Ho Cheng-chuan (; born 14 July 2005), commonly known as Ethan Ho, is a Taiwanese-American racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 F4 Chinese Championship for Team KRC. He previously competed in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Turn 3 Motorsport.
Career
USF Juniors
2022 In 2022, Ho joined the newly formed USF Juniors series for its inaugural season. He would drive full-time for DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports. Ho would have a fairly consistent season, with a best finish of fourth in race three at Circuit of the Americas. He would finish seventh in the standings.
2023 Ho returned to the series for the 2023 season, once again driving for DC Autosport. In race one at Virginia International Raceway, Ho qualified on pole position, however, he would finish 13th in the race due to a collision with Max Taylor. He would get his first podium and best result of the season of third in race two at Mid-Ohio.
USF2000 Championship
2022 At the end of 2022, Ho entered the final round of the 2022 USF2000 Championship at Portland, driving for Velocity Racing Development. In the three races he entered, he finished a high of 11th in race two.
2023 Alongside his campaign in the USF Juniors, Ho competed in select rounds of the 2023 USF2000 Championship driving for DC Autosport. He would have a best finish of fifth in race three at Indianapolis, and went on to finish 14th in the championship.
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
2023 Following his campaigns on the American open-wheel racing ladder, Ho moved overseas to compete part-time in the 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship for Team KRC. He had a best finish of third in race three at Zhuhai International Circuit.
USF Pro 2000 Championship Ho moved up the USF Pro Championships ladder to the USF Pro 2000 Championship for the 2024 season, driving for Turn 3 Motorsport. He would have a difficult season with five retirements across thirteen starts. Ho ultimately finished 19th in the standings, last among his full-time teammates.
F4 Chinese Championship
2024 Ho dovetailed his time in America with a partial campaign in the 2024 F4 Chinese Championship, driving for Taiwanese outfit Team KRC. He would finish ninth in the standings, with a podium in race two at Zhuhai being his best race result.
2025 For 2025, Ho switched over to racing in Asia, returning to Team KRC for the full 2025 F4 Chinese Championship.
Personal life Ethan is not related to Singaporean F3 driver, Christian Ho.
Racing record
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2020 Skip Barber Formula Race Series Skip Barber Racing School60113178 2nd 2021 Formula Pro USA - F4 Western Championship Dave Freitas Racing200012310th 2022 USF Juniors DC Autosport w/ Cape Motorsports1600001827th USF2000 Championship Velocity Racing Development300002725th FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Chinese Taipei10000N/A16th 2023 USF2000 Championship DC Autosport13000013714th USF Juniors10010113414th Formula 4 South East Asia ChampionshipTeam KRC300011918thMacau Formula 4 Race20000N/A5th 2024USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipTurn 3 Motorsport1300008019th F4 Japanese Championship HELM Motorsports20000024th F4 Chinese Championship Team KRC80001699th2025 F4 Chinese Championship Team KRC2000061566thChina GT Championship - GTS42??486 3rd2026China GT Championship - GTSTeam KRC
American open-wheel racing results
USF Juniors (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints2022 DC Autosport withCape MotorsportsOIR1OIR2OIR3†ALA1ALA2VIR1VIR2VIR3MOH1MOH2MOH3ROA1ROA2ROA3COA1COA2COA37th1822023DC AutosportSEB1SEB2SEB3ALA1ALA2VIR1VIR2VIR3MOH1MOH2ROA1ROA2ROA3COA1COA2COA314th134 † Race was cancelled due to inclement weather.
USF2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2022Velocity Racing DevelopmentSTP1STP2ALA1ALA2IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3TOR1TOR2POR1POR2POR325th272023 DC AutosportSTP1STP2SEB1SEB1IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3TOR1TOR2POR1POR2POR314th137
USF Pro 2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points2024 Turn 3 MotorsportSTP1STP2 LOU1LOU2LOU3IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2POR1POR2 19th 80
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results YearTeamCupQualifyingQuali RaceMain Race2022 Team Chinese TaipeiFormula 417thNC16th
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship 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 Pos Points 2023 Team KRC ZHU1 ZHU2 ZHU3 MAC1 MAC2 SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 18th 19
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Pts 2024 HELM Motorsports FUJ11 FUJ12 SUZ1 SUZ2 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUG1 SUG2 AUT1 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 SUZ21 SUZ22 24th 0
Complete F4 Chinese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2024 Team KRC SIC11 SIC12 CTC1 CTC2 CTC3 CTC4 NIC1 NIC2 NIC3 NIC4 SIC21 SIC22 SIC23 SIC24 ZIC1ZIC2 ZIC3ZIC4 9th 69
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