Yuan Bo (Chinese: 袁波; pinyin: Yuán Bō; born 24 September 1987), also known as Bob Yuan, is a Chinese racing driver competing in the China GT Championship for Winhere Origine Motorsport.
Career
Yuan briefly raced in karts while studying in the United Kingdom at the age of 18, but made his racing debut in 2010 in Volkswagen Polo Cup China, which he won as a rookie. The following year, Yuan stepped up to Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup China, finishing ninth in points in his first season, as well as making his single-seater debut in the Formula Challenger series. Remaining in Scirocco R-Cup China for 2012, Yuan finished runner-up in the overall standings behind Stefano Montesi.
Ahead of 2013, Yuan was selected by Volkswagen China to be part of their China Star Team as he made his full-time transition to single-seater racing by competing in Formula Masters China. While he finished ninth in the overall standings in FMCS, Yuan raced for Champ Motorsport in the Asian Formula Renault Series, scoring two wins and finishing runner-up in the Asian class. Switching to Eurasia Motorsport for his second season in Formula Masters China the following year, Yuan scored a lone podium at Zhuhai en route to an eighth-place points finish. During 2014, Yuan also raced part-time in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series for Jenzer Motorsport and Koiranen GP, as well as winning the 3 Hours of Sepang in a one-off appearance in the Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 class with OAK Racing.
Continuing in Formula Masters China for 2015, Yuan joined Meritus.GP for the first two rounds, scoring a podium at Shanghai, before joining KCMG for the final three rounds and clinching a podium at Zhuhai to end the year eighth in points. In parallel, Yuan raced in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia with Star Racing Team alongside Edoardo Liberati, scoring five Pro-Am class wins and securing the title at the end of the year. At the beginning of 2016, Yuan raced in the last two rounds of the 2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series for Porsche-fielding KCMG, winning both races in the GT Am class. For the rest of 2016 and until 2018, Yuan primarily raced in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, most notably winning the Class B title with Absolute Racing in his rookie year, with an overall podium at Shanghai to his name. Continuing with Absolute Racing through 2019, Yuan made his Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia debut with the Porsche customer team for his maiden season in GT3 competition. Racing in the Silver Cup for most of the season, Yuan scored an outright win at Shanghai, as well as a class win in Korea, to end the year eighth overall and sixth among the Silver Cup entries.
In 2020, Yuan was set to return to Absolute Racing for his second season in GT World Challenge Asia, but was left on the sidelines after the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Returning to racing in 2021, Yuan spent two years in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Ivory Bay Capital and Zhengtong Racing Team respectively, before joining Porsche-affiliated R&B Racing to compete in the 2023 edition of GT World Challenge Asia. Partnered with Leo Ye Hongli on his series return, Yuan took a best result of second at Sepang to finish ninth in the overall standings and runner-up in the Silver Cup.
After being downgraded to FIA Bronze ahead of 2024, Yuan began the year by winning the Sepang 12 Hours, before reuniting with Leo Ye to continue in GT World Challenge Asia with the rebranded Origine Motorsport outfit. Racing in Silver-Am, Yuan scored outright wins at Fuji and Shanghai, as well as six class wins to secure both the overall and Silver-Am titles at season's end. Yuan then raced with the team in the GT class of the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series alongside Ye and Laurin Heinrich, before continuing with them for the rest of 2025 in GT World Challenge Asia in what was now a Pro-Am line-up. Starting off the season by taking an early championship lead with wins at Sepang and Mandalika, Yuan then won again at Fuji and clinched the overall title on countback, but only finished third in the Pro-Am standings. During 2025, Yuan also raced at the 2025 24 Hours of Spa for AV Racing by Car Collection Motorsport, winning the race in the Pro-Am class.
At the end of 2025, Yuan, Ye and Heinrich reunited at Origine to compete in the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series, scoring a pair of podiums, with a best result of second at Dubai, to take sixth in points. In parallel, Yuan also raced in the 2025–26 24H Series Middle East with the same team, securing an overall and Am win at the 2025 12 Hours of Malaysia en route to runner-up in the GT3 Am points. For the rest of 2026, Yuan remained with Origine to compete in the China GT Championship.
Complete Formula Masters China results
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Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results
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Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
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Complete GT World Challenge Asia results
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