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Ling Kang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ling.

Ling Kang (Chinese: 凌康; pinyin: Líng Kāng, born 14 March 1997) is a Chinese racing driver.

Ling Kang
Ling Kang at the 2015 Pau Grand Prix (F3).
NationalityChina Chinese
Born (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27)
Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
European Formula 3 career
Debut season2015
Current teamkfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number35
Starts24
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish38th in 2015
Previous series
2014
2014
2014
2014
2013		GP3 Series
British Formula Three
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
German Formula Three
French F4 Championship

Career

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Karting

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Euroformula Open Championship

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After being dropped halfway through the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship for poor results,[citation needed] 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

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 19 0 0 0 0 11 20th
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Koiranen GP 6 0 0 0 0 0 28th
German Formula 3 Championship ADM Motorsport 5 0 0 1 0 0 NC†
British Formula 3 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 5 17th
GP3 Series Trident 2 0 0 0 0 0 28th
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Mücke Motorsport 24 0 0 0 0 0 38th
Euroformula Open Championship DAV Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2016 Euroformula Open Championship DAV Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 24th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 20th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am FFF Racing Team by ACM 2 1 0 0 2 27 10th
Italian GT Championship Antonelli Motorsport 2 1 0 0 2 32 17th
2017 International GT Open Ratón Racing 12 0 0 0 0 13 16th
China GT Championship - GTC Xtreme Motorsport 6 0 0 1 3 81 4th
China GT Championship 2 0 0 0 0 22 17th
2018 International GT Open Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 14 0 0 0 1 48 11th
F3 Asian Championship Zen-Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 12 18th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup Ombra Racing 1 1 0 0 1 46 8th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
ARC Bratislava 1 0 0 0 0
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 2 27th
2018-19 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 ARC Bratislava 4 0 0 0 1 51 3rd
2019 International GT Open Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 6 0 0 0 0 8 25th
International GT Open - Pro-Am 6 0 0 0 2 26 10th
2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Am ARC Bratislava 1 0 1 0 0 1 9th
2020 F4 Chinese Championship BlackArts Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Meidong Racing 14 1 1 0 7 214 5th
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia BD Group
Macau GT Cup Phantom Pro Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2023 GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Phantom Pro Racing 12 0 1 0 0 12 33rd
Greater Bay Area GT Cup - GT3
China Endurance Championship - TCE 2 1 2 43 6th
Ultimate Cup Series - Sprint GT Touring Challenge - 3A SR&R 2 2 1 2 2 48 8th
Italian GT Championship - GT Cup
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Ombra Racing 9 0 0 0 0 34 16th
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia R&B Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team China
2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Climax Racing

† As Ling was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2014 Trident CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HOC
FEA 		HOC
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		SOC
FEA 		SOC
SPR 		YMC
FEA
20 		YMC
SPR
16 		28th 0

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2015 kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
21 		SIL
3
Ret 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
28 		HOC
3
24 		PAU
1
20 		PAU
2
Ret 		PAU
3
Ret 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
26 		MNZ
3
24 		SPA
1
26 		SPA
2
Ret 		SPA
3
20 		NOR
1
21 		NOR
2
Ret 		NOR
3
22 		ZAN
1
23 		ZAN
2
24 		ZAN
3
23 		RBR
1
29 		RBR
2
26 		RBR
3
Ret 		ALG
1 		ALG
2 		ALG
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		38th 0

References

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