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| 2024 Team = [[Sauber Motorsport#Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber (2024–2025)|Kick Sauber]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2023 |title=Alfa Romeo confirms Zhou alongside Bottas for 2024 F1 season |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alfa-romeo-confirms-zhou-alongside-bottas-for-2024-f1-season/10519966/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |website=www.motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref>
| 2024 Team = [[Sauber Motorsport#Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber (2024–2025)|Kick Sauber]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2023 |title=Alfa Romeo confirms Zhou alongside Bottas for 2024 F1 season |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alfa-romeo-confirms-zhou-alongside-bottas-for-2024-f1-season/10519966/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |website=www.motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref>
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| prev series = [[FIA Formula 2]]<br>[[F3 Asian Championship|F3 Asian]]<br>[[FIA Formula 3 European Championship|FIA F3 European]]<br>[[Toyota Racing Series]]<br>[[Italian Formula 4 Championship|Italian F4]]<br>[[ADAC Formula 4|ADAC F4]]
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* [[2021 F3 Asian Championship|2021]]
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* [[2015 ADAC Formula 4 season|2015]]
* [[2014 Italian F4 Championship#Italian F4 Winter Trophy|2014]]–[[2015 Italian F4 Championship|2015]]
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* [[FIA Formula 2 Championship#Anthoine Hubert Award|Anthoine Hubert Award]]
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'''Zhou Guanyu''' ({{zh|s=周冠宇|p=Zhōu Guànyǔ}}, <small>pronounced</small> {{IPAc-cmn|zh|ou|1|-|g|uan|4|.|yu|3}}; born 30 May 1999) is a Chinese [[racing driver]], currently competing in [[Formula One]] for [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]]. Zhou is the first and only Chinese driver to compete in Formula One.
'''Zhou Guanyu''' ({{zh|s=周冠宇|p=Zhōu Guànyǔ}}, <small>pronounced</small> {{IPAc-cmn|zh|ou|1|-|g|uan|4|.|yu|3}}; born 30 May 1999) is a Chinese [[racing driver]], currently competing in [[Formula One]] for [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]]. Zhou is the first and only Chinese driver to compete in Formula One.


Born in [[Shanghai]], Zhou began [[kart racing|karting]] aged eight before moving to [[Sheffield]] in 2012 to [[List of kart racing championships|compete internationally]]. Graduating to [[formula racing|junior formulae]] in 2014, Zhou finished runner-up in the [[2015 Italian F4 Championship]]. After three seasons in the [[FIA Formula 3 European Championship]], as well as a development driver role in [[Formula E]] for [[Techeetah]] in [[2017–18 Formula E season|2017–18]], Zhou competed in the [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]] from [[2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship|2019]] to [[2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship|2021]] for [[Virtuosi Racing|Virtuosi]], finishing third in his final season.
Born in [[Shanghai]], Zhou began [[kart racing|karting]] aged eight before moving to [[Sheffield]] in 2012 to [[List of kart racing championships|compete internationally]]. Graduating to [[formula racing|junior formulae]] in 2014, Zhou finished runner-up in the [[2015 Italian F4 Championship]]. After three seasons in the [[FIA Formula 3 European Championship]], as well as a development driver role in [[Formula E]] for [[Techeetah]] in [[2017–18 Formula E season|2017–18]], Zhou competed in the {{F2|2019}} to {{F2|2021}} for [[Virtuosi Racing|Virtuosi]], finishing third in his final season.


