Ringo Chong became the first Singaporean driver to finish on the podium at the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix event and indeed, the only Singaporean driver to have such an honor
over the Grand Prix weekend, when he finished third in the Aston Martin Asian Cup.

Ringo comes from a background of motorsport. Ringo's father, Chong Boon Seng, was one of the 'pioneers' of motor-racing in Singapore in the late sixties. He finished second in his Lotus 23B in the last ever Singapore Grand Prix ,Sport and GT race in 1973. Exactly 35 years on; his son Ringo is to go down in the Singapore motorsport history by finishing third in the Aston Martin Asian Cup at the support race of the world's first ever night race; and thus rising the Singapore flag on the podium again.