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. The team is co-owned by Asian Le Mans champion David Cheng and actor

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. Partnering with

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in WEC, the team fields

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: the No. 37 for

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and

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History

In 2015, two-time

champion David Cheng formed DC Racing. Based in

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, the team hired OAK Racing personnel Remy Brouard, for whom Cheng raced, as team principal. DC Racing also established a partnership with Eurasia Motorsport, fielding a Ligier JS P3 in the LMP3 class for Cheng, former OAK Racing teammate and fellow Chinese driver

and Frenchman

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. The team ended the season with the Team Championship and a spot in the

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. In March 2015, Cheng met actor and martial artist

, who discussed his enjoyment of Steve McQueen's movie '' Le Mans'' as well as his interest in racing. After Cheng finished ninth in the LMP2 class at Le Mans that year, Chan raised the possibility of owning a team together for 2016, to which Cheng agreed. Together, the two entered DC Racing into the FIA World Endurance Championship under the Baxi DC Racing Alpine banner, partnering with Signatech Alpine and fielding rebadged

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cars as Alpine A460s in the LMP2 class. The team is the first mainland China-based operation in WEC; Cheng and Tung joined the new program, along with French drivers

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''. DC Racing fielded cars in both the LMP2 and LMP3 classes; Tung, Laurent and

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raced in the former, while Cheng,

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and Pu Jun Jin drove in the latter. For the 2017 WEC season, the team partnered with

to run the No. 37 for Cheng, Alex Brundle and

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, along with the No. 38 for Tung, Laurent and

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. At Le Mans, the No. 38 took advantage of a small LMP1 grid and problems striking the LMP1s to lead overall laps, becoming the first LMP2 team to do so at Le Mans. With one hour remaining, the No. 2 Porsche of

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passed Tung and went on to win the overall, although the No. 38's second-place overall finish was still impressive nonetheless and won DC Racing the LMP2 class. DC's No. 37 car finished fourth overall, but

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's No. 13 was disqualified after failing post-race inspection and the No. 37 was promoted onto the podium. The No. 38's effort marked the first time a Chinese team won its class at Le Mans. Chan, who was not present at the race, congratulated the team on its performance.

Race record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Asian Le Mans Series results

References

External links

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