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|Drivers ='''Asian F4''' <br> [[File:Flag of South Korea svg.png]] 14.[[Kwon Sung-Tae]] <br> [[File:Flag of South Korea svg.png]] 15.[[Choi Seul-Hae]] <br> '''Eurasian F3''' <br> [[File:Flag of South Korea svg.png]] 11.[[Song Ki-Hyun|Ki-Hyun Song]] <br> [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] 12.[[Luca Bandini]] | |Drivers ='''Asian F4''' <br> [[File:Flag of South Korea svg.png]] 14.[[Kwon Sung-Tae]] <br> [[File:Flag of South Korea svg.png]] 15.[[Choi Seul-Hae]] <br> '''Eurasian F3''' <br> [[File:Flag of South Korea svg.png]] 11.[[Song Ki-Hyun|Ki-Hyun Song]] <br> [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] 12.[[Luca Bandini]] | ||
|Noted Drivers =[[Kwon Sung-Tae]] (scored their first ever win in Asian F4) <br> [[Luca Bandini]] (scored their first ever points in Eurasian F3) | |Noted Drivers =[[Kwon Sung-Tae]] (scored their first ever win in Asian F4, 2019 [[Asian F4|Asian Formula 4 Championship]] champion) <br> [[Luca Bandini]] (scored their first ever points in Eurasian F3) | ||
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'''K-Apex''' is a South Korean racing team currently racing in the [[Asian Formula 4|Asian Formula 4 Championship]] and [[FIA_Formula_3_Eurasian_Championship|Eurasian Formula 3]]. The team is based in Yeongnam, South Korea, and began racing in 2019. | '''K-Apex''' is a South Korean racing team currently racing in the [[Asian Formula 4|Asian Formula 4 Championship]] and [[FIA_Formula_3_Eurasian_Championship|Eurasian Formula 3]]. The team is based in Yeongnam, South Korea, and began racing in 2019. | ||
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== Origins == | |||
K-Apex began life in 2009 as a sim-racing team, participating in national events before moving onto regional championships in 2012. They reached their peak in 2017, claiming titles in the Shenzhen, Seoul & Tokyo iRacing LAN-Prix as well as a 3rd place in the Polyphony Digital Fukuoka Invitational, a showcase for the then newly-released Gran Turismo Sport. It was in the latter two events that a young [[Kwon Sung-Tae]] shot to prominence, showing remarkable racecraft for his age, thus inspiring his father Kwon Ki-Hyon to bring the team from the world of eSports to real motorsport. | |||
Revision as of 08:05, 24 August 2017
| Full Name | K-Apex Racing |
| Base | Yeongnam, South Korea |
| Founder(s) | Song Dae-su, Kwon Ki-Hyon |
| Team Principal(s) | Song Dae-su |
| Technical Director | Kwon Ki-Hyon |
K-Apex is a South Korean racing team currently racing in the Asian Formula 4 Championship and Eurasian Formula 3. The team is based in Yeongnam, South Korea, and began racing in 2019.
Origins
K-Apex began life in 2009 as a sim-racing team, participating in national events before moving onto regional championships in 2012. They reached their peak in 2017, claiming titles in the Shenzhen, Seoul & Tokyo iRacing LAN-Prix as well as a 3rd place in the Polyphony Digital Fukuoka Invitational, a showcase for the then newly-released Gran Turismo Sport. It was in the latter two events that a young Kwon Sung-Tae shot to prominence, showing remarkable racecraft for his age, thus inspiring his father Kwon Ki-Hyon to bring the team from the world of eSports to real motorsport.