William O'Brien (racing driver)

William O'Brien
William O'Brien
Nationality	American
Born	23 February 1959 (age 65); Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
TCR International Series career
Debut season	2016
Current team	TeamWork Motorsport
Car number	27
Starts	2
Previous series
2016; 2015; 2015; 2015; 2014; 2013; 2013, 16; 2013-15	TCR Asia Series; KL City Grand Prix; Macau Road Sport Challenge; Hong Kong Roadsports Challenge; 25 Hours at Spa; Touring Car Series Asia; Zhuhai 500km; Zhuhai Pan Delta Racing Festival
Championship titles
2013; 2013, 16; 2013-15	Touring Car Series Asia, Class B; Zhuhai 500km, Class A; Zhuhai Pan Delta Racing Festival Circuit Hero I, Class A

William E. O'Brien (born 23 February 1959) is a Hong Kong-based American racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and TCR Asia Series. Having previously competed in the Touring Car Series Asia, KL City Grand Prix and Zhuhai Pan Delta Racing Festival amongst others.

Racing career

O'Brien began his career in 2013 in the Zhuhai Pan Delta Racing Festival, he won the Circuit Hero I, A class three times from 2013 to 2015. He also took part in the Zhuhai 500km in 2013, winning Class A, he also raced in the Asian Touring Car Series that year winning Class B. For 2014 he took part in the 25 hours of Spa Fun Cup race, finishing third in the race. He switched to the Hong Kong Roadsports Challenge for 2015 finishing third in the championship standings that year. He also raced in the Macau Road Sport Challenge and KL City Grand Prix in 2015. In 2016 he again raced in the Zhuhai 500km race, again winning the A class.^[1] He switched to the TCR Asia Series for 2016, joining the series with TeamWork Motorsport.^[2]^[3]

In September 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for TeamWork Motorsport.^[4]

Racing record

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2016	TeamWork Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	BHR 1	BHR 2	POR 1	POR 2	BEL 1	BEL 2	ITA 1	ITA 2	AUT 1	AUT 2	GER 1	GER 2	RUS 1	RUS 2	THA 1	THA 2	SIN 1	SIN 2	MYS 1 17	MYS 2 19	MAC 1 DNQ	MAC 2 DNQ	NC	0

References

^ "William O'Brien career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "TeamWork Motorsport reveal TCR Asia driver lineup". asia.tcr-series.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ Hudson, Neil (13 May 2016). "Sophomore TCR Asia series season starts this weekend in South Korea". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "TeamWork Motorsport joins for the Sepang event". tcr-series.com. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

External links

William O'Brien career summary at DriverDB.com
Official website
William O'Brien on Facebook

[1] "William O'Brien career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[2] "TeamWork Motorsport reveal TCR Asia driver lineup". asia.tcr-series.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[3] Hudson, Neil (13 May 2016). "Sophomore TCR Asia series season starts this weekend in South Korea". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[4] "TeamWork Motorsport joins for the Sepang event". tcr-series.com. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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