Ho-Pin Tung (; born December 4, 1982) is a Dutch-born racing driver who races with a Chinese license.
Career Tung was born in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands, to Chinese parents with ancestry tracing to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. He started kart racing in the Netherlands in 1997 before graduating to single-seaters. In 2001, he raced in the Dutch Formula Ford championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. After winning the 2003 Formula BMW Asia series, he was rewarded with a test drive with the Williams F1 team.
In 2004, Tung joined the ATS Formel 3 Cup. Although he scored race wins and podium finishes, he finished seventh in his rookie year.
Tung stayed in the ATS F3 Cup in 2005, finishing the series in third place, before taking the title in 2006, winning nine races, four pole positions and five fastest laps.
At the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Tung was announced as a test driver for the BMW Sauber F1 Team the rest of the year.
On 4 April 2007, BCN Competición announced that it had signed Tung as its second driver alongside Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto for the 2007 GP2 Series.
Tung drove for Trident Racing team in the 2008 GP2 Asia Series and GP2 Series, scoring his first podium finish in the latter.
In 2009, Tung raced in the Superleague Formula series. He raced in the first three rounds for Galatasaray S.K. and the latter three rounds for Atlético Madrid. He had his first win in the series at the Jarama round for Galatasaray.
In December 2009, Tung tested for the Renault F1 Team. In January, he was announced as the team's third driver. As part of the deal, he returned to the GP2 Series with the DAMS team for the 2010 GP2 Series season.
On 23 June 2010, the FIA granted Tung a four-race probationary FIA Super Licence, allowing him to compete in Formula One.
At the Hungaroring round of the GP2 season, Tung sustained a minor fracture of one of his lumbar vertebrae as a result of a first-lap collision with Jules Bianchi, who spun in front of him and suffered a more serious break of the same bone. Tung was replaced by Romain Grosjean while he recovered. However, Grosjean kept the seat for the remainder of the season, leaving Tung without a drive until he was called up to replace Christian Vietoris at Racing Engineering for the final round, Vietoris suffering from appendicitis.
IndyCar On 22 November 2010, Tung made sporting history as he officially became the first Chinese licensed driver to take the wheel of an IndyCar by testing with the FAZZT Race Team at Sebring International Raceway.INDYCAR: FAZZT Eyes Two Cars For 2011 Speedtv.com Media Release November 22, 2010 Indianapolis, IN
Tung attempted to qualify for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with Dragon Racing, but was unsuccessful due to a crash on Pole Day that resulted in a mild concussion. He made his IndyCar debut later that season in August at Infineon Raceway, driving for the same team.
Sportscars
In 2016, Tung joined Baxi DC Racing to partner team owner David Cheng and French driver Nelson Panciatici (replaced mid-year by Paul-Loup Chatin) in the team's Alpine A460 entry for the LMP2 class of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. The team took a string of minor points placings during the year, and Tung finished the season in 13th position in the drivers' championship standings.
Tung remained with DC, now renamed Jackie Chan DC Racing, for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. At the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, Tung became the first driver in the event's history to lead the race in an LMP2 car, after all the top class LMP1 entries either retired or faded away in the race. Ultimately, his Oreca 07 car finished second overall, and first in the LMP2 class, after it was overtaken by the No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid car. The Jackie Chan DC crew were also the first Chinese-entered car to win a class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. During the remainder of the season, Tung and his co-drivers Oliver Jarvis and Thomas Laurent took further class wins at Silverstone and the Nürburgring, and two other podium finishes, and finished the season in second place in the LMP2 championship.
Tung remained with Jackie Chan DC Racing for a third season in 2018, to contest the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship 'superseason'.
