Franky Cheng is a racing driver from China who last raced in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Audi race experience. Cheng has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 18 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,416 ranks Cheng 2170th of 40,308 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2015-04-25 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 9 | P8 | +95 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +95 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P8 |
| +78 | Brands Hatch 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P9 |
| +28 | Nurburgring 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P13 |
| +28 | Hockenheim 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P12 |
| +20 | LE MANS 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P16 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Audi race experience | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +95 | 4,416 |
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Audi race experience | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | +18 | 4,416 |
| 2008 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | RC Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +2,952 | 4,302 |
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | Signature-Plus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −8 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Renger van der ZandeFIA Platinum | 5,758 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Jens KlingmannFIA Gold | 5,311 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇯🇵 Jean-Karl VernayFIA Platinum | 5,044 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 🏳️ James JakesFIA Gold | 3,935 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Jules Bianchi | 5,781 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuya OshimaFIA Platinum | 5,648 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇫🇷 Yann ClairayFIA Silver | 5,061 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% |
| 🇫🇮 Mika Mäki | 4,924 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% |
| 🇫🇷 Franck MailleuxFIA Gold | 4,915 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇨🇿 Erik JanisFIA Silver | 4,654 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% |
| 🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,865 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% |
| 🇦🇺 Daniel RicciardoFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,735 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Edoardo MortaraFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,550 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,160 | 🇧🇪 Philippe Adams | Formula 1 | 4,420 |
| 2,161 | 🇷🇴 Filip Ugran | European Le Mans Series | 4,419 |
| 2,162 | 🇩🇪 Julian Hanses | European Le Mans Series | 4,419 |
| 2,163 | 🇧🇷 Mario Romancini | IndyCar | 4,419 |
| 2,164 | 🇯🇵 Takuto Iguchi | Super GT | 4,419 |
| 2,165 | 🇺🇸 Brad Sweet | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,418 |
| 2,166 | 🇮🇹 Takuro Shinohara | Super GT | 4,418 |
| 2,167 | 🇩🇪 Tobias Vazquez-Garcia | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,418 |
| 2,168 | 🇨🇭 Toni Branca | Formula 1 | 4,418 |
| 2,169 | 🇩🇪 Michael Joos | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,417 |
| 2,170 | 🇨🇳 Franky Cheng | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,416 |
| 2,171 | 🇺🇸 James Egozi | Formula Regional European | 4,416 |
| 2,172 | 🇺🇸 Ray Crawford | Formula 1 | 4,416 |
| 2,173 | 🇩🇪 Finn Wiebelhaus | DTM | 4,415 |
| 2,174 | 🇺🇸 Justin Labonte | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,415 |
| 2,175 | 🇦🇺 Will Davison | Bathurst 12 Hour | 4,415 |
| 2,176 | 🇬🇧 David Perel | European Le Mans Series | 4,414 |
| 2,177 | 🇺🇸 James Buescher | NASCAR Truck | 4,414 |
| 2,178 | 🇭🇰 Marco Holzer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,413 |
| 2,179 | 🇺🇸 Rick Mast | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,413 |
| 2,180 | 🇺🇸 Rusty Wallace | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,413 |
Franky Cheng is a retired professional driver who raced single-seat formula cars and endurance machinery across a career spanning 2008 to 2015. He made 15 starts in the Formula 3 Euro Series for RC Motorsport in 2008, a single appearance at Formula 3 Macau that same year, and two endurance starts in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie between 2014 and 2015, where he shared a GT3 car in the SP 9 class for Audi race experience.[1]
His most significant indexed racing came in the Formula 3 Euro Series, where he competed in a field that ranged from amateurs to graded professionals. There he finished ahead of Nico Hülkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo, both of whom went on to become elite professionals with lengthy Formula 1 careers. His endurance results placed him 35th in the 2015 Nürburgring standings. Against the drivers he faced most regularly in that series, he typically finished behind established professional Renger van der Zande but ran closely matched with Jens Klingmann, another established professional.[2]