Liu Caodong

Liu Caodong
Personal information
NationalityChina Chinese
Born(1985-02-22)February 22, 1985
Chongqing, China
Died8 June 2011(2011-06-08) (aged 26)
Chengdu, China
World Rally Championship record
Active years2008–2010
Co-driverAustralia Anthony McLoughlin
TeamsStobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team
Rallies4
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points0
First rally2008 Rally New Zealand
Last rally2010 Wales Rally GB
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Caodong (刘曹冬, 22 February 1985 – 8 June 2011) was a Chinese rally driver born in Chongqing. He won the Chinese Rally Championship (CRC) in 2004，2006，2008 and 2010. In 2010, Liu contested in the World Rally Championship (WRC) with the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team driving a Ford Focus RS WRC 08, co-driven by Australian Anthony McLoughlin. His name was misspelled as “Liu Chao Dong” on the entry list. That was the first time that a Chinese driver had driven a World Rally Car in the championship.[1] He died of a cerebral edema caused by hypoxia alcoholism in 2011 at the age of 26.[2]

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Points
2008 Gaboko Racing Subaru Impreza WRX STI MON SWE MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER NZL
20 		ESP FRA JPN GBR NC 0
2009 TSI Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL FIN AUS
Ret 		ESP GBR NC 0
2010 Anders Grondal WRC RT Subaru Impreza WRX STI SWE MEX JOR TUR NZL
Ret 		POR BUL FIN GER JPN FRA ESP NC 0
Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 GBR
Ret

References

  1. ^ "Stobart focus on strong finish in Wales". HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Chinese rally driver dies in tragic circumstances". RallySport Magazine. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2012.


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