Darren Leung (born 25 September 1987) is a British racing driver. In 2023, he won the British GT Championship in the GT3 category alongside Dan Harper.
| Darren Leung | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 25 September 1987 |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Team WRT |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Car number | 31 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | British GT Championship |
Racing career
editLeung began his motorsport career in 2021 in the rookie class of the Ginetta GT Academy, where he drove a Ginetta G56 for Want2Race. He achieved ten podium finishes in fifteen races and finished second in the championship with 315 points. He also drove for Asselto Motorsport as a guest driver in two weekends of the Pro-Am class of the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, achieving a podium finish at both Donington Park and Brands Hatch.[1]
In 2022, Leung drove a full season in the G65 Am class of the Ginetta GT4 Supercup. He achieved thirteen wins in twenty races, but due to a number of retirements, he finished second in the standings with 540 points. At the end of the year, he made his debut in the British GT Championship. In the penultimate race at Brands Hatch, he drove in the GT4 class for Assetto Motorsport as team-mate to Charlie Robertson, before taking victory in the GT3 class for Century Motorsport as team-mate to Alexander Sims in the final race at Donington.[2]
In 2023, Leung competed in the GT3 class of the British GT as team-mate of Dan Harper at Century. He won two races at Silverstone and Brands Hatch, and also took podiums at Snetterton Circuit and Donington, taking 176 points to be crowned champion.[3][4] He also drove as a guest driver in two weekends of the GT3 class of the GT Cup Championship UK, where he took two wins and four other podiums. He also drove for Team WRT in the Nürburgring round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, finishing sixth in the Bronze Cup.[5]
In 2024, Leung started the season in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series with Team Project 1, teamed up with Harper and Christian Bogle. With a best result of seventh at the Dubai Autodrome, he finished 21st in the standings with eleven points. He then made his debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 class with Team WRT, teaming up with Augusto Farfus and Sean Gelael. He took his first win in the championship in the second race, the 6 Hours of Imola.[6] He also competed in the GT World Challenge Europe and returned to defend his title in British GT; he drove in both series for Century.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Darren Leung Graduates To Ginetta GT4 SuperCup". Ginetta. 11 March 2022.
- ^ "BRITISH GT: Sims and Leung win GT3 race as Loggie clinches title". MotorSport Vision. 16 October 2022.
- ^ Hall, Sam (26 October 2023). "Harper and Leung secure British GT title in chaotic finale". Autosport.
- ^ "Dramas Galore At Donington As Leung & Harper Clinch Title". dailysportscar.com. 22 October 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (2023-07-27). "WRT Adjusts Bronze Lineup as Whale Recovers from Back Injury". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "#7 Toyota Battles Through Rain Showers To Win Imola Thriller". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Century Motorsport confirms full-season Bronze Cup programme with BMW". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Leung teams up with Vanthoor for British GT comeback at Silverstone". British GT Championship. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
External links
edit- Darren Leung career summary at DriverDB.com