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Cheng Congfu

{{short description|Chinese racing driver (born 1984)}}

{{family name hatnote|Cheng|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Cheng Congfu

| image = Cheng Cong Fu.JPG

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = Cheng in 2007.

| nationality = {{flagicon|CHN}} Chinese

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|8|15}}

| birth_place = Beijing (China)

| education = High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

| module = {{Infobox racing driver|child = yes

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

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| prev series = Formula Three Euroseries
British Formula Three
A1 Grand Prix
Formula Renault 2.0 France
FR2.0 UK Winter Series
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
Chinese Formula Renault
Asian Formula Renault
British Formula Ford

| prev series years = 2008
2007
2006–07–2008–09
2006
2005
2003–06
2003
2002
2001

| titles = Asian Formula Renault

| title years = 2002

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}}

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Cheng "Frankie" Congfu (程丛夫; pinyin: Chéng Cóng Fū; born August 15, 1984) is a Chinese racing driver.

Career

=Karting=

In 1996, Cheng raced in karting in China, winning the national championship in 1998 (junior division), 2000 and 2001.[http://www.a1teamchina.com.cn/aboutus/TeamMember.aspx?id=3 Cheng presentation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212114031/http://www.a1teamchina.com.cn/aboutus/TeamMember.aspx?id=3 |date=December 12, 2007 }} a1teamchina.com.cn He also took part in the European Karting Open (15th in 1999) and the Asian Karting Championship (runner-up in 2001).

  • 1996 : 1st in Beijing Shunxiang Cup Karting Competition
  • 1997 : 1st in Beijing Shunxiang Cup Karting Competition ; 2nd in Beijing Zhuangzhou Karting
  • 1998 : 1st in Beijing Karting Championship ; 1st in China Karting Championship Junior division ; Macau Kart Racing Club ; 1st in Xiangmihu Kart Racing Club
  • 1999 : 15th in European Karting Open ; 2nd in China Karting Championship ; 1st in Macao Karting Championship ; 1st in Ericsson Masters Cup Challenge in Hong Kong
  • 2000 : 1st in China Karting Championship ; 1st in Ericsson Masters Cup Challenge in Hong Kong
  • 2001 : 1st in All-China Karting Championship ; 2nd in Asia Karting Championship

=Racing career=

Cheng Congfu started his formula racing career with the British Formula Ford Winter Series in 2001. In 2003 he will be supported by the McLaren Formula One team, as part of its driver development programme.

Image:2007 A1GP Zhuhai Team China.jpg in 2007.]]

He joined A1 Team China and drove in the A1 Grand Prix series from the 2006-07 season[http://results.a1gp.com/driver.php?l=0&d=201&r=1984081500&c=0 Cheng Cong Fu] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215215234/http://results.a1gp.com/driver.php?l=0&d=201&r=1984081500&c=0 |date=December 15, 2007 }} results.a1gp.com in the 2008-09 season.

He raced in the Formula Three Euroseries for 2008.

He became the first Chinese driver to participate,{{cite news| title =Cheng to be first Chinese at Le Mans| publisher =autosport.com| url =http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67980| date =2008-06-05| accessdate =2008-06-05}} finish and score a class podium in the 24 Hours of Le Mans when his Saulnier Team LMP2 Pescarolo finished 3rd in the LMP2 class of the 2008 event, behind the teams of van Merksteijn and Team Essex, both running Porsche Spyder LMP2s.

File:DTM Mercedes W204 Cheng 2010 2 amk.jpg début at Hockenheim in 2010.]]

On 23–24 May 2009, Cheng Congfu participated in the ADAC Nurburgring 24 Hours, with teammates Altfrid Heger, Carlo van Dam, and Franck Mailleux in VW Motorsport III's #116 VW Scirocco GT 24 (4 cyl, 1.984 ccm, 1100 kg), the team finished 20th overall and 3rd in SP3T class after Volkswagen Motorsport II's #118 VW Scirocco GT 24 and #107 Audi A3. Cheng Congfu then became the first Chinese driver to participate, finish and score a class podium in the Nurburgring 24 Hours.

