Melvin Choo Kwok Ming (born 24 July 1970) is a Singaporean auto racing driver.
Career
Choo competed in the final two rounds of the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship, becoming the first driver from Singapore to compete in the WTCC. Melvin Choo will compete in the ThunderAsia BMW 320si, becoming the first Singaporean to race in the WTCC He drove for the Thunder Asia Racing Team in a BMW 320si with a best placed result of 20th at Okayama Circuit, Japan. He also finished as runner-up in Division Two of the Asian Touring Car Championship in 2008, after finishing third in 2007. Other races participated in 2008 includes the Aston Martin Asia Cup, and finishing as runner-up in Class B of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
In 2009 Super GT season, Choo spot-raced in the Malaysia round for the Thunder Asia Racing with Martin Short and became the first Singaporean driver in the event. Their team finished 13th in GT300 class. He and the team would be fully involved in the 2010 Super GT season, while he was also appointed as the official negotiator of Super GT to promote the event in Singapore, including a possibility to bringing the race to Singapore in future.
Complete WTCC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car123456789101112 Position Points2008ThunderAsia RacingBMW 320si CUR PUE VAL PAU BRN EST BRA OSC IMO MON OKA MAC NC 0 23 20 Ret Ret
Complete Super GT results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts 2009ThunderAsia RacingMosler MT900MGT300OKASUZFUJSEP13SUGSUZFUJAUTMOTNC0 2010ThunderAsia RacingMosler MT900MGT300SUZOKARetFUJRetSEPRetSUGRetSUZ14FUJCMOTNC0 2011ThunderAsia RacingMosler MT900MGT300OKA16FUJ15SEP15SUGSUZ18FUJ20AUT19MOT18NC0
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