Darryl O'Young

Darryl O'Young
Born	Darryl Hayden O'Young Template:Birth year and age Canada
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1988–present
Known for	Racing career representing Hong Kong, multiple Macau Grand Prix appearances and wins, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion, Bathurst 12 Hour winner

Darryl Hayden O'Young () is a racing driver born in Canada who represents Hong Kong.

Early career

O'Young’s motorsport journey began in 1988 when he was just eight years old, honing his talents under the mentorship of his father. During this period, he secured numerous karting titles, notably capturing both Canadian and USA National championships within the same year.

Progressing through the ranks, he competed in Formula Ford 1600 and 2000 categories before moving on to participate in the Fran Am Pro 1600 and North American Fran Am 2000 Championships across the United States.

Sportscars

By age 24, O'Young was contesting the Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia with Jebsen & Co, the official Porsche dealer team from Hong Kong. His breakthrough on the international stage came with a victory at the Macau Grand Prix in 2005.

He is widely recognized for his extensive involvement at the Macau Grand Prix, making 17 starts between 2004 and 2021. His participation spanned various disciplines including the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, Macau GT Cup, World Touring Car Championship, and FIA GT World Cup. Throughout these appearances, O'Young achieved four overall wins and secured two class triumphs within the WTCC Independents category.

In 2005, O'Young teamed up with Matthew Marsh to compete for the Hong Kong Le Mans Team, piloting a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the Le Mans Endurance Series and earning a fourth-place finish in the GT2 class during the FIA GT Championship round held in China.

Starting in 2006, he took part in multiple Spa 24 Hours races with Renauer Motorsport and Prospeed Competition. His top result came in 2009 when he finished fifth in the GT2 class alongside co-drivers including Richard Westbrook.

O'Young clinched his inaugural Porsche Carrera Cup Asia title in October 2006 after securing two victories at Zhuhai International Circuit. The following year, he made history as the first driver from Hong Kong to compete in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, representing Schnabl Engineering - LKM - Team Jebsen.

In 2008, O'Young reclaimed the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia championship with a total of 196 points and four race wins, becoming the series’ first driver to win multiple titles. That same year, he triumphed at Malaysia’s Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race driving for Porsche Club Singapore and also achieved his third Macau GT Cup victory behind the wheel of a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup.

During the 2009 season, O'Young raced full-time in the FIA GT Championship’s GT2 division for Prospeed Competition alongside Marco Holzer, marking him as the first Chinese driver to complete an entire FIA GT season. He also secured third place overall in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Endurance Asia Team—the first Hong Kong entry at this event—although their car retired after sixteen hours of competition.

Later that year, O'Young participated in ARCA stock car testing at Daytona International Speedway with Starbeast Motorsport, sharing track time with former Formula 1 racer Narain Karthikeyan.

In 2010, he made his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Daytona driving a Porsche GT3 Cup for Bullet Racing. Despite running as high as third within their class during the race, an off-track excursion resulted in a drop to twentieth place overall.

On February 6, 2011, O'Young piloted an Audi R8 LMS for Audi Sport Team Joest alongside Marc Basseng and Christopher Mies to victory in the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race. He repeated this success in 2012 driving Phoenix Racing’s Audi R8 LMS.

Returning to Le Mans in 2013, he competed with INTERUSH AF Corse in a Ferrari 458 Italia and finished second in the GTE Am category—achieving Hong Kong’s first podium finish at this prestigious event.

In 2014, following a merger that formed Craft-Bamboo Racing, O'Young contested the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing’s #99 car. Sharing driving duties with Alex MacDowall and Fernando Rees, their best result was a third-place finish at Fuji. However, a practice crash forced withdrawal from that year’s Le Mans after their car sustained irreparable damage.

Later that year, he returned to Asian circuits competing at the Macau GT Cup with an Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3 backed by Vitasoy sponsorship, finishing ninth overall.

In 2015, O'Young participated in the GT Asia Series representing Craft-Bamboo Racing alongside teammates Jonathan Venter and Daniel Lloyd. They secured four victories en route to winning the Drivers' Championship. Additionally, he took part in the inaugural FIA GT World Cup at Macau where he placed fifth following a post-race penalty applied to Edoardo Mortara.

Bamboo Engineering (2010–2011)

O'Young advanced to the premier touring car category in 2010, competing with Bamboo Engineering during the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season alongside teammate Harry Vaulkhard. Backed by sponsors LKM, A-Ha Coffee, and Chevrolet Motorsport, he piloted a 2008-specification Chevrolet Lacetti in the Independents Championship, marking him as the first full-time Chinese driver in the FIA WTCC. At the Race of Portugal, he achieved his inaugural Independents victory and earned his first world championship point by finishing tenth overall. Entering the final round at Macau, O'Young was in contention for the Independents title but was eliminated from the race after contact with Tom Coronel, ending his championship pursuit.

Continuing with Bamboo Engineering for the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season, O'Young secured pole position for race two at Suzuka Circuit. Unfortunately, a poor getaway and a rear-end collision with Gabriele Tarquini forced him to retire from the race.

Special Tuning Racing and Bamboo Engineering (2012)

In 2012, O'Young switched to Special Tuning Racing, driving a SEAT León WTCC. He was unable to participate in the opening Race of Italy due to a fire during warm-up that prematurely ended his weekend. During the Race of Austria, a collision with fellow driver Charles Ng required medical treatment and caused him to miss the second race. At the start of the Race of the United States, he was involved in a multi-car accident but managed to finish fourteenth.

