James Tang

"James" Tang Chi Lun (born 15 July 1975) is a Hong Kong racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. Having previously competed in the Asian Le Mans Series and Red Bull Drift Battle amongst others.

James Tang
NationalityHong Kong, Republic of China
Born (1975-07-15) 15 July 1975
Hong Kong
TCR International Series career
Debut season2016
Current teamTeam TRC
Car number68
Starts1
Previous series
2016–17
2015-16
2005-07
2003-04, 07-08		Asian Le Mans Series
Red Bull Drift Battle
ZIC Drifting
Hong Kong Touring Car Championship

Racing career

Tang began his career in 2003 in the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship, he raced there for two seasons, before starting his career in drifting. After drifting for a few years he returned to the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship for two seasons. He took part in the REd Bull Drift Battle in 2015 and 2016, finishing within the top ten both years. He switched to the Asian Le Mans Series for the 2016–17 season.[1][2]

In November 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Honda Civic TCR for Team TRC.[3][4]

Racing record

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2016 Team TRC Honda Civic TCR BHR
1
 BHR
2
 POR
1
 POR
2
 BEL
1
 BEL
2
 ITA
1
 ITA
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 GER
1
 GER
2
 RUS
1
 RUS
2
 THA
1
 THA
2
 SIN
1
 SIN
2
 MYS
1
 MYS
2
 MAC
1
Ret		 MAC
2
DNS		 NC 0

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References
  1. "2016/2017 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES ROUND 1 : 4H OF ZHUHAI Provisional Entry List V2" (PDF). asianlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. "James Tang career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. Casillo, Pietro (16 November 2016). "Guia Race preview: CTCC and TCR to battle it out on the streets of Macau". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. "35-car Macau entry list of CTCC and TCR cars released". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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