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| Founded | 20 August 2015 (2015-08-20) |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | David Cheng Jackie Chan |
| Base | Wuhan |
| Former series | Asian Le Mans Series WeatherTech SportsCar Championship FIA World Endurance Championship |
| Teams' Championships | 2 Asian Le Mans Series (2015–16), (2017–18) |
| Drivers' Championships | 2 Asian Le Mans Series (2015–16), (2017–18) |
Jackie Chan DC Racing, formerly known asDC Racing, is a racing team that competed in theFIA World Endurance Championship,European Le Mans Series andAsian Le Mans Series, with plans to make a return to theIMSA SportsCar Championship in 2023.[1] The team is co-owned by Asian Le Mans championDavid Cheng and actorJackie Chan. Partnering withJota Sport in WEC, the team fieldsOreca 07: the No. 37 forHo-Pin Tung,Gabriel Aubry andWill Stevens.
In 2015, two-timeAsian Le Mans Series championDavid Cheng formed DC Racing. Based inWuhan, the team hiredOAK Racing personnelRemy Brouard, for whom Cheng raced, as team principal. DC Racing also established a partnership withEurasia Motorsport, fielding a Ligier JS P3 in the LMP3 class for Cheng, former OAK Racing teammate and fellow Chinese driverHo-Pin Tung[2] and FrenchmanThomas Laurent. The team ended the season with the Team Championship and a spot in the2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3]
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.[4] Together, the two entered DC Racing into theFIA World Endurance Championship under the Baxi DC Racing Alpine banner, partnering withSignatech Alpine and fielding rebadgedOreca 05 cars as Alpine A460s in the LMP2 class. The team is the first mainland China-based operation in WEC; Cheng and Tung joined the new program,[5] along with French driversNelson Panciatici[6] andPaul-Loup Chatin.[7]
In October, leading into the 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series season, the team was rebranded to Jackie Chan DC Racing and raced with liveries promoting Chan's movieKung Fu Yoga. DC Racing fielded cars in both the LMP2 and LMP3 classes; Tung, Laurent andGustavo Menezes raced in the former, while Cheng,James Winslow andPu Jun Jin drove in the latter.[8]
For the2017 WEC season, the team partnered withJota Sport to run the No. 37 for Cheng,Alex Brundle andTristan Gommendy, along with the No. 38 for Tung, Laurent andOliver Jarvis. AtLe Mans, the No. 38 took advantage of a small LMP1 grid and problems striking the LMP1s to lead overall laps, becoming the first LMP2 team to do so at Le Mans. With one hour remaining, the No. 2 Porsche ofTimo Bernhard passed Tung and went on to win the overall, although the No. 38's second-place overall finish was still impressive nonetheless and won DC Racing the LMP2 class.[9] DC's No. 37 car finished fourth overall, butRebellion Racing's No. 13 was disqualified after failing post-race inspection and the No. 37 was promoted onto the podium.[10] The No. 38's effort marked the first time a Chinese team won its class at Le Mans.[9] Chan, who was not present at the race, congratulated the team on its performance.[11]
The team pulled out of all motorsports in 2020 at the beginning for theCOVID-19 pandemic. The reason for the departure as said in a statement was mostly due to personal and financial issues as quoted inAutosport by team ownerDavid Cheng on March 18, 2022, "The world situation meant we had to step back from racing, because I had to focus on the family business, which is based in Wuhan".[12]
| Year | Entrant | Team | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Baxi DC RacingAlpine | Signatech | 35 | Alpine A460-Nissan |  David Cheng Nelson PanciaticiHo-Pin Tung | LMP2 | 234 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Jota Sport | 37 | Oreca 07-Gibson |  Alex BrundleDavid ChengTristan Gommendy | LMP2 | 363 | 3rd | 2nd |
