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KC Motorgroup Ltd, known asKCMG, is anauto racing team based inHong Kong. Founded by former racing driverPaul Ip in 2007, KCMG has participated in a variety of championships across the world intouring car,sports car, andopen-wheel racing.[1]
KCMG entered theFormula Nippon series in 2010 as a Toyota customer team, withKatsuyuki Hiranaka finishing 12th. In 2011,Alexandre Imperatori finished 12th. In 2012, Ryo Orime finished 19th. In the 2013 Super Formula,Richard Bradley finished 21st.Yuichi Nakayama finished 20th in 2014, 16th in 2015, and 18th in 2016.
In 2013, KCMG expanded outside Asia with an entry in the24 Hours of Le Mans[2] before entering theFIA World Endurance Championship in 2014, during which the team won three races.[3] The team went on to win the2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 category on its way to a second-place finish in the2015 WEC season. However, in the following year, KCMG pared down its LMP2 participation to a one-off entry at Le Mans. KCMG did contest the full2016 WEC season, albeit in the GTE Am category,[4] finishing fourth in what would be its final season in the championship.
Beginning in 2017, KCMG has partnered withRichard Childress Racing in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, sponsoring driversBrandon Jones,Matt Tifft,Tyler Reddick andEarl Bamber.[5] Reddick won the2019 LTi Printing 250 with KCMG as the sponsor.
In April 2021, KCMG announced the launch of a new young driver programme named the KCMG Driver Development Project with Irish racer Alex Dunne being named as its first signing the following day.[6][7] The program provides its members with dedicated coaching staff on race weekends, and physiotherapists, managers and tutors to improve their fitness, media skills and education.
| Driver | Years | Series |
|---|---|---|
 Pablo Sarrazin[8] | 2022– | WRC2 Championship |
| Driver | Years | Series |
|---|---|---|
 Alex Dunne[9] | 2021 | F4 Spanish Championship |
Alexandre Imperatori (2011, 2013–2014, 2018–present)
Matthew Howson (2013–2016)
Ho-Pin Tung (2013)Richard Bradley (2013–2016)
Tsugio Matsuda (2014–2016, 2018–present)Nick Tandy (2015)Nicolas Lapierre (2015)
Christian Ried (2016)Wolf Henzler (2016)Joel Camathias (2016)Yuichi Nakayama (2014–2016, 2018)Katsuyuki Hiranaka (2010)Ryo Orime (2012)Kamui Kobayashi (2017–present)Katsumasa Chiyo (2019–present)Oliver Jarvis (2018–present)
Brandon Jones (2017)Matt Tifft (2018)Tyler Reddick (2019)
Josh Burdon (2018–present)
Attila Tassi (2018–present)Kris Richard (2018–present)
Tiago Monteiro (2019–present)
Earl Bamber (2020)| Year | Entrant | No | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  KCMG | 47 | Morgan LMP2-Nissan | Matthew HowsonAlexandre ImperatoriHo-Pin Tung | LMP2 | 241 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | KCMG | 47 | Oreca 03R-Nissan | Richard BradleyMatthew HowsonAlexandre Imperatori | LMP2 | 87 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 | KCMG | 47 | Oreca 05-Nissan | Richard BradleyMatthew HowsonNicolas Lapierre | LMP2 | 358 | 9th | 1st |
| 2016 | KCMG | 47 | Oreca 05-Nissan | Richard BradleyMatthew HowsonTsugio Matsuda | LMP2 | 116 | DNF | DNF |
| 78 | Porsche 911 RSR | Joël CamathiasWolf HenzlerChristian Ried | GTE Am | 300 | 41st | 10th |
| Year | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WEP pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LMP2 | Matthew HowsonRichard BradleyTsugio MatsudaAlexandre Imperatori | 47 | SIL 2 | SPA 2 | LMS Ret | COA 1 | FUJ 2 | SHA Ret | BHR 1 | SÃO 1 | 3rd | 130 | |
| 2015 | LMP2 | Matthew HowsonRichard BradleyNick TandyNicolas Lapierre | 47 | SIL 4 | SPA 3 | LMN 1 | NÜR 1 | COA 2 | FUJ Ret | SHA 3 | BHR 2 | 2nd | 155 | |
| 2016 | LMGTE Am | Christian RiedWolf HenzlerJoël Camathias | 78 | SIL 4 | SPA 4 | LMN 5 | NÜR EX | MEX 3 | COA 2 | FUJ 3 | SHA 3 | BHR 2 | 4th | 125 |
