Charles Ka-Ki Ng (, born August 1, 1984) is a professional racing driver from Hong Kong.
Racing career
Early racing Started racing at the late age of 24, Ng won the Asian Touring Car Championship in 2010 in his rookie season. Prior to that he won the 2008/09 Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge West Championship, as well as being Rookie of the Year in the series and track record holder of the MX-5 Cup car.
Formula Drift Ng competed professionally in the Formula D Pro Championship drifting series in the United States, and took second place for Rookie of the Year in 2010 with best finishes of top-eight. In 2011, Ng drove for Evasive Motorsports and his best finish was a top-16.
Endurance Racing In 2012, aside from World Touring Car Championship, Ng also competed in the VLN endurance championship at Nürburgring Nordschleife and he won the class at the 24 Hours of Zolder for Yokohama Belgium and Skylimitevents in a Porsche 996 GT3 Cup.
World Touring Car Championship
Engstler Motorsport (2011–2013) Ng made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, driving a naturally aspirated BMW 320si for Liqui Moly Team Engstler. Ng then drove a turbocharged BMW 320 TC for the remaining rounds of the season and scored his first championship point on his first outing in race two of the Race of China. He finished the year 22nd in the drivers' standings.
In 2012, Ng drove full-time alongside Franz Engstler at the latter's BMW team.Charles Ng stays on with Franz Engstler's BMW team in World Touring Car Championship Autosport.com. 28 February 2012. He had to be black flagged during the second free practice session for the Race of Spain after getting stuck in a gravel trap and then continuing after receiving assistance from the marshals. At the Race of Morocco, he was forced to retire due to a broken water pump belt when he was fighting for 11th place in race one. During race two of the Race of the United States, the rear bumper on Ng's car came loose when he was fighting for 11th place and he was issued with a black and orange flag ordering him to return to the pits for repairs. He ignored this and a black flag was put out, disqualifying him from the race. He picked up his first point of the season at the Race of China, finishing tenth in race one. Ng was classified 25th in the drivers' championship in his first full season.
Team Engstler continued to run Ng alongside team owner Franz Engstler in the 2013 season. At the end of the season he was classified 18th in the driver's championship, his best finish in the series.
Racing record
Complete World Touring Car Championship results (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 23 24 DC Points 2011 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si BRA1 BRA2 BEL1 BEL2 ITA1 ITA2 HUN1 HUN2 CZE1 CZE2 POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 GER1 GER2 ESP1 ESP2 JPN114 JPN219 22nd 1 DeTeam KK Motorsport BMW 320 TC CHN116 CHN210 MAC113 MAC214 2012 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC ITA115 ITA2Ret ESP118 ESP219 MAR1Ret MAR213 SVK115 SVK2DNS HUN116 HUN2Ret AUT114 AUT213 POR118 POR214 BRA113 BRA2Ret USA115 USA2DSQ JPN122 JPN217 CHN110 CHN223 MAC1Ret MAC2Ret 25th 1 2013 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC ITA115 ITA217 MAR114 MAR210 SVK118 SVK2Ret HUN115 HUN214 AUT118 AUT219 RUS1Ret RUS2Ret POR114 POR215 ARG117 ARG219 USA116 USA2Ret JPN114 JPN27 CHN127 CHN216 MAC128† MAC2Ret 18th 7
References
External links
Official site