Zhou Guanyu
Zhou Guanyu (Chinese: 周冠宇; pinyin: Zhōu Guànyǔ, pronounced [ʈʂóʊ kwân.ỳ]; born 30 May 1999) is a Chinese racing driver who currently competes in Formula One for Alfa Romeo. He is the first, and so far, the only Chinese driver to compete in Formula One. He competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for UNI-Virtuosi Racing from 2019 to 2021, having finished 3rd in the 2021 campaign.
Zhou at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix | |
| Born | 30 May 1999 Shanghai, China |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| 2023 team | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari[1] |
| 2024 team | TBA-Ferrari[2] |
| Car number | 24 |
| Entries | 44 (44 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 12 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| First entry | 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| 2023 position | 18th (6 points) |
| Previous series | |
| 2019–21 2021 2016–18 2016 2015 2015 | FIA Formula 2 Championship F3 Asian Championship FIA F3 European Championship Toyota Racing Series Italian Formula 4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021 | F3 Asian Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2022 2019 | Autosport Rookie of the Year Anthoine Hubert Award |
A former member of the Alpine Academy, he served as the test driver for the Renault F1 Team and the Alpine F1 Team in 2020 and 2021 respectively.[3][4][5][6] Prior to that, he was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2014 to 2018, and served as the development driver for Formula E team DS Techeetah in 2018.[7][8]
Early career edit
Karting edit
Having started karting when he was eight years old in China, Zhou moved to Sheffield in 2012 for a more competitive racing environment.[9] In 2013 racing with the Sheffield-based Strawberry Racing team, he won both the Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior Championship and Rotax Max Euro Challenge.[10][11] For his final year of karting, Zhou finished 2nd in the Rotax Max Senior Euro Challenge and participated in selected rounds of WSK Champions Cup and the KF2 European Championship. He also made his first and only appearance in the Karting World Championship, driving for Ricky Flynn Motorsport alongside Lando Norris and Jehan Daruvala.[12]
Formula 4 edit
Zhou joined Prema Powerteam for the 2015 Italian F4 Championship. After winning all three races in Round 2 at Monza and consistently finishing on the podium, Zhou ended the season as vice-champion and best rookie. He also competed in selected rounds of the German ADAC F4 Championship, achieving two podium finishes in Spielberg and Spa.
FIA Formula 3 European Championship edit
2016 edit
Zhou joined team Motopark for the 2016 FIA European F3 Championship.[13] After a successful season opener rounds in Paul Ricard and Hungaroring by finishing in 2 podium positions, Zhou struggled to find pace during the 2nd half of the season, finishing in 13th for his maiden season.
2017 edit
Zhou stayed for a second F3 season by rejoining Prema and improved to 8th in standings with 5 podium finishes.[14] Season highlights included leading race 3 in Spa and holding back Lando Norris in the penultimate round.
2018 edit
After speculation of a possible move to F2, Zhou remained with Prema for a third F3 season. After a maiden career win in Pau, a podium in Hungaroring, and three consecutive podium finishes in Zandvoort, Zhou found him standing in 2nd, just a point behind teammate Marcus Armstrong. Despite a strong qualifying pace in Spa and Silverstone, Zhou suffered 4 consecutive retirements with a series of teammate collisions and tyre punctures. Zhou won his second F3 race in Hockenheim, finishing the season 8th in the standings, with 3 poles, and 2 wins.
FIA Formula 2 edit
2019 edit
In December 2018, Zhou joined UNI-Virtuosi Racing along with Luca Ghiotto for the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship.[15] Zhou achieved a maiden feature race podium in Barcelona after a strong qualifying and leading most of the race before dropping to third due to tyre degradation. He subsequently achieved another 3rd in the Monaco sprint race by overtaking Artem Markelov at the start. At Silverstone, Zhou scored his first Formula 2 pole position, becoming the first Chinese driver to do so. Later, Zhou also scored third place in the sprint race at Paul Ricard. In the feature race at Silverstone, he lost positions to his teammate and race winner Luca Ghiotto and the second-place driver Nicholas Latifi. In Abu Dhabi, he also finished third with the fastest lap in Race 1. He finished seventh in the championship and was subsequently awarded the Anthoine Hubert Award for being the highest-finishing rookie.
