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Champ Motorsport is a Chinese
auto racing Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
team based in
Zhuhai Zhuhai (, ; Yale: ''Jyūhói''), also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of Pearl ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. The team has raced in the
TCR International Series The TCR International Series was an international touring car championship. The championship was promoted by World Sporting Consulting (WSC), founded by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti. It was marketed as a cost-eff ...
, since
2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
. Having also raced in the
TCR Asia Series The TCR Asia Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Asia. History TCR Asia Series was announced on 14 August 2014 by the organisation behind the TCR series under the name TC3 Asia Series - later chan ...
,
Asian Formula Renault Series The Formula Renault AsiaCup (formerly known as the Asian Formula Renault Challenge and AFR Series) is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship held in Asia. The series debuted in 2002 and also held the ''China Formula Renault Challenge''. The series i ...
and China Formula 4 Championship amongst others.


Asian Formula Renault Series

Having first entered the championship in 2004. The team returned in 2005 and won the championship with Taiwanese driver Hanss Lin. The team kept entering the series for many years before again winning the title in 2013 with Colombian driver Julia Acosta.


China Formula 4 Championship

The team entered the first season of the China F4 series with Chinese drivers Chen Zhuoxuan, Liu Wenlong, Yang Fan and Xie Ruilin alongside 2013 Asian Formula Renault champion Julio Acosta. Acosta took seven out of eight possible victories, with Acosta having secured the title at the fourth round out of five of the championship. Acosta therefore did not take part in the final round of the 2015–16 season. For
2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
the team entered Liu Wenlong and Xie Ruilin again for a second season with the team.


Formula Masters China

The team made a one-off appearance in the series at their home circuit at
Zhuhai International Circuit Zhuhai International Circuit (ZIC) (simplified Chinese: 珠海国际赛车场; traditional Chinese: ) is located at Jin Ding town in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. Motorsport started in Zhuhai when it hosted a race on its street circ ...
, with the team entering Xie Ruilin and Leong Hon Chio for the event.


TCR Asia Series

The team entered the Asian TCR series for 2016, with
Henry Ho "Henry" Ho Wai Kun (, born January 12, 1982) is a racing driver from Macau. Career Ho won the Macau Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2008 and 2009.http://www.fiawtcc.com/Drivers_Details.asp?idDriver=61 Profile at fiawtcc.com He also won the ST ...
and Michael Ho driving a Honda Civic TCR each. The team finished fourth in the Teams' championship, with
Henry Ho "Henry" Ho Wai Kun (, born January 12, 1982) is a racing driver from Macau. Career Ho won the Macau Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2008 and 2009.http://www.fiawtcc.com/Drivers_Details.asp?idDriver=61 Profile at fiawtcc.com He also won the ST ...
having taken three podiums.


TCR International Series


Honda Civic TCR (2016–)

After having raced in the 2016 TCR Asia Series, the team entered the
2016 TCR International Series The 2016 TCR International Series was the second season of the TCR International Series. Stefano Comini successfully defended his title, beating his nearest challenger James Nash by 2.5 points. Craft-Bamboo Racing were crowned teams' champions ...
with TCR Asia regular driver Michael Ho driving a Honda Civic TCR. However, Ho withdrew from
2016 Guia Race of Macau The 2016 Guia Race of Macau was the eleventh and final round of the 2016 TCR International Series season as well as the fifth and final round of the 2016 TCR Asia Series season. It took place on 20 November at the Guia Circuit. Stefano Comini w ...
before the first practice session.


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