Lu Ningjun
Lu Ningjun | |
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Nationality | Chinese |
Born | 1957 |
Lu Ningjun (Chinese: 芦宁军; pinyin: Lú Níngjūn, 1957) is a Chinese rally driver.
Biography
[edit]Lu Ningjun was born in a military family in 1957. In 1975 he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army Air Force and in 1982 was transferred to the Chinese Special Police Force, where guided the training of special car drivers. In 1985 he took part in the Hong Kong-Beijing Rally. In the same year Lu was sent to study professional racing driving to the United Kingdom, and in 1988 to Japan. In 1996 he participated in the Paris-Moscow-Beijing cross-country rally, in 1998 in the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, winning the Group N and N4 and being awarded as the Best Chinese Driver, hailed by the media as "The King of Chinese Cars". He has won 13 times the National Rally Championship.[1][2] In 2024 he took part in a Nio ET5 to the EcoRally Cup China.[3]
He has always been active in social campaigns and promotion of motorsports. He received the “Golden Champagne Achievement Award” from the China Automobile Federation and other prizes.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "关于举办2024中国大学生方程式系列赛事专项赛车手培训的通知". formulastudent.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ ""中国车王"芦宁军眼中的环塔". atr123.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Results - 大黄山国际生态汽车拉力赛". mirally.net (in English and Chinese). Retrieved 2024-10-08.