Récardo Bruins Choi

Récardo Bruins Choi
Born	(1985-12-03) December 3, 1985 Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Roelof Bruins, Choi Myung-gil
Occupation	Professional racecar driver
Years active	2004–present
Known for	Racing in German Formula Three Championship, Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia, Superrace Championship

Récardo Bruins Choi (originally named Choi Myung-gil; born 3 December 1985 in Seoul, South Korea), later adopting the name Roelof Bruins, is a professional racecar driver of Dutch nationality, originally from South Korea.

Youth

Choi entered the world in Seoul and was subsequently adopted by a family from the Netherlands when he was just four months old. Growing up as Récardo Bruins in Zwartemeer, close to Emmen, he began operating mini go-karts at the tender age of five. Demonstrating rapid development, Bruins achieved numerous victories in junior karting categories early on.

Career

After advancing to the junior karting division, Bruins captured the national championship during his sophomore year. He then progressed to the Intercontinental A class, which represents the highest level of karting in the Netherlands. Despite mechanical setbacks causing a second-place finish initially, he claimed the national title the following season. In 2004, Bruins transitioned to formula racing and distinguished himself in the Dutch Formula Renault 2.0 championship by securing pole positions, setting track records, and earning multiple podium finishes, culminating in a third-place overall standing that year.

In 2006, Bruins moved up to compete in the challenging German Formula Three Championship, where he obtained podium placements and solid results during his rookie season. The subsequent year saw him achieve two pole positions, two victories, and several additional podiums, ending fourth in the championship rankings. By 2008, he was focused on obtaining a seat in the GP2 Series.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2004	Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands	Orange Motorsports	?	0	0	0	0	63	10th
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands	Van Amersfoort Racing	12	0	1	0	5	133	3rd
	Formula Renault 2.0 Germany		10	1	1	3	2	146	11th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Nordic		2	0	0	0	1	20	10th
2006	German Formula 3 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	17	0	0	1	2	38	7th
	Formula 3 Euro Series		2	0	0	0	0	0	27th
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	31st
2007	German Formula 3 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	18	2	2	2	6	4th
2008	Formula V6 Asia Championship	Team E-Rain	4	0	0	0	0	14	10th
2013	Porsche Carrera Cup Asia	Team Carrera Cup Asia	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2015	Porsche Carrera Cup Asia	Team Porsche Korea	2	0	0	1	2	32	15th
2016	TCR Asia Series	Viper Niza Racing	2	1	0	0	2	41	6th
2017	China GT Championship - GT4	?	?	?	?	?	?	style="background:#ffffbf;" 1st
2018	Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3	Indigo Racing	12	0	0	0	2	30	20th
2019	Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - GT3	rowspan="2" align=left  Solite Indigo Racing   12   3   1   0   4  159  style="background:#ffffbf;" 1st
	align=left 2019 FIA GT World Cup	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	11th
2021	align=left 2021 Superrace Championship - Super 6000	align=left AtlasBX Motorsports	8	0	0	0	2	91	style="background:#dfdfdf;" 2nd
rowspan="2" 2022	align=left 2022 24H GT Series - GT4	rowspan="2" align=left AtlasBX Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	?	?
align=left 2022 Superrace Championship - Super 6000	8	1	1	0	1	72	7th
2023	align=left 2023 24H GT Series - GT4	align=left AtlasBX Motorsports	5	4			4	200	1st
rowspan="3" 2024	align=left 2024 24H Series - 992	rowspan="3" align="left" Hankook Competition
align=left 2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP-X
align=left 2024 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SPX
2025	align=left 2025 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	align=left Hankook Competition

External links

• Official website