| Jim Ka To | |
|---|---|
 Jim Ka To preparing to race in ZIC in 2012. | |
| Nationality |  Hongkonger |
| Born | (1984-11-28)November 28, 1984 (age 41) |
| Relatives | Jim Chong Shing |
| Asian Formula Renault Challenge career | |
| Debut season | 2003 |
| Current team | Frestech FRD |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 5 |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Poles | 7 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2008 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 | Asian Formula Renault Challenge Champion |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 詹家圖 |
| Yale Romanization | Jīm Gātòuh |
| Jyutping | Zim1 Gaa1tou4 |
Jim Ka To (Chinese:詹家圖; born 28 November 1984 inHong Kong) is arace cardriver who competed in the 2001Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and currently competes in theChina Touring Car Championship.
The son of Hong Kong street car racerJim Chong Shing, he started racing at an early age at theZhuhai International Circuit. He showed great potential in the ChinaFormula Campus series and was sent by Formula Racing Developments toLa Filière in France to be trained to become a racing driver.
Upon his return, he took pole position in the Asian Formula 2000 race in Macau at the age of 16. But his single-seater career has stagnated since then. In 2011, he decided to move to touring cars.
In 2004, Jim finished second in the Asian Formula Renault Championship. He then scored a sensational pole position in the MacauFormula Renault race, beating drivers likeKamui Kobayashi,Scott Speed andBruno Senna.[1] But he crashed in the race and was taken to hospital for a check up. He was uninjured.[2]
He was signed byRed Bull to join their young drivers' programme for 2005 and was to join the Motorpark Oschersleben team that took Scott Speed to the 2004 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup title. But due to health problems, he returned to Hong Kong before entering any race in the 2005 series.
In 2007, he competed in theAsian Formula Renault Challenge and won two races inZhuhai in January and finished best Asian driver that season. He competed with Formula Racing Developments racing team, under the management of Kenneth Ma.
In November 2007, Jim was announced as one of the drivers for Team PTRS for the 2007/08Asian Formula Three Championship. He partnered Briton Matt Howson.[3]
In 2008, Jim competed in the AsianFormula Renault Championship again for Formula Racing Developments, sponsored byFrestech Electrical Appliances. He also competed in theFormula BMW Pacific Series' finale at theMacau Grand Prix.[4]
From 13 to 16 November 2008, Jim took part in the Formula BMW Pacific race in Macau. He qualified 12th[5] and crashed in the race. His crash caused the race to be stopped and he was classified 7th in the final results.[6]
On 13 and 14 December 2008, Jim competed in the final two rounds of the Asian Formula Renault Championship. He won both races and became the 2008 Asian Formula Renault Champion, beating Geoffrey Kwong.[7]
On 4 November 2008, Jim was arrested by the Hong Kong police on suspicion of assault at theHong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal.[8] He was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, inflicting grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.[9] On 26 May 2009, he was found guilty by the Kwun Tong Magistracy.[10] He remained in custody after conviction and was sentenced to 15 months in prison on 16 June 2009.[11] After three months in jail, he was released on appeal on 16 September 2009.[12]
After being released from jail, he entered the 2009Formula BMW Pacific race at the 2009Macau Grand Prix.[13] He finished fourth in the race. It was the eighth time he raced in Macau.[14]
Jim competed again in the Macau round of the 2010 Formula BMW Pacific season. He qualified 13th[15] and finished 7th.[16]
At 2am on 23 June 2010, Jim crashed his friend's car into the back of a taxi onCherry Street in Hong Kong. He was convicted of careless driving and driving an uninsured car on 10 January 2010 at the Kowloon City Magistrate. He was fined HK$2,900 with his driving license suspended for a year.[17]
In 2011 and 2012, Jim joined 778 Autosport and drove one of their Kias in theChina Touring Car Championship.
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On 8 March 2013, KCMG announced that Jim will partnerAlexandre Imperatori andMatt Howson to drive its no.47 Morgan-Nissan LMP2 entry at the 6 Hours of Silverstone, part of the2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season.[18] The trio finished the race 6th in class and 12th overall, 5 laps behind the class winner.[19] Chinese driverHo Pin Tung will take his place in the team for the2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.[20]
On 9 October 2019, KCMG announced that Jim Ka To will join KCMG regular WTCR competitors Tiago Monteiro and Attila Tassi for the Suzuka Round of the2019 World Touring Car Cup in a wild card entry.[21] On 24 October, Jim Ka To is also confirmed to race for KCMG in the FIA WTCR races in Macau.[22]