| Ho-Pin Tung | |
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Tung competing for A1 Team China at the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa |
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | December 4, 1982 Velp, Gelderland (Netherlands) |
| 2012 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Racing Engineering |
| Car no. | 8 |
| Former teams | BCN Competición Trident Racing DAMS |
| Starts | 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 2002 |
Superleague Formula International GT Open GP2 Asia Series A1 Grand Prix ATS Formel 3 Cup Formula BMW Asia FBMW Junior Cup Iberia |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 2003 |
ATS Formel 3 Cup Formula BMW Asia |
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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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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.
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.
(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 SPR |
NED FEA |
CZE SPR |
CZE FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
IDN SPR Ret |
IDN FEA 13 |
NZL SPR 13 |
NZL FEA 9 |
AUS SPR 6 |
AUS FEA 3 |
RSA SPR 14 |
RSA FEA Ret |
MEX SPR 6 |
MEX FEA 10 |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
15th | 22 |
| 2008–09 | NED SPR 13 |
NED FEA 9 |
CHN SPR 17 |
CHN FEA 12 |
MYS SPR 10 |
MYS FEA 9 |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
RSA SPR 13 |
RSA FEA Ret |
POR SPR 16 |
POR FEA 8 |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
17th | 4 |
(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 15 |
BHR SPR Ret |
ESP FEA 11 |
ESP SPR Ret |
MON FEA 13 |
FRA FEA 14 |
FRA SPR 17 |
GBR FEA 17 |
GBR SPR 15 |
EUR FEA 16 |
EUR SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 9 |
HUN SPR Ret |
TUR FEA 9 |
TUR SPR 9 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 16 |
BEL FEA 8 |
BEL SPR 4 |
VAL FEA 11 |
VAL SPR 11 |
23rd | 4 |
| 2008 | Trident Racing | ESP FEA Ret |
ESP SPR 14 |
TUR FEA 11 |
TUR SPR Ret |
MON FEA 7 |
MON SPR 2 |
FRA FEA Ret |
FRA SPR 14 |
GBR FEA 18 |
GBR SPR Ret |
GER FEA 13 |
GER SPR 7 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 14 |
EUR FEA Ret |
EUR SPR 9 |
BEL FEA 15 |
BEL SPR 10 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 8 |
18th | 7 | |
| 2010 | DAMS | ESP FEA 13 |
ESP SPR 10 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR Ret |
TUR FEA 11 |
TUR SPR 9 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 13 |
GBR FEA Ret |
GBR SPR 15 |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 14 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR DNS |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
ITA FEA |
ITA SPR |
28th | 0 | |||
| Racing Engineering | ABU FEA Ret |
ABU SPR 13 |
(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 22 |
UAE SPR 10 |
IND FEA Ret |
IND SPR 6 |
MAL FEA Ret |
MAL SPR 16 |
BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 7 |
UAE FEA 10 |
UAE SPR DSQ |
21st | 1 |
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | China | Emilio de Villota Motorsport | HOL | BEL | 14th | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
| 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 C |
45th | 10 |
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win)** |
Top 10s (Non-podium)*** |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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| 2011 | Dallara | Honda | DNQ | Dragon Racing | |
| 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 |
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| 2011 | Exim Bank Team China | Corvette | 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 |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Inaugural season |
Asia Formula BMW Drivers' Champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Marchy Lee |
| Preceded by Peter Elkmann |
German Formula Three champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Carlo van Dam |
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