Yuan Bo

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuan.
Yuan Bo
袁波
Nationality Chinese
Born (1987-09-24) 24 September 1987
Jiangsu, China
Categorisation FIA Silver (until 2023)
FIA Bronze (2024–)
Championship titles
2024, 2025
2024

2016

2015

2010		GT World Challenge Asia
GT World Challenge Asia – Silver-Am
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – Class B
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro-Am
Volkswagen Polo Cup China

Yuan Bo (Chinese: 袁波; pinyin: Yuán Bō; born 24 September 1987), also known as Bob Yuan, is a Chinese racing driver competing in the China GT Championship for Winhere Origine Motorsport.

Career

Yuan briefly raced in karts while studying in the United Kingdom at the age of 18,[1] but made his racing debut in 2010 in Volkswagen Polo Cup China,[2] which he won as a rookie.[3] The following year, Yuan stepped up to Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup China, finishing ninth in points in his first season,[4] as well as making his single-seater debut in the Formula Challenger series.[5] Remaining in Scirocco R-Cup China for 2012, Yuan finished runner-up in the overall standings behind Stefano Montesi.[6][7]

Ahead of 2013, Yuan was selected by Volkswagen China to be part of their China Star Team as he made his full-time transition to single-seater racing by competing in Formula Masters China.[1] While he finished ninth in the overall standings in FMCS, Yuan raced for Champ Motorsport in the Asian Formula Renault Series, scoring two wins and finishing runner-up in the Asian class.[8] Switching to Eurasia Motorsport for his second season in Formula Masters China the following year,[9] Yuan scored a lone podium at Zhuhai en route to an eighth-place points finish.[10] During 2014, Yuan also raced part-time in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series for Jenzer Motorsport and Koiranen GP,[11][12] as well as winning the 3 Hours of Sepang in a one-off appearance in the Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 class with OAK Racing.[13]

Continuing in Formula Masters China for 2015, Yuan joined Meritus.GP for the first two rounds, scoring a podium at Shanghai,[14] before joining KCMG for the final three rounds and clinching a podium at Zhuhai to end the year eighth in points.[15] In parallel, Yuan raced in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia with Star Racing Team alongside Edoardo Liberati, scoring five Pro-Am class wins and securing the title at the end of the year.[16] At the beginning of 2016, Yuan raced in the last two rounds of the 2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series for Porsche-fielding KCMG, winning both races in the GT Am class.[17] For the rest of 2016 and until 2018,[18][19] Yuan primarily raced in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, most notably winning the Class B title with Absolute Racing in his rookie year, with an overall podium at Shanghai to his name.[20] Continuing with Absolute Racing through 2019, Yuan made his Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia debut with the Porsche customer team for his maiden season in GT3 competition.[21] Racing in the Silver Cup for most of the season, Yuan scored an outright win at Shanghai, as well as a class win in Korea,[22] to end the year eighth overall and sixth among the Silver Cup entries.[23]

In 2020, Yuan was set to return to Absolute Racing for his second season in GT World Challenge Asia, but was left on the sidelines after the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[24] Returning to racing in 2021, Yuan spent two years in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Ivory Bay Capital and Zhengtong Racing Team respectively,[25][26] before joining Porsche-affiliated R&B Racing to compete in the 2023 edition of GT World Challenge Asia.[27] Partnered with Leo Ye Hongli on his series return, Yuan took a best result of second at Sepang to finish ninth in the overall standings and runner-up in the Silver Cup.[28]

