Calvin Ming

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Calvin Ming
NationalityFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyanese
Born (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 28)
Georgetown, Guyana
Toyota Racing Series career
Debut season 2018
Current teamVictory Motor Racing
Car number44
Starts9 (9 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2018
Previous series
2015–2016
2015–2017
2017–2018
2019		 F1600 Championship Series
NACAM Formula 4 Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Radical SR3 Caribbean Cup
Championship titles
2016–17 NACAM Formula 4 Championship

Calvin Stanley Ming (born July 25, 1996) is a racing driver from Guyana. [1]

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Biography

Ming began his career aged 6, when his father Stanley – a former motorcycle racer – bought him a go-kart for his birthday. [2] Having competed in karting across the Caribbean, he relocated to Florida in 2015 to pursue a career in cars. He made his début in U.S. F1600, and simultaneously began testing in Formula 4 with a view to contesting the Mexican championship – completing an exhibition at the South Dakota Circuit in Guyana in an effort to garner local sponsorship. [3] [4] Ming won the NACAM F4 Championship on his second attempt in a campaign that saw him win a race supporting the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix. [5] [6] Following this, Ming secured a promotion to the U.S. F2000 National Championship on the Road to Indy ladder, but scored only 6 podiums in 28 races and fell back to regional racing after a handful of outings in the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. [7] [8]

Ming was also a national Junior Chess Champion. [9]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015F1600 Championship Series ?300017025th
2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ming Guyana600008011th
Ram Racing90002
2016F1600 Championship Series Team Pelfrey 21313117144th
2016–17 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing23865183991st
2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing Services 1400142075th
2018 Toyota Racing Series Victory Motor Racing9000032013th
U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing Services 1400022065th
2019Radical SR3 Caribbean Cup???????

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References

  1. ↑ "CALVIN MING, RADICAL SR3 DRIVER | RADICAL CARIBBEAN AT BUSHY PARK". Radical Caribbean Cup. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "GUYANA: Celebrating Citizen Stanley Ming". Guyanese Online. 24 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Calvin Ming completes U.S F4 Testing". Guyana Chronicle. 10 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Calvin Ming and Father Stanley Ming on the F4 race car". Sannsports on YouTube. 3 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Calvin Ming talks about his Motor Racing achievements and future". Kaietuer News. 21 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ming, the new F4 champion in Mexico". Guyana Times. 19 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "CALVIN MING RETURNS TO USF2000 WITH PABST RACING". U.S. F2000 National Championship. 23 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Guyanese driver Calvin Ming for Toyota Racing Series". Toyota New Zealand. 7 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Introducing Calvin Stanley Ming". gtVibes. 13 November 2015.
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