A member of the [[Ferrari Driver Academy]] from 2014 to 2018, and the [[Alpine Academy]]—formerly the [[Renault in Formula One|Renault Sport]] Academy—from 2019 to 2021, he served as the test driver for [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] and [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] in {{F1|2020}} and {{F1|2021}}, respectively. Zhou signed for [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] in {{F1|2022}} to partner [[Valtteri Bottas]], scoring his first career point on debut at the [[2022 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain Grand Prix]]. He remained at the team in {{F1|2023}} and {{F1|2024}}, the latter for the re-branded [[Sauber]]. Zhou is set to remain at Sauber until the end of the 2024 season, when his contract expires.
A member of the [[Ferrari Driver Academy]] from 2014 to 2018, and the [[Alpine Academy]]—formerly the [[Renault in Formula One|Renault Sport]] Academy—from 2019 to 2021, he served as the test driver for [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] and [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] in {{F1|2020}} and {{F1|2021}}, respectively. Zhou signed for [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] in {{F1|2022}} to partner [[Valtteri Bottas]], scoring his first career point on debut at the [[2022 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain Grand Prix]]. He remained at the team in {{F1|2023}} and {{F1|2024}}, the latter for the re-branded [[Sauber]], where he scored the team's only points finish with the [[Kick Sauber C44|C44]] at the {{F1GP|2024|Qatar}}. Zhou is set to remain at Sauber until the end of the 2024 season, when his contract expires.