2020 edit
Zhou remained at UNI-Virtuosi for the 2020 season, partnering Ferrari Driver Academy member Callum Ilott. Zhou took his second Formula 2 pole position at the opening race at the Red Bull Ring.[16] However, his car suffered electronic problems whilst leading the feature race, causing him to drop to 17th.[17] Later in the year, Zhou won his first Formula 2 race in Sochi, after Aitken and Ghiotto crashed at lap 5 of the sprint race, causing a premature end of the race.[18] Over the season, Zhou achieved 6 podiums and finished sixth in the championship.
2021 edit
Zhou entered his third F2 season staying with UNI-Virtuosi and partnering Felipe Drugovich. He took pole position in the opening round at Bahrain and converted the pole to his first feature race win in F2.[19] The Chinese driver took another victory in the first sprint race in Monaco ahead of his team-mate Drugovich. However, after another podium in Baku, Zhou went four races without scoring points, with a brake failure and a resulting collision with Dan Ticktum in the first lap of the second race in Azerbaijan and a spin in the first sprint race at Silverstone allowing fellow academy member Oscar Piastri to take the lead in the standings. Zhou broke his duck by taking his third victory of the season in the feature race in Britain, beating out Ticktum for the victory. At the following round in Monza Zhou was able to end up on the podium twice, losing out to Théo Pourchaire and Piastri in races one and three respectively. Unfortunately for the Chinese driver, he stalled his car following a spin before the first race in Sochi and only managed to finish the feature race in sixth place, thus losing more ground to leader Piastri, who went into the penultimate round with a 36-point advantage. In Round 7 at Jeddah, he dropped to third in the standings after a spin caused by colliding with Christian Lundgaard in the first sprint race. He bounced back in the final round at Abu Dhabi, signing off his F2 career by winning the second sprint race and finishing second in the feature race. He finished the season third in the championship, having achieved 4 wins, 1 pole and 9 podiums.
F3 Asian Championship edit
During the winter break before the start of the 2021 Formula 2 season, Zhou participated in the 2021 F3 Asian Championship driving for Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema. He won the championship after achieving 4 wins, 5 poles and 11 podiums in the season.[20]
Formula One edit
In 2014, Zhou joined the Ferrari Driver Academy while competing in karting.[7] He left the academy at the end of 2018 and joined the Renault Sport Academy the following year ahead of his move into Formula 2. He served as a development driver for the Renault F1 Team in 2019 and took part in an R.S.17 testing programme,[21] driving at five different circuits during the year.[22][23][24] He was promoted to the role of Test Driver in 2020.[25] He participated in the Virtual Grand Prix Series—an esports competition organised by Formula One in place of races postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic—and won the first race held at the Bahrain International Circuit.[26] Once the 2020 season resumed, Zhou took part in three test sessions driving the Renault R.S.18,[27][28] including the post-season test at Yas Marina Circuit alongside Fernando Alonso.[29] Zhou remained part of the rebranded Alpine Academy for 2021 and made his Formula One race weekend debut for Alpine F1 Team, driving the A521 during the first practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix. This made him the second driver from Mainland China to participate in a race weekend after Ma Qinghua and China's first full-time F1 driver.[30][31]
Alfa Romeo (2022–) edit
2022 edit
