Michael Ho (racing driver)
"Michael" Ho Hon Keong (born 29 November 1968) is a Macanese racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and TCR Asia Series. Having previously competed in the European F3 Open, Formula V6 Asia and Macau Grand Prix amongst others.
| Michael Ho | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Macanese |
| Born | 29 November 1968 Macau |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Champ Motorsport |
| Car number | 38 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2016 2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 2006, 08-09 2005 1999, 01 1998 1998 1997, 99-10 | TCR Asia Series Chinese Racing Cup Macau Lotus Greater China Race Asian Formula Renault Challenge Racecar Euro Series European F3 Open Formula V6 Asia Australian Formula 3 Asian Formula Renault 2000 Challenge ELF Formula Campus International China Formula Campus Challenge Macau Grand Prix |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001 | Asian Formula Renault 2000 Challenge |
Racing career
Ho began his career in 1997 in the Macau Grand Prix, he continued to race at the Macau Grand Prix up until 2010. He also took part in the China Formula Campus Challenge and ELF Formula Campus International series' in 1998. In 1999 he raced in the Asian Formula Renault 2000 Challenge, he also raced there in 2001. In 2005 he had a single start in the Australian Formula 3. For 2006 he raced in the Formula V6 Asia, he finished 8th in the standings. After not racing there in 2007, he returned there 2008 and stayed there for 2009, he finished 9th in 2008 standings and 5th in 2009. In 2010 he switched to the European F3 Open Championship, he only raced a partial season, finishing 19th in the standings. For 2011 he raced in the Racecar Euro Series, before switching to the Asian Formula Renault Challenge for 2012. In 2013 he took part in the Macau Lotus Greater China Race. He switched to the Chinese Racing Cup for 2015 finishing fifth in the championship standings that year.[1] He switched to the TCR Asia Series for 2016, joining the series with Champ Motorsport.[2][3]
In November 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Honda Civic TCR for Champ Motorsport.[4]
Racing record
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Champ Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
MYS 1 |
MYS 2 |
MAC 1 WD |
MAC 2 WD |
NC* | 0* |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.
References
- "Michael Ho career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- "TCR Asia Series kicks off-season two in South Korea". asia.tcr-series.com. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- Hudson, Neil (13 May 2016). "Sophomore TCR Asia series season starts this weekend in South Korea". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- Casillo, Pietro (16 November 2016). "Guia Race preview: CTCC and TCR to battle it out on the streets of Macau". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
External links
- Michael Ho career summary at DriverDB.com
- Michael Ho on Facebook