Hon Chio Leong  | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: 梁瀚昭 | |
| Born | 12 September 2001 | 
| Nationality | |
| Other names | Charles Leong | 
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | |
| Years active | 2018 | 
| Teams | Hitech Grand Prix | 
| Starts | 3 | 
| Wins | 0 | 
| Poles | 0 | 
| Fastest laps | 0 | 
| Best finish | 26th in 2018 | 
| Previous series | |
| 2016 2017  | Formula Masters China Asian Formula Renault Series Formula 4 China  | 
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2020 2021  | Asian Formula Renault Series Formula 4 China Macau Grand Prix Macau Grand Prix  | 
Hon Chio Leong (Chinese: 梁瀚昭, born 12 September 2001), also known as Charles Leong, is a racing driver from Macau. He is the only local driver to win the Macau Grand Prix twice, albeit in Formula 4 machinery.[1] He currently competes in the China Formula 4 Championship as a guest driver, having previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[2][3]
He has participated in his home race four times, winning both the COVID-impacted 2020 edition and 2021 edition for Formula 4 machinery.[4]
Charles Leong prepared for the 2021 Macau Grand Prix by competing as a guest driver in four FIA F4 China Championship races at the Zhuhai International Circuit held from 24 to 25 October. Leong won all four races.[5]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Formula Masters China | Champ Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7th | 
| DP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| F4 Chinese Championship | Asia Racing Team | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2017 | F4 Chinese Championship | BlackArts Racing Team | 17 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 345 | 1st | 
| Asian Formula Renault Series | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 245 | 1st | ||
| 2018 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Hitech Bullfrog GP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | 
| Macau Grand Prix | Hitech GP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| F3 Asian Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 145 | 4th | |
| Asian Formula Renault Series | Asia Racing Team | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 6th | |
| F4 Chinese Championship | BlackArts Racing Team | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2019 | F3 Asian Championship - Winter Series | BlackArts Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12th | 
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd | |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 19th | ||
| 2020 | F4 Chinese Championship | Smart Life Racing Team | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | NC† | 
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2021 | F4 Chinese Championship | Theodore Smart Life Racing Team | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | NC† | 
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2022 | F4 Chinese Championship | Theodore Blackjack Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | 
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| China GT Championship - GT3 | Harmony Racing | 4 | 2 | 3 | N/A | NC† | |||
| 2023 | China GT Championship - GT3 | Harmony Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | NC† | |
| Macau Formula 4 Race | SJM Theodore Prema Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 2nd | 
† As Leong was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
*Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Chinese Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Asia Racing Team | ZIC1 1 DNS  | 