== Early career ==
== Early career ==
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In 2014, Zhou joined the [[Ferrari Driver Academy]] while competing in karting.<ref name="Zhou_joins_FDA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulascout.com/chinese-karter-guanyu-zhou-joins-ferrari-driver-academy/18772|title=Chinese karter Guanyu Zhou joins Ferrari Driver Academy|last=Allen|first=Peter|date=10 June 2014|website=Formula Scout|language=en-US|access-date=30 January 2020|archive-date=15 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115235739/https://formulascout.com/chinese-karter-guanyu-zhou-joins-ferrari-driver-academy/18772|url-status=live}}</ref> He left the academy at the end of 2018 and joined the [[Renault Sport Academy]] the following year ahead of his move into [[FIA Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2]].<ref>{{cite web|date=22 January 2019|title=GUANYU ZHOU JOINS THE RENAULT SPORT ACADEMY FOR 2019|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/01_january/Guanyu-Zhou-joins-the-Renault-Sport-Academy-for-2019/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316085152/http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/01_january/Guanyu-Zhou-joins-the-Renault-Sport-Academy-for-2019/|archive-date=16 March 2019|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> He served as a development driver for the [[Renault in Formula One|Renault F1 Team]] in 2019 and took part in an [[Renault R.S.17|R.S.17]] testing programme,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.chinese-youngster-guanyu-zhou-joins-renault-as-development-driver.2ICXOWBW0NZLtaYQTOzIKX.html|title=Chinese youngster Guanyu Zhou joins Renault as Development Driver|website=Formula 1|language=en|access-date=9 June 2019|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609152349/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.chinese-youngster-guanyu-zhou-joins-renault-as-development-driver.2ICXOWBW0NZLtaYQTOzIKX.html|url-status=live}}</ref> driving at five different circuits during the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://f1i.com/news/350941-renault-junior-guanyu-zhou-conducts-f1-test-programme.html|title=Renault junior Guanyu Zhou conducts F1 test programme|website=f1i.com|first=Michael|last=Delaney|date=8 August 2019|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009163448/https://f1i.com/news/350941-renault-junior-guanyu-zhou-conducts-f1-test-programme.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://formulaspy.com/f1/guanyu-zhou-completes-two-day-test-with-renault-71428|title=Guanyu Zhou completes two day test with Renault|website=formulaspy.com|first=Thomas|last=Maher|date=17 September 2020|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009163448/https://formulaspy.com/f1/guanyu-zhou-completes-two-day-test-with-renault-71428|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/56yNZiEAMVVFkD7BIQMXcy/zhou-back-in-the-renault-r-s-17-in-jerez|title=Zhou back in the Renault R.S.17 in Jerez|website=fiaformula2.com|date=7 November 2019|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009163448/https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/56yNZiEAMVVFkD7BIQMXcy/zhou-back-in-the-renault-r-s-17-in-jerez|url-status=live}}</ref> He was promoted to the role of Test Driver in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.chinese-driver-guanyu-zhou-takes-step-towards-f1-with-renault-test-role.25vCCv1KF4BDYgbEsbx3rg.html|title=Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou takes step towards F1 with Renault test role|website=formula1.com|date=12 February 2020|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612210827/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.chinese-driver-guanyu-zhou-takes-step-towards-f1-with-renault-test-role.25vCCv1KF4BDYgbEsbx3rg.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Zhou_Renault_test_driver">{{Cite press release |url=https://media.group.renault.com/global/en-gb/renault/media/pressreleases/21239440/renault-f1-team-lance-officiellement-sa-saison-2020-1|title=Renault F1 Team officially launches its 2020 campaign |publisher=Renault |access-date=13 February 2020 |date=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://en.media.renaultgroup.com/news/alpine-f1-team-launches-2021-campaign-7ee2-989c5.html|title=Alpine F1 Team launches 2021 campaign|publisher=Renault |access-date=26 December 2021 |date=2 March 2021}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.race-highlights-guanyu-zhou-takes-victory-in-a-thrilling-bahrain-virtual.3fYOnqB0TIBpCBqV0pG4lz.html|title=RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Guanyu Zhou takes victory in a thrilling Bahrain Virtual Grand Prix {{!}} Formula 1®|website=Formula 1|language=en|access-date=5 April 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030135055/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.race-highlights-guanyu-zhou-takes-victory-in-a-thrilling-bahrain-virtual.3fYOnqB0TIBpCBqV0pG4lz.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Once the {{F1|2020}} season resumed, Zhou took part in three test sessions driving the [[Renault R.S.18]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/zhou-completes-two-day-test-in-rs18/|title=Zhou completes two-day test in RS18|website=planetf1.com|first=Mark|last=Scott|date=18 September 2020|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009163448/https://www.planetf1.com/news/zhou-completes-two-day-test-in-rs18/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 October 2020|title=Renault juniors Lundgaard, Piastri and Zhou to test 2018 F1 car in Bahrain|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.renault-juniors-lundgaard-piastri-and-zhou-to-test-2018-f1-car-in-bahrain.xtzoRocCNvZn7RJ1LgnXL.html|url-status=live|access-date=28 June 2021|website=Formula 1|language=en|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401055055/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.renault-juniors-lundgaard-piastri-and-zhou-to-test-2018-f1-car-in-bahrain.xtzoRocCNvZn7RJ1LgnXL.html}}</ref> including the post-season test at [[Yas Marina Circuit]] alongside [[Fernando Alonso]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 December 2020|title=Full line-up: Every driver taking part in the Abu Dhabi post-season test|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.full-line-up-every-driver-taking-part-in-the-abu-dhabi-post-season-test.hQPnjzvTiFiMhJfuARMKm.html|url-status=live|access-date=28 June 2021|website=Formula 1|language=en|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401193329/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.full-line-up-every-driver-taking-part-in-the-abu-dhabi-post-season-test.hQPnjzvTiFiMhJfuARMKm.html}}</ref> Zhou remained part of the rebranded [[Alpine Academy]] for {{F1|2021}} and made his Formula One race weekend debut for [[Alpine F1 Team]], driving the [[Alpine A521|A521]] during the first practice session of the {{F1 GP|2021|Austrian}}. This made him the second driver from [[Mainland China]] to participate in a Grand Prix weekend session after [[Ma Qinghua]].
