Education
Also in 2008, Cao finished third with seven podiums in the Asian Formula Renault Challenge and also contested two races of the Formula Bayerische Motoren Werke Pacific Championship, with Pacific Racing.
Also in 2008, Cao finished third with seven podiums in the Asian Formula Renault Challenge and also contested two races of the Formula Bayerische Motoren Werke Pacific Championship, with Pacific Racing.
Asian championships
Born in Hunan, Cao started his racing career in 2008 in the Chinese Formula Ford Campus Championship. In 2009, Cao remained in Formula Bayerische Motoren Werke Pacific but switched to Ao"s Racing. He had six point-scoring finishes in nine races, finishing twelfth in the championship.
In 2010, Cao returned to the Asian Formula Renault Challenge with the FRD Racing Team.
Protyre Formula Renault
In 2012, Cao moved to Europe and joined Fortec Motorsports to compete in Formula Renault Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He finished nine races in the points to take fourteenth position in the championship, with 100 points. He also finished fifth in the 2012 Formula Renault Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Winter Series.
Cao remained with Fortec into 2013, staying in the newly renamed Protyre Formula Renault Championship. He finished runner-up to Ben Barnicoat in the Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup at Rockingham, winning one of the event"s three races.
British Formula 3 Championship
Cao continued his collaboration with Fortec into the British Formula 3 Championship in 2014.
He finished fifteen races on the podium, including four wins. He battled with his teammate Matt Rao for the title, and clinched the championship by just two points, ahead of Rao. Career summary
† As Cao was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
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