Ho_Pin_Tung
Ho-Pin Tung
Dutch-born racing driver (born 1982)
Ho-Pin Tung (Chinese: 董荷斌; pinyin: Dǒng Hébīn; born December 4, 1982) is a Dutch-born racing driver who races with a Chinese license.
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Tung was born in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands, to Chinese parents with ancestry tracing to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province.[1] Tung started kart racing in the Netherlands in 1997 before graduating to single-seaters. In 2001 he raced in the Dutch Formula Ford championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. After winning the 2003 Formula BMW Asia series, he 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 test driver for the BMW Sauber F1 Team 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.
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.[2]
On 23 June 2010, the FIA granted Tung a four-race probationary super license, allowing him to compete in Formula One.[3]
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.[4] Tung was replaced by Romain Grosjean while he recovered.[5] 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.
IndyCar
On 22 November 2010, 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.[6]
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.
Sportscars
In 2016, Tung joined Baxi DC Racing to partner team owner David Cheng and French driver Nelson Panciatici (replaced mid-year by Paul-Loup Chatin) in the team's Alpine A460 entry for the LMP2 class of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. The team took a string of minor points placings during the year, and Tung finished the season in 13th position in the drivers' championship standings.
Tung remained with DC, now renamed Jackie Chan DC Racing, for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. At the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, Tung became the first driver in the event's history to lead the race in an LMP2 car,[citation needed] after all the top class LMP1 entries either retired or faded away in the race. Ultimately, his Oreca 07 car finished second overall, and first in the LMP2 class, after it was overtaken by the number 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid car. The Jackie Chan DC crew were also the first Chinese-entered car to win a class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[citation needed] During the remainder of the season, Tung and his co-drivers Oliver Jarvis and Thomas Laurent took further class wins at Silverstone and the Nürburgring, and two other podium finishes, and finished the season in second place in the LMP2 championship.
Tung remained with Jackie Chan DC Racing for a third season in 2018, to contest the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship 'superseason'.
Racing career summary
‡ Team standings.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key)
| 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 |
Complete GP2 Series results
(key)
| 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 |
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| 2007 | BCN Competición | BHR FEA 15 |
BHR SPR Ret |
CAT FEA 11 |
CAT SPR Ret |
MON FEA 13 |
MAG FEA 14 |
MAG SPR 17 |
SIL FEA 17 |
SIL SPR 15 |
NÜR FEA 16 |
NÜR SPR 22† |
HUN FEA 9 |
HUN SPR Ret |
IST FEA 9 |
IST SPR 9 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 16† |
SPA FEA 8 |
SPA SPR 4 |
VAL FEA 11 |
VAL SPR 11 |
23rd | 4 |
| 2008 | Trident Racing | CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 14 |
IST FEA 11 |
IST SPR Ret |
MON FEA 7 |
MON SPR 2 |
MAG FEA Ret |
MAG SPR 14 |
SIL FEA 18 |
SIL SPR Ret |
HOC FEA 13 |
HOC SPR 7 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 14 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 9 |
SPA FEA 15 |
SPA SPR 10 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 8 |
18th | 7 | |
| 2010 | DAMS | CAT FEA 13 |
CAT SPR 10 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR Ret |
IST FEA 11 |
IST SPR 9 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 13 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR 15 |
HOC FEA Ret |
HOC SPR 14 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR DNS |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
28th | 0 | |||
| Racing Engineering | YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 13 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key)
Superleague Formula
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key)
IndyCar
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 2011 | Dragon Racing | Dallara | 8 | Honda | STP | ALA | LBH | SAO | INDY DNQ |
TXS | TXS | MIL | IOW | TOR | EDM | MDO | NHM | 45th | 10 | [7] | |||||
| 88 | SNM 27 |
BAL | MOT | KTY | LVS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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| 2011 | Dallara | Honda | DNQ | Dragon Racing | |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  KCMG |
 Alexandre Imperatori Matthew Howson |
Morgan LMP2-Nissan | LMP2 | 241 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 |  OAK Racing-Team Asia |
David Cheng Adderly Fong |
Ligier JS P2-Honda | LMP2 | 347 | 11th | 7th |
| 2015 |  Pegasus Racing |
David Cheng Léo Roussel |
Morgan LMP2-Nissan | LMP2 | 334 | 19th | 9th |
| 2016 | Baxi DC Racing Alpine |
 David Cheng Nelson Panciatici |
Alpine A460-Nissan | LMP2 | 234 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 | Jackie Chan DC Racing |
Thomas Laurent Oliver Jarvis |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 366 | 2nd | 1st |
| 2018 | Jackie Chan DC Racing |
Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 356 | 10th | 6th |
| 2019 | Jackie Chan DC Racing |
Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 7th | 2nd |
| 2020 | Jackie Chan DC Racing |
Gabriel Aubry Will Stevens |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 141 | DSQ | DSQ |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
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| 2014 | OAK Racing | P | Morgan LMP2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL 2 |
MOS | IMS 8 |
ELK | COA | 27th | 80 | |
| Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | PET 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jackie Chan DCR JOTA | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 51st | 26 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Baxi DC Racing-Alpine | LMP2 | Alpine A460 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 7 |
SPA Ret |
LMS Ret |
NÜR 7 |
MEX 5 |
COA 8 |
FUJ 9 |
SHA 8 |
BHR 6 |
13th | 40 |
| 2017 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 1 |
SPA 3 |
LMS 1 |
NÜR 1 |
MEX 9 |
COA 4 |
FUJ 3 |
SHA 4 |
BHR 2 |
2nd | 175 |
| 2018–19 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA 1 |
LMS 4 |
SIL 1 |
FUJ 2 |
SHA 1 |
SEB 6 |
SPA 3 |
LMS 2 |
2nd | 166 | |
| 2019–20 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 4 |
FUJ 2 |
SHA 2 |
BHR 3 |
COA 2 |
SPA 6 |
LMS DSQ |
BHR 1 |
5th | 136 |
Complete Formula E results
(key)
- "和F1车手董荷斌聊了聊驾驶这件小事儿" [Chatting with F1 driver Dong Hebin about driving's little things]. 界面新闻 Jiemian News (in Chinese). 15 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- English, Steven (1 February 2010). "Renault's d'Ambrosio, Tung join DAMS". autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- "FIA World Motor Sport Council". 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010.
- Beer, Matt (1 August 2010). "Tung diagnosed with minor fracture". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- Noble, Jonathan (24 August 2010). "Grosjean replaces Tung for Spa". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- INDYCAR: FAZZT Eyes Two Cars For 2011 Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Speedtv.com Media Release November 22, 2010 Indianapolis, IN
- "Ho-Pin Tung – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- Ho-Pin Tung career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Inaugural |
Formula BMW Asia Champion 2003 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | German Formula Three Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 Champion 2014 With: David Cheng |
Succeeded by Nicolas Leutwiler |
| Preceded by Inaugural |
Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 Champion 2015–16 With: David Cheng |
Succeeded by |