Zhou signed with Alfa Romeo for the 2022 Formula One season, partnering Valtteri Bottas and becoming China's first Formula One race driver.[32] In a press release following the announcement, Zhou stated that he was "well prepared for the immense challenge of Formula 1" and that his entry into the series would be "a breakthrough for Chinese motorsport history".[33] He chose 24 as his permanent racing number to honour his sporting hero Kobe Bryant, who wore the number during his basketball career with the Los Angeles Lakers.[34] He qualified fifteenth on his debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix,[35] but recovered from a poor start in the race to finish tenth, scoring a point.[36]
Seven races without points followed. A collision with Pierre Gasly eliminated him from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint, which was followed by mechanical retirements at the Miami and Spanish Grands Prix. A hydraulics issue at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix caused his third retirement in four races. At the Canadian Grand Prix, Zhou reached the third qualifying session (Q3) for the first time and finished the race eighth, scoring points for the second time.[37] At the next race, the British Grand Prix, he was involved in a high-speed collision with George Russell on the opening lap that caused Zhou's car to flip upside-down, skid across the track and gravel and bounce over the barriers into the catch fence.[38] He was extracted and taken to the medical centre, and then declared fit after being observed.[39] Zhou later commented that the halo saved his life during the crash.[40]
More mechanical problems followed; he was required to start the Austrian Grand Prix sprint from the pit lane after an engine issue on the formation lap, and another power unit issue caused his retirement from the French Grand Prix. He scored another point by finishing tenth at the Italian Grand Prix, which ended behind the safety car.[41] A collision with Nicholas Latifi ended his race at the Singapore Grand Prix. He finished sixteenth at the rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix, but a late pit stop for new tyres allowed him to claim the fastest lap for the first time in his career. Zhou ended the season eighteenth in the World Drivers' Championship with six points to teammate Bottas' 49.
2023 edit
Zhou remained with Alfa Romeo for 2023 alongside Bottas.[42][43] During the second day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, he set the fastest lap time of 1:31.610.[44] He qualified thirteenth at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and finished sixteenth, having made a pit stop for soft tyres on the penultimate lap to claim the fastest lap of the race. Alfa Romeo later explained that this was done to deny rivals Alpine and ninth-placed Pierre Gasly the bonus point.[45] Zhou claimed his first points-scoring finish of the season at the Australian Grand Prix with ninth place, having started seventeenth. This was followed by a mechanical retirement at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He scored points again at the Spanish Grand Prix, starting thirteenth and finishing ninth.
Zhou achieved his best Formula One qualifying performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix, setting the fastest Q1 time and then qualifying fifth. He was slow off the start line and was then involved in a first-corner collision for which he received a time penalty; he went on to finish the race sixteenth. He started fifteenth on the grid at the Dutch Grand Prix but a call to change to intermediate tyres after lap one promoted him as high as second place. He eventually dropped outside the top ten and later crashed out of the race when the rain returned.[46] In Singapore, despite qualifying in 19th, effectively last place due to the unfortunate timing of Stroll's crash in Q1 and requiring to start from the pit lane after his car was modified whilst under Parc Ferme conditions, he finished in twelve after "an epic stint on the medium tyres" despite bad luck over the timing of the safety car and virtual safety car. [47]
