KC Motorgroup
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Paul Ip |
| Current series | FIA World Touring Car Cup Intercontinental GT Challenge Super Formula NASCAR Xfinity Series (supported by Richard Childress Racing) |
| Former series | FIA World Endurance Championship China Touring Car Championship Asian Formula Three Championship Super GT Clio Cup China Series Hong Kong Touring Car Championship Asian Le Mans Series All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
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KC Motorgroup Ltd, known as KCMG, is an auto racing team based in Hong Kong. Founded by former racing driver Paul Ip in 2007, KCMG has participated in a variety of championships across the world in touring car, sports car, and open-wheel racing.[1]
History
KCMG entered the Formula Nippon series in 2010 as a Toyota customer team, with Katsuyuki Hiranaka finishing 12th. In 2011, Alexandre Imperatori finished 12th. In 2012, Ryo Orime finished 19th. In the 2013 Super Formula, Richard Bradley finished 21st. Yuichi Nakayama finished 20th in 2014, 16th in 2015, and 18th in 2016.
In 2013, KCMG expanded outside Asia with an entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans[2] before entering the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2014, during which the team won three races.[3] The team went on to win the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 category on its way to a second-place finish in the 2015 WEC season. However, in the following year, KCMG pared down its LMP2 participation to a one-off entry at Le Mans. KCMG did contest the full 2016 WEC season, albeit in the GTE Am category,[4] finishing fourth in what would be its final season in the championship.
Beginning in 2017, KCMG has partnered with Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, sponsoring drivers Brandon Jones and Matt Tifft.[5]
Drivers
Alexandre Imperatori (2011, 2013–2014, 2018–present)
Matthew Howson(2013–2016)
Ho-Pin Tung (2013)- Richard Bradley (2013–2016)
Tsugio Matsuda (2014–2016, 2018–present)- Nick Tandy (2015)
Nicolas Lapierre (2015)
Christian Ried (2016)- Wolf Henzler (2016)
- Joel Camathias (2016)
- Yuichi Nakayama (2014–2016, 2018)
- Katsuyuki Hiranaka (2010)
- Ryo Orime (2012)
- Kamui Kobayashi (2017–present)
- Katsumasa Chiyo (2019–present)
- Oliver Jarvis (2018–present)
Brandon Jones (2017)- Matt Tifft (2018)
- Tyler Reddick (2019–present)
Josh Burdon (2018–present)
Attila Tassi (2018–present)- Kris Richard (2018–present)
Tiago Monteiro (2019–present)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Entrant | No | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  KCMG |
47 | Morgan LMP2 | Alexandre Imperatori Matthew Howson Ho-Pin Tung
|
LMP2 | 241 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | KCMG |
47 | Oreca 03R | Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Alexandre Imperatori
|
LMP2 | 87 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 | KCMG |
47 | Oreca 05 | Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Nicolas Lapierre
|
LMP2 | 358 | 9 | 1st |
| 2016 | KCMG
|
47 | Oreca 05 | Tsugio Matsuda Richard Bradley Matthew Howson
|
LMP2 | 116 | DNF | DNF |
| 78 | Porsche 911 RSR | Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias
|
GTE Am | 300 | 41st | 10th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship participations
| Year | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | WEP pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LMP2 | Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Tsugio Matsuda Alexandre Imperatori
|
47 | SIL 2 |
SPA 2 |
LMS Ret |
COA 1 |
FUJ 2 |
SHA Ret |
BHR 1 |
SÃO 1 |
130 | 3rd | |
| 2015 | LMP2 | Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Nick Tandy Nicolas Lapierre
|
47 | SIL 4 |
SPA 3 |
LMN 1 |
NÜR 1 |
COA 2 |
FUJ Ret |
SHA 3 |
BHR 2 |
155 | 2nd | |
| 2016 | LMGTE Am | Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias
|
78 | SIL 4 |
SPA 4 |
LMN 5 |
NÜR EX |
MEX 3 |
COA 2 |
FUJ 3 |
SHA 3 |
BHR 2 |
125 | 4th |
References
- ^ "Interview of Paul Ip about Asian Le Mans Series". Endurance-Info. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "KCMG takes delivery of Morgan LMP2 car for Le Mans". Endurance-Info. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Dagys, John (29 January 2015). "KCMG Confirms Purchase of First Oreca 05". Sportscar365. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "WEC: KCMG drops LMP2 program". "Racer.com". 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Richard Childress Racing, KCMG expand partnership in 2018". NASCAR.com. April 2, 2018.
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