Melvin Choo

Last updated February 11, 2020

Melvin Choo Kwok Ming (born 24 July 1970) is a Singaporean auto racing driver.

Career

Choo competed in the final two rounds of the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship, becoming the first driver from Singapore to compete in the WTCC.^[1]^[2] He drove for the Thunder Asia Racing Team in a BMW 320si with a best placed result of 20th at Okayama Circuit, Japan. He also finished as runner-up in Division Two of the Asian Touring Car Championship in 2008, after finishing third in 2007.^[3] Other races participated in 2008 includes the Aston Martin Asia Cup, and finishing as runner-up in Class B of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.

In 2009 Super GT season, Choo spot-raced in the Malaysia round for the Thunder Asia Racing with Martin Short and becomes the first Singapore driver in the event. Their team finished 13th in GT300 class. He and the team would be fully involved in the 2010 Super GT season, while he was also appointed as the official negotiator of Super GT to promote the event in Singapore, including a possibility to bringing the race to Singapore in future.

Complete WTCC results

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

Year	Team	Car	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		Position	Points
2008	ThunderAsia Racing	BMW 320si	CUR		PUE		VAL		PAU		BRN		EST		BRA		OSC		IMO		MON		OKA		MAC		NC	0
2008	ThunderAsia Racing	BMW 320si																					23	20	Ret	Ret	NC	0

Complete Super GT results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC
2009	ThunderAsia Racing	Mosler MT900M	GT300	OKA	SUZ	FUJ	SEP 13	SUG	SUZ	FUJ	AUT	MOT	NC
2010	ThunderAsia Racing	Mosler MT900M	GT300	SUZ	OKA Ret	FUJ Ret	SEP Ret	SUG Ret	SUZ 14	FUJ C	MOT		NC
2011	ThunderAsia Racing	Mosler MT900M	GT300	OKA 16	FUJ 15	SEP 15	SUG	SUZ 18	FUJ 20	AUT 19	MOT 18		NC

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References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-01-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Melvin Choo will compete in the ThunderAsia BMW 320si, becoming the first Singaporean to race in the WTCC
↑ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/16102008/58/team-singapore-driver-race-wtcc.html Team Singapore driver to race in WTCC
↑ http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/14597/ Career at Driver Database.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-01-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Melvin Choo will compete in the ThunderAsia BMW 320si, becoming the first Singaporean to race in the WTCC

[2] ttp://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/16102008/58/team-singapore-driver-race-wtcc.html Team Singapore driver to race in WTCC

[3] ttp://www.driverdb.com/drivers/14597/ Career at Driver Database.