Liu Caodong Explained

Liu Caodong
Birth Date:22 February 1985
Birth Place:Chongqing, China
Death Place:Chengdu, China
Nationality: Chinese
Years:2008–2010
Teams:Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team
Races:4
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Stagewins:0
Points:0
First Race:2008 Rally New Zealand
Last Race:2010 Wales Rally GB

Liu Caodong (刘曹冬, 22 February 1985 – 8 June 2011) was a Chinese rally driver born in Chongqing. He won the Chinese Rally Championship (CRC) in 2004,2006,2008 and 2010. In 2010, Liu contested in the World Rally Championship (WRC) with the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team driving a Ford Focus RS WRC 08, co-driven by Australian Anthony McLoughlin. His name was misspelled as “Liu Chao Dong” on the entry list. That was the first time that a Chinese driver had driven a World Rally Car in the championship.[1] He died of a cerebral edema caused by hypoxia alcoholism in 2011 at the age of 26.[2]

WRC results

YearEntrantCar123456789101112131415WDCPoints
2008Gaboko RacingSubaru Impreza WRX STIMONSWEMEXARGJORITAGRETURFINGERNZL
20
ESPFRAJPNGBRNC0
2009TSI RacingMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXIRENORCYPPORARGITAGREPOLFINAUS
Ret
ESPGBRNC0
2010Anders Grondal WRC RTSubaru Impreza WRX STISWEMEXJORTURNZL
Ret
PORBULFINGERJPNFRAESPNC0
Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 08GBR
Ret

Notes and References

  1. News: Stobart focus on strong finish in Wales. 7 November 2010 . HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS. 20 February 2012.
  2. News: Chinese rally driver dies in tragic circumstances. 9 June 2011. RallySport Magazine. 20 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070942/http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5868&Itemid=2. 4 March 2016. dead.