Henry Lee Junior
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Henry Lee Junior | |||||||||||
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李萬祺 | |||||||||||
 Lee at the 2006 China Circuit Championship in Shanghai | |||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1958 | ||||||||||
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| Children | 3 | ||||||||||
| FIA World Touring Car Championship | |||||||||||
| Years active | 2007 | ||||||||||
| Former teams | Ghiasport, WK Longman Racing, Changan Ford Racing | ||||||||||
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| 2007 | FIA World Touring Car Championship | ||||||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Asian Touring Car Series | ||||||||||
| Statistics up to date as of 21 November 2011. | |||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李萬祺 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李万祺 | ||||||||||
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Henry Lee Man-Kee Junior (Chinese: 李萬祺; born 18 March 1958) is a Hong Kong racing driver.
Lee is the son of Henry Lee Hok-Ping who was a motorcycle racer and worked for Sime Darby. Lee majored in business administration and graduated from University of Southern California. He was an auto racing fan from an early age because of his father's influence. He began racing karts in 1986 and competed in the Guia Race of Macau for the first time in 1988.[1]
Racing career
In 1999, Lee drove a Volvo S40 for Ghiasport, sponsored by Ericsson.
Lee declared bankruptcy in 2001 after suffering losses during the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 -1999. Afterwards, all his racing activities are sponsored.
Lee drove for WK Longman Racing in the 2000 Asian Touring Car Series, sponsored by NuLife. After a season-long battle with friend and rival Charles Kwan, he won the championship after finishing second overall in the Guia Race of Macau.[2]
Lee raced again in the 2002 Hong Kong Touring Car Championship for GR Asia. He drove a Ford Focus ST170 which was sponsored by Valvoline and won the championship.[3]
In 2005, Lee drove a Honda Accord for Ghiasport in the China Circuit Championship (CCC).
Lee competed again in the CCC, driving a Ford Focus for Changan Ford Racing. He won the round 5 race at the Golden Port Circuit in Beijing.
In 2007, Lee took part in the World Touring Car Championship finale in Macau, driving a BMW 320i for Avtodom Racing.[4] He qualified 27th but lost early in the race.[5]
Personal life
Lee married actress Candice Yu in 1987. They have two daughters, born in 1988 and 1991. They divorced in 2003.[6] In January 2008, Candice Yu claimed that she did not receive her alimony every month.[7]
In 2007, Lee had a son with his girlfriend Yu Yang, who is 24 years his junior. Lee and Yang married on 31 January 2008.[8]