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Andrew Tang (racing driver)

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Andrew Tang
NationalitySingapore Singaporean
Born (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 30)[1]
Wins5
Poles2
Fastest laps6
Previous series
2013
2013
2013-2014
2016		Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Toyota Racing Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
Championship titles
2014Toyota Racing Series

Andrew Tang (simplified Chinese: 邓立恒; traditional Chinese: 鄧立恆; pinyin: Dèng Lìhéng, born 13 November 1994)[1] is a Singaporean former racing driver who is best known for winning the 2014 Toyota Racing Series.

Career

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Andrew Tang joined the McLaren Young Driver Programme in July 2012.[2] Driving for Neale Motorsport, he became the champion of the 2014 Toyota Racing Series held in New Zealand.[3]

In 2014 Tang attempted to defer his National service in Singapore in order to keep on racing[4] but his deferment was denied and he served his National Service.[5]

After finishing his National Service, Tang joined the Porsche China Junior team after becoming the top racer in the Porsche China Junior Programme in December 2015.[6][7] He also won a sponsorship to race in Class A of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.[8] Tang won his first Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race in the fifth round at the Fuji Speedway.[9]

In 2016, his contract with Porsche China Junior team was extended for another year and will represent PCCA in the Porsche Motorsport Junior Programme shootout.[7]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Toyota Racing Series ETEC Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 345 15th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Jenzer Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 18 20th
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup 2 0 0 0 0 16 38th
2014 Toyota Racing Series Neale Motorsport 15 3 1 5 9 794 1st
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Prema Powerteam 2 0 0 0 0 24 17th
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Porsche China Junior Team 12 2 1 3 4 172 4th
Porsche Supercup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Porsche China Junior Team 13 0 2 1 6 186 4th
China GT Championship - GTC JRM JiaRui-TengDa 10 0 3 0 4 123 3rd

† As Tang was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2013 Jenzer Motorsport VLL
1
12 		VLL
2
15 		IMO1
1
15 		IMO1
2
14 		SPA
1
6 		SPA
2
8 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
9 		MIS
1
13 		MIS
2
21 		MUG
1
23 		MUG
2
22 		IMO2
1
9 		IMO2
2
Ret 		20th 18
2014 Prema Powerteam IMO
1
8 		IMO
2
7 		PAU
1
 PAU
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 MUG
1
 MUG
2
 JER
1
 JER
2
 17th 24

References

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  1. ^ a b "Andrew Tang". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ Ian de Cotta (10 Feb 2014). "Tang wins big in New Zealand". Today Online.
  3. ^ Patwant Singh (10 Feb 2014). "Motor Racing: S'porean Andrew Tang wins 2014 Toyota Racing Series". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ^ Cheryl Tay (3 March 2014). "Singaporean racecar prodigy hopes for NS deferment to pursue F1 dream". Yahoo!.
  5. ^ "Tang's racing career gets double boost". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  6. ^ Low Lin Fhoong (22 December 2015). "Tang back in the fast lane with Porsche". Today Online.
  7. ^ a b "Tang's racing career gets double boost". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  8. ^ "Porsche Carrera Cup Asia: Andrew Tang to be first Singaporean to compete in Class A". Channel News Asia. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Tang eyes bigger prize after second PCCA win". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Toyota Racing Series
Champion
2014 		Succeeded by
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