Darryl O'Young
Darryl O'Young Yeuk -Hay (Chinese欧阳 若 曦; born March 26, 1980 in Vancouver ) is a Chinese automobile racing driver. He lives in Hong Kong.
Career
Beginnings in motorsport
O'Young began his racing career in 1988 at the age of eight years. Trained by his father, he proved his driving skills in karting, winning numerous championships. The highlight of his career kart was achieved in 2000 by winning the Canadian and the U.S. Championship.
After a season in Formula Ford, he started in 2002 and 2003 in the United States in Formula Renault before moving to the beginning of the following year in the Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia.
Sport car
2005 O'Young third overall of the Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia for Jebsen & Co, the Porsche importer from Hong Kong.
He also got the chance in the team Noble Group this year - to go Group M Racing by Matthew Marsh in the Le Mans Endurance Series at the start. The two were in a Porsche 996 GT3 RSR in three races and scored in the GT2 a point.
Had O'Young 2005, this team also has a use in the FIA GT Championship. He steered the China race at Zhuhai International Circuit with his teammate Marsh a Porsche 996 GT3 RSR and took fourth place in the GT2 class.
In 2006, O'Young joined for the Renauer Motorsport team at the 24 Hours of Spa, but could not classify themselves.
2007 joined O'Young for the Schnabl Engineering - LKM - Team Jebsen in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup at. He was the first rider from Hong Kong, who took part in this series.
In October and November, he drove the race in Shanghai, Zhuhai and Macau, in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia as a guest. He won the race in Macau after his opponent Danny Watts subsequently received a 30 -second penalty for overtaking under yellow flags, and therefore repeated his Macau score of 2005.
2008 saw the start O'Young both the Porsche Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. In the latter he was with 196 points and four wins this season for the second time champion. He also won the Macau GT Cup, which was held in place of the former Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race.
In 2009, he planned to contest the entire season in the FIA GT Championship - so O'Young would have been the first Chinese racer who had completed a full season in the series. However, he missed the third race in Oschersleben. He finished at the end of the season, he competed in the 997 GT3 RSR of the Belgian Prospeed Competition team with factory-supported Porsche of the type, rank 13 in the GT2.
In the same year failed to defend the title in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia; he had to be content with third place overall behind Christian Menzel and Tim Sugden.
In addition, O'Young denied for the first time in his career in a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 24 Hours of Le Mans. The vehicle failed after 16 hours.
In 2010 he took part in the 24 - hour race at Daytona and was with his teammates 13 in the GT class. In addition, he should make his debut in the DTM for Phoenix in an Audi. But not He started the race.
World Touring Car Championship
Since 2010, O'Young goes in the World Touring Car Championship for Bamboo Engineering at the start. In the first year Harry Vaulkhard was his teammate, Yukinori Taniguchi in 2011. 2012, it is the Italian Pasquale di Sabatino. O'Young runs in the championship currently a Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T.