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Born in Hong Kong, Chan began his competitive career in regional Chinese karting championships from a young age. In 2024, he achieved a breakout season in the Asian karting scene, winning the ”’IAME Series Asia X30 Senior Championship”’. During this campaign, he competed for DRM Motorsports with technical support from Grande Vittoria Motorsports. |
Born in Hong Kong, Chan began his competitive career in regional Chinese karting championships from a young age. In 2024, he achieved a breakout season in the Asian karting scene, winning the ”’IAME Series Asia X30 Senior Championship”’. During this campaign, he competed for DRM Motorsports with technical support from Grande Vittoria Motorsports. |
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Following his championship win, Chan was signed to ”’Prema HM Racing”’, a collaborative venture led by [[Hon Chio Leong|Charles Leong]] aimed at establishing a Prema-affiliated talent department within the Asian market. Having represented Prema in the 2025 IAME Series Asia Final Senior category, National Chinese Karting Championsip (NKCC), IAME China, IAME Asia Cup and 2026 RMC Asia Macau. |
Following his championship win, Chan was signed to ”’Prema HM Racing”’, a collaborative venture led by [[Hon Chio Leong|Charles Leong]] aimed at establishing a Prema-affiliated talent department within the Asian market. Having represented Prema in the 2025 IAME Series Asia Final Senior category, National Chinese Karting Championsip (NKCC), IAME China, IAME Asia Cup and 2026 RMC Asia Macau. |
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Revision as of 12:57, 27 January 2026
Chan Yu Tsai (Chinese: 陳譽齊; pinyin: Chén Yù Qí; born June 2007), known as Kimi Chan, is a racing driver from Hong Kong. He is currently competing in single-seater formulae, having most recently finishing as the runner-up in the 2025 FIA Formula 4 Chinese Championship for Champ Motorsport.
Career
Karting Career
Born in Hong Kong, Chan began his competitive career in regional Chinese karting championships from a young age. In 2024, he achieved a major breakout season in the Asian karting scene, winning the IAME Series Asia X30 Senior Championship. During this campaign, he competed for DRM Motorsports with technical support from Grande Vittoria Motorsports.
Following his championship win, Chan was signed to Prema HM Racing, a collaborative venture led by Charles Leong aimed at establishing a Prema-affiliated talent department within the Asian market. Having represented Prema in the 2025 IAME Series Asia Final Senior category, National Chinese Karting Championsip (NKCC), IAME China, IAME Asia Cup and 2026 RMC Asia Macau.
Formula 4 Chinese Championship
Chan transitioned to open-wheel racing in 2025, joining Champ Motorsport for the 2025 Formula 4 Chinese Championship. He made his debut on 19 April 2025 at the Ningbo International Circuit.
Throughout the 2025 season, Chan maintained high consistency, recording one race victory and 18 podium finishes. He also secured four pole positions and five fastest laps. Chan concluded the season in second place in the drivers’ standings with 291 points, eventually finishing as vice-champion behind title-winner Shimo Zhang.
Karting record
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RMC Asia Festival (Karting) | DRM Racing Team | 29th |
| 2024 | IAME Series Asia – Senior | DRM Racing Team | 1st |
| 2025 | IAME Asia Cup Round 1 | Prema HM Racing | 3rd |
| 2025 | NKCC Round 2 | Prema HM Racing | 2nd |
| 2025 | IAME China Round 2 | Prema HM Racing | 1st |
| 2025 | IAME Series Asia – Senior | DRM Racing Team | 7th |
| 2025 | IAME Series Asia Final – Senior | SJM Theodore Prema Racing | 8th |
| 2026 | RMC Asia Macau | Prema HM Racing | DNF |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FL | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | F4 Chinese Championship | Champ Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 291 | 2nd |
| 2025 | FIA F4 World Cup Macau Grand Prix | Champ Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7th |
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- ^ Wood, Ida (2025-10-12). “Zhang ends title-winning Chinese F4 campaign with triple win at Zhuhai”. Formula Scout. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ^ “CHAN Yu Tsai Qualifying Lap Time Records”. 51gt3.com. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ^ “2025 F4 Chinese Championship”, Wikipedia, 2025-12-27, retrieved 2026-01-27
- ^ “Champ Motorsport”, Wikipedia, 2025-12-30, retrieved 2026-01-27
- ^ “2025 F4 Chinese Championship”, Wikipedia, 2025-12-27, retrieved 2026-01-27