He drove in the 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Mercedes, becoming the second Asian driver – after Japan's Katsutomo Kaneishi in 2003 – to drive in the series.

In November 2011, Cheng Congfu partnered with 1998 and 1999 F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen and Lance David Arnold to drive a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at the 2011 6 Hours of Zhuhai race, a round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.[http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2011/intercontinental-le-mans-cup/epreuves/6h_zhuhai/6-hours-of-zhuhai-entry-list-2011.pdf 2011 ILMC Zhuhai Entry List] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027041306/http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2011/intercontinental-le-mans-cup/epreuves/6h_zhuhai/6-hours-of-zhuhai-entry-list-2011.pdf |date=2011-10-27 }} www.lemans.org/en Retrieved 26 October 2011.

Racing record

=Racing career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

2003

|align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

|align=left| Hill Speed Racing

|9

|0

|0

|0

|0

|19

|30th

2004

|align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

|align=left| Manor Motorsport

|16

|0

|0

|0

|0

|66

|22nd

rowspan="2" | 2005

|align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

| rowspan="2" align=left| Manor Motorsport

|18

|0

|0

|0

|1

|217

|11th

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series

|4

|1

|2

|1

|3

|101

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd

rowspan="2" | 2006

|align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

| rowspan="2" align=left| Manor Motorsport

|20

|0

|1

|0

|8

|374

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

align=left| French Formula Renault 2.0

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|34th

2006-07

|align=left| A1 Grand Prix

|align=left| A1 Team China

|12

|0

|0

|0

|0

|22‡

|15th‡

rowspan="2" | 2007

|align=left| British Formula 3 International Series - National

|align=left| Performance Racing Europe AB

|20

|5

|4

|8

|15

|267

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd

align=left| Masters of Formula 3

|align=left| Manor Motorsport

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|19th

2007-08

|align=left| A1 Grand Prix

|align=left| A1 Team China

|20

|0

|0

|4

|1

|55‡

|13th‡

rowspan="3" | 2008

|align=left| Formula 3 Euro Series

|align=left| RC Motorsport powered by Volkswagen

|16

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|29th

align=left| Macau Grand Prix

|align=left| Signature-Plus

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|13th

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2

|align=left| Saulnier Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|N/A

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

2008-09

|align=left| A1 Grand Prix

|align=left| A1 Team China

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|7‡

|18th‡

2009

|align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T

|align=left| Volkswagen Motorsport

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|N/A

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

2010

|align=left| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

|align=left| Persson Motorsport

|11

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|17th

rowspan="2" | 2012

|align=left| FIA World Endurance Championship

|align=left| Rebellion Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|12

|24th

align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro

|align=left| Black Faklcon

|2

|0

|0

|0

|1

|18

|18th

rowspan="6" | 2013

|align=left| FIA World Endurance Championship

| rowspan="3" align=left| Rebellion Racing

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|17

|18th

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|8th

align=left| American Le Mans Series - P1

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

align=left| Asian Le Mans Series

|align=left| OAK Racing

|1

|0

|1

|1

|1

|19

|9th

align=left| GT Asia Series - GT3

|align=left| Team R8 LMS Ultra

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|43

|12th

align=left| Audi R8 LMS Cup China

|align=left| Audi Ultra Team

|9

|0

|0

|1

|5

|98

|5th

rowspan="2" | 2014

|align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro

|align=left| Brothers Racing Team

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|16

|21st

align=left| Audi R8 LMS Cup China

|align=left| Audi R8 LMS Cup Team

|12

|2

|1

|0

|4

|130

|4th

rowspan="2" | 2015

|align=left| Audi R8 LMS Cup China

|align=left| FAW-VW Audi Racing Team

|11

|0

|0

|0

|7

|160

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| Audi Race Experience

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|12th

rowspan="4" | 2016

|align=left| GT Asia Series - GT3

| rowspan="2" align=left| Absolute Racing

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|13

|19th

align=left| FIA GT World Cup

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|10th

align=left| Audi R8 LMS Cup China

|align=left| FAW-VW Audi Racing Team

|12

|0

|0

|0

|0

|70

|7th

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| Audi Race Experience

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

2016-17

|align=left| Asian Le Mans Series - GT

|align=left| Absolute Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|10

|14th

rowspan="2" | 2017

|align=left| Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3