In 2014, Zhou joined the [[Ferrari Driver Academy]] while competing in karting.<ref name="Zhou_joins_FDA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulascout.com/chinese-karter-guanyu-zhou-joins-ferrari-driver-academy/18772|title=Chinese karter Guanyu Zhou joins Ferrari Driver Academy|last=Allen|first=Peter|date=10 June 2014|website=Formula Scout|language=en-US|access-date=30 January 2020|archive-date=15 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115235739/https://formulascout.com/chinese-karter-guanyu-zhou-joins-ferrari-driver-academy/18772|url-status=live}}</ref> He left the academy at the end of 2018 and joined the [[Renault Sport Academy]] the following year ahead of his move into [[FIA Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2]].<ref>{{cite web|date=22 January 2019|title=GUANYU ZHOU JOINS THE RENAULT SPORT ACADEMY FOR 2019|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/01_january/Guanyu-Zhou-joins-the-Renault-Sport-Academy-for-2019/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316085152/http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/01_january/Guanyu-Zhou-joins-the-Renault-Sport-Academy-for-2019/|archive-date=16 March 2019|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> He served as a development driver for the [[Renault in Formula One|Renault F1 Team]] in 2019 and took part in an [[Renault R.S.17|R.S.17]] testing programme,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.chinese-youngster-guanyu-zhou-joins-renault-as-development-driver.2ICXOWBW0NZLtaYQTOzIKX.html|title=Chinese youngster Guanyu Zhou joins Renault as Development Driver|website=Formula 1|language=en|access-date=9 June 2019|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609152349/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.chinese-youngster-guanyu-zhou-joins-renault-as-development-driver.2ICXOWBW0NZLtaYQTOzIKX.html|url-status=live}}</ref> driving at five different circuits during the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://f1i.com/news/350941-renault-junior-guanyu-zhou-conducts-f1-test-programme.html|title=Renault junior Guanyu Zhou conducts F1 test programme|website=f1i.com|first=Michael|last=Delaney|date=8 August 2019|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009163448/https://f1i.com/news/350941-renault-junior-guanyu-zhou-conducts-f1-test-programme.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://formulaspy.com/f1/guanyu-zhou-completes-two-day-test-with-renault-71428|title=Guanyu Zhou completes two day test with Renault|website=formulaspy.com|first=Thomas|last=Maher|date=17 September 2020|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009163448/https://formulaspy.com/f1/guanyu-zhou-completes-two-day-test-with-renault-71428|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/56yNZiEAMVVFkD7BIQMXcy/zhou-back-in-the-renault-r-s-17-in-jerez|title=Zhou back in the Renault R.S.17 in Jerez|website=fiaformula2.com|date=7 November 2019|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009163448/https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/56yNZiEAMVVFkD7BIQMXcy/zhou-back-in-the-renault-r-s-17-in-jerez|url-status=live}}</ref> He was promoted to the role of Test Driver in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.chinese-driver-guanyu-zhou-takes-step-towards-f1-with-renault-test-role.25vCCv1KF4BDYgbEsbx3rg.html|title=Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou takes step towards F1 with Renault test role|website=formula1.com|date=12 February 2020|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612210827/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.chinese-driver-guanyu-zhou-takes-step-towards-f1-with-renault-test-role.25vCCv1KF4BDYgbEsbx3rg.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Zhou_Renault_test_driver">{{Cite press release |url=https://media.group.renault.com/global/en-gb/renault/media/pressreleases/21239440/renault-f1-team-lance-officiellement-sa-saison-2020-1|title=Renault F1 Team officially launches its 2020 campaign |publisher=Renault |access-date=13 February 2020 |date=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://en.media.renaultgroup.com/news/alpine-f1-team-launches-2021-campaign-7ee2-989c5.html|title=Alpine F1 Team launches 2021 campaign|publisher=Renault |access-date=26 December 2021 |date=2 March 2021}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.race-highlights-guanyu-zhou-takes-victory-in-a-thrilling-bahrain-virtual.3fYOnqB0TIBpCBqV0pG4lz.html|title=RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Guanyu Zhou takes victory in a thrilling Bahrain Virtual Grand Prix {{!}} Formula 1®|website=Formula 1|language=en|access-date=5 April 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030135055/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.race-highlights-guanyu-zhou-takes-victory-in-a-thrilling-bahrain-virtual.3fYOnqB0TIBpCBqV0pG4lz.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Once the {{F1|2020}} season resumed, Zhou took part in three test sessions driving the [[Renault R.S.18]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/zhou-completes-two-day-test-in-rs18/|title=Zhou completes two-day test in RS18|website=planetf1.com|first=Mark|last=Scott|date=18 September 2020|accessdate=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009163448/https://www.planetf1.com/news/zhou-completes-two-day-test-in-rs18/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 October 2020|title=Renault juniors Lundgaard, Piastri and Zhou to test 2018 F1 car in Bahrain|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.renault-juniors-lundgaard-piastri-and-zhou-to-test-2018-f1-car-in-bahrain.xtzoRocCNvZn7RJ1LgnXL.html|url-status=live|access-date=28 June 2021|website=Formula 1|language=en|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401055055/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.renault-juniors-lundgaard-piastri-and-zhou-to-test-2018-f1-car-in-bahrain.xtzoRocCNvZn7RJ1LgnXL.html}}</ref> including the post-season test at [[Yas Marina Circuit]] alongside [[Fernando Alonso]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 December 2020|title=Full line-up: Every driver taking part in the Abu Dhabi post-season test|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.full-line-up-every-driver-taking-part-in-the-abu-dhabi-post-season-test.hQPnjzvTiFiMhJfuARMKm.html|url-status=live|access-date=28 June 2021|website=Formula 1|language=en|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401193329/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.full-line-up-every-driver-taking-part-in-the-abu-dhabi-post-season-test.hQPnjzvTiFiMhJfuARMKm.html}}</ref> Zhou remained part of the rebranded [[Alpine Academy]] for {{F1|2021}} and made his Formula One race weekend debut for [[Alpine F1 Team]], driving the [[Alpine A521|A521]] during the first practice session of the {{F1 GP|2021|Austrian}}. This made him the second driver from [[Mainland China]] to participate in a Grand Prix weekend session after [[Ma Qinghua]].