Prior to the Race of Japan, O'Young departed Special Tuning Racing and rejoined Bamboo Engineering for the season’s concluding rounds. He was caught up in another large accident at the Race of China but retired on lap six due to damage sustained. During testing for the Race of Macau, he endured a frontal collision that cut short the session. Despite this setback, he secured pole position for the independents class in qualifying and went on to win his category in both races.

ROAL Motorsport (2013)

For the 2013 campaign, O'Young signed with ROAL Motorsport, partnering Tom Coronel behind the wheel of a BMW 320 TC. He qualified tenth at the season opener, the Race of Italy, which placed him on pole for race two due to reverse grid rules; however, his highest race finish was twelfth and he did not score championship points.

Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

At the 2010 edition of the 1000 km of Zhuhai, part of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, O'Young competed alongside Prospeed Competition and co-driver Richard Westbrook. Their entry retired after completing 119 laps.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

O'Young was called up to Audi’s roster for the finale of the 2010 DTM season held in Shanghai, stepping in for dismissed driver Alexandre Premat.

Bathurst 12 Hour

Participating in the Bathurst 12 Hour GT3 endurance event on four occasions, O'Young achieved victories in 2011 and 2012 while racing for the factory-supported Audi squad behind the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS GT3. He made a comeback in 2015 with Craft-Bamboo Racing piloting an Aston Martin V12 GT3, securing a third-place finish overall.

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race

At the Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race held in Sepang, O'Young earned third place overall and topped the Pro-Am category driving a Porsche 911 GT3R for LKM Racing. His teammates included team principal Alan Siu and Japan’s Keita Sawa. The trio completed a total of 309 laps during the 12-hour competition.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (bold denotes pole position; italics marks fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2007	Schnabel Engineering Team Jebson	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR 10	BHR Ret	ESP 20	MON 15	FRA 21†	GBR 21	GER 26	HUN 15	TUR 15	ITA Ret	BEL 17		22nd	14
2008	Schnabel Engineering	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR Ret	BHR 16	ESP 18	TUR 18	MON 15		GBR Ret		HUN 23	ESP 17	BEL 20	ITA 17	28th	4

† — Classified despite not finishing, having completed over 90% of race distance.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2009	Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Endurance Asia Team Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Perspective Racing	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Philippe Hesnault Template:Country data BGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Plamen Kralev	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GT2	186	NC	NC
2013	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall AF Corse	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Piergiuseppe Perazzini Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Lorenzo Casè	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	LMGTE Am	305	26th	2nd

Full World Touring Car Championship results

(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

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Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Final Position	Points
2010	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Lacetti	BRA 1 15	BRA 2 16	MAR 1 17	MAR 2 13	ITA 1 Ret	ITA 2 12	BEL 1 20	BEL 2 12	POR 1 10	POR 2 9	GBR 1 21	GBR 2 Ret	CZE 1 17	CZE 2 7	GER 1 NC	GER 2 12	ESP 1 14	ESP 2 17	JPN 1 10	JPN 2 9	MAC 1 Ret	MAC 2 Ret			15th	15
2011	Bamboo Engineering	Chevrolet Lacetti	BRA 1 Ret	BRA 2 11																					14th	43
		Chevrolet Cruze			BEL 1 10	BEL 2 4	ITA 1 7	ITA 2 6	HUN 1 12	HUN 2 8	CZE 1 7	CZE 2 Ret	POR 1 12	POR 2 9	GBR 1 11	GBR 2 8	GER 1 14	GER 2 11	ESP 1 15	style="background:#cfcfff;" >ESP< br>2< br> Template:Small 14 style= " background: # cfcf ff ; " > JPN< br>1< br>11 style= " background: # ef cff f; " > JPN< br>2< br>Ret style= " background: # cfcf ff; " > CHN< br>1< br>13 style= " background: # ef cff f; " > CHN< br>2< br>Ret style= " background: # ef cff f; " > MAC< br>1< br>Ret style= " background: # cfcf ff; " > MAC< br>2< br>12
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Full Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Entries shown in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Season	Racing Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final Position	Accumulated Points
2010	Team Phoenix	Audi A4 DTM 2008	HOC	VAL	LAU	NOR	NÜR	ZAN	BRH	OSC	HOC	ADR	SHA DNS	NC	0

Full GT1 World Championship results

Season	Racing Team	Vehicle Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Standing	Total Points
2012	Reiter Engineering	Lamborghini	NOG QR 8	NOG CR 7	ZOL QR 8	ZOL CR 13	NAV QR 4	NAV QR 7	SVK QR 13	SVK CR 11	ALG QR Ret	ALG CR 4	SVK QR 6	SVK CR 7	MOS QR	MOS CR	NÜR QR	NÜR CR	DON QR	DON CR	17th	34

Full FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are indicated in italics)

Year	Team Entrant	Category	Car Model	Engine Type	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Overall Ranking	Points Scored
2013	AF Corse	LMGTE Am	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari F142, 4.5L V8	SIL	SPA	LMS 2	SÃO	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	8th	36
2014	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin, 4.5L V8	SIL 7	SPA 5	LMS WD	COA 10	FUJ 3	SHA 4	BHR	SÃO 5	13th	55