Christian Ho

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Christian Ho
F4 Spain 2023 Spa Christian Ho.jpg
Ho in 2023
Nationality Flag of Singapore.svg Singaporean
Full nameChristian Ho
Born (2006-10-31) 31 October 2006 (age 17)
Singapore, Singapore
F4 Spanish Championship career
Debut season 2022
Current team Campos Racing
Car number23
Former teams MP Motorsport
Starts42 (42 entries)
Wins5
Podiums13
Poles7
Fastest laps6
Best finish2nd in 2023
Previous series
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship

Christian Ho (born 31 October 2006) is a Singaporean-Korean [1] racing driver who is set to compete in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season for Campos Racing. He is the 2023 F4 Spanish vice-champion.

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He is currently managed by Morgan Caron who used to be the manager of F1 driver Charles Leclerc, and is part of Purple agency. [2] He was a member of the Sauber Karting Team from 2019 to 2021. [3]

Career

Karting

In 2017 and 2018, he competed in his first WSK events in the 60 Mini category. After a year in OK Junior karts, he was the vice-champion in the 2019 German Junior Kart Championship with Ricky Flynn Motorsport. [4] He became runner-up to Kajus Siksnelis during the 2019 Karting Academy Trophy. [5] During that year he also took part in the 2019 Karting World Championship, in which he ranked 11th. [6] In 2020, he finished third in the WSK Champions Cup in the OK Junior category. He also took third place in the IAME Asia Cup, in the senior category.

In September 2021, Ho became the latest signing to Nicolas Todt’s All Road Management stable. [2]

Formula 4

Formula 4 UAE

Ho made his single-seater debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport during the third weekend of the series, in preparation for his upcoming main campaign. [7] He finished tenth in his first race and two races later, in fifth. Two more tenth places saw him place 21st in the standings.

Spanish Formula 4

2022

Ho continued with MP Motorsport for the 2022 F4 Spanish Championship. [8] In the first race, he scored a point in tenth place. [9] His results improved towards the end of the season, scoring two fourth places and a fifth place. Ho ended the championship in 13th place with 50 points.

2023
Ho racing at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship. F4 Spain 2023 Spa Nr. 23 (1).jpg
Ho racing at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship.

Ho remained in Spanish F4 for 2023, but switched to Campos Racing. [10] Ho emerged as a contender early on, taking a double podium in Spa-Francorchamps. [11] After a double pole the next round in Aragón, the win was taken away after a track limits penalty in the first race. [12] However, he redeemed himself with a commanding win in Race 2, taking his maiden single-seater victory. [13] Following that, Ho began a run of five podiums in a row starting from Jerez to Valencia, which included two poles. [14] He then took his second win in the Valencia final race. [15] He was at his best during the season finale in Barcelona, taking pole for all three races. [16] [17] Ho dominated during the races, proceeding to take all three wins. [18] [19] [20] Ho finished the season as vice-champion, having taken five wins, seven poles and 291 points.

Eurocup-3

Ho was promoted to Eurocup-3 for 2024, remaining with Campos Racing. [21]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2017 WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini19th
46° Trofeo Delle Industrie — 60 MiniGamoto ASD16th
201829° Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 MiniBaby Race Driver Academy9th
2019 WSK Final Cup — OKJ Sauber Karting Team 16th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 12th
IAME International Final — X30 JuniorRicky Flynn Motorsport14th
German Junior Kart Championship 2nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 33rd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 11th
WSK Euro Series — OKJ 15th
WSK Champions Cup — OKJ 16th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 19th
24° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 9th
CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy 2nd
2020 WSK Euro Series — OKJ Sauber Karting Team 16th
25° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 18th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 16th
FIA Karting World Championship — OKJ 4th
WSK Champions Cup — OKJ 3rd
IAME Asia Cup — SeniorI.S Racing3rd
2021 WSK Champions Cup — OK Sauber Karting Team 23rd
WSK Super Master Series — OK 24th
Source: [22]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship MP Motorsport 1200001321st
F4 Spanish Championship 2100005013th
2023 F4 Spanish Championship Campos Racing 21576132912nd
2024 Eurocup-3 Campos Racing

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2022 MP Motorsport YAS1
1 		YAS1
2 		YAS1
3 		YAS1
4 		DUB1
1 		DUB1
2 		DUB1
3 		DUB1
4 		DUB2
1
10		 DUB2
2
24		 DUB2
3
5		 DUB2
4
27†		 DUB3
1
12		 DUB3
2
10		 DUB3
3
16		 DUB3
4
10		 YAS2
1
20		 YAS2
2
16		 YAS2
3
11		 YAS2
4
Ret		21st13

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2022 MP Motorsport ALG
1
10		 ALG
2
12		 ALG
3
27†		 JER
1
9		 JER
2
14		 JER
3
14		 CRT
1
16		 CRT
2
15		 CRT
3
7		 SPA
1
9		 SPA
2
14		 SPA
3
18		 ARA
1
Ret		 ARA
2
9		 ARA
3
10		 NAV
1
14		 NAV
2
14		 NAV
3
5		 CAT
1
4		 CAT
2
7		 CAT
3
4		13th50
2023 Campos Racing SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
26		 SPA
3
3		 ARA
1
2		 ARA
2
1		 ARA
3
Ret		 NAV
1
4		 NAV
2
4		 NAV
3
Ret		 JER
1
6		 JER
2
8		 JER
3
3		 EST
1
3		 EST
2
3		 EST
3
2		 CRT
1
3		 CRT
2
6		 CRT
3
1		 CAT
1
1		 CAT
2
1		 CAT
3
1		2nd291

Complete Eurocup-3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2024 Campos Racing SPA
1
SPA
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
ALG
1
ALG
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
ARA
1
ARA
2
JER
1
JER
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
TBDTBD

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