Albert POON Bing Lit

Albert Poon Bing-Lit (; born 5 January 1936 in Hong Kong) is a racing driver from Hong Kong, China. He is best known for winning the Macau Grand Prix in 1964, the only Hong Kong driver to win the event. Poon's name is synonymous with the Macau Grand Prix as he holds the record for competing in the most consecutive Macau Grand Prix. Beginning with his first race in 1961, Poon competed for the last time in 1982, the year before the race switched to Formula 3.

Racing career Poon went over to Macau to watch the Macau Grand Prix in 1958 and he said, "'I want to do that' and the next year I was in it." Poon took third place in 1962 at Macau in a Jaguar E-type owned by barrister Charles Ching. In 1963, Poon acquired his first real racing car - a Lotus 23. The $36,000 purchase price came courtesy of a Government loan.

The first time Poon drove the Lotus 23 in a race he won the 1963 Singapore Grand Prix and later the Malaysian Grand Prix in Johor Bahru., the first person to win both races in the same year. He also won the Production Car race at Macau in a Lotus Ford Cortina.

After six years of trying, Poon finally won at Macau in 1964, establishing a new lap record in doing so. He won with three laps to spare and took home a cheque for $10,000. In the Macau Grand Prix that year, Poon was forced to drop out of the race with engine trouble while leading.

For 1967, Poon won the Production Car race in his Alfa Romeo at the Macau and Johor Grand Prix. He set a lap record in the Macau Grand Prix but failed to finish the race. Poon also came second in the Singapore Grand Prix.

In 1973, Albert Poon won the 50-lap Production Race in Malaysia. Placed second in the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Ever since Macau Grand Prix switched to Formula 3 cars, Albert Poon focused his efforts on the Guia Race of Macau. He also drove a Ford Mondeo in 1996 using car number 20 for Team Petronas. Albert Poon also entered the 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship but did not start any race.

In the 2002 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race held at the Sepang International Circuit, Albert Poon partnered Neville McKay and Jose Catita in a Mallock in the Group A which is opened to any production sports car of any capacity and any saloon cars above 1900cc.

For the Macau Grand Prix's 60th anniversary in 2013, Albert Poon competed in the Lotus Greater China Race where all drivers drive in standard 1.6 litre Lotus Elises. Poon acknowledged the differences between the old days and modern day racing especially in terms of safety "and landscape." As he mentioned, "the circuit remains exactly the same but the [surrounding] landscape has changed drastically."

Rallying Poon drove in the 555 Rally from Hong Kong to Beijing in Oct 1994 in a Nissan Pulsar.

Personal life Poon studied at Diocesan Boys' School. He is a former policeman and car dealer and is father of three children. Poon left the Police force in 1966 to enter the commercial vehicle industry and focus on racing.