| William O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1959-02-23) 23 February 1959 (age 65) Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | TeamWork Motorsport |
| Car number | 27 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Previous series | |
| 2016 2015 2015 2015 2014 2013 2013, 16 2013-15 | TCR Asia Series KL City Grand Prix Macau Road Sport Challenge Hong Kong Roadsports Challenge 25 Hours at Spa Touring Car Series Asia Zhuhai 500km Zhuhai Pan Delta Racing Festival |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 2013, 16 2013-15 | Touring Car Series Asia, Class B Zhuhai 500km, Class A Zhuhai Pan Delta Racing Festival Circuit Hero I, Class A |
William E. O'Brien (born 23 February 1959) is a Hong Kong-based American racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and TCR Asia Series. Having previously competed in the Touring Car Series Asia, KL City Grand Prix and Zhuhai Pan Delta Racing Festival amongst others.
Racing career
O'Brien began his career in 2013 in the Zhuhai Pan Delta Racing Festival, he won the Circuit Hero I, A class three times from 2013 to 2015. He also took part in the Zhuhai 500km in 2013, winning Class A, he also raced in the Asian Touring Car Series that year winning Class B. For 2014 he took part in the 25 hours of Spa Fun Cup race, finishing third in the race. He switched to the Hong Kong Roadsports Challenge for 2015 finishing third in the championship standings that year. He also raced in the Macau Road Sport Challenge and KL City Grand Prix in 2015. In 2016 he again raced in the Zhuhai 500km race, again winning the A class. He switched to the TCR Asia Series for 2016, joining the series with TeamWork Motorsport.
In September 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for TeamWork Motorsport.
Racing record
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TeamWork Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
MYS 1 17 |
MYS 2 19 |
MAC 1 DNQ |
MAC 2 DNQ |
NC | 0 |
References
- "William O'Brien career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "TeamWork Motorsport reveal TCR Asia driver lineup". asia.tcr-series.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Hudson, Neil (13 May 2016). "Sophomore TCR Asia series season starts this weekend in South Korea". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "TeamWork Motorsport joins for the Sepang event". tcr-series.com. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
External links
- William O'Brien career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
- William O'Brien on Facebook