Calvin Ming
| Calvin Ming | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Guyanese |
| Born | 25 July 1996 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Toyota Racing Series career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Current team | Victory Motor Racing |
| Car number | 44 |
| Starts | 9 (9 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2018 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015–2016 2015–2017 2017–2018 2019 | F1600 Championship Series NACAM Formula 4 Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship Radical SR3 Caribbean Cup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016–17 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship |
Calvin Stanley Ming (born July 25, 1996) is a racing driver from Guyana.[1]
Biography
[edit]Ming began his career aged 6, when his father Stanley – a former motorcycle racer – bought him a go-kart for his birthday.[2] Having competed in karting across the Caribbean, he relocated to Florida in 2015 to pursue a career in cars. He made his début in U.S. F1600, and simultaneously began testing in Formula 4 with a view to contesting the Mexican championship – completing an exhibition at the South Dakota Circuit in Guyana in an effort to garner local sponsorship.[3][4] Ming won the NACAM F4 Championship on his second attempt in a campaign that saw him win a race supporting the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix.[5][6] Following this, Ming secured a promotion to the U.S. F2000 National Championship on the Road to Indy ladder, but scored only 6 podiums in 28 races and fell back to regional racing after a handful of outings in the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand.[7][8]
Ming was also a national Junior Chess Champion.[9]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | F1600 Championship Series | ? | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 25th |
| 2015–16 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Ming Guyana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 11th |
| Ram Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | F1600 Championship Series | Team Pelfrey | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 714 | 4th |
| 2016–17 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Ram Racing | 23 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 399 | 1st |
| 2017 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Pabst Racing Services | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 207 | 5th |
| 2018 | Toyota Racing Series | Victory Motor Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 13th |
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | Pabst Racing Services | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 206 | 5th | |
| 2019 | Radical SR3 Caribbean Cup | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
References
[edit]- ^ "CALVIN MING, RADICAL SR3 DRIVER | RADICAL CARIBBEAN AT BUSHY PARK". Radical Caribbean Cup. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "GUYANA: Celebrating Citizen Stanley Ming". Guyanese Online. 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Calvin Ming completes U.S F4 Testing". Guyana Chronicle. 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Calvin Ming and Father Stanley Ming on the F4 race car". Sannsports on YouTube. 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Calvin Ming talks about his Motor Racing achievements and future". Kaietuer News. 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Ming, the new F4 champion in Mexico". Guyana Times. 19 June 2017.
- ^ "CALVIN MING RETURNS TO USF2000 WITH PABST RACING". U.S. F2000 National Championship. 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Guyanese driver Calvin Ming for Toyota Racing Series". Toyota New Zealand. 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Introducing Calvin Stanley Ming". gtVibes. 13 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- Calvin Ming career summary at DriverDB.com