ZIC2 2 DNS  | 
ZIC3 3 DNS  | 
CGC 1  | 
CGC 2  | 
CGC 3  | 
BGP 1 4  | 
BGP 2 5  | 
BGP 3 Ret  | 
SIC 1 3  | 
SIC 2 1  | 
SIC 3 6  | 
ZIC2 1  | 
ZIC2 2  | 
ZIC2 3  | 
NC† | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | BlackArts Racing Team | ZIC 1 1  | 
ZIC 2 1  | 
ZIC 3 4  | 
CGC 1 Ret  | 
CGC 2 2  | 
CGC 3 3  | 
BGP 1 1  | 
BGP 2 1  | 
BGP 3 1  | 
SIC1 1 1  | 
SIC1 2 1  | 
SIC1 3 C  | 
SIC2 1 1  | 
SIC2 2 1  | 
SIC2 3 Ret  | 
NIC1 1 1  | 
NIC1 2 1  | 
NIC1 3 1  | 
NIC2 1  | 
NIC2 2  | 
NIC2 3  | 
1st | 345 | 
| 2018 | BlackArts Racing Team | NIC1 1  | 
NIC1 2  | 
NIC1 3  | 
ZIC 1  | 
ZIC 2  | 
ZIC 3  | 
CGC 1  | 
CGC 2  | 
CGC 3  | 
NIC2 1  | 
NIC2 2  | 
NIC2 3  | 
SIC 1  | 
SIC 2  | 
SIC 3  | 
WUH 1 1  | 
WUH 2 1  | 
WUH 3 4  | 
NIC3 1  | 
NIC3 2  | 
NIC3 3  | 
NC† | 0 | 
| 2020 | Smart Life Racing Team | ZIC1 1  | 
ZIC1 2  | 
ZIC1 3  | 
ZIC1 4  | 
ZIC2 1 1  | 
ZIC2 2 1  | 
ZIC2 3 1  | 
ZIC2 4 Ret  | 
MAC 1 1  | 
MAC 2 1  | 
NC† | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Theodore Smart Life Racing Team | ZIC 1 1  | 
ZIC 2 1  | 
ZIC 3 1  | 
ZIC 4 1  | 
MAC 1 1  | 
MAC 2 1  | 
NIC 1  | 
NIC 2  | 
NIC 3  | 
NIC 4  | 
NC† | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Theodore Blackjack Racing | NIC1 1  | 
NIC1 2  | 
NIC1 3  | 
NIC1 4  | 
NIC2 1  | 
NIC2 2  | 
NIC2 3  | 
NIC2 4  | 
MAC 1 2  | 
MAC 2 3  | 
PIC 1  | 
PIC 2  | 
PIC 3  | 
PIC 4  | 
NC† | 0 | 
Complete F3 Asian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dragon HitechGP | SEP1 1 2  | 
SEP1 2 3  | 
SEP1 3 12  | 
NIS1 1 6  | 
NIS1 2 5  | 
NIS1 3 6  | 
SIC 1 4  | 
SIC 2 3  | 
SIC 3 4  | 
NIS2 1 3  | 
NIS2 2 3  | 
NIS2 3 3  | 
SEP2 1 13  | 
SEP2 2 15†  | 
SEP2 3 9  | 
4th | 145 | 
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hitech Bullfrog GP | Mercedes | PAU 1  | 
PAU 2  | 
PAU 3  | 
HUN 1  | 
HUN 2  | 
HUN 3  | 
NOR 1  | 
NOR 2  | 
NOR 3  | 
ZAN 1  | 
ZAN 2  | 
ZAN 3  | 
SPA 1  | 
SPA 2  | 
SPA 3  | 
SIL 1 19  | 
SIL 2 22  | 
SIL 3 20  | 
MIS 1  | 
MIS 2  | 
MIS 3  | 
NÜR 1  | 
NÜR 2  | 
NÜR 3  | 
RBR 1  | 
RBR 2  | 
RBR 3  | 
HOC 1  | 
HOC 2  | 
HOC 3  | 
26th | 0 | 
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dallara F317 | 22nd | 18th | DNF | |
| 2019 | Dallara F3 2019 | 28th | 13th | 19th | |
| 2020 | Mygale M14-F4 | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| 2021 | Mygale M14-F4 | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| 2022 | Mygale M14-F4 | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT FEA  | 
CAT SPR  | 
LEC FEA  | 
LEC SPR  | 
RBR FEA  | 
RBR SPR  | 
SIL FEA  | 
SIL SPR  | 
HUN FEA  | 
HUN SPR  | 
SPA FEA  | 
SPA SPR  | 
MNZ FEA  | 
MNZ SPR  | 
SOC FEA Ret  | 
SOC SPR 21  | 
33rd | 0 | 
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Theodore Racing | ZZIC1 1  | 
ZZIC1 2  | 
ZZIC1 3  | 
MAC 1 3  | 
MAC 2 2  | 
SEP1 1  | 
SEP1 2  | 
SEP1 3  | 
SEP2 1  | 
SEP2 2  | 
SEP2 3  | 
NC† | 0 | 
References
- ↑ Andrew van Leeuwen (21 November 2021). "Leong storms to second Macau Grand Prix victory". Motorsport.com.
 - ↑ "First Sponsored Race in F3 Asian Circuit". Oloi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
 - ↑ "Charles Leong to make European F3 debut at Silverstone with Hitech". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
 - ↑ "Macau GP: Leong takes historic home win". Motorsport.com. 22 November 2020.
 - ↑ Renato Marques (25 October 2021). "Charles Leong wins four in four in preparation for Macau GP". Macau Daily Times.
 
External links
Profile at Driver Database