Formula Racing Development
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Native name
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方程式賽車發展有限公司 |
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| Private | |
| Industry | Motorsports |
| Founded | 1997 (Hong Kong) |
| Founder | Kenneth Ma |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Shanghai, China |
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Area served
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Asia |
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Key people
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Kenneth Ma (Founder and CEO) |
| Products | Race Organization, Motorsport Engineering |
Formula Racing Development Limited or FRD Motorsports (FRD) is a motorsport promoter headquartered in Hong Kong, China which was founded in 1997.
It has been the organizer and promoter of several Asian and China based championships, such as Asian Formula Renault Championship, China Formula Campus Championship, Clio Cup China Series, and Asia GT Race Series.It also conducts racing schools, driving schools, corporate programs, car events and even an annual celebrity race. FRD also has an in-house racing team which takes part in several racing series, most notably in CTCC under the banner of "Chang'an Ford Racing Team".
It is one of the largest racing schools in Asia and was started in 1997 by owner Kenneth Ma with an ambition to provide opportunities and facilities for drivers in the region to gain professional recognition in motorsport. Over the years, through its in-house driving schools and race-organized, FRD has sponsored notable Chinese race drivers: Marchy Lee, Jim Ka To, Jiang Tengyi, Frankie Chang, as well as Finnish driver and German Formula Renault champion Pekka Saarinen.
FRD organizes and promotes professional level competitive racing in Asia. Featuring a junior Formula series called Ford Formula Campus, FRD joins forces with Changan FORD automaker, allowing young gun drivers to test their mettle against each other. After which FRD, partnering with leading French automaker Renault and their Sports Technologies Division, became the official Asian promoter of the Formula Renault 2.0 series in 2002. In the 2009 season, following the success of FRD and Renault Formula racing, the European Renault Clio Cup series was also successfully introduced with outstanding success.
In addition FRD organizes GT (Grand Turismo) class racing, featuring powerful touring supercars, with names such as Ferrari and Aston Martin. Jointly organized by FRD and Zhuhai International Circuit (ZIC), this Series is considered one of Asia's most prominent Supercar races. Attracting drivers from around the world, including HK, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, USA, Canada, Japan, the UK and Italy, they compete on highly demanding tracks in China and greater Asia.
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