=== Alfa Romeo / Sauber (2022–2024) ===
=== Alfa Romeo / Sauber (2022–present) ===
==== 2022 ====
==== 2022 ====
[[File:2022 British Grand Prix (52382355661).jpg|thumb|Zhou at the {{F1GP||2022 British}}]]
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Zhou improved from seventeenth on the grid to eleventh at the finish at the opening race, the {{F1 GP|2024|Bahrain}}. He crashed in the final practice session at the {{F1 GP|2024|Saudi Arabian}} and the team were unable to repair his car in time to set a qualifying lap; he finished the race last of the running drivers in eighteenth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/verstappen-takes-pole-position-for-saudi-arabian-grand-prix-as-he-heads.7wy2GGgWh6feF5e2NKU9JR|title=Verstappen takes pole position for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he heads Leclerc and Perez|website=formula1.com|date=8 March 2024|accessdate=31 March 2024}}</ref> He damaged his front wing in qualifying at the {{F1 GP|2024|Australian}} and was forced to start the race from the pit lane due to a different specification replacement part being fitted; the team had not brought spares of the current design to Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/zhou-set-for-f1-australian-gp-pitlane-start-after-damaging-front-wing/10590694/|title=Zhou set for F1 Australian GP pitlane start after damaging front wing|website=autosport.com|first1=Filip|last1=Cleeren|first2=Adam|last2=Cooper|date=23 March 2024|accessdate=31 March 2024}}</ref> He finished the race fifteenth. This was followed by a gearbox-related retirement at the {{F1 GP|2024|Japanese}} after qualifying in last place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/video.zhou-reveals-gearbox-issue-caused-his-dnf-as-disappointing-start-to-the-year-continued-in-japan.1795657304863820443.html|title=Zhou reveals gearbox issue caused his DNF as 'disappointing start to the year' continued in Japan|website=formula1.com|date=7 April 2024|accessdate=10 April 2024}}</ref>
Zhou improved from seventeenth on the grid to eleventh at the finish at the opening race, the {{F1 GP|2024|Bahrain}}. He crashed in the final practice session at the {{F1 GP|2024|Saudi Arabian}} and the team were unable to repair his car in time to set a qualifying lap; he finished the race last of the running drivers in eighteenth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/verstappen-takes-pole-position-for-saudi-arabian-grand-prix-as-he-heads.7wy2GGgWh6feF5e2NKU9JR|title=Verstappen takes pole position for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he heads Leclerc and Perez|website=formula1.com|date=8 March 2024|accessdate=31 March 2024}}</ref> He damaged his front wing in qualifying at the {{F1 GP|2024|Australian}} and was forced to start the race from the pit lane due to a different specification replacement part being fitted; the team had not brought spares of the current design to Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/zhou-set-for-f1-australian-gp-pitlane-start-after-damaging-front-wing/10590694/|title=Zhou set for F1 Australian GP pitlane start after damaging front wing|website=autosport.com|first1=Filip|last1=Cleeren|first2=Adam|last2=Cooper|date=23 March 2024|accessdate=31 March 2024}}</ref> He finished the race fifteenth. This was followed by a gearbox-related retirement at the {{F1 GP|2024|Japanese}} after qualifying in last place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/video.zhou-reveals-gearbox-issue-caused-his-dnf-as-disappointing-start-to-the-year-continued-in-japan.1795657304863820443.html|title=Zhou reveals gearbox issue caused his DNF as 'disappointing start to the year' continued in Japan|website=formula1.com|date=7 April 2024|accessdate=10 April 2024}}</ref>


