Liu Caodong

Liu Caodong (刘曹冬, 22 February 1985 – 8 June 2011) was a Chinese rally driver born in Chongqing. He won the Chinese Rally Championship (CRC) in 2004，2006，2008 and 2010. In 2010, Liu contested in the World Rally Championship (WRC) with the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team driving a Ford Focus RS WRC 08, co-driven by Australian Anthony McLoughlin. His name was misspelled as “Liu Chao Dong” on the entry list. That was the first time that a Chinese driver had driven a World Rally Car in the championship. He died of a cerebral edema caused by hypoxia alcoholism in 2011 at the age of 26.

WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Points 2008 Gaboko Racing Subaru Impreza WRX STI MON SWE MEX ARG JOR ITAGRETUR FIN GER NZL20 ESP FRA JPN GBR NC 0 2009 TSI Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GREPOLFIN AUSRet ESP GBR NC 0 2010 Anders Grondal WRC RT Subaru Impreza WRX STI SWEMEXJORTURNZLRetPORBULFINGERJPNFRAESP NC 0 Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08GBRRet