"Samson" Chan Kai Yiu (born 5 December 1956) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong racing driver currently competing in the
TCR Asia Series
The TCR Asia Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Asia.
History
TCR Asia Series was announced on 14 August 2014 by the organisation behind the TCR series under the name TC3 Asia Series - later chan ...
. Having previously competed in the
Asian Le Mans Series
The Asian Le Mans Series is an Asian sports car racing endurance series created by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and based in Asia. It is the successor to the defunct Japan Le Mans Challenge which folded in 2007 after its second season. ...
,
GT Asia Series
The GT Asia Series was a sports car racing series based in Asia. The championship combines Group GT3, FIA GT3 specification cars as the elite class of the series with Ferrari Challenge, Porsche Cup and older GT3 machinery competing in the GTM cl ...
and
Asian Formula Renault Series
The Formula Renault AsiaCup (formerly known as the Asian Formula Renault Challenge and AFR Series) is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship held in Asia. The series debuted in 2002 and also held the ''China Formula Renault Challenge''.
The series i ...
amongst others.
Racing career
Chan began his career in 1996 in the
BPR Global GT Series The BPR Global GT Series (sometimes referred to as the BPR Global GT Endurance Series or simply abbreviated as BPR.) was a grand tourer-based sports car racing series which ran from 1994 to 1996 before becoming the FIA GT Championship in 1997. The ...
. In 2004 he switched to the
Asian Formula Renault Series
The Formula Renault AsiaCup (formerly known as the Asian Formula Renault Challenge and AFR Series) is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship held in Asia. The series debuted in 2002 and also held the ''China Formula Renault Challenge''.
The series i ...
. From 2008-11 he raced in the
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
Porsche Carrera Cup (sometimes abbreviated PCC) is a number of one-make racing by Porsche premier series competed with, initially Porsche 911 Carrera Cup, then later Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The cars are specifically built by Porsche for one-m ...
,
GT Asia Series
The GT Asia Series was a sports car racing series based in Asia. The championship combines Group GT3, FIA GT3 specification cars as the elite class of the series with Ferrari Challenge, Porsche Cup and older GT3 machinery competing in the GTM cl ...
and Malaysian Super Series. In 2012 Chan switched to the Asian GT Series, he won the championship that year. In 2014 he raced in the
Asian Le Mans Series
The Asian Le Mans Series is an Asian sports car racing endurance series created by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and based in Asia. It is the successor to the defunct Japan Le Mans Challenge which folded in 2007 after its second season. ...
, finishing the season 3rd in the standings.
In September 2015 it was announced that he would race in the first ever
TCR Asia Series
The TCR Asia Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Asia.
History
TCR Asia Series was announced on 14 August 2014 by the organisation behind the TCR series under the name TC3 Asia Series - later chan ...
round in Sepang, driving a
SEAT León Cup Racer for
Roadstar Racing.
Racing record
Complete TCR International Series results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1956 births
Living people
Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers
TCR Asia Series drivers
TCR International Series drivers
Canadian racing drivers
Hong Kong racing drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers
FIA GT Championship drivers
DAMS drivers
Craft-Bamboo Racing drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia drivers