Kerong Li (Chinese: 李科蓉; pinyin: Lǐ Kēróng; born 3 August 2001 in Xi'an[1]) is a Chinese racing driver competing for High Class Racing in the Intercontinental GT Challenge.
| Kerong Li 李科蓉 | |
|---|---|
 Li at the 2025 Super GT Malaysia Festival | |
| Nationality |  Chinese |
| Born | 3 August 2001 Xi'an, China |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 | 24H GT Series – GTX |
Career
editLi made his single-seater debut in 2021, racing in the Formula Race Promotions Eastern Pro 4 Challenge for Jensen Global Advisors. After finishing third in the aforementioned series, Li raced part-time in both the Formula Pro USA F4 Championship and the Formula 4 United States Championships.[2] At the end of the year, Li joined NTE Sport in the season-ending round of the Michelin Pilot Challenge at Road Atlanta alongside Jean-Francois Brunot in the Grand Sport class.[3]
Moving to GT racing full-time in 2022, Li primarily competed in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Leipert Motorsport alongside Brunot in the Pro-Am class.[4] Scoring 23 points across the twelve-race season, Li finished 14th in the Pro-Am standings at season's end.[5] Also in the same year, Li drove the first round of the 24H GT Series for the same team, finishing fifth in his only outing in the GT3 Pro class.[6] Competing in the GTX class for most of the remaining races, which included a one-off outing for HRT Performance at Mugello,[7] Li scored a podium in every race he contested and won the season-ending round at Barcelona to clinch the GTX title in the 24H GT Series European Championship.[8]
In 2023, Li returned to NTE Sport to make his debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona alongside Jaden Conwright, Alessio Deledda and Robert Megennis.[9] In the race, Li retired due to a damaged fuel tank, which was the result of Megennis' crash at Turn 1 just after the one hour mark.[10] For the rest of the season, Li returned to Leipert Motorsport to race in the Am class of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Brunot.[11] Scoring a lone class podium at Paul Ricard and finished 11th in the Am standings at season's end.[12] During 2023, Li also competed for the same team in two rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[13] After finishing 36th at Paul Ricard, Li retired from the 24 Hours of Spa after spinning and being collected by Yannick Mettler just after the ten hour mark.[14] After making a one-off appearance in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Earl Bamber Motorsport, Li stayed with the team to compete in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series, racing in the GT class alongside Bamber and Adrian D'Silva.[15] In the five-race season, Li scored a best result of 12th at Sepang and ended the winter 31st in the GT points.[16]
Moving back to the United States for 2024, Li joined MDK Motorsports to compete in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship alongside Anders Fjordbach.[17] Alongside endurance rounds-only driver Klaus Bachler, Li scored his best result of the season of eighth at Watkins Glen, on his way to 13th in the GTD standings.[18] Li also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for Earl Bamber Motorsport alongside Bamber, Brendon Leitch and D'Silva.[19]
Li moved to Asia for 2025, joining Origine Motorsport in the team's sole Silver-Am lineup alongside Fjordbach.[20] In his rookie year in the series, Li scored a lone class win in race two at Fuji en route to a fifth-place points finish.[21] During 2025, Li returned to EBM Giga Racing to make his debut in the GT300 class of Super GT alongside Jazeman Jaafar at Sepang.[22] The following year, Li joined High Class Racing to contest the full Intercontinental GT Challenge season.[23] At the Bathurst 12 Hour, Li finished second overall and won in the Bronze class alongside Anders Fjordbach and Dorian Boccolacci.[24]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
editComplete Formula 4 United States Championship results
editComplete GT World Challenge Europe results
editGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
edit(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Silver | MNZ |
LEC 36 |
20th | 6 | |||||
| Crowdstrike Racing by Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro-Am | SPA 6H 68 |
SPA 12H 64† |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR | CAT | 22nd | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Earl Bamber Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro-Am | LEC |
SPA 6H Ret |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR |
MNZ |
JED |
NC | 0 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NTE Sport | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 20 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 69th | 120 |
| 2024 | MDK Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 12 |
SEB 12 |
LBH 13 |
LGA 13 |
WGL 8 |
MOS 10 |
ELK 10 |
VIR 10 |
IMS 12 |
PET 15 |
2129 | 13th |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
editComplete GT World Challenge Asia results
editComplete Super GT results
editReferences
edit- ↑ "专访李科蓉：从西安走向世界的赛车新星". sohu.com. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "FRegional Americas reveals 2022 calendar, new drivers join latest round". formulascout.com. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "40 Entries for Road Atlanta Title Decider". sportscar365.com. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europa, a Imola parte la stagione". motori.quotidiano.net (in Italian). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Super Trofeo Europe - Championship Standings" (PDF). lamborghini.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Baron Ferrari Wins 6H Abu Dhabi". dailysportscar.com. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "ST Racing Take First Ever BMW M4 GT3 Overall Win With Victory At 12H Mugello". dailysportscar.com. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "WTM Ferrari Wins 24H Barcelona, Phoenix Racing Take The Title". dailysportscar.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "李科蓉上演戴通纳24小时中国车手首秀！". news.sina.cn. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "李科蓉：站上戴通纳24赛场的中国第一人". news.sina.cn. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe begins 2023 season with 48 cars at Paul Ricard". lamborghini.com. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe: Michelotto and Stadsbader victorious in Paul Ricard opener". lamborghini.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (26 May 2023). "CLRT Adds Second Porsche for Paul Ricard in 57-Car Entry". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (1 July 2023). "Incidents Keep Front-Runners Close as Halfway Approaches". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "《轼界》现场直击2023-24亚洲勒芒系列赛揭幕站". k.sina.cn. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Sepang Race 1 Final Classification by Category" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 2 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2023.
- ↑ Dagys, John (14 November 2023). "Fjordbach, Li Confirmed in MDK Porsche". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Zalavari, Michael (27 June 2024). "Lamborghini Goes Top In Spa 24 Qualifying". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Klein, Jamie (2 April 2025). "Origine Reveals Driver Lineups for Three-Car Porsche Assault". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "JMR Corvette Wins Race 2 At Fuji". dailysportscar.com. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ O'Connell, RJ (29 April 2025). "Li, Jaafar To Drive EBM Aston Martin In SUPER GT Sepang Round". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Plümer, Jonas (17 November 2025). "High Class Racing bestreitet Intercontinental GT Challenge". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Klein, Jamie (16 February 2026). "Boccolacci Admits Disbelief at High Class' P2 Overall Finish". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Kerong Li Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Kerong Li | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
External links
edit- Kerong Li career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website