Denis Lian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lian.

Denis Lian (Traditional Chinese: 練建勝; born 8 March 1972) is a Singaporean racing driver.^[1]

Denis Lian
Lian in 2002
Nationality	Singaporean
Born	(1972-03-08) 8 March 1972 (age 52) Singapore
A1 Grand Prix career
Debut season	2006–07
Current team	A1 Team Singapore
Starts	2 (4 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Best finish	20th in 2006–07

Biography

Lian began his career in Australian club racing, driving a Subaru Impreza. In 1999 he was invited to compete in Asian Formula 2000 by the series promoter, finishing 5th on debut. Lian finished third in the championship in his first full season in 2001, and won the title the following year. In 2005, he moved to Europe to contest a partial season in Formula Palmer Audi, finishing inside the top-five in all entered races and placing 13th in the final standings. He returned to Asia in 2006 to contest the Formula V6 Asia championship, finishing 7th overall.

In late-2006, Lian was selected to compete for Singapore in A1 Grand Prix. He was entered in the first round at Zandvoort, but was replaced with Christian Murchison having contracted tonsilitis between practice and qualifying. Lian returned to the seat a week later in Brno, but qualified second-last and spun on the opening lap of the feature race. He was replaced with Murchison for the following round in Beijing, and was later fired when the series' parent company A1 Holdings took control of the team having fallen into financial difficulties.^[2]

Lian later contested two seasons of the Asian Le Mans Series in the minnow Group CN class, winning the two-car class in the 2015–16 season. He also competed in handful of rounds in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia in 2013, and has raced in various editions of the Merdeka Endurance Race. Outside of the driving seat, Lian has managed the Singapore branches of Lotus Cars and McLaren Automotive, and was appointed CEO of Johor Motorsports in 2015.

Results

Summary

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1999	Formula Asia	5th	Argo–Ford AF2000	N/A
2000	Formula Asia	4th	Argo–Ford AF2000	N/A
2001	Formula Asia	3rd	Argo–Ford AF2000	N/A
2002	Formula Asia	1st	Argo–Ford AF2000	N/A
2005	Formula Palmer Audi	13th	Van Diemen–Audi FPA	MotorSport Vision
2006	Formula V6 Asia by Renault Series	7th	Tatuus–Nissan	Racing for Singapore
2006–07	A1 Grand Prix	20th	Lola–Zytek B05/52	A1 Team Singapore
2014	Asian Le Mans Series – Class CN	2nd	Wolf–Honda GB08	Team Avelon Formula
2015–16	Asian Le Mans Series – Class CN	1st	Wolf–Honda GB08	Avelon Formula

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2006–07	Singapore	NED SPR PO	NED FEA PO	CZE SPR 18	CZE FEA 19	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	MYS SPR	MYS FEA	IDN SPR	IDN FEA	NZL SPR	NZL FEA	AUS SPR	AUS FEA	RSA SPR	RSA FEA	MEX SPR	MEX FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	GBR SPR	GBR SPR	20th	3

References

1. "Denis Lian's Profile". Archived from the original on 17 December 2006.
2. "Singapore Took Part in the World Cup of Motorsports. And We Crashed and Burned". Kopi. 18 August 2019.