At the [[2024 Chinese Grand Prix]], he finished his first home race in 14th place. After the race, he was given a special parking spot on the grid to celebrate the completion of his first ever home race in front of the Chinese crowd.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/zhou-proud-and-honoured-to-race-in-china-but-bottas-day-ends-in.4ullkGVXiW2EWSUsHBumMm|title=Zhou 'proud and honoured' to race in China but Bottas' day ends in disappointment|date=22 April 2024|access-date=22 April 2024|work=Formula 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422143835/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/zhou-proud-and-honoured-to-race-in-china-but-bottas-day-ends-in.4ullkGVXiW2EWSUsHBumMm|archive-date=22 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Zhou finished 16th in the [[2024 Monaco Grand Prix]] after a three-car collision between [[Nico Hülkenberg]], [[Sergio Pérez]] and [[Kevin Magnussen]]. Zhou avoided the accident but managed to continue. Zhou out-qualified [[Valtteri Bottas]] for the [[2024 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]]. He was last of the finishers after home hero [[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]] and [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]]'s [[Pierre Gasly]] retired. Zhou finished ahead of Bottas in the [[2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix|Azerbaijan Grand Prix]] while Bottas finished 16th after the race was neutralised on lap 50 which occurred a high-speed collision between [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] and [[Sergio Pérez]].
At the [[2024 Chinese Grand Prix]], he finished his first home race in 14th place. After the race, he was given a special parking spot on the grid to celebrate the completion of his first ever home race in front of the Chinese crowd.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/zhou-proud-and-honoured-to-race-in-china-but-bottas-day-ends-in.4ullkGVXiW2EWSUsHBumMm|title=Zhou 'proud and honoured' to race in China but Bottas' day ends in disappointment|date=22 April 2024|access-date=22 April 2024|work=Formula 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422143835/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/zhou-proud-and-honoured-to-race-in-china-but-bottas-day-ends-in.4ullkGVXiW2EWSUsHBumMm|archive-date=22 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Zhou finished 16th in the [[2024 Monaco Grand Prix]] after a three-car collision between [[Nico Hülkenberg]], [[Sergio Pérez]] and [[Kevin Magnussen]]. Zhou avoided the accident but managed to continue. Zhou out-qualified [[Valtteri Bottas]] for the [[2024 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]]. He was last of the finishers after home hero [[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]] and [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]]'s [[Pierre Gasly]] retired. Zhou finished ahead of Bottas in the [[2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix|Azerbaijan Grand Prix]] while Bottas finished 16th after the race was neutralised on lap 50 which occurred a high-speed collision between [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] and [[Sergio Pérez]]. He scored Sauber's first points of the 2024 season at the {{F1GP|2024|Qatar}}, qualifying twelfth and finishing eighth after two [[safety car]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2024 - RACE RESULT |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2024/races/1251/qatar/race-result |access-date=December 1, 2024 |website=f1.com}}</ref>


