title: Melvin Choo
text: # Melvin Choo
  
  Melvin Choo Kwok Ming (born 24 July 1970) is a Singaporean auto racing driver.
  
  ## Career
  
  Choo competed in the final two rounds of the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship, becoming the first driver from Singapore to compete in the WTCC. He drove for the Thunder Asia Racing Team in a BMW 320si with a best placed result of 20th at Okayama Circuit, Japan. He also finished as runner-up in Division Two of the Asian Touring Car Championship in 2008, after finishing third in 2007. Other races participated in 2008 includes the Aston Martin Asia Cup, and finishing as runner-up in Class B of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
  
  In 2009 Super GT season, Choo spot-raced in the Malaysia round for the Thunder Asia Racing with Martin Short and becomes the first Singapore driver in the event. Their team finished 13th in GT300 class. He and the team would be fully involved in the 2010 Super GT season, while he was also appointed as the official negotiator of Super GT to promote the event in Singapore, including a possibility to bringing the race to Singapore in future.
  
  ### Complete WTCC results
  
  (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
  
  | Year | Team | Car | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | Position | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2008 | ThunderAsia Racing | BMW 320si | CUR | CUR | PUE | PUE | VAL | VAL | PAU | PAU | BRN | BRN | EST | EST | BRA | BRA | OSC | OSC | IMO | IMO | MON | MON | OKA | OKA | MAC | MAC | NC | 0 |
  | 2008 | ThunderAsia Racing | BMW 320si | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 20 | Ret | Ret | NC | 0 |
  
  ### Complete Super GT results
  
  | Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2009 | ThunderAsia Racing | Mosler MT900M | GT300 | OKA | SUZ | FUJ | SEP 13 | SUG | SUZ | FUJ | AUT | MOT | NC | 0 |
  | 2010 | ThunderAsia Racing | Mosler MT900M | GT300 | SUZ | OKA Ret | FUJ Ret | SEP Ret | SUG Ret | SUZ 14 | FUJ C | MOT | | NC | 0 |
  | 2011 | ThunderAsia Racing | Mosler MT900M | GT300 | OKA 16 | FUJ 15 | SEP 15 | SUG | SUZ 18 | FUJ 20 | AUT 19 | MOT 18 | | NC | 0 |
  