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.Cheng presentation 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 started his formula racing career with the British Formula Ford Winter Series in 2001. In 2003, he would be supported by the McLaren Formula One team, as part of its driver development programme.
Cheng joined A1 Team China and drove in the A1 Grand Prix series from the 2006-07 seasonCheng Cong Fu results.a1gp.com in the 2008-09 season.
Cheng raced in the Formula Three Euroseries for 2008.
Cheng became the first Chinese driver to participate, finish and score a class podium in the 24 Hours of Le Mans when his Saulnier Team LMP2 Pescarolo finished third in the LMP2 class of the 2008 event, behind the teams of van Merksteijn and Team Essex, both running Porsche Spyder LMP2s.
On 23–24 May 2009, Cheng 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 third 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.
Cheng 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 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.2011 ILMC Zhuhai Entry List www.lemans.org/en Retrieved 26 October 2011.
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Hill Speed Racing900001930th 2004 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Manor Motorsport1600006622nd 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Manor Motorsport18000121711th Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series412131012nd 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Manor Motorsport2001083743rd French Formula Renault 2.020000034th 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team China12000022‡15th‡ 2007 British Formula 3 International Series - National Performance Racing Europe AB20548152672nd Masters of Formula 3 Manor Motorsport10000N/A19th 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team China20004155‡13th‡ 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series RC Motorsport powered by Volkswagen160000029th Macau Grand Prix Signature-Plus20000N/A13th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Saulnier Racing10001N/A3rd 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team China400007‡18th‡ 2009 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T Volkswagen Motorsport10001N/A3rd 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Persson Motorsport110000017th 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing100001224th Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Black Falcon200011818th 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing300001718th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP110000N/A8th American Le Mans Series - P1100000NC Asian Le Mans Series OAK Racing10111199th GT Asia Series - GT3 Team R8 LMS Ultra400004312th Audi R8 LMS Cup China Audi Ultra Team90015985th 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Brothers Racing Team300001621st Audi R8 LMS Cup China Audi R8 LMS Cup Team1221041304th 2015 Audi R8 LMS Cup China FAW-VW Audi Racing Team1100071602nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Race Experience10000N/A12th 2016 GT Asia Series - GT3 Absolute Racing400001319th FIA GT World Cup20000N/A10th Audi R8 LMS Cup China FAW-VW Audi Racing Team120000707th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Race Experience10000N/ADNF 2016-17 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Absolute Racing100001014th 2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3 Milestone Racing1100001525th Audi R8 LMS Cup FAW-VW Audi Racing Team1011031273rd 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3 Absolute Racing1211031164th GT Asia Series - GT3401020NC† Audi R8 LMS Cup Hard Memory Hero Super Car Team200000NC† 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Racing120000436th 2023 GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute1200001825th FIA GT World Cup FAW Audi Racing Team10000N/A13th2024 GT World Challenge Asia FAW Audi Sport Asia Racing Team1211?4984th2025 GT World Challenge Asia FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom 12 1 2 0 2 80 8th2026GT World Challenge AsiaFAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom † 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) 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 A1 Team China NEDSPR11 NEDFEA9 CZESPR4 CZEFEA8 BEISPR13 BEIFEARet MYSSPR10 MYSFEA16 IDNSPR IDNFEA NZLSPR NZLFEA AUSSPR AUSFEA RSASPR RSAFEA MEXSPR MEXFEA SHASPR11 SHAFEA15 GBRSPRRet GBRFEA1015th 22 2007–08 NEDSPR17 NEDFEA15 CZESPR10 CZEFEA4 MYSSPRRet MYSFEA5 ZHUSPR3 ZHUFEA9 NZLSPR14 NZLFEARet AUSSPR14 AUSFEA10 RSASPR4 RSAFEA6 MEXSPR17 MEXFEA10 SHASPR10 SHAFEA15 GBRSPR21 GBRFEA413th 55 2008–09 NEDSPR NEDFEA CHISPR CHIFEA MYSSPR MYSFEA NZLSPRRet NZLFEA14 RSASPR RSAFEA PORSPR PORFEA GBRSPR14 GBRFEARet18th7
Complete DTM results (key) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points 2010 Persson Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 HOC13 VAL12 LAU12 NOR14 NÜR12 ZAN16 BRH13 OSCRet HOCRet ADR13 SHA15 17th 0
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2008 Saulnier Racing Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP2 333 18th 3rd 2013 Rebellion Racing Mathias Beche Andrea Belicchi Lola B12/60-Toyota LMP1 275 40th 8th
References
External links Cheng page at a1teamchina.com.cn Driver Statistics at results.a1gp.com
Cheng Congfu interview, 17 September 2006