After being downgraded to FIA Bronze ahead of 2024, Yuan began the year by winning the Sepang 12 Hours,[29] before reuniting with Leo Ye to continue in GT World Challenge Asia with the rebranded Origine Motorsport outfit.[30] Racing in Silver-Am, Yuan scored outright wins at Fuji and Shanghai,[31] as well as six class wins to secure both the overall and Silver-Am titles at season's end.[32] Yuan then raced with the team in the GT class of the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series alongside Ye and Laurin Heinrich,[33] before continuing with them for the rest of 2025 in GT World Challenge Asia in what was now a Pro-Am line-up.[34] Starting off the season by taking an early championship lead with wins at Sepang and Mandalika,[35][36] Yuan then won again at Fuji and clinched the overall title on countback, but only finished third in the Pro-Am standings.[37][38] During 2025, Yuan also raced at the 2025 24 Hours of Spa for AV Racing by Car Collection Motorsport, winning the race in the Pro-Am class.[39]

At the end of 2025, Yuan, Ye and Heinrich reunited at Origine to compete in the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series,[40] scoring a pair of podiums, with a best result of second at Dubai, to take sixth in points.[41] In parallel, Yuan also raced in the 2025–26 24H Series Middle East with the same team, securing an overall and Am win at the 2025 12 Hours of Malaysia en route to runner-up in the GT3 Am points.[42] For the rest of 2026, Yuan remained with Origine to compete in the China GT Championship.[43]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 Volkswagen Polo Cup China 1st
2011 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup China 34 9th
Chinese Touring Car Championship – 1.6 Turbo 8 8th
Formula Challenger
Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 25th
2012 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup China Blue 127 2nd
Formula Pilota China Eurasia Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 17th
2013 Asian Formula Renault Series – Asian Champ Motorsport 6 2 1 0 6 152 2nd
Formula Masters China Star Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 29 9th
Renault Clio Cup China 1 0 0 0 0 16 18th
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Jenzer Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 31st
Koiranen GP 4 0 0 0 0
Formula Masters China Eurasia Motorsport 18 0 1 1 1 53 8th
Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 OAK Racing Team Total 1 1 0 0 1 26 4th
2015 Formula Masters China Meritus.GP 5 0 0 0 1 57 8th
Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG 9 0 0 0 1
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro-Am Star Racing Team 10 5 3 0 7 1st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro-Am 17 2nd
Audi R8 LMS Cup China Team Cedar Fund 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Sepang 12 Hours – GTC Pro-Am Top Speed Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Am KCMG 2 2 2 0 2 52 2nd
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Absolute Racing 12 0 0 0 1 114 8th
2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team C&D Auto 13 0 0 0 0 97 9th
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – Invitational Race 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 16th
China GT Championship – GTC DMS Racing 6 23rd
2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Porsche Shanghai Waigaoqiao 12 0 0 0 0 93 10th
Audi R8 LMS Cup – Invitational Race Absolute Racing 1 1 1 0 1 N/a 1st
2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia – Pro-Am Absolute Racing 2 0 0 0 0 22 22nd
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia – Silver 10 2 1 0 3 124 6th
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 3 0 0 0 0 22 19th
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Ivory Bay Capital 15 0 0 0 0 117 7th
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Zhengtong Racing Team
2023 GT World Challenge Asia – Silver R&B Racing 11 7 4 0 9 211 2nd
2024 Sepang 12 Hours R&B Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
GT World Challenge Asia – Silver-Am Origine Motorsport 12 8 6 0 10 238 1st
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Origine Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 29 12th
2025 GT World Challenge Asia – Pro-Am Origine Motorsport 12 3 2 0 6 151 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am AV Racing by Car Collection Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Origine Motorsport 6 0 0 0 2 58 6th
24H Series Middle East – GT3 Am 1 1 0 0 1 76 2nd
Origine powered by CC 2 0 0 0 1
2026 China GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am Winhere Origine Motorsport 4 3 4 0 3 75* 1st*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am High Class Racing
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Sources:[44][45]

