Cheuk Wai "Andy" Yan (Chinese: 甄卓偉; born 21 October 1983) is a Hong Kong racing driver currently competing in the TCR Asia Series and Chinese Touring Car Championship.
| Cheuk Wai Yan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Yan in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Hong Konger |
| Born | 21 October 1983 British Hong Kong |
| TCR Asia Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | FRD HK Racing |
| Car number | 63 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011-15 | CTCC |
| Championship titles | |
| CTCC TCR Asia Series TCR China Series | 2011, 2013 & 2015 2016 [1] 2017[2] |
Racing career
editYan began his career in 2011 in the Chinese Touring Car Championship. He won the championship in 2011 and 2013, he ended 2nd in 2012 and 3rd in 2014. He still races there and currently leads the 2015 standings.[3][4][5][6]
On 15 November 2014, Andy Yan won the CTM Macau Touring Car Cup by leading the race from start to finish.[7]
In September 2015 it was announced that he would race in the first ever TCR Asia Series round in Sepang, driving a Ford Focus ST for FRD HK Racing.[8]
On 9 November 2015, Andy Yan wins his third China Touring Car Championship title by six points ahead of Honda driver Henry Ho. Andy Yan overtook the Macanese driver during the race in order to be sure of the title.[9]
On 2 October 2016, Andy Yan, driving for Engstler Motorsport, secured the 2016 TCR Asia Series title with a round to spare.[1]
On 28 December 2017, Andy Yan won the 2017 TCR China Touring Car Championship. In the final event of the series, which took place at Guangdong International Circuit, Yan won the first sprint race at the wheel of his NewFaster Team Audi RS3 LMS, collecting the points he needed to secure the Drivers’ championship.[2]
Racing record
editComplete TCR International Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
MYS 1 12 |
MYS 2 8 |
MAC 1 19 |
MAC 2 10 |
25th | 4.5 |
TCR Spa 500 results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Teamwork Huff Motorsport
|
 Yan Chuang Rainey He Neric Wei
|
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | PA | 409 | 9th DNF/Retired |
4th DNF/Retired |
References
edit- ^ a b "Andy Yan wins TCR Asia 2016 title". TouringCarTimes.com. 2 October 2016.
- ^ a b "TCR China - Andy Yan clinches the inaugural title". TCR Series. 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Andy Yan career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Mosi, Max (6 November 2011). "Lo Ka Chun wins the race, but title goes to Andy Yan". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Mosi, Max (3 November 2013). "Zheng Zhen Dong wins for VW, Andy Yan wins title in Shanghai". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (19 July 2015). "Andy Yan content with podium result in South Korea". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ (in Chinese)"甄卓偉勇奪房車盃". The Sun (Hong Kong). 16 November 2014.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (4 September 2015). "Philippe Descombes' SEAT leads Andy Yan's Ford in Malaysia practice". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Andy Yan celebrates third CTCC drivers' title after tense finale". TouringCarTimes.com. 9 November 2015.
External links
edit- Andy Yan career summary at DriverDB.com