KC Motorgroup
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Paul Ip |
| Current series |
FIA World Endurance Championship Super Formula All-Japan Formula Three Championship Asian Formula Renault Challenge Formula Masters China F4 Japanese Championship |
| Former series |
China Touring Car Championship Asian Formula Three Championship Super GT Clio Cup China Series Hong Kong Touring Car Championship Asian Le Mans Series |
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KCMG racing at Le Mans in 2013.
KC Motorgroup Ltd, known as KCMG, is an auto racing team based in Hong Kong, China. Founded by former racing driver Paul Ip in 2007, KCMG has participated in a variety of Japanese and Chinese championships in touring car, sports car, and open-wheel racing.[1]
History
In 2013 KCMG expanded outside Asia with an entry in 24 Hours of Le Mans[2] before entering the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2014, during which the team won three races.[3] The team won the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 category. But in January 2016, KCMG announced that it will stop racing in LMP2 and switch to the GTE category.[4]
Drivers
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Alexandre Imperatori (2013–2014) -
Matthew Howson(2013–) -
Ho-Pin Tung (2013) - Richard Bradley (2014–)
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Tsugio Matsuda (2014–) - Nick Tandy (2015–)
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Nicolas Lapierre (2015–)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Entrant | No | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  KCMG |
47 | Morgan LMP2 | Alexandre Imperatori Matthew Howson Ho-Pin Tung |
LMP2 | 241 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | KCMG |
47 | Oreca 03R | Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Alexandre Imperatori |
LMP2 | 87 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 | KCMG |
47 | Oreca 05 | Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Nicolas Lapierre |
LMP2 | 358 | 9 | 1 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship participations
| Year | Nat. | Entrant | Class | Nat. | Drivers | No. | Rounds | Points | WEP pos. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2015 | |
KCMG | LMP2 | |
Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Nick Tandy Nicolas Lapierre |
47 | SIL 4 |
SPA 3 |
LMN 1 |
NÜR 1 |
COA 2 |
FUJ Ret |
SHA 3 |
BHR 2 |
155 | 2nd |
References
- ↑ "Interview of Paul Ip about Asian Le Mans Series.". Endurance-Info. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "KCMG takes delivery of Morgan LMP2 car for Le Mans.". Endurance-Info. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ Dagys, John (29 January 2015). "KCMG Confirms Purchase of First Oreca 05". Sportscar365. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "WEC: KCMG drops LMP2 program". "Racer.com". 12 January 2016.
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