Matthew Barry Solomon (born 19 February 1996) is a Hong Kong racing driver.

Career

Solomon began his

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career in

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in 2007, where he remained active until 2012. In 2013, Solomon switched to

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and competed for Eurasia Motorsport in

Formula Masters China Formula Masters China, FMCS () (previously known as Formula Pilota China), was a Open wheel car, single-seater racing series based in Asia. The series was created in 2011 after the success of the Formula Abarth championship that was created a yea ...

. He scored in every race and scored four third places for best results. He finished fifth in the overall standings. In addition, he completed as a guest drive in

Formula Renault Formula Renault are classes of formula racing popular in Europe and elsewhere. Regarded as an entry-level series to motor racing, it was founded in 1971, and was a respected series where drivers can learn advanced racecraft before moving on to hig ...

for Prema in Europe. 2014 Solomon remained in the Formula Masters China at Eurasia Motorsport. He won five races and finished second overall with 187 to 215 points James Munro. In addition, Solomon was active in GT sports in 2014. He finished ninth in the Chinese

Audi R8 LMS Cup The Audi R8 LMS Cup was a one-make sports car racing series by Audi based in Asia. Audi R8 LMS Cup cars were based on the Audi R8 LMS (GT3). History Audi R8 LMS Cup started in 2012 in all around the Asia. Constructor of this one make racing ...

and 28th in the GT3 class of the Asian GT Championship. In the winter of 2014/15, Solomon competed for a MRF Challenge Formula 2000 event, finishing second. Subsequently, Solomon

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moved to

European Formula 3 Championship The FIA Formula 3 European Championship was a European Formula Three(F3) auto racing competition, organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). After one season of the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy, the FIA revived th ...

Double R Racing Double R Racing is a motor racing team, which races in Formula Three and other junior levels of formula racing including the MSA Formula Championship for the 2016 season. The team was formed in November 2004 as Räikkönen Robertson Racing by th ...

. He is consultant ("in-house racing specialist") for computergame-company

Animoca Brands Animoca Brands (Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd) is a Hong Kong-based game software company and venture capital company founded in 2014 by Yat Siu. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange from 23 January 2015 to 9 March 2020. Nota ...

Racing record

Career summary

† As he as a guest driver, Solomon was ineliglble to score points.

Personal life

Solomon was born to an

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n father and

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mother. He usually drives under the

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

license, but he also has an

Australian passport Australian passports are travel documents issued to Australian citizens under the ''Australian Passports Act 2005'' by the Australian Passport Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), both in Australia and overseas, which e ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solomon, Matt 1996 births Living people Hong Kong racing drivers Hong Kong people of Australian descent FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers Karting World Championship drivers MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers Australian Endurance Championship drivers Formula Masters China drivers Double R Racing drivers Eurasia Motorsport drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Australian racing drivers