Ren Wei (racing driver)

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Ren Wei
Nationality Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chinese
Born (1983-06-06) 6 June 1983 (age 38)
Beijing
FIA GT1 World Championship career
Debut season 2012
Current team Exim Bank Team China
Car number8
Starts4
Previous series
201011
201112

2012
China Formula Grand Prix
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup China
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

Ren Wei (born 9 June 1983) is a Chinese businessman and racing driver who currently competes in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China Porsche. Ren entered motorsports in 2010 with the China Formula Grand Prix open wheel series before progressing to the Chinese Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup in 2011. In 2012 Ren debuted in international racing with the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, [1] before being signed by Mühlner Motorsport for the FIA GT1 World Championship as part of the Exim Bank Team China squad. Ren is the second Chinese driver in the GT1 series after Ho-Pin Tung, and the first natural-born Chinese to participate.

Complete GT1 World Championship results

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2012 Exim Bank Team China Porsche NOG
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14
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15
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17
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ALG
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* Season still in progress.

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References

  1. "REN Wei". Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2012.