Jackie Chan DC Racing

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Founded20 August 2015 (2015-08-20)
Founder(s) David Cheng
Jackie Chan
Base Wuhan
Former series Asian Le Mans Series
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
FIA World Endurance Championship
Teams'
Championships
2 Asian Le Mans Series (2015–16), (2017–18)
Drivers'
Championships
2 Asian Le Mans Series (2015–16), (2017–18)

Jackie Chan DC Racing, formerly known as DC Racing, is a racing team that competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series, with plans to make a return to the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2023. [1] The team is co-owned by Asian Le Mans champion David Cheng and actor Jackie Chan. Partnering with Jota Sport in WEC, the team fields Oreca 07: the No. 37 for Ho-Pin Tung, Gabriel Aubry and Will Stevens.

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History

In 2015, two-time Asian Le Mans Series champion David Cheng formed DC Racing. Based in Wuhan, the team hired OAK Racing personnel Remy Brouard, for whom Cheng raced, as team principal. DC Racing also established a partnership with Eurasia Motorsport, fielding a Ligier JS P3 in the LMP3 class for Cheng, former OAK Racing teammate and fellow Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung [2] and Frenchman Thomas Laurent. The team ended the season with the Team Championship and a spot in the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. [3]

Jackie Chan

In March 2015, Cheng met actor and martial artist Jackie Chan, who discussed his enjoyment of Steve McQueen's movie Le Mans as well as his interest in racing. After Cheng finished ninth in the LMP2 class at Le Mans that year, Chan raised the possibility of owning a team together for 2016, to which Cheng agreed. [4] Together, the two entered DC Racing into the FIA World Endurance Championship under the Baxi DC Racing Alpine banner, partnering with Signatech Alpine and fielding rebadged Oreca 05 cars as Alpine A460s in the LMP2 class. The team is the first mainland China-based operation in WEC; Cheng and Tung joined the new program, [5] along with French drivers Nelson Panciatici [6] and Paul-Loup Chatin. [7]

Asian Le Mans Series

In October, leading into the 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series season, the team was rebranded to Jackie Chan DC Racing and raced with liveries promoting Chan's movie Kung Fu Yoga . DC Racing fielded cars in both the LMP2 and LMP3 classes; Tung, Laurent and Gustavo Menezes raced in the former, while Cheng, James Winslow and Pu Jun Jin drove in the latter. [8]

FIA World Endurance Championship

For the 2017 WEC season, the team partnered with Jota Sport to run the No. 37 for Cheng, Alex Brundle and Tristan Gommendy, along with the No. 38 for Tung, Laurent and Oliver Jarvis. At Le Mans, the No. 38 took advantage of a small LMP1 grid and problems striking the LMP1s to lead overall laps, becoming the first LMP2 team to do so at Le Mans. With one hour remaining, the No. 2 Porsche of Timo Bernhard passed Tung and went on to win the overall, although the No. 38's second-place overall finish was still impressive nonetheless and won DC Racing the LMP2 class. [9] DC's No. 37 car finished fourth overall, but Rebellion Racing's No. 13 was disqualified after failing post-race inspection and the No. 37 was promoted onto the podium. [10] The No. 38's effort marked the first time a Chinese team won its class at Le Mans. [9] Chan, who was not present at the race, congratulated the team on its performance. [11]

Departure from motorsport

The team pulled out of all motorsports in 2020 at the beginning for the COVID-19 pandemic. The reason for the departure as said in a statement was mostly due to personal and financial issues as quoted in Autosport by team owner David Cheng on March 18, 2022, "The world situation meant we had to step back from racing, because I had to focus on the family business, which is based in Wuhan". [12]

