Career
Karting
In 1996, Cheng raced in karting in China, winning the national championship in 1998 (junior division), 2000 and 2001. He also took part in the European Karting Open (15th in 1999) and the Asian Karting Championship (runner-up in 2001). 1996: 1st in Beijing Shunxiang Cup Karting Competition
1997: 1st in Beijing Shunxiang Cup Karting Competition.
2nd in Beijing Zhuangzhou Karting
1998: 1st in Beijing Karting Championship.
1st in China Karting Championship Junior division. Macau Kart Racing Club.
1st in Xiangmihu Kart Racing Club
1999: 15th in European Karting Open. 2nd in China Karting Championship.
1st in Macao Karting Championship.
1st in Ericsson Masters Cup Challenge in Hong Kong
2000: 1st in China Karting Championship. 1st in Ericsson Masters Cup Challenge in Hong Kong
2001: 1st in All-China Karting Championship. 2nd in Asia Karting Championship
Racing career
Cheng Congfu started his formula racing career with the British Formula Ford Winter Series in 2001.
In 2003 he will be supported by the McLaren Formula One team, as part of its driver development programme.
He joined First Rate (at Lloyd's) Team China and drove in the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Grand Prix series from the 2006-2007 season in the 2008-2009 season. He raced in the Formula Three Euroseries for 2008.
He became the first Chinese driver to participate, finish and score a class podium in the 24 Hours of Le Mans when his Saulnier Team LMP2 Pescarolo finished 3rd in the LMP2 class of the 2008 event, behind the teams of van Merksteijn and Team Essex, both running Porsche Spyder LMP2s. On 23–24 May 2009, Cheng Congfu participated in the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club Nurburgring 24 Hours, with teammates Altfrid Heger, Carlo van Dam, and Franck Mailleux in Volkswagen Motorsport III"s #116 Volkswagen Scirocco GT 24 (4 cyl, 1984 ccm, 1100 kg), the team finished 20th overall and 3rd in SP3T class after Volkswagen Motorsport II"s #118 Volkswagen Scirocco GT 24 and #107 Audi A3.
Cheng Congfu then became the first Chinese driver to participate, finish and score a class podium in the Nurburgring 24 Hours.
He drove in the 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season for Mercedes. In November 2011, Cheng Congfu partnered with 1998 and 1999 F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen and Lance David Arnold to drive a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at the 2011 6 Hours of Zhuhai race, a round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Complete First Rate (at Lloyd's) Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Diploma in Tropical Medicine results
(key)
24 Hours of Le Mans results.