| 38 | Oliver JarvisThomas LaurentHo-Pin Tung | 366 | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| 2018 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | OAK Racing | 33 | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | Nick BoulleDavid Cheng Pierre Nicolet | LMP2 | 355 | 12th | 8th |
| 34 |  David Heinemeier HanssonCôme LedogarRicky Taylor | 195 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| Jota Sport | 37 | Oreca 07-Gibson |  Jazeman JaafarNabil JeffriWeiron Tan | 361 | 8th | 4th | |||
| 38 | Gabriel Aubry Stephane RichelmiHo-Pin Tung | 356 | 10th | 6th | |||||
| 2019 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Jota Sport | 37 | Oreca 07-Gibson | David Heinemeier HanssonJordan KingRicky Taylor | LMP2 | 199 | DNF | DNF |
| 38 | Gabriel AubryStephane RichelmiHo-Pin Tung | 367 | 7th | 2nd | |||||
| 2020 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Jota Sport | 37 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Gabriel AubryWill StevensHo-Pin Tung | LMP2 | 141 | DSQ[13] | DSQ |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | WEP pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Baxi DC Racing Alpine | LMP2 | David Cheng Ho-Pin TungNelson PanciaticiPaul-Loup Chatin | 35 | SIL 6 | SPA Ret | LMN Ret | NÜR 7 | MEX 5 | COA 8 | FUJ 9 | SHA 8 | BHR 6 | 42 | 9th |
| 2017 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | David ChengTristan GommendyAlex Brundle | 37 | SIL 8 | SPA 10 | LMN 2 | NÜR 5 | MEX 6 | COA 5 | FUJ Ret | SHA 8 | BHR 8 | 77 | 7th |
| LMP2 | Ho-Pin TungThomas LaurentOliver Jarvis | 38 | SIL 1 | SPA 3 | LMN 1 | NÜR 1 | MEX 9 | COA 4 | FUJ 3 | SHA 4 | BHR 2 | 175 | 2nd | ||
| 2018–19 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Jazeman JaafarWeiron TanNabil JeffriDavid Heinemeier HanssonJordan KingWill StevensRicky Taylor | 37 | SPA 3 | LMN 2 | SIL 2 | FUJ 1 | SHA 4 | SEB 1 | SPA 6 | LMN Ret | 138 | 3rd | |
| Ho-Pin TungGabriel AubryStéphane Richelmi | 38 | SPA 1 | LMN 4 | SIL 1 | FUJ 2 | SHA 1 | SEB 6 | SPA 3 | LMN 2 | 166 | 2nd | ||||
| 2019–20 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Ho-Pin TungGabriel AubryWill Stevens Ryan Cullen | 37 | SIL 4 | FUJ 2 | SHA 2 | BHR 3 | COA 2 | SPA 6 | LMN DSQ | BHR 1 | 136 | 3rd |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | Team pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | DC Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | David ChengHo-Pin TungThomas Laurent | 1 | FUJ 1 | SEP 1 | THA 1 | MAL 1 | 103 | 1st |
| 2016–17 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03R | Gustavo MenezesHo-Pin TungThomas Laurent | 35 | ZHU 1 | FUJ 2 | THA 1 | SEP Ret | 69 | 2nd |
| LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | David ChengJames WinslowPu Jun Jin Hiroki Yoshida | 1 | ZHU 1 | FUJ 3 | THA 6 | SEP 3 | 63 | 3rd | ||
| 2017–18 | Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota | LMP2 | Oreca 05 | David ChengHo-Pin TungJazeman JaafarWeiron TanAfiq Yazid | 7 | ZHU Ret | FUJ 3 | THA 1 | SEP 5 | 50 | 4th |
| Thomas LaurentHarrison NeweyStéphane Richelmi | 8 | ZHU 1 | FUJ 1 | THA 2 | SEP 1 | 95 | 1st | ||||
| LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Patrick ByrneGuy CosmoGabriel Aubry | 6 | ZHU 3 | FUJ 1 | THA 3 | SEP 1 | 77 | 1st | ||
| 2018–19 | Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 05 | Jazeman JaafarWeiron TanNabil Jeffri | 1 | SHA Ret | FUJ | THA | SEP | 0 | 8th |
| LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Yoshiharu Mori Hwang Doyun Neale Muston | 37 | SHA DSQ | FUJ | THA | SEP | 0 | 11th | ||
Neric Wei Hugo de SadeleerJake ParsonsJamie WinslowRick Yoon | 38 | SHA 9 | FUJ | THA | SEP 10 | 3 | 9th |