CHRISTIAN CHIA
DRIVER BIO
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Christian started his racing career rallying in Indonesia before making the move to touring car racing in 2010, which has led him to some marquee events over the past decade such as the 24 Hours of Spa and Dubai.
He also has experience in open-wheel racing with many race starts in the Formula Renault Asia series. More recently, Christian has focused his motorsports activities in Porsche GT3 Cup cars, where he has been a regular fixture in both the GT3 Cup Challenge Canada, as well as the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
2023 will see Christian return to the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia series piloting the #69 992 GT3 Cup car for OpenRoad Racing, marking his return to racing for the first time since 2019. Christian cites the Spa 24 Hour race as a personal racing highlight and hopes to return there in the future!
ADAM ISMAN
DRIVER BIO
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Adam Isman makes his return to professional racing, piloting the #69 GR86 Cup car for OpenRoad Racing. In the 5 years since his last race start, Adam has been focusing his efforts on building his career in marketing with OpenRoad Auto Group.
His most recent experience behind the wheel is in the highly-competitive Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge where he made 22 race starts over 6 years, with his best season coming in 2014 co-driving with long-time friend and OpenRoad Racing alumnus, Remo Ruscitti. The driver duo finished as the top Rookie pairing in the series with one win at their home event at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, scored an additional podium with a 2nd place finish at Virginia International Raceway, and combined for 3 pole positions throughout the season.
Adam also has 2 professional podium finishes in the Canadian Touring Car Championship from 3 race starts during the 2012 season. Prior to his car racing career, he raced karts for several years, amassing multiple race wins and championships at the regional level.
FRANCIS TJIA
DRIVER BIO
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Cars and the automotive industry have been a life-long passion for Francis. When the Zhuhai International Circuit opened, he embarked on his journey in motorsports. Since his first race in 2002, Francis has participated in hundreds of races across numerous different international racing series in a variety of cars ranging from Formula 3, to touring and GT cars.
Having entered a variety of different series such as the Asian Supercar Challenge, the Creventic 24 Hour Endurance Series, as well as marquee events such as the world-famous 24 Hours of Spa and Macau Grand Prix, Francis has achieved notable success in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia series, in which he has participated since 2010.
Embarking on his 11th season in PCCA in 2023, Francis is aiming to claim his first Pro-Am Championship, having finished the runner-up five times, always narrowly missing out on the top position. Francis has won PCCA races in each of the seasons that he has participated.
This year will also see Francis return to the world-famous Spa-Francorchamps Circuit in Belgium to tackle the gruelling 24 Hours of Spa in the brand-new Porsche 992 GT3 ‘R’, driving with longtime teammate John Shen as well as Benny Simonsen of Denmark and enduro star Mathias Beche from Switzerland. They will be aiming to lift the highly competitive Pro-Am trophy in that race.