Tengku Djan Ley

Tengku Djan Ley
Born Tengku Djan Ley bin Tengku Mahaleel
(1976-12-30) 30 December 1976
Kuala Lumpur
Nationality Malaysian
Other names Prince of Drift
Tandem Assassin
Occupation Head of Lotus Cars Malaysia
Head of Proton Motorsports
Professional Drift Car Driver
Professional Racing Driver
Known for Motor racing
Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race Winner (2005, 2006)
Formula Drift Asia Champion (2009, 2010)
All Star Professional Thailand Drift Series Champion (2011)
Website http://www.princeofdrift.com

Tengku Djan Ley bin Tengku Mahaleel is the head of Proton Motorsports and is also a Malaysian professional drift driver who has taken part in the D1 Grand Prix racing series and others.[1] He has won the 12-hour Merdeka Millennium Endurance race twice in 2005 and 2006.[1][2] Tengku Djan Ley is of the Kelantan royal lineage.[3]

2005 FIA GT Championship - Zhuhai, China Round

Tengku Djan Ley racing the Lotus Exige 300RR at Zhuhai International Circuit.

Tengku Djan Ley also competed in the 2005 FIA GT Zhuhai Supercar 500 race, sharing a Lotus Exige 300RR with Paul Stokell, the pair finished 14th overall and 2nd in G2 class.

2008-09 A1 Team Malaysia

He was also the Deputy Technical Director of A1 Team Malaysia starting from 2008/09 season of A1 Grand Prix.

Drifting

Tengku Djan Ley also actively participates in drift racing, taking part in D1 Grand Prix-sanctioned events as well as the sister tournament of the Formula Drift series, the Formula Drift Asia. He participated in the D1 GP "World All-Star" tournament at Irwindale Speedway [4] in 2006 and 2007, finishing 5th and 4th in the respective years. He also raced in the Formula Drift Asia series, winning the championship in 2009 [5] and 2010.[6] In 2011, he chose to take a break from Formula Drift Asia to join the All-Star Professional Thailand Drift Series with the Red Bull Drift Team Thailand, winning the championship with convincing fashion although his car is one of the least powerful in the series.[7] Another of his notable performances in 2011 was during the Formula Drift Qatar event, where he drove his street legal Nissan 180SX and took out many notables drivers including Daijiro Yoshihara and Frederic Aasbo who were piloting more powerful purpose-built drift machines. His impressive form saw him finishing 2nd, just behind former Formula Drift champion Tanner Foust.[8]

Achievements

Film

References

  1. 1 2 Sweet Victory For Tengku Djan, Lotus At Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race
  2. ↑ Showcase: To defend and win
  3. ↑ Drifter in control, Intan Maizura Ahmad Kamal, 24 May 2008, New Straits Times
  4. ↑ http://www.d1gp.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=93
  5. ↑ Tengku Djan wins Goodyear Formula Drift Malaysia
  6. ↑ Daigo Saito wins Formula Drift Malaysia as locals falter; Tengku Djan is the 2010 Formula Drift Asia champion!
  7. ↑ All-Star Drift Series 2011
  8. ↑ Formula Drift Qatar 2011: Tanner Foust wins, Tengku Djan 2nd!
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