Kang Ling Explained

Kang Ling
Nationality: Chinese
Birth Date:1997 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Racing Licence: FIA Silver
Current Series:European Formula 3
First Year:2015
Current Team:kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport
Car Number:35
Starts:24
Wins:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:38th
Year:2015
Prev Series:GP3 Series
British Formula Three
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
German Formula Three
French F4 Championship
Prev Series Years:2014
2014
2014
2014
2013

Kang Ling (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 4th-place finish in the 2010 KF3 Asia-Pacific Championship [1] and 28th position in 2012 KF1 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship, scoring 6 points.[2] 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 4 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.[3]

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.[4]

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

In 2015, Ling will graduate to the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, joining Mücke Motorsport.[5]

Euroformula Open Championship

After been dropped halfway through the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship for poor results, his 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.[6] As a guest driver Ling was unable to score points.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013French F4 ChampionshipAuto Sport Academy1900001120th
2014Formula Renault 2.0 AlpsKoiranen GP60000028th
German Formula 3 Championshipalign=left rowspan=2ADM Motorsport500100NC†
British Formula 3 Championship30000517th
GP3 SeriesTrident20000028th
2015FIA Formula 3 European ChampionshipMücke Motorsport240000038th
Euroformula Open ChampionshipDAV Racing400000NC†
2016Euroformula Open Championshipalign=left rowspan=2DAV Racing60000024th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship20000020th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-AmFFF Racing Team by ACM210022710th
Italian GT ChampionshipAntonelli Motorsport210023217th
2017International GT OpenRatón Racing1200001316th
China GT Championship - GTCalign=left rowspan=2Xtreme Motorsport60013814th
China GT Championship200002217th
2018International GT OpenVincenzo Sospiri Racing1400014811th
F3 Asian ChampionshipZen-Motorsport300001218th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cupalign=left rowspan=2Ombra Racing11001468th
align=left rowspan=2Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup100000NC
align=left rowspan=2ARC Bratislava10000
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am10000227th
2018-19Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2ARC Bratislava40001513rd
2019International GT Openalign=left rowspan=2Vincenzo Sospiri Racing60000825th
International GT Open - Pro-Am600022610th
2019-20Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 AmARC Bratislava1010019th
2020F4 Chinese Championshipalign=left rowspan=2BlackArts Racing Team200000NC†
Macau Grand Prix10000N/A6th
2021Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaMeidong Racing1411072145th
2022Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaBD Group
Macau GT CupPhantom Pro Racing10000N/A4th
2023GT World Challenge Asia - GT3Phantom Pro Racing1201001233rd
Greater Bay Area GT Cup - GT3
China Endurance Championship - TCE212436th
Ultimate Cup Series - Sprint GT Touring Challenge - 3ASR&R22122488th
Italian GT Championship - GT Cup
Porsche Carrera Cup ItalyOmbra Racing900003416th
2024Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaR&B Racing
As Ling was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asia-Pacific Championship - KF3 2010 standings | Driver Database.
  2. Web site: CIK-FIA World Karting Championship KF1 2012 standings | Driver Database.
  3. Web site: Hong Li Ye and Kang Ling join Koiranen for Alps season. 28 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Ryan Cullen and Kang Ling join Trident for GP3 finale. 20 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Record 35 entries lodged for 2015 Formula 3 European Championship. 6 March 2015 .
  6. News: Ling con DAV a Monza. ItaliaRacing.net. Italian. Ling with DAV at Monza.