Zhang Shan Qi | |||
---|---|---|---|
Simplified Chinese | 张 善 祺 | ||
|
Zhang Shan Qi | |
---|---|
Nationality | |
Born | Heilongjiang,China | April 1,1991
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup career | |
Debut season | 2010 |
Current team | Hope Polevision Racing |
Car number | 91 |
Former teams | PTRS |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 2 |
Previous series | |
2008 2009,2010 | Asian Formula Renault Challenge Australian Formula 3 |
Zhang Shan Qi (born 1 April 1991) is a racecar driver from China. He competed in Australian Formula 3 in 2009 and 2010,and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in 2010 and 2011.
Zhang Shan Qi who was born in Heilongjiang,China in 1991. He is the only child of his family. He was brought to live and study in Guangzhou with his parents. Shan Qi has always been interested in motor racing and have been looking for opportunities to participate since young. Shan Qi came to know his mentor who is also his current coach,Chen Wei Liang and joined PTRS Racing in the year 2007.
At the age of 17,Zhang Shan Qi achieved his dream of becoming a racing driver. On 21 Sept 2008,he entered his first ever race. In his first race he failed to finish but in the second race,he finished 13th. [1]
Zhang Shan Qi took part in the 2009 and 2010 Australian Formula 3 Championships. In the 2009 season,he drove a part season for R-Tek Motorsport Services in the National A class. He finished 13th in class with 8 points.
For the 2010 season,he moved to Team BRM and the Gold Star class. He finished the season in fourth place overall with 97 points. His best finishes in a race were fourth places at Mallala Motor Sport Park and Morgan Park Raceway.
In November 2010,he raced for Hope Polevision Racing in the Formula Le Mans category in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup - 1000km of Zhuhai race. His team was the sole entry in the class and it won the class honours.
In May 2011,Zhang Shan Qi again wins the Formula Le Mans class with teammates Luca Moro and Nicolas Marroc of Hope Polevision Racing at the 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps. [2]
In June 2011,Zhang Shan Qi also took part in the Ferrari Challenge APAC. He finished 13th overall and 10th in class in the first race at Zhuhai International Circuit due to a problem with his door,but performed strongly in race 2,he finished third overall and second in class. [3]
In November 2011,Zhang Shan Qi will drive a Formula Le Mans car at Zhuhai International Circuit,at the final round of the ILMC again. [4] He and teammate Chen Wai-Liang qualified 12th and finished in 17th place overall in the race. [5]
Zhang Shan Qi will enter the half-marathon to be held in December in Zhuhai. [5]
Gianmaria "Gimmi" Bruni is an Italian Porsche factory auto racing driver who drove in the 2004 Formula One World Championship for Minardi. He is a GP2 Series race winner and is now racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship,in which he gained the 2013 and 2014 GT Drivers' Titles whilst driving as a factory Ferrari driver. He won the 2008 FIA GT Championship,2011 Le Mans Series and 2012 International GT Open and took three class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,in 2008,2012 and 2014. He also was successful at the 2009 and 2015 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps,2010 12 Hours of Sebring and 2011 Petit Le Mans.
Alexander Charles Yoong Loong,is a Malaysian professional racing driver of Chinese and English parentage.
Derek Reginald Bell is a British racing driver. In sportscar racing,he won the Le Mans 24 hours five times,the Daytona 24 three times and the World Sportscar Championship twice. He also raced in Formula One for the Ferrari,Wheatcroft,McLaren,Surtees and Tecno teams. He has been described by fellow racer Hans-Joachim Stuck as one of the most liked drivers of his generation.
Richard James David"Dickie" Attwood is a British motor racing driver from England. During his career he raced for the BRM,Lotus and Cooper Formula One teams. He competed in 17 World Championship Grands Prix,achieved one podium and scored a total of 11 championship points. He was also a successful sports car racing driver and won the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans race,driving a Porsche 917,the first of Porsche's record 19 victories at the famous race.
Krohn Racing is a professional sports car racing team based in Houston,Texas. The team competes in the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Prototype class,and has competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship,Intercontinental Le Mans Cup GTE-Amateur class;the American Le Mans Series GT2 class;and the Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class.
Jörg Müller is a Dutch-born German BMW factory driver.
Guy James Mutlow Smith is a British professional racing driver,who has competed in various levels of motorsport,most notably the 24 Hours of Le Mans,which he won in 2003,and the American Le Mans Series,which he won in 2011.
Philipp Peter is a race car driver from Austria.
Warren Hughes is a racing driver from Sunderland,England.
Toni Markus Vilander is a Finnish professional racing driver who currently drives for the Risi Competizione Ferrari team in various categories of sports car racing.
Darryl Hayden O'Young is a Canadian-born Hong Kong racing driver.
Marchy Lee Ying-Kin is a racing driver from Hong Kong. Born in 1976 in Hong Kong,Marchy started his racing career at just 9 years old and has become one of the top racecar drivers in Hong Kong.
Matthew Marsh is a British racing driver who now resides in Hong Kong. He is formerly served as a commentator at Fox Sports Asia.
Filip Salaquarda is a professional racing driver from the Czech Republic.
Adderly Fong Cheun-yue is a Canadian-Hong Kong racing driver. His career started in 2004. He is currently competing in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia racing series. He also completed the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans with OAK Racing Team Asia,finishing 11th overall and 7th in the LMP2 class. In 2015,he was appointed as a test driver at Lotus F1 Team.
Federico Leo is an Italian racing driver.
Elton Julian is an American racecar driver and team owner. After driving at the International Formula 3000 and the FIA World Endurance Championship,he has entered DragonSpeed at the FIA WEC,WeatherTech SportsCar Championship,European Le Mans Series and IndyCar Series.
David Cleto Fumanelli is an Italian racing driver and racing coach.
Andrew James "Andy" Meyrick is a British racing driver from Wales who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series for United Autosports.
Callum Benjamin Ilott is a British racing driver currently competing in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship racing for Jota Sport in the Hypercar category.