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'''Alexander Charles Yoong Loong''' (born 20th July, 1976 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian racing driver. | '''Alexander Charles Yoong Loong''' (born 20th July, 1976 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian racing driver. | ||
In [[2002 Alternate Formula One season|2002]], Yoong was drafted at short notice at the [[Malaysian Grand Prix]], his home race, for the [[Prost Grand Prix]] team, after the team's intended driver [[Tomáš Enge]] was dismissed for testing positive for marijuana, and finished the race in 14th and last place. The team then replaced him with test driver [[Joël Camathias]] for the next race at [[San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]]. | Yoong first competed in [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]] at the last three races of the [[2001 Alternate Formula One season|2001 season]] for the [[Minardi]] team, due to his Malaysian backers paying the team for him to race there. He managed a best finish of 12th at the season-ending [[Japanese Grand Prix]]. | ||
In [[2002 Alternate Formula One season|2002]], Yoong was drafted at short notice at the [[Malaysian Grand Prix]], his home race, for the [[Prost Grand Prix]] team, after the team's intended driver [[Tomáš Enge]] was dismissed for testing positive for marijuana, and his government-funded backers paying the team. He finished the race in 14th and last place. The team then replaced him with test driver [[Joël Camathias]] for the next race at [[San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]]. | |||
==Complete [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]] Results== | ==Complete [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]] Results== | ||
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! [[2001 Alternate Formula One season|2001]] | |||
! [[Minardi|European Minardi F1]] | |||
! Minardi PS01 | |||
! European 3.0 V10 | |||
| AUS | |||
| MAL | |||
| BRA | |||
| SMR | |||
| ESP | |||
| AUT | |||
| MON | |||
| CAN | |||
| EUR | |||
| FRA | |||
| GBR | |||
| GER | |||
| HUN | |||
| BEL | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| ITA<br /><small>16</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| USA<br /><small>15</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| JPN<br /><small>12</small> | |||
! 22nd | |||
! 0 | |||
|- | |- | ||
! [[2002 Alternate Formula One season|2002]] | ! [[2002 Alternate Formula One season|2002]] |
Latest revision as of 16:33, 10 December 2018
Alexander Charles Yoong Loong (born 20th July, 1976 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian racing driver.
Yoong first competed in Formula One at the last three races of the 2001 season for the Minardi team, due to his Malaysian backers paying the team for him to race there. He managed a best finish of 12th at the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix.
In 2002, Yoong was drafted at short notice at the Malaysian Grand Prix, his home race, for the Prost Grand Prix team, after the team's intended driver Tomáš Enge was dismissed for testing positive for marijuana, and his government-funded backers paying the team. He finished the race in 14th and last place. The team then replaced him with test driver Joël Camathias for the next race at San Marino.
Complete Formula One Results
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts |
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2001 | European Minardi F1 | Minardi PS01 | European 3.0 V10 | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA 16 |
USA 15 |
JPN 12 |
22nd | 0 |
2002 | Prost Grand Prix | Prost AP05 | Mercedes FO110M 3.0 V10 | AUS | MAL 14 |
SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | BRA | USA | JPN | 29th | 0 |