Melvin Choo
Melvin Choo Kwok Ming (born 24 July 1970) is a Singaporean auto racing driver.
Career
Choo competed in the final two rounds of the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship, becoming the first driver from Singapore to compete in the WTCC.[1][2] In a BMW 320si, he drove for the Thunder Asia Racing Team, with a best placed result of 20th at Okayama Circuit, Japan. He also finished as runner-up in Division Two of the Asian Touring Car Championship in 2008, after finishing third in 2007.[3] Other races participated in 2008 includes the Aston Martin Asia Cup, and finishing as runner-up in Class B of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
In 2009 Super GT season, he spot-raced in the Malayasia round for the Thunder Asia Racing with Martin Short, he becomes the first Singapore dirver in the event. Their team finished in 13th place in GT300 class. He and the team would be fully involved in the 2010 Super GT season, while he was also appointed as the official negotiator of Super GT to promote the event in Singapore, including a possibility to bringing the race to Singapore in future.
Complete WTCC 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 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||
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| 2008 | ThunderAsia Racing | BMW 320si | CUR 
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VAL 
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EST 
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OSC 
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MON
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OKA 
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MAC 
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NC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 20 | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/btcc-wtcc/melvin-choo-to-be-the-first-singaporean-to-race-in-wtcc/ Melvin Choo will compete in the ThunderAsia BMW 320si, becoming the first Singaporean to race in the WTCC
- ^ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/16102008/58/team-singapore-driver-race-wtcc.html Team Singapore driver to race in WTCC
- ^ http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/14597/ Career at Driver Database.