|align=left| Milestone Racing

|11

|0

|0

|0

|0

|15

|25th

align=left| Audi R8 LMS Cup

|align=left| FAW-VW Audi Racing Team

|10

|1

|1

|0

|3

|127

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

rowspan="3" | 2018

|align=left| Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3

| rowspan="2" align=left| Absolute Racing

|12

|1

|1

|0

|3

|116

|4th

align=left| GT Asia Series - GT3

|4

|0

|1

|0

|2

|0

|NC†

align=left| Audi R8 LMS Cup

|align=left| Hard Memory Hero Super Car Team

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC†

2019

|align=left| Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - GT3

|align=left| Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing

|12

|0

|0

|0

|0

|4

|36th

rowspan="2" | 2023

|align=left| GT World Challenge Asia - GT3

|align=left| Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute

|12

|0

|0

|0

|0

|18

|25th

align=left| FIA GT World Cup

|align=left| FAW Audi Racing Team

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|13th

2024

|align=left| GT World Challenge Asia

|align=left| FAW Audi Sport Asia Racing Team

|12

|1

|1

|?

|4

|98

|4th

2025

|align=left| GT World Challenge Asia

|align=left| FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom

|

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† Guest driver ineligible to score points

‡ Teams' Standings

=Complete A1 Grand Prix results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! DC

! Points

2006–07

! rowspan=3| A1 Team China

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED
SPR
11

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
FEA
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
SPR
4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
FEA
8

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BEI
SPR
13

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BEI
FEA
Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MYS
SPR
10

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MYS
FEA
16

| IDN
SPR

| IDN
FEA

| NZL
SPR

| NZL
FEA

| AUS
SPR

| AUS
FEA

| RSA
SPR

| RSA
FEA

| MEX
SPR

| MEX
FEA

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SHA
SPR
11

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SHA
FEA
15

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
SPR
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
FEA
10

!15th

!22

2007–08

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED
SPR
17

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED
FEA
15

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
SPR
10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
FEA
4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MYS
SPR
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MYS
FEA
5

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ZHU
SPR
3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ZHU
FEA
9

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NZL
SPR
14

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NZL
FEA
Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUS
SPR
14

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
FEA
10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSA
SPR
4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSA
FEA
6

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MEX
SPR
17

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MEX
FEA
10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SHA
SPR
10

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SHA
FEA
15

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
SPR
21

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
FEA
4

|

|

!13th

!55

2008–09

| NED
SPR

| NED
FEA

| CHI
SPR

| CHI
FEA

| MYS
SPR

| MYS
FEA

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NZL
SPR
Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NZL
FEA
14

| RSA
SPR

| RSA
FEA

| POR
SPR

| POR
FEA

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
SPR
14

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
FEA
Ret

|

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|

|

|

|

|

|

!18th

!7

=Complete DTM results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! Pos

! Points

2010

! Persson Motorsport

! AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OSC
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ADR
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SHA
15

! 17th

! 0

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

2008

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Saulnier Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Ragues
{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Lahaye

|align="left"| Pescarolo 01-Judd

| LMP2

| 333

| 18th

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

2013

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} Rebellion Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} Mathias Beche
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

|align="left"| Lola B12/60-Toyota

| LMP1

| 275

| 40th

| 8th

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071212114031/http://www.a1teamchina.com.cn/aboutus/TeamMember.aspx?id=3 Cheng page] at a1teamchina.com.cn
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215215234/http://results.a1gp.com/driver.php?l=0&d=201&r=1984081500&c=0 Driver Statistics] at results.a1gp.com
  • {{DriverDB driver|cong-fu-cheng}}
  • [http://batgwa.com/squat/article.php?articleId=42 Cheng Congfu interview], 17 September 2006

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