Complete Formula Masters China results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2012 Eurasia Motorsport SHI
1
 SHI
2
 SHI
3
 ORD1
1
 ORD1
2
 ORD1
3
 ORD2
1
 ORD2
2
 ORD2
3
 GUA
1
 GUA
2
 GUA
3
 SEP1
1
 SEP1
2
 SEP1
3
 SEP2
1
Ret 		SEP2
2
Ret 		SEP2
3
Ret 		NC 0
2013 Star Racing Team ZHU
1
Ret 		ZHU
2
Ret 		ZHU
3
5 		SHI1
1
6 		SHI1
2
7 		SHI1
3
8 		ORD
1
8 		ORD
2
8 		INJ
1
Ret 		INJ
2
Ret 		INJ
3
11 		INJ
4
7 		SEP
1
Ret 		SEP
2
8 		SEP
3
10 		SHI2
1
13 		SHI2
2
11 		SHI2
3
11 		9th 29
2014 Eurasia Motorsport ZHU1
1
5 		ZHU1
2
4 		ZHU1
3
C 		SHI1
1
11 		SHI1
2
12 		SHI1
3
12 		INJ
1
Ret 		INJ
2
7 		INJ
3
4 		INJ
4
C 		SEP
1
6 		SEP
2
9 		SEP
3
13 		ZHU2
1
12 		ZHU2
2
8 		ZHU2
3
8 		ZHU2
4
2 		SHI2
1
10 		SHI2
2
13 		SHI2
3
Ret 		8th 53
2015 Meritus.GP SEP
1
8 		SEP
2
DNS 		SEP
3
7 		SHI1
1
8 		SHI1
2
6 		SHI1
3
3 		PEN
1
 PEN
2
 PEN
3
 8th 57
Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG KUA
1
Ret 		KUA
2
Ret 		KUA
3
6 		ZHU
1
7 		ZHU
2
3 		ZHU
3
9 		SHI2
1
6 		SHI2
2
7 		SHI2
3
7

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2014 Jenzer Motorsport IMO
1
Ret 		IMO
2
23 		PAU
1
 PAU
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 31st 0
Koiranen GP SPA
1
21 		SPA
2
25 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
Ret 		MUG
1
 MUG
2
 JER
1
 JER
2

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points
2014 OAK Racing Team Total LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 INJ
 FUJ
 SHA
 SEP
1 		4th 26
2015–16 KCMG GT Am Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 FUJ SEP BUR
1 		SEP
1 		2nd 52
2024–25 Origine Motorsport GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SEP
1
Ret 		SEP
2
5 		DUB
2
4 		DUB
2
8 		ABU
1
12 		ABU
2
24 		12th 29
2025–26 Origine Motorsport GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SEP
1
6 		SEP
2
3 		DUB
1
10 		DUB
2
2 		ABU
1
4 		ABU
2
17 		6th 58

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2019 Absolute Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Pro-Am SEP
1
6 		SEP
2
10 		22nd 22
Silver CHA
1
5 		CHA
2
DSQ 		SUZ
1
2 		SUZ
2
6 		FSW
1
8 		FSW
2
13 		KOR
1
5 		KOR
2
3 		SIC
1
11 		SIC
2
1 		6th 124
2023 R&B Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Silver BUR
1
1 		BUR
2
2 		FSW
1
Ret 		FSW
2
1 		SUZ
1
1 		SUZ
2
1 		MOT
1
2 		MOT
2
1 		OKA
1
Ret 		OKA
2
DNS 		SEP
1
1 		SEP
2
1 		2nd 211
2024 Origine Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Silver-Am SEP
1
1 		SEP
2
1 		BUR
1
1 		BUR
2
2 		FSW
1
1 		FSW
2
Ret 		SUZ
1
9 		SUZ
2
1 		OKA
1
1 		OKA
2
2 		SIC
1
1 		SIC
2
1 		1st 238
2025 Origine Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro-Am SEP
1
1 		SEP
2
3 		MAN
1
1 		MAN
2
4 		BUR
1
Ret 		BUR
2
9 		FSW
1
1 		FSW
2
2 		OKA
1
3 		OKA
2
Ret 		BEI
1
7 		BEI
2
6 		3rd 151

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