In Mexico, Zhou made it to Q3 after Alexander Albon had his time deleted due to track limits, qualifying in 10th place, in the race he struggled to hold off Albon, and after a red flag incident, he stood no chance anymore on used hard tyres and ultimately finished in 15th and last place of everyone still on the grid, climbing one place to 14th when Bottas had a 5 second penalty [48]
In Brazil, Zhou had a disastrous qualifying, eliminated in Q1 finishing in 20th and last place [49]
2024 edit
Alfa Romeo announced that Zhou and Bottas have signed on for the 2024 season.[50][51] He will race in his home city of Shanghai for the first time in April.[52] The team is expected to revert back to its Sauber branding and name in 2024 ahead of the Audi name change in 2026.[53]
Karting record edit
Karting career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Rotax Mini Max | 14th | |
| 2011 | Trent Valley Kart Club — Mini Max | 10th | |
| 2012 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Rotax Junior | Strawberry Racing | 6th |
| Super 1 National Championship — Rotax Mini Max | 4th | ||
| Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior | Strawberry Racing | 8th | |
| Rotax International Open — Junior | 6th | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | RPM Racing Team | 8th | |
| 2013 | Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Junior | Strawberry Racing | 2nd |
| Super 1 National Championship — Rotax Max Junior | 1st | ||
| Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior | 1st | ||
| Rotax International Open — Junior | 3rd | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | 3rd | ||
| 2014 | Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Senior | Strawberry Racing | 2nd |
| South Garda Winter Cup — KF | 12th | ||
| WSK Champions Cup — KF | 32nd | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — KF | 27th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KF | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 44th | |
| Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Senior | Strawberry Racing | 2nd | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship — KF | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | NC | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Senior | Strawberry Racing | 16th |
Racing record edit
Racing career summary edit
Complete Italian F4 Championship results edit
(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Prema Powerteam | VLL 1 4 | VLL 2 8 | VLL 3 2 | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 1 | MNZ 3 1 | IMO1 1 2 | IMO1 2 Ret | IMO1 3 2 | MUG 1 6 | MUG 2 5 | MUG 3 6 | ADR 1 2 | ADR 2 15 | ADR 3 3 | IMO2 1 3 | IMO2 2 5 | IMO2 3 5 | MIS 1 8 | MIS 2 20 | MIS 3 13 | 2nd | 223 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Toyota Racing Series results edit
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | M2 Competition | RUA 1 5 | RUA 2 3 | RUA 3 4 | TER 1 7 | TER 2 6 | TER 3 8 | HMP 1 7 | HMP 2 1 | HMP 3 4 | TAU 1 4 | TAU 2 3 | TAU 3 3 | MAU 1 Ret | MAU 2 10 | MAU 3 17 | 6th | 685 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Motopark | Volkswagen | LEC 1 14 | LEC 2 3 | LEC 3 8 | HUN 1 8 | HUN 2 3 | HUN 3 4 | PAU 1 11 | PAU 2 Ret | PAU 3 Ret | RBR 1 14 | RBR 2 11 | RBR 3 7 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 6 | NOR 3 4 | ZAN 1 16 | ZAN 2 18 | ZAN 3 16 | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 8 | SPA 3 11 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 12 | NÜR 3 12 | IMO 1 6 | IMO 2 5 | IMO 3 10 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 13 | HOC 3 11 | 13th | 101 |
| 2017 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | SIL 1 7 | SIL 2 7 | SIL 3 Ret | MNZ 1 5 | MNZ 2 6 | MNZ 3 10 | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 Ret | PAU 3 10 | HUN 1 7 | HUN 2 3 | HUN 3 4 | NOR 1 3 | NOR 2 8 | NOR 3 12 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 17 | SPA 3 3 | ZAN 1 16 | ZAN 2 8 | ZAN 3 4 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 14 | NÜR 3 Ret | RBR 1 9 | RBR 2 19 | RBR 3 14 | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 3 | HOC 3 3 | 8th | 149 |
