Calvin Ming

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Calvin Ming

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flag|GUY|name=Guyanese}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Georgetown, Guyana

| related to =

| current series = Toyota Racing Series

| first year = 2018

| current team = Victory Motor Racing

| car number = 44

| former teams =

| starts = 9 (9 entries)

| wins = 0

| podiums = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 13th

| year = 2018

| prev series = F1600 Championship Series
NACAM Formula 4 Championship
{{nowrap|U.S. F2000 National Championship}}
Radical SR3 Caribbean Cup

| prev series years = 2015–2016
2015–2017
2017–2018
2019

| titles = NACAM Formula 4 Championship

| title years = 2016–17

}}

Calvin Stanley Ming (born July 25, 1996) is a racing driver from Guyana.{{cite news|url=https://radicalcaribbeancup.com/drivers/calvin-ming|title=CALVIN MING, RADICAL SR3 DRIVER | RADICAL CARIBBEAN AT BUSHY PARK|publisher=Radical Caribbean Cup|accessdate=16 October 2023}}

Biography

Ming began his career aged 6, when his father Stanley – a former motorcycle racer – bought him a go-kart for his birthday.{{cite news|url=https://guyaneseonline.net/2021/08/24/guyana-celebrating-citizen-stanley-ming-by-francis-quamina-farrier/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826214823/https://guyaneseonline.net/2021/08/24/guyana-celebrating-citizen-stanley-ming-by-francis-quamina-farrier/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 26, 2021|title=GUYANA: Celebrating Citizen Stanley Ming|publisher=Guyanese Online|date=24 August 2021}} Having competed in karting across the Caribbean, he relocated to Florida in 2015 to pursue a career in cars. He made his début in U.S. F1600, and simultaneously began testing in Formula 4 with a view to contesting the Mexican championship – completing an exhibition at the South Dakota Circuit in Guyana in an effort to garner local sponsorship.{{cite news|url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2015/10/10/calvin-ming-completes-u-s-f4-testing/|title=Calvin Ming completes U.S F4 Testing

|publisher=Guyana Chronicle|date=10 October 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=KWAOpn89KUw|title=Calvin Ming and Father Stanley Ming on the F4 race car|publisher=Sannsports on YouTube|date=3 March 2016}} Ming won the NACAM F4 Championship on his second attempt in a campaign that saw him win a race supporting the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix.{{cite news|url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2016/12/21/calvin-ming-talks-about-his-motor-racing-achievements-and-future/|title=Calvin Ming talks about his Motor Racing achievements and future|publisher=Kaietuer News|date=21 December 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://guyanatimesgy.com/ming-the-new-f4-champion-in-mexico/|title=Ming, the new F4 champion in Mexico|publisher=Guyana Times|date=19 June 2017}} Following this, Ming secured a promotion to the U.S. F2000 National Championship on the Road to Indy ladder, but scored only 6 podiums in 28 races and fell back to regional racing after a handful of outings in the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand.{{cite news|url=https://www.usf2000.com/news/calvin-ming-returns-to-usf2000-with-pabst-racing|title=CALVIN MING RETURNS TO USF2000 WITH PABST RACING|publisher=U.S. F2000 National Championship|date=23 January 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.toyota.co.nz/toyota-racing/castrol-toyota-fr-oceania/news/2018/january/guyanese-driver-calvin-ming-for-toyota-racing-series/|title=Guyanese driver Calvin Ming for Toyota Racing Series|publisher=Toyota New Zealand|date=7 January 2018}}

Ming was also a national Junior Chess Champion.{{cite news|url=https://www.gtvibes.com/2015/11/introducing-calvin-stanley-ming.html|title=Introducing Calvin Stanley Ming|publisher=gtVibes|date=13 November 2015}}

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position
2015 \|align=left\| F1600 Championship Series \|align=left\| ? \| 3 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 70 \| 25th
rowspan="2" \| 2015–16 \| rowspan="2" align="left" \| NACAM Formula 4 Championship \|align=left\| Ming Guyana \| 6 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| rowspan="2" \| 80 \| rowspan="2" \| 11th
align=left\| Ram Racing \|9 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2
2016 \| align="left" \| F1600 Championship Series \| align="left" \| Team Pelfrey \| 21 \| 3 \| 1 \| 3 \| 11 \| 714 \| 4th
2016–17 \| align="left" \| NACAM Formula 4 Championship \| align="left" \| Ram Racing \| 23 \| 8 \| 6 \| 5 \| 18 \| 399 \| style="background:#FFFFBF" \| 1st
2017 \| align="left" \| U.S. F2000 National Championship \| align="left" \| Pabst Racing Services \| 14 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 4 \| 207 \| 5th
rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| align="left" \| Toyota Racing Series \| align="left" \| {{nowrap\|Victory Motor Racing}} \| 9 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 320 \| 13th
align="left" \| U.S. F2000 National Championship \| align="left" \| Pabst Racing Services \| 14 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 2 \| 206 \| 5th
2019 \|align=left\| Radical SR3 Caribbean Cup \| \|? \|? \|? \|? \|? \|? \|?

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2015