Neither Zhou nor Bottas will stay at the team after this season, with [[Nico Hülkenberg]] and [[Gabriel Bortoleto]] joining the Swiss outfit for {{F1|2025}} ahead of Sauber's takeover by [[Audi in Formula One|Audi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kick Sauber confirm rookie Bortoleto as second driver for 2025|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/breaking-kick-sauber-confirm-rookie-bortoleto-as-second-driver-for-2025.2EL5ciR1wh3baHcobZqGl9 |date=6 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
Zhou is set to leave Sauber at the end of the season, with [[Nico Hülkenberg]] and [[Gabriel Bortoleto]] joining for {{F1|2025}}, prior to their takeover by [[Audi in Formula One|Audi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kick Sauber confirm rookie Bortoleto as second driver for 2025|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/breaking-kick-sauber-confirm-rookie-bortoleto-as-second-driver-for-2025.2EL5ciR1wh3baHcobZqGl9 |date=6 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


==Karting record==
==Karting record==

Revision as of 14:26, 2 December 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.

Zhou Guanyu
周冠宇
Zhou at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Born (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25)
Shanghai, China
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityChina Chinese
2024 teamKick Sauber-Ferrari[1]
Car number24
Entries67 (67 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points16
Pole positions0
Fastest laps2
First entry2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry2024 Qatar Grand Prix
2023 position18th (6 pts)
Previous series
Championship titles
2021F3 Asian
Awards
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周冠宇
Simplified Chinese周冠宇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Guànyǔ
Websitewww.zhou-guanyu.com/en/

Zhou Guanyu (Chinese: 周冠宇; pinyin: Zhōu Guànyǔ, pronounced [ʈʂóʊ kwân.ỳ]; born 30 May 1999) is a Chinese racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Sauber. Zhou is the first and only Chinese driver to compete in Formula One.

Born in Shanghai, Zhou began karting aged eight before moving to Sheffield in 2012 to compete internationally. Graduating to junior formulae in 2014, Zhou finished runner-up in the 2015 Italian F4 Championship. After three seasons in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, as well as a development driver role in Formula E for Techeetah in 2017–18, Zhou competed in the 2019 to 2021 for Virtuosi, finishing third in his final season.

A member of the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2014 to 2018, and the Alpine Academy—formerly the Renault Sport Academy—from 2019 to 2021, he served as the test driver for Renault and Alpine in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Zhou signed for Alfa Romeo in 2022 to partner Valtteri Bottas, scoring his first career point on debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix. He remained at the team in 2023 and 2024, the latter for the re-branded Sauber, where he scored the team's only points finish with the C44 at the Qatar Grand Prix. Zhou is set to remain at Sauber until the end of the 2024 season, when his contract expires.

Early career

Karting

Having started karting when he was eight years old in China, Zhou moved to Sheffield in 2012 for a more competitive racing environment,[2] where he attended Westbourne School.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

Formula 4

Zhou on the grid of an ADAC F4 race at Spa

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

2016

Zhou joined team Motopark for the 2016 FIA European F3 Championship.[7] 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

Zhou stayed for a second F3 season by rejoining Prema and improved to 8th in standings with 5 podium finishes.[8] Season highlights included leading race 3 in Spa and holding back Lando Norris in the penultimate round.

2018

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

Zhou at the 2019 Spielberg Formula 2 round

2019

In December 2018, Zhou joined UNI-Virtuosi Racing along with Luca Ghiotto for the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship.[9] 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

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.[10] However, his car suffered electronic problems whilst leading the feature race, causing him to drop to 17th.[11] 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.[12] Over the season, Zhou achieved 6 podiums and finished sixth in the championship.

2021

Zhou with UNI-Virtuosi in 2021
Zhou at the 2021 Silverstone Formula 2 round

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.[13] 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

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.[14]

Formula One career

In 2014, Zhou joined the Ferrari Driver Academy while competing in karting.[15] 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.[16] He served as a development driver for the Renault F1 Team in 2019 and took part in an R.S.17 testing programme,[17] driving at five different circuits during the year.[18][19][20] He was promoted to the role of Test Driver in 2020.[21][22][23] 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.[24] Once the 2020 season resumed, Zhou took part in three test sessions driving the Renault R.S.18,[25][26] including the post-season test at Yas Marina Circuit alongside Fernando Alonso.[27] 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 Grand Prix weekend session after Ma Qinghua.

Alfa Romeo / Sauber (2022–present)

2022

Zhou at the 2022 British Grand Prix

Zhou signed with Alfa Romeo for the 2022 Formula One