Matthew Barry Solomon (born 19 February 1996) is a Hong Kong racing driver.

Career

Solomon began his

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career in

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in 2007, where he remained active until 2012. In 2013, Solomon switched to

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and competed for Eurasia Motorsport in

Formula Masters China Formula Masters China, FMCS () (previously known as Formula Pilota China), was a single-seater racing series based in Asia. The series was created in 2011 after the success of the Formula Abarth championship that was created a year before. Eve ...

. He scored in every race and scored four third places for best results. He finished fifth in the overall standings. In addition, he completed as a guest drive in

Formula Renault Formula Renault are classes of formula racing popular in Europe and elsewhere. Regarded as an entry-level series to auto racing, motor racing, it was founded in 1971, and was a respected series where drivers can learn advanced racecraft before mov ...

for

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in Europe. 2014 Solomon remained in the Formula Masters China at Eurasia Motorsport. He won five races and finished second overall with 187 to 215 points James Munro. In addition, Solomon was active in GT sports in 2014. He finished ninth in the Chinese Audi R8 LMS Cup and 28th in the GT3 class of the Asian GT Championship. In the winter of 2014/15, Solomon competed for a MRF Challenge Formula 2000 event, finishing second. Subsequently, Solomon

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moved to

European Formula 3 Championship The FIA Formula 3 European Championship was a European Formula Three (F3) auto racing competition, organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). After one season of the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy, the FIA revived th ...

Double R Racing Double R Racing is a motor racing team, which last raced in the 2023 F4 British Championship. The team was formed in November 2004 as Räikkönen Robertson Racing by then McLaren Formula One driver and world champion with Scuderia Ferrari, Fer ...

. He is consultant ("in-house racing specialist") for computergame-company

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Racing record

Career summary

† As he as a guest driver, Solomon was ineliglble to score points.

Personal life

Solomon was born to an

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n father and

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mother. He has two younger brothers. He usually drives under the

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

license, but he also has an

Australian passport An Australian passport is a travel document issued by the Australia, Commonwealth of Australia to individuals holding any form of Australian nationality law, Australian nationality. The document facilitates access to consular assistance from Li ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solomon, Matt 1996 births Living people Hong Kong racing drivers Hong Kong people of Australian descent FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers Karting World Championship drivers MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers Australian Endurance Championship drivers Formula Masters China drivers Double R Racing drivers Eurasia Motorsport drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Australian racing drivers