Michael Soong

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Michael Soong
NationalityHongkonger
Born (1980-02-06) 6 February 1980 (age 42)
Previous series
2013-14
2007-14
2004-06
WTCC
China Touring Car Championship
Hong Kong Touring Car Championship

Michael John Soong (born 6 February 1980) is a Hong Kong racing driver previously competing in the China Touring Car Championship. He is a former World Touring Car Championship driver, who made his debut in 2013.

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Racing career

Soong began his career in 2004 in the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship. In 2007 he switched to the China Touring Car Championship. [1] In 2013 Soong made his World Touring Car Championship debut with Campos Racing driving a SEAT León WTCC in the last round in Macau. [2] In October 2014 it was announced that he would race in the Chinese round in Beijing, again driving for Campos Racing. [3]

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPts
2013 Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC ITA
1
ITA
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
AUT
1
AUT
2
RUS
1
RUS
2
POR
1
POR
2
ARG
1
ARG
2
USA
1
USA
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
CHN
1
CHN
2
MAC
1

18
MAC
2

Ret
NC0
2014 Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC MAR
1
MAR
2
FRA
1
FRA
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
AUT
1
AUT
2
RUS
1
RUS
2
BEL
1
BEL
2
ARG
1
ARG
2
CHN1
1

DNS
CHN1
2

DNS
CHN2
1
CHN2
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
NC0

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References

  1. "Michael Soong career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. "Michael Soong and Nikolay Karamyshev join Campos for Macau". TouringCarTimes. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Michael Soong joins Campos Racing in Beijing". TouringCarTimes. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.