Results

Jackie Chan DC Racing testing their Oreca 07 chassis at the 2019 World Endurance Championship Prologue in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. JOTA Prologue 2019.jpg
Jackie Chan DC Racing testing their Oreca 07 chassis at the 2019 World Endurance Championship Prologue in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearEntrantTeamNo.CarDriversClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2016 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Baxi DC Racing Alpine Signatech 35 Alpine A460-Nissan Flag of the United States.svg David Cheng
Flag of France.svg Nelson Panciatici
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
LMP2234DNFDNF
2017 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jackie Chan DC Racing Jota Sport 37 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle
Flag of the United States.svg David Cheng
Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy
LMP23633rd2nd
38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of France.svg Thomas Laurent
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
3662nd1st
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jackie Chan DC Racing OAK Racing 33 Ligier JS P217-Gibson Flag of the United States.svg Nick Boulle
Flag of the United States.svg David Cheng
Flag of France.svg Pierre Nicolet
LMP235512th8th
34 Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Flag of France.svg Côme Ledogar
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
195DNFDNF
Jota Sport 37 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of Malaysia.svg Jazeman Jaafar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri
Flag of Malaysia.svg Weiron Tan
3618th4th
38 Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Flag of Monaco.svg Stephane Richelmi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
35610th6th
2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jackie Chan DC Racing Jota Sport 37 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
LMP2199DNFDNF
38 Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Flag of Monaco.svg Stephane Richelmi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
3677th2nd
2020 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jackie Chan DC Racing Jota Sport 37 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Stevens
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
LMP2141DSQ [13] DSQ

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassDriversNo.123456789PointsWEP
pos.
2016 Baxi DC Racing Alpine LMP2 Flag of the United States.svg David Cheng
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ho-Pin Tung
Flag of France.svg Nelson Panciatici
Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
35 SIL
6
SPA
Ret
LMN
Ret
NÜR
7
MEX
5
COA
8
FUJ
9
SHA
8
BHR
6
429th
2017 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Flag of the United States.svg David Cheng
Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle
37 SIL
8
SPA
10
LMN
2
NÜR
5
MEX
6
COA
5
FUJ
Ret
SHA
8
BHR
8
777th
LMP2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
Flag of France.svg Thomas Laurent
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
38 SIL
1
SPA
3
LMN
1
NÜR
1
MEX
9
COA
4
FUJ
3
SHA
4
BHR
2
1752nd
2018-19 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Jazeman Jaafar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Weiron Tan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri
Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Stevens
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
37 SPA
3
LMN
2
SIL
2
FUJ
1
SHA
4
SEB
1
SPA
6
LMN
Ret
1383rd
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Richelmi
38 SPA
1
LMN
4
SIL
1
FUJ
2
SHA
1
SEB
6
SPA
3
LMN
2
1662nd
2019-20 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Stevens
Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Cullen
37 SIL
4
FUJ
2
SHA
2
BHR
3
COA
2
SPA
6
LMN
DSQ
BHR
1
1363rd

Asian Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassCarDriversNo.1234PointsTeam
pos.
2015–16 DC Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg David Cheng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
Flag of France.svg Thomas Laurent
1 FUJ
1
SEP
1
THA
1
MAL
1
1031st
2016–17 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 03R Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Menezes
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
Flag of France.svg Thomas Laurent
35 ZHU
1
FUJ
2
THA
1
SEP
Ret
692nd
LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg David Cheng
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pu Jun Jin
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshida
1 ZHU
1
FUJ
3
THA
6
SEP
3
633rd
2017–18 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota LMP2 Oreca 05 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg David Cheng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung
Flag of Malaysia.svg Jazeman Jaafar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Weiron Tan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Afiq Yazid
7 ZHU
Ret
FUJ
3
THA
1
SEP
5
504th
Flag of France.svg Thomas Laurent
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Newey
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Richelmi
8 ZHU
1
FUJ
1
THA
2
SEP
1
951st
LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Byrne
Flag of the United States.svg Guy Cosmo
Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
6 ZHU
3
FUJ
1
THA
3
SEP
1
771st
2018–19 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport LMP2 Oreca 05 Flag of Malaysia.svg Jazeman Jaafar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Weiron Tan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri
1 SHA
Ret
FUJ THA SEP 08th
LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiharu Mori
Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Doyun
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Muston
37SHA
DSQ
FUJ THA SEP 011th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Neric Wei
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hugo de Sadeleer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Parsons
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Winslow
Flag of South Korea.svg Rick Yoon
38 SHA
9
FUJ THA SEP
10
39th

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