Kerong Li (; born 3 August 2001 in Xi'an) is a Chinese racing driver competing for High Class Racing in the Intercontinental GT Challenge.
Career Li made his single-seater debut in 2021, racing in the Formula Race Promotions Eastern Pro 4 Challenge for Jensen Global Advisors. After finishing third in the aforementioned series, Li raced part-time in both the Formula Pro USA F4 Championship and the Formula 4 United States Championships. At the end of the year, Li joined NTE Sport in the season-ending round of the Michelin Pilot Challenge at Road Atlanta alongside Jean-Francois Brunot in the Grand Sport class.
Moving to GT racing full-time in 2022, Li primarily competed in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Leipert Motorsport alongside Brunot in the Pro-Am class. Scoring 23 points across the twelve-race season, Li finished 14th in the Pro-Am standings at season's end. Also in the same year, Li drove the first round of the 24H GT Series for the same team, finishing fifth in his only outing in the GT3 Pro class. Competing in the GTX class for most of the remaining races, which included a one-off outing for HRT Performance at Mugello, Li scored a podium in every race he contested and won the season-ending round at Barcelona to clinch the GTX title in the 24H GT Series European Championship.
In 2023, Li returned to NTE Sport to make his debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona alongside Jaden Conwright, Alessio Deledda and Robert Megennis. In the race, Li retired due to a damaged fuel tank, which was the result of Megennis' crash at Turn 1 just after the one hour mark. For the rest of the season, Li returned to Leipert Motorsport to race in the Am class of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Brunot. Scoring a lone class podium at Paul Ricard and finished 11th in the Am standings at season's end. During 2023, Li also competed for the same team in two rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. After finishing 36th at Paul Ricard, Li retired from the 24 Hours of Spa after spinning and being collected by Yannick Mettler just after the ten hour mark. After making a one-off appearance in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Earl Bamber Motorsport, Li stayed with the team to compete in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series, racing in the GT class alongside Bamber and Adrian D'Silva. In the five-race season, Li scored a best result of 12th at Sepang and ended the winter 31st in the GT points.
Moving back to the United States for 2024, Li joined MDK Motorsports to compete in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship alongside Anders Fjordbach. Alongside endurance rounds-only driver Klaus Bachler, Li scored his best result of the season of eighth at Watkins Glen, on his way to 13th in the GTD standings. Li also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for Earl Bamber Motorsport alongside Bamber, Brendon Leitch and D'Silva.
Li moved to Asia for 2025, joining Origine Motorsport in the team's sole Silver-Am lineup alongside Fjordbach. In his rookie year in the series, Li scored a lone class win in race two at Fuji en route to a fifth-place points finish. During 2025, Li returned to EBM Giga Racing to make his debut in the GT300 class of Super GT alongside Jazeman Jaafar at Sepang. The following year, Li joined High Class Racing to contest the full Intercontinental GT Challenge season. At the Bathurst 12 Hour, Li finished second overall and won in the Bronze class alongside Anders Fjordbach and Dorian Boccolacci.
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2021 FRP Eastern Pro 4 Challenge Jensen Global Advisors 4 0 0 0 3 1453rd Formula Pro USA F4 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 18 11th Formula 4 United States Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 36th Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS NTE Sport 1 0 0 0 0 200 53rd2022 24H GT Series – GT3 Pro Leipert Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 1 NC Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am 12 0 0 0 0 23 14th 24H GT Series – GTX 4 2 0 0 4861st HRT Performance 1 1 0 0 1 2022–23 Middle East Trophy – GTX Leipert Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 40 NC2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD NTE Sport 1 0 0 0 0 120 69th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Am Leipert Motorsport 10 0 0 0 1 38 11th 24H GT Series – GT3 Am 1 0 0 0 0 20 NC Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Am 2 0 0 0 0 4 10th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 00NC CrowdStrike Racing by Leipert Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Leipert Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 6 20th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am CrowdStrike Racing by Leipert Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 1 22nd Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – Am EBM Giga Racing 2 0 0 0 0 16 14th 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Earl Bamber Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 31st2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD MDK Motorsports 10 0 0 0 0 2129 13th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Earl Bamber Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2025 GT World Challenge Asia Origine Motorsport11 0 0 0 0 11 33rd GT World Challenge Asia – Silver-Am 1 1 0 3 107 5th Super GT – GT300 EBM Giga Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaTeam Porsche New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2025–2624H Series Middle East - GT3EBM 1 0 0 0 0 18 NC2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge High Class Racing * * Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 6th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP10 SRS Team Sorg Rennsport Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – Pro-AmOpenRoad Racing Origine Motorsport China GT Championship – GTS Phantom Global Racing China GT Championship – GTS Pro-Am GT World Challenge Asia Absolute Racing GT World Challenge Asia – Pro-Am Sources:
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints 2021 Jensen Global AdvisorsATL1ATL2ATL3ROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2MOH3BRA1BRA2BRA3VIR1VIR2VIR3COA1COA2 36th 0
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points 2023 Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo SilverMNZLEC 20th 6 Crowdstrike Racing by Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro-AmSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜRCAT 22nd 1 2024 Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro-Am LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED NC 0 2026 High Class Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Pro-Am LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG NC 0
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011 Rank Points 2023 NTE Sport GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 69th 1202024MDK MotorsportsGTDPorsche 911 GT3 R (992)Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 2129 13th
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine12345Pos.Points 2023–24 Earl Bamber Motorsport GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB ABU1 ABU2 31st 0
Complete GT World Challenge Asia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2025 Origine Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Silver-Am SEP1 SEP2 MAN1 MAN2 BUR1 BUR2 FUJ1 FUJ2 OKA1 OKA2 BEI1 BEI25th107
Complete Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2025 EBM GIGA Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo GT300 OKA FUJ SEP FS1 FS2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT NC 0
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