Cong Fu Cheng
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| Cong Fu Cheng | |
| Nationality |  Chinese |
| Date of Birth | August 15, 1984 |
| Place of Birth | Beijing (China) |
| 2008 Formula Three Euroseries | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | RC Motorsport |
| Car No. | 33 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2007 2006 2003-2006 2002-2003 2001 |
British Formula Three Championship Formula Renault 2.0 France Formula Renault 2.0 UK Asian/China Formula Renault British Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2002 | Asian Formula Renault Challenge |
Cong Fu (Frankie) Cheng (Chinese: 程丛夫; born August 15, 1984) is a Chinese racing driver, currently driving in A1 Grand Prix and the Formula Three Euroseries.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Karting
In 1996, Cheng raced in karting in China, winning the national championship in 1998 (junior division), 2000 and 2001[1]. He also took part in the European Karting Open (15th in 1999) and the Asian Karting Championship (runner-up in 2001).
- 1996 : 1st in Beijing Shunxiang Cup Karting Competition
- 1997 : 1st in Beijing Shunxiang Cup Karting Competition ; 2nd in Beijing Zhuangzhou Karting
- 1998 : 1st in Beijing Karting Championship ; 1st in China Karting Championship Junior division ; Macau Kart Racing Club ; 1st in Xiangmihu Kart Racing Club
- 1999 : 15th in European Karting Open ; 2nd in China Karting Championship ; 1st in Macao Karting Championship ; 1st in Ericsson Masters Cup Challenge in Hong Kong
- 2000 : 1st in China Karting Championship ; 1st in Ericsson Masters Cup Challenge in Hong Kong
- 2001 : 1st in All-China Karting Championship ; 2nd in Asia Karting Championship
[edit] Formulae
Cong Fu Cheng started his formula racing career with the British Formula Ford Winter Series in 2001. In 2003 he will be supported by the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team, as part of its driver development programme.[1]
He joined A1 Team China and has been driving in the A1 Grand Prix series since the 2007-08 season.[2]
He is racing in the Formula Three Euroseries for 2008. He is also scheduled to drive in the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans race, which would result in him becoming the first Chinese driver to do so.[3]
[edit] Career results
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Formula Three Euroseries | RC Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 30th* |
| 2007-08 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team China | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 13th |
| 2007 | British F3 | Performance Racing Europe | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 267 | 2nd |
| 2006-07 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team China | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th | 15th |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 France | Manor Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 UK | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 374 | 3rd | ||
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK | Manor Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 11th |
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2000 UK Winter Championship | Manor Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 2nd | |
| Formula Renault 2000 UK | 16 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22th | |||
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2000 UK | Hill Speed Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30th | |
| China Formula Renault Challenge | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2002 | Asian Formula Renault Challenge | 6 | 1st |
* - season in progress.
[edit] External links
- Cheng page at a1teamchina.com.cn
- Driver Statistics at results.a1gp.com
- Career statistic driverdb.com
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cheng presentation a1teamchina.com.cn
- ^ Cheng Cong Fu results.a1gp.com
- ^ "Cheng to be first Chinese at Le Mans", autosport.com, 2008-06-05. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
