David Cheng
Nationality	Chinese American[a]
Born	(1989-07-21)July 21, 1989 (age 35) Haidian District,Beijing, China
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2016
Current team	Jackie Chan DC Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	37
Starts	26
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	9th in2016
Finished last season	9th
Championship titles
2015–16 2013,2014	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2014–present
Teams	OAK Racing, Pegasus Racing,Jackie Chan DC Racing
Best finish	3rd (2017)
Class wins	0

David Cheng (Chinese:程飞;pinyin:Chéng Fēi, born 21 July 1989) is a Chinese-Americansports car racing driver who last competed in theJaguar I-Pace eTrophy. He previously competed in theFIA World Endurance Championship forJackie Chan DC Racing, and finished on the overall and class podium at the2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, becoming the first Chinese driver to do so. He is a three-time champion of theAsian Le Mans Series, having won the championship twice in the LMP2 class in2013 and2014, and in the LMP3 class in2016.

Born inBeijing, Cheng moved toSeattle in the United States at the age of six and was introduced tokart racing by a friend of his father; he had to do so in secret as his mother believed auto racing was too dangerous.^[1] In 2011, he moved up to sports cars, racing in theAmerican Le Mans Series (ALMS) and the24 Hours of Daytona.^[2] In the race, Cheng's team competed in the GT class, but the car suffered major damage before Cheng could drive; the team was able to overcome the damage to finish 21st. During the year, he also raced in China's Scirocco R Cup China, finishing seventh in points with a best finish of second atSepang International Circuit'sMerdeka Millennium Endurance Race.^[3] A year later, he split time between theContinental Tire SportsCar Challenge and Scirocco R Cup.^[2] In 2013, Cheng joinedOAK Racing in theAsian Le Mans Series, driving for an all-Chinese stable alongsideHo-Pin Tung.^[4] At Sepang, he won the Sepang 12 Hours and was named one of ten Outstanding Youth by theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. He also ran the ALMS'12 Hours of Sebring andPetit Le Mans races, winning the former and claiming the Drivers' Championship for his co-driver in the latter by one point.^[1] Cheng and OAK ended the year by winning the LMP2 Asian Le Mans Team and Driver Championships.^[4] Cheng repeated the feat a season later.^[5]

For the2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series season, Cheng formedDC Racing, racing aLigier JS P3 with former OAK teammate Tung^[5] andThomas Laurent. The team ended the season with the Team Championship and a guaranteed spot in the2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[6]

In March 2015, Cheng met actor and martial artistJackie Chan, who discussed his enjoyment ofSteve McQueen's movieLe Mans as well as his interest in racing. After Cheng finished ninth in the LMP2 class atLe Mans that year, Chan raised the possibility of owning a team together for 2016, to which Cheng agreed.^[7] Together, the two entered DC Racing into theFIA World Endurance Championship under the Baxi DC Racing Alpine banner, partnering withSignatech Alpine and fieldingAlpine A460s in the LMP2 class.^[8] In October, the team was rebranded as Jackie Chan DC Racing.^[9]

In 2017, Jackie Chan DC Racing allied withJota Sport. AtLe Mans, the team's No. 38 LMP2 took advantage of problems striking the LMP1 field to lead overall laps, becoming the first lower-class team to do so at Le Mans.^[10] The car went on to finish second overall and win the LMP2 class, while DC's No. 37 car, driven by Cheng, finished fourth overall,^[11] butRebellion Racing's No. 13 was disqualified after failing post-race inspection and Cheng's No. 37 was promoted onto the podium.^[12] The No. 38's effort marked the first time a Chinese team won its class at Le Mans.^[10]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2014	OAK Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Adderly Fong	Ligier JS P2-Honda	LMP2	347	12th	7th
2015	Pegasus Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Léo Roussel	Morgan LMP2-Nissan	LMP2	334	19th	9th
2016	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	Ho-Pin Tung Nelson Panciatici	Alpine A460-Nissan	LMP2	234	DNF	DNF
2017	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Tristan Gommendy Alex Brundle	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	363	3rd	2nd
2018	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Nick Boulle Pierre Nicolet	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	LMP2	355	12th	8th

(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)

^† As Cheng was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^* Season still in progress.

(key)(Races inbold indicate pole position, Results areoverall/class)

• Official website
• David Cheng driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• Living people
• 1989 births
• Sportspeople from Beijing
• American Le Mans Series drivers
• Asian Le Mans Series drivers
• 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
• 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
• FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
• U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
• OAK Racing drivers
• Starworks Motorsport drivers
• Jota Sport drivers
• Chinese racing drivers
• University of Washington alumni
• Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
• Formula Masters China drivers
• Racing drivers from Seattle
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