| 2018 | Prema Theodore Racing | Mercedes | PAU 1 1 | PAU 2 12 | PAU 3 13 | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 4 | HUN 3 5 | NOR 1 9 | NOR 2 12 | NOR 3 4 | ZAN 1 2 | ZAN 2 3 | ZAN 3 2 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 Ret | SPA 3 13 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 6 | SIL 3 8 | MIS 1 4 | MIS 2 11 | MIS 3 Ret | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 8 | NÜR 3 8 | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 9 | RBR 3 11 | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 10 | HOC 3 5 | 8th | 203 |
Complete Macau Grand Prix results edit
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Motopark | Dallara F312 | 20th | DNF | 15th |
| 2017 | Prema Powerteam | Dallara F317 | 10th | 10th | 8th |
| 2018 | SJM Theodore Racing by Prema | Dallara F317 | 5th | 24th | 11th |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position points) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap points)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | BHR FEA 10 | BHR SPR 4 | BAK FEA Ret | BAK SPR 10 | CAT FEA 3 | CAT SPR 4 | MON FEA 5 | MON SPR 3 | LEC FEA 4 | LEC SPR 3 | RBR FEA 6 | RBR SPR 8 | SIL FEA 3 | SIL SPR 8 | HUN FEA 9 | HUN SPR 9 | SPA FEA C | SPA SPR C | MNZ FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 4 | SOC FEA 10 | SOC SPR 5 | YMC FEA 3 | YMC SPR 8 | 7th | 140 |
| 2020 | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | RBR1 FEA 17 | RBR1 SPR 14 | RBR2 FEA 3 | RBR2 SPR 4 | HUN FEA 10 | HUN SPR 8 | SIL1 FEA 2 | SIL1 SPR 9 | SIL2 FEA 9 | SIL2 SPR 7 | CAT FEA 3 | CAT SPR 14 | SPA FEA 7 | SPA SPR 3 | MNZ FEA 5 | MNZ SPR NC | MUG FEA Ret | MUG SPR 5 | SOC FEA 8 | SOC SPR 1‡ | BHR1 FEA 14 | BHR1 SPR 5 | BHR2 FEA 2 | BHR2 SPR 4 | 6th | 151.5 |
| 2021 | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | BHR SP1 7 | BHR SP2 3 | BHR FEA 1 | MCO SP1 1 | MCO SP2 15 | MCO FEA 5 | BAK SP1 3 | BAK SP2 Ret | BAK FEA 13 | SIL SP1 Ret | SIL SP2 11 | SIL FEA 1 | MNZ SP1 2 | MNZ SP2 8 | MNZ FEA 2 | SOC SP1 DNS | SOC SP2 C | SOC FEA 6 | JED SP1 17 | JED SP2 8 | JED FEA 4‡ | YMC SP1 8 | YMC SP2 1 | YMC FEA 2 | 3rd | 183 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete F3 Asian Championship results edit
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | DUB 1 1 | DUB 2 1 | DUB 3 Ret | ABU 1 2 | ABU 2 4 | ABU 3 5 | ABU 1 3 | ABU 2 2 | ABU 3 2 | DUB 1 2 | DUB 2 2 | DUB 3 4 | ABU 1 1 | ABU 2 2 | ABU 3 1 | 1st | 257 |
Complete Formula One results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Alpine F1 Team | Alpine A521 | Renault E-Tech 20B 1.6 V6 t | BHR | EMI | POR | ESP | MON | AZE | FRA | STY | AUT TD | GBR | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | RUS | TUR | USA | MXC | SAP | QAT | SAU | ABU | – | – |
| 2022 | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen | Alfa Romeo C42 | Ferrari 066/7 1.6 V6 t | BHR 10 | SAU 11 | AUS 11 | EMI 15 | MIA Ret | ESP Ret | MON 16 | AZE Ret | CAN 8 | GBR Ret | AUT 14 | FRA 16† | HUN 13 | BEL 14 | NED 16 | ITA 10 | SIN Ret | JPN 16 | USA 12 | MXC 13 | SAP 12 | ABU 12 | 18th | 6 |
| 2023 | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | Alfa Romeo C43 | Ferrari 066/10 1.6 V6 t | BHR 16 | SAU 13 | AUS 9 | AZE Ret | MIA 16 | MON 13 | ESP 9 | CAN 16 | AUT 12 | GBR 15 | HUN 16 | BEL 13 | NED Ret | ITA 14 | SIN 12 | JPN 13 | QAT 9 | USA 13 | MXC 14 | SAP Ret | LVG 15 | ABU 17 | 18th | 6 |
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
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External links edit
- Zhou Guanyu career summary at DriverDB.com
- Zhou Guanyu on Twitter
- Guanyu Zhou on Weibo
- Profile at ferrari.com
- Profile at renaultsport.com