Ling Kang (, born 14 March 1997) is a Chinese racing driver.

Career

Karting Ling began karting in 2010 and raced in Asia for the majority of his career, winning 2012 Asian Karting Championship x30 Senior class. Other highlights in his karting career include; a fourth-place finish in the 2010 KF3 Asia-Pacific Championship and 28th position in 2012 KF1 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship, scoring six points. He ended his karting career in 2012 and moved into single-seaters in 2013.

French F4 Championship Ling made the step up into single-seaters in 2013, participating in the 2013 French F4 Championship, he scored four points, all of which came at the third round in Spa.

Formula Renault 2.0 Alps In 2014, Ling signed for the Koiranen GP team to race in the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship, but left mid-season after scoring no points.

GP3 Series Ling joined the Trident team in the GP3 Series for the final round of the season in the 2014 in Abu Dhabi. He replaced Luca Ghiotto in car number 23, and became the eleventh driver to race for the team that season.

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

In 2015, Ling graduated to the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, joining Mücke Motorsport.

Euroformula Open Championship After being dropped halfway through the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship for poor results, Ling's seat was taken by Félix Serrallés.

Making guest appearances, Ling joined DAV Racing for the final two rounds of the Euroformula Open championship at Monza and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, achieving a best result of twelfth position. As a guest driver, Ling was unable to score points.

Racing record

Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2013 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 19 0 0 0 0 11 20th 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Koiranen GP 6 0 0 0 0 0 28th German Formula 3 Championship ADM Motorsport 5 0 0 1 0 0 NC† British Formula 3 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 5 17th GP3 Series Trident 2 0 0 0 0 0 28th 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Mücke Motorsport 24 0 0 0 0 0 38th Euroformula Open Championship DAV Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2016 Euroformula Open Championship DAV Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 24th Spanish Formula 3 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 20th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am FFF Racing Team by ACM 2 1 0 0 2 27 10th Italian GT Championship Antonelli Motorsport 2 1 0 0 2 32 17th 2017 International GT Open Ratón Racing 12 0 0 0 0 13 16th China GT Championship - GTC Xtreme Motorsport 6 0 0 1 3 81 4th China GT Championship 2 0 0 0 0 22 17th 2018 International GT Open Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 14 0 0 0 1 48 11th F3 Asian Championship Zen-Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 12 18th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup Ombra Racing 1 1 0 0 1 46 8th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC ARC Bratislava 1 0 0 0 0 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 2 27thLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-AmTop Speed Racing Team20001108th 2018-19 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 ARC Bratislava 4 0 0 0 1 51 3rd 2019 International GT Open Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 6 0 0 0 0 8 25th International GT Open - Pro-Am 6 0 0 0 2 26 10th 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Am ARC Bratislava 1 0 1 0 0 1 9th 2020 F4 Chinese Championship BlackArts Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Meidong Racing1411072145th 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia BD Group Macau GT Cup Phantom Pro Racing10000N/A4th 2023 GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Phantom Pro Racing1201001233rd Greater Bay Area GT Cup - GT3 China Endurance Championship - TCE212436th Ultimate Cup Series - Sprint GT Touring Challenge - 3A SR&R2212248 8th Italian GT Championship - GT Cup Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Ombra Racing900003416th2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia R&B Racing400000NC† FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team China10000N/A9th 992 Endurance Cup Speedlover10000N/A25th2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Climax Racing 4 0 0 0 0 1 24th2025 Middle East Trophy - 992 SebLajoux Racing GT World Challenge Asia Climax RacingLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-Am121006964th2026Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaOrigine MotorsportChina GT Championship - GT3 † As Ling was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2014 Koiranen GP IMO1 IMO2 PAU1 PAU2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MUG1 MUG2 JER1 JER2 28th 0

Complete GP3 Series 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 Pos Points 2014 TridentCATFEACATSPRRBRFEARBRSPRSILFEASILSPRHOCFEAHOCSPRHUNFEAHUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 28th 0

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points 2015 kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ALG1 ALG2 ALG3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 38th 0

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