Henry Lee Junior
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Henry Lee Man-Kee Junior (chinese: 李萬祺, pinyin: Li Wanqi) is a Hong Kong celebrity and a racing driver.
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[edit] Bankruptcy
He declared bankruptcy in 2001 after suffering losses during the Asian Financial Storm in 1998-1999. Afterwards all his racing activities must be sponsored.
[edit] Racing career
In 1999 he drove a Volvo S40 for Ghiasport, sponsored by Ericsson.
Henry Lee Jr drove for WK Longman Racing in the 2000 Asian Touring Car Series, sponsored by NuLife [1]. After a season long battle with friend and rival Charles Kwan, he took the championship after finishing second overall in the Guia Race in Macau [2].
He raced again in the 2002 Hong Kong Touring Car Championship for GR Asia. Driving a Ford Focus ST170, sponsored by Valvoline, he beat all comers to take the championship title.
In 2005 he drove a Honda Accord for Ghiasport in the China Circuit Championship (CCC).
He is currently competing again in the CCC, driving a Ford Focus for Changan Ford Racing.[3] He won the round 5 race at the Golden Port Circuit in Beijing.[4]
[edit] Personal life
He was married to actress Candice Yu, Hollywood actor Chow Yun-Fat's first wife until they broke up. They have two daughters from their marriage.
[edit] External links
- Henry Lee Junior profile by Changan Ford Racing [5]
- Henry Lee Junior joins GR Asia for HTCC by Atnext Motor Website [6]
- Ford announces setting up of Changan Ford Racing with Ma Hanhua and Li Wanqi (Henry Lee Junior's name in mandarin form) as official team drivers. [7]
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