KC Motorgroup

Hong Kong KC Motorgroup
Founded 2007
Team principal(s) Paul Ip
Current series FIA World Endurance Championship
Super Formula
All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Asian Formula Renault Challenge
Formula Masters China
F4 Japanese Championship
Former series China Touring Car Championship
Asian Formula Three Championship
Super GT
Clio Cup China Series
Hong Kong Touring Car Championship
Asian Le Mans Series
KCMG racing at Le Mans in 2013.

KC Motorgroup Ltd, known as KCMG, is an auto racing team based in Hong Kong, China. Founded by former racing driver Paul Ip in 2007, KCMG has participated in a variety of Japanese and Chinese championships in touring car, sports car, and open-wheel racing.[1]

History

In 2013 KCMG expanded outside Asia with an entry in 24 Hours of Le Mans[2] before entering the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2014, during which the team won three races.[3] The team won the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 category. But in January 2016, KCMG announced that it will stop racing in LMP2 and switch to the GTE category.[4]

Drivers

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Entrant No Car Drivers Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013 Hong Kong KCMG
47 Morgan LMP2 Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori
United Kingdom Matthew Howson
China Ho-Pin Tung
LMP2 241 DNF DNF
2014 Hong Kong KCMG
47 Oreca 03R United Kingdom Matthew Howson
United Kingdom Richard Bradley
Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori
LMP2 87 DNF DNF
2015 Hong Kong KCMG
47 Oreca 05 United Kingdom Matthew Howson
United Kingdom Richard Bradley
France Nicolas Lapierre
LMP2 358 9 1

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship participations

Year Nat. Entrant Class Nat. Drivers No. Rounds Points WEP
pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2015 Hong Kong KCMG LMP2 United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
France
Matthew Howson
Richard Bradley
Nick Tandy
Nicolas Lapierre
47 SIL
4
SPA
3
LMN
1
NÜR
1
COA
2
FUJ
Ret
SHA
3
BHR
2
155 2nd

References

  1. "Interview of Paul Ip about Asian Le Mans Series.". Endurance-Info. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. "KCMG takes delivery of Morgan LMP2 car for Le Mans.". Endurance-Info. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. Dagys, John (29 January 2015). "KCMG Confirms Purchase of First Oreca 05". Sportscar365. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. "WEC: KCMG drops LMP2 program". "Racer.com". 12 January 2016.
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