Marchy Lee
Marchy Lee Ying-Kin (Traditional Chinese: 李英健) is a racing driver from Hong Kong. Born in one thousand nine hundred seventy six in Hong Kong, Marchy embarked his racing career at just nine years old and has become one of the top race car drivers in Hong Kong.
He is the very first Formula three driver from Hong Kong and has competed in the Macau Grand Prix.
Marchy presently resides in Hong Kong with his wifey and their two daughters.
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Marchy was born on two September one thousand nine hundred seventy six in Hong Kong. Marchy’s father was also a racing driver and he has been karting at a youthfull age. When the Zhuhai International Circuit was built in 1996, he enrolled in the inaugural China Formula Campus Championship. Upon winning the championship, he received a scholarship to join the La Filière racing school in Le Boy’s, France to proceed his development.
He spent three years in France, progressing from Formula Campus to French Formula Trio, achieving respectable results.
But his funding ran out and he returned to Asia afterwards [ citation needed ] , rivaling in some Asian and Australian F3 races. He won two Asian Formula three races at Sepang and finished 7th in the Macau Formula three Grand Prix. [1]
In August 2003, driving a Dallara F301 Renault, he took pole position in the Australian Formula three race at Philip Island in treachrous conditions. [Two]
Later that year he won two Formula BMW Asia races in Beijing and finished 2nd to Hideaki Nakao in the Formula Renault race in Macau. [Three] He also took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race and finished fifth, despite a problem with the gas pedal, behind Alex Yoong, Charles Kwan, Matthew Marsh and Nigel Albon. [Four]
In 2004, Marchy teamed up with the top Asian racing clothing, Team Meritus, to race in the Formula BMW Asia series. He won twelve races out of 14, making him the very first Chinese formula racing champ in an international series. Lee received an extra prize in recognition of his extreme achievements – a three-day test with the Team Rosberg Formula three garment. [Five]
After winning the two thousand four Formula BMW Asia title, Marchy also had the chance to test an F1 car with the Minardi team. [6]
Marchy failed to get any sponsorship deals in two thousand five and two thousand six to support a total season’s racing. But a last minute deal permitted him to re-unite with Team Meritus in the Formula Asia V6 by Renault race at Zhuhai. He finished a strong 2nd in the final round of the season to Matt Halliday and set the fastest race lap in the process, rekindling his hopes to race professionally again in two thousand seven and beyond. [7]
Marchy raced in the Asian Super Car Challenge in Zhuhai on 24–25 March, claiming one win and one 2nd place in the Ferrari 430. He then drove in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia in Sepang where he finished 2nd twice.
Marchy has been confirmed as Meritus Racing’s driver for the two thousand seven Formula Asia V6 by Renault series. He hopes that by achieving success in the series, he will be able to progress to the Champ Car World Series in 2008. [8]
On thirteen July 2007, Marchy was announced as the driver for a fresh team set up by Adrian Fu to rival in the remainder of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia series under the banner “Racing for Charity”, in help increase the profile and visibility of the Child’s Wish Foundation. [9]
On one August 2007, it was announced by A1 Team China that he will join the rookie test at the end of August at Silverstone, alongside three other drivers. The best performer from this test will join Cheng Congfu as China’s two A1GP representatives.
On twenty September 2007, he was officially announced as the 2nd driver for A1 Team China. He made his debut for the team in round two at the Czech Republic on twelve October 2007, he gathered data for the team in the rookie sessions. Cheng Congfu went on to score 10th and 4th-place finishes.
On four November 2007, Marchy took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia at Zhuhai International Circuit and won both rounds eleven [Ten] and 12. [11]
On eighteen November 2007, he also took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race in Macau, and finished fourth on the road (later promoted to third place after on the road winner Danny Watts was given a 30-second penalty for passing under a yellow flag.)
Marchy Lee became the very first Chinese driver to race in the inaugural Speedcar Series. He drove car no. 50. [12] He failed to finish his very first two races in Malaysia, as well as his very first race in Bahrain, but took 4th place in race Two. He then finished 5th and 3rd in the two races in Dubai.
He is also rivaling in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. Racing for Team BetterLife, he finished 2nd and 4th in the opening rounds at Sepang. Then he took 2nd and 5th in round two at Shanghai.
In 2010, Marchy raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Crimson Bull Racing (team is run by Dynaten Motorsports). He scored two wins at Zhuhai in June. At the last round in Zhuhai, the Hong Kong racer, who began as the only other championship contender, fought hard every inch of the way battling very first Simonsen and then Christian Menzel, but he could not do enough to stay in the running and became championship runner-up for 2010. [13]
On seven November 2011, Marchy partnered Matthew Marsh and Alex Yoong to drive an Audi R8 LMS for KK Spectacle (Again, team is run by Dynaten Motorsport) in the two thousand ten 1000 km of Zhuhai race, part of the Intercontinental Le Boy’s Cup. Kicking off eleventh on the grid, the Audi R8 LMS No. Ninety eight was at the heart of the race, before inheriting the lead of GTC after the retirement of the sister car of United Autosport. Lee, Yoong and Marsh took the chequered flag in 12th position overall. [14]
Two weeks later, on twenty one November 2010, Marchy drove the same Audi R8 LMS race car to 2nd place in the Macau GT Cup, hammered only by defending champ Keita Sawa’s Lamborghini LP560 GT3. [15]
On ten March 2011, Marchy Lee announced that he will join the two thousand eleven World Touring Car Championship with KK Motorsports. [16] But he left the championship after just three rounds.
On eleven November 2012, Marchy Lee became the very first ever Audi R8 LMS Cup Champ after crossing the line 2nd in the twelfth and final round at the Shanghai International Circuit. [17]
- 2015 Nurburgring 24h
- 2015 Blancpain GT Stamina Championship
- 2015 Audi R8 LMS Cup
- 2014 Audi R8 LMS Cup – 5th place overall
- 2013 Macau GT Cup – 4th-place finish
- 2013 Audi R8 LMS Cup – 3rd place overall
- 2012 Audi R8 LMS Cup – Champ
- 2010 Macau GT Cup – 2nd place
- 2010 Intercontinental Le Boy’s Cup – one thousand km of Zhuhai – GTC class win
- 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – 2nd overall
- 2006 Formula Asia V6 by Renault (Round 12, Zhuhai) – 2nd & fastest lap
- 2004 Formula BMW Asia Series – Champ (12 wins out of fourteen races)
- 2003 Formula Renault (Macau) – 2nd
- 2003 Formula BMW Asia (Beijing) – 1st & 2nd
- 2002 Macau Formula three Grand Prix – 7th
- 2000 French Formula three Championship (Class A) – 9th
- 1999 French Formula three Championship (Class B) – 5th in class
- 1998 French Formula Campus – 4th overall
- 1997 China Formula Campus – Champ
Accomplish WTCC results Edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)