyCar
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points 2011 Dragon Racing
STP
ALA
LBH
SAO
INDY
DNQ
TXS1
TXS2
MIL
IOW
TOR
EDM
MDO
NHM
SNM
27
BAL
MOT
KTY
LVS
C45th 10 Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)**Top 10s
(Non-podium)***Indianapolis 500
WinsChampionships 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - * 2011 season in progress.
- ** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
- *** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.
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 Corvette ABU
QRABU
CRZOL
QRZOL
CRALG
QRALG
CRSAC
QRSAC
CRSIL
QRSIL
CRNAV
QRNAV
CRPRI
QRPRI
CRORD
QR
RetORD
CR
12BEI
QR
14BEI
CR
11SAN
QRSAN
CR39th 0 References
- ^ English, Steven (2010-02-01). "Renault's d'Ambrosio, Tung join DAMS". autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81176. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "FIA World Motor Sport Council". 23 June 2010. http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_230610.aspx.
- ^ Beer, Matt (2010-08-01). "Tung diagnosed with minor fracture". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85810. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (2010-08-24). "Grosjean replaces Tung for Spa". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86096. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ INDYCAR: FAZZT Eyes Two Cars For 2011 Speedtv.com Media Release November 22, 2010 Indianapolis, IN
External links
- Ho-Pin Tung's Official Website
- German Formula 3 Cup Official Website
- Career statistics at Driver Database
- GP2 series official website
Sporting positions Preceded by
Inaugural seasonAsia Formula BMW
Drivers' Champion
2003Succeeded by
Marchy LeePreceded by
Peter ElkmannGerman Formula Three champion
2006Succeeded by
Carlo van DamLotus Renault GP
Current personnel: James Allison · Éric Boullier · Jean-François Caubet · Gerard Lopez · Bernard Rey · Rob White · John Wickham
Former personnel:
1977-1985: Bernard Dudot · Jean Sage · Michel Tétu
2002 onwards: Bob Bell · Flavio Briatore · Tim Densham · Patrick Faure · Mike Gascoyne · Steve Nielsen · Pat Symonds · Dino Toso
Race drivers: 9.Bruno Senna · 10.
Vitaly Petrov ·
Robert Kubica ·
Test drivers:
Romain Grosjean ·
Fairuz Fauzy ·
Ho-Pin Tung ·
Jan Charouz
World Champions:Fernando Alonso
Cars: RS01 · RS10 · RE20 · RE20B · RE30 · RE30B · RE30C · RE40 · RE50 · RE60 · RE60B · R202 · R23 · R23B · R24 · R25 · R26 · R27 · R28 · R29 · R30 · R31Manufacturers, Teams, and Drivers competing in the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season Aston Martin Corvette Ford Lamborghini Nissan Hexis AMR
3 - Piccione, Dusseldorp
4 - Hohenadel, Piccini
Young Driver AMR
7 - Enge, Müller
8 - Turner, MückeExim Bank Team China
11 - Hezemans, Catsburg, Zuber, Verdonck, Tung, Den Boer, Buurman, F. Pastorelli
12 - Rossi, Jimenez
DKR Engineering
47 - Rossi, Camara, Bobbi, EnjalbertBelgian Racing
9 - Leclerc, Giroix, Ickx, Beche, Nygaard, Hirschi
10 - Matzke, Pavlović, Leclerc, Clairay, Palttala
Marc VDS Racing Team
40 - Leinders, Hennerici, Risatti
41 - Martin, Makowiecki, Clairay, BaguetteSwiss Racing Team
5 - Wendlinger, Kox
6 - Nilsson, Janák
All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport
37 - Schwager, N. Pastorelli
38 - Basseng, Winkelhock
DKR www-discount.de
47 - Leuenberger, Lauck, Haase
48 - Kennard, BrückSumo Power GT
20 - Zonta, Bernoldi, Hughes, Catsburg
21 - Brabham, Campbell-Walter
JR Motorsports
22 - Dumbreck, Westbrook
23 - Krumm, LuhrTeams and drivers competing in the 2011 GP2 Series season Rapax Addax ART Racing Eng. iSport DAMS Arden Super Nova Coloni Trident Ocean Carlin Air Asia 1 Leimer
2 Leal3 Pic
4 Van der Garde5 Bianchi
6 Gutiérrez7 Clos
8 Vietoris9 Bird
10 Ericsson11 Grosjean
12 Varhaug14 Král
15 Palmer16 Fauzy
17 Carroll18 Herck
19 Filippi20 Coletti
21 González22 Hartley
23 Cecotto, Jr.24 Chilton
25 Aleshin26 Razia
27 ValsecchiGerman Formula Three champions Three-time Walter Komossa
Two-time Schäfer · Jelinski
One-time Albers · van Dam · Deutsch · Deutz · Dillmann · Elkmann · Fontana · Francia · Heidfeld · Kaneishi · Kolmsee · Konrad · Korten · Kreuzer · Kristensen · Lamy · Lang · Leinders · Maring · Mohr · Müller · Nielsen · Nissen · Oliveira · Paffett · Pantano · Scharmann · Schneider · Schumacher · Sommer · Thiim · Trulli · Tung · Vanthoor · Verstappen · Vervisch · Weidler · Wendlinger · Winkelhock
Atlético Madrid in Superleague Formula Seasons competed Drivers Operating teams Galatasaray S.K. in Superleague Formula Seasons competed Drivers Alessandro Pier Guidi (2008) • Duncan Tappy (2009) • Scott Mansell (2009) • Ho-Pin Tung (2009) • Tristan Gommendy (2010) • Andy Soucek (2010) • Giacomo Ricci (2010) • Chris van der Drift (2010) • Andy Soucek (2011-present)Operating teams Scuderia Playteam (2008) • Ultimate Motorsport (2009) • Reid Motorsport (2009) • Barazi-Epsilon (2010) • GU-Racing International (2010) • Drivex (2010) • DeVillota.com Motorsport (2011-present)Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- A1 Team China drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- Chinese racecar drivers
- Dutch people of Chinese descent
- Dutch racecar drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- Formula BMW Asia drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- GP2 Series drivers
- Indy Racing League drivers
- Kart racing drivers
- People from Rheden
- Superleague Formula drivers
- FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
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