K-Apex

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K-Apex
Full Name K-Apex Racing
Base Flag of South Korea svg.png Yeongam, South Korea
Founder(s) Flag of South Korea svg.png Song Dae-su
Flag of South Korea svg.png Kwon Ki-Hyon
Team Principal(s) Flag of South Korea svg.png Song Dae-su
Technical Director Flag of South Korea svg.png Kwon Ki-Hyon


K-Apex is a South Korean racing team currently racing in the Asian Formula 4 and Eurasian Formula 3 championships. 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.

After several years of entering series at a national level, K-Apex made the jump to the international stage in 2019, competing in both the Eurasian F3 and Asian F4 series. The outfit struggled in the former, achieving only a single points finish courtesy of Italian signing Luca Bandini on the streets of Pau. They were much more comfortable closer to home, with Kwon Sung-tae claiming that year's Asian F4 title.

After Eurasian F3's division into European and Asian series in 2020, they opted for the latter, but were a distant 2nd in both teams' and drivers' championships to Jagonya Ayam Racing and Oscar Piastri respectively. Their highlight of the season was undoubtedly a 1-2 finish on home soil in the streets of Changwon, with Kwon followed by teammate Song Ki-Hyun.

2021 was much more successful, as they claimed both titles in Asian F3.

Operations

The team's head office and technical centre are located in Yeongam, home to the Korea International Circuit.

Current drivers

Driver Current Team Series
Flag of South Korea svg.png Song Ki-Hyun Flag of South Korea svg.png K-Apex Asian F3
Flag of South Korea svg.png Cho Seong-Jin Flag of South Korea svg.png K-Apex Asian F3

Results history

Eurasian Formula 3

Year # Drivers Flag of Japan svg.png
JPN
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ITA
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PAU
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JOR
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GBR
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PAR
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HUN
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UAE
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SIN
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KOR
Pts Pos
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2019 11 Flag of South Korea svg.png Song Ki-Hyun 20 20 13 20 17 19 18 19 20 19 19 20 21 21 18 24 17 21 20 14 3 12th
12 Flag of Italy svg.png Luca Bandini 15 16 11 17 18 12 8 17 19 Ret Ret 15 18 19 Ret 18 14 17 16 15

Asian Formula 3

Year # Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points Pos
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AUS
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TUR
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JOR
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IND
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KOR
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MAC
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CHN
9 Flag of South Korea svg.png Song Ki-Hyun 15 11 3 10 2 7 11 75 2nd
10 Flag of South Korea svg.png Kwon Sung-Tae 10 1 DSQ 3 1 10 Ret
2021 Flag of the United Arab Emirates svg.png
DUB
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JAV
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SIN
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PAC
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CHN
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KOR
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MAC
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SAU
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KUW
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BOX
166 1st
9 Flag of South Korea svg.png Kwon Sung-Tae 6 1 Ret 6 2 2 3 1 8 2
10 Flag of South Korea svg.png Song Ki-Hyun 2 5 1 Ret 6 4 2 7 2 1
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DUB
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JAV
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PAC
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SIN
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CHN
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KOR
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MAC
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SAU
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KUW
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BOX
0 N/A
1 Flag of South Korea svg.png Song Ki-Hyun
2 Flag of South Korea svg.png Cho Seong-Jin

Asian Formula 4

Year # Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Points Pos
2019 Flag of Japan svg.png
OKA
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OKA
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SEP
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SEP
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SEN
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SEN
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SUZ
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SUZ
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AUT
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AUT
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MTO
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MTO
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MTR
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MTR
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SUG
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SUG
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SIN
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SIN
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SHA
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6 8th*
14 Flag of South Korea svg.png Kwon Sung-Tae 2 5 1 Ret 6 4 2 7 2 1 20 20 3 3 1 5 3 7 1 3
15 Flag of South Korea svg.png Choi Seul-hae 19 DNQ 15 23 24 25 21 DNQ 26 DNQ 16 9 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 26

Former drivers

Driver Current/Most Recent Team Series Last active
Flag of South Korea svg.png Kwon Sung-Tae Flag of Australia svg.png Brian Taylor Racing Formula 2 2022
Flag of Italy svg.png Luca Bandini Flag of Spain svg.png Abiadura Euskara European F3 2020