Racing record
Racing career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition2001Formula Ford 1800 BeneluxVan Amersfoort Racing111101656thFormula Ford Festival10000N/ANC2002Formula BMW Junior CupBaviera S.A.300016215th2003Formula BMW AsiaTeam Meritus1410121013225 1stFormula OneBMW WilliamsF1 TeamTest driver2004German Formula Three ChampionshipVan Amersfoort Racing1800141117thMacau Grand PrixHitech Racing10000N/A16thBahrain Superprix10000N/ANC2005German Formula Three ChampionshipJB Motorsport17212786 3rdMasters of Formula 310000N/A16th2006German Formula Three ChampionshipJB Motorsport2094511145 1stMasters of Formula 310000N/ANC 2006–07A1 Grand PrixA1 Team China10000122‡15th‡2007GP2 SeriesBCN Competición210000423rdFormula OneBMW Sauber F1 TeamTest driver2008GP2 SeriesTrident Racing200001718thGP2 Asia Series100000121stInternational GT Open - GTSScuderia Latorre211011418th2008–09A1 Grand PrixA1 Team China1000007‡18th‡2009Superleague FormulaAtlético Madrid61001202‡15th‡Galatasaray S.K.60101239‡11th‡Formula OneRenault F1 TeamTest driver2010GP2 SeriesDAMS150000028thFormula OneRenault F1 TeamReserve driver2011IndyCar SeriesDragon Racing200001045thFIA GT1 World ChampionshipExim Bank Team China400000NCSuperleague FormulaChina3000034‡14th‡2012Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaBudweiser Team Starchase1100031305th2013Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaBudweiser Kamlung Racing1210021235thAsian Le Mans Series - LMP2OAK Racing3221370 3rd24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2KCMG10000N/ANC2014Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaBudweiser Team Absolute Racing1100011355thAsian Le Mans Series - LMP2OAK Racing Team Total44324103 1stUnited SportsCar Championship - PrototypeOAK Racing300218027th24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2OAK Racing Team Asia10000N/A7th2014–15Formula EChina Racing Formula E Team30000026th2015Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaBudweiser Team Absolute Racing1420161614thGT Asia SeriesAbsolute Racing40000351st24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2Pegasus Racing10000N/A9th2015–16Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3DC Racing44334103 1st2016FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2Baxi DC Racing Alpine900004013th24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ANC2016–17Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2Jackie Chan DC Racing4211369 3rdFormula EPanasonic Jaguar RacingReserve driver2017FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2Jackie Chan DC Racing93016175 2nd24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP211001N/A 1stBlancpain GT Series Asia - GT3FFF Racing Team by ACM200000NC2017–18Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2Jackie Chan DC Racing × Jota10000011thFormula EPanasonic Jaguar RacingReserve driver2018IMSA SportsCar Championship - PrototypeJackie Chan DCR JOTA100002651st24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2Jackie Chan DC Racing10000N/A6th2018–19FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2Jackie Chan DC Racing82105166 2ndFormula EPanasonic Jaguar RacingReserve driver201924 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2Jackie Chan DC Racing10001N/A 2nd2019–20FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2Jackie Chan DC Racing80001698th202024 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2Jackie Chan DC Racing10000N/ANC2023Super Taikyū - ST-XKCMG7001285‡6th‡2025Super Taikyu - ST-ZProgress RacingLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-AmZ.SPEED100001810th2025–2624H Series Middle East - TCXKCMG2026Super Taikyu - ST-XTeam Pop Race ‡ Team standings.
Complete Formula BMW Asia results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2003 Team Meritus SEP11 SEP12 SEP21 SEP22 JOH1 JOH2 BIR1 BIR2 TAE1 TAE2 AUT1 AUT2 BEI1 BEI2 1st 205
Complete ATS Formel 3 Cup results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2004 Van Amersfoort Racing HOC1 HOC2 OSC11 OSC12 ASS1 ASS2 LAU11 LAU12 NÜR11 NÜR12 SAC1 SAC2 NÜR21 NÜR22 LAU21 LAU22 OSC21 OSC22 7th 111 2005 JB Motorsport OSC11 OSC12 HOC1 HOC2 SAC1 SAC2 LAU11 LAU12 NÜR11 NÜR12 NÜR21 NÜR22 ASS1 ASS2 LAU21 LAU22 OSC21 OSC22 3rd 88 2006 JB Motorsport OSC11 OSC12 HOC1 HOC2 LAU11 LAU12 NÜR11 NÜR12 NÜR21 NÜR22 ASS11 ASS12 LAU21 LAU22 ASS21 ASS22 SAL1 SAL2 OSC21 OSC22 1st 145
Complete A1 Grand Prix results (key) 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 China NEDSPR NEDFEA CZESPR CZEFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA MYSSPR MYSFEA IDNSPR IDNFEA NZLSPR NZLFEA AUSSPR AUSFEA RSASPR RSAFEA MEXSPR MEXFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA GBRSPR GBRSPR 15th 22 2008–09 NEDSPR NEDFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA MYSSPR MYSFEA NZLSPR NZLFEA RSASPR RSAFEA PORSPR PORFEA GBRSPR GBRSPR 17th 4
Complete GP2 Series results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2007 BCN Competición BHRFEA BHRSPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MAGFEA MAGSPR SILFEA SILSPR NÜRFEA NÜRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SPAFEA SPASPR VALFEA VALSPR 23rd 4 2008 Trident Racing CATFEA CATSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR MONFEA MONSPR MAGFEA MAGSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR VALFEA VALSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 18th 7 2010 DAMS CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 28th 0 Racing Engineering YMCFEA YMCSPR
Complete GP2 Asia Series results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 2008 Trident Racing DUBFEA DUBSPR SENFEA SENSPR SEPFEA SEPSPR BHRFEA BHRSPR DUBFEA DUBSPRDSQ 21st 1
Superleague Formula (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Position Points2009Atlético Madrid MAG1 MAG2 ZOL1 ZOL2 DON1 DON2 15th 202Galatasaray S.K. EST1 EST2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JAR1 JAR2 11th 2392011 China ASS1 ASS2ZOL1ZOL2 14th 34
Super Final Results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 62009Atlético Madrid MAG ZOL DONGalatasaray S.K. EST MNZ JAR2011 China HOLBEL
American Open-Wheel racing results (key)
IndyCar Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref 2011 Dragon Racing 8 Dallara Honda STP ALA LBH SAO INDY TXS TXS MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO NHM 45th 10 88 SNM BAL MOT KTY LVS
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Top 5s Top 10s Indianapolis 500Wins Championships111000000
Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2011 Dallara Honda DNQ Dragon Racing
Complete GT1 World Championship results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points 2011 Exim Bank Team China Chevrolet Corvette C6.R ABUQR ABUCR ZOLQR ZOLCR ALGQR ALGCR SACQR SACCR SILQR SILCR NAVQR NAVCR PRIQR PRICR ORDQRRet ORDCR12 BEIQR14 BEICR11 SANQR SANCR 39th 0
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2013 KCMG Alexandre Imperatori Matthew Howson Morgan LMP2-Nissan LMP2 241 DNF DNF 2014 OAK Racing-Team Asia David Cheng Adderly Fong Ligier JS P2-Honda LMP2 347 11th 7th 2015 Pegasus Racing David Cheng Léo Roussel Morgan LMP2-Nissan LMP2 334 19th 9th 2016 Baxi DC Racing Alpine David Cheng Nelson Panciatici Alpine A460-Nissan LMP2 234 DNF DNF 2017 Jackie Chan DC Racing Thomas Laurent Oliver Jarvis Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 2nd 1st 2018 Jackie Chan DC Racing Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 356 10th 6th 2019 Jackie Chan DC Racing Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 367 7th 2nd 2020 Jackie Chan DC Racing Gabriel Aubry Will Stevens Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 141 DSQ DSQ
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts 2014 OAK Racing P Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK COA 27th 80 Ligier JS P2 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo PET 2018 Jackie Chan DCR JOTA P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 51st 26
Complete Formula E results (key) Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points 2014–15 China Racing Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI PUT PDE BUE MIA LBH MCO BER MSC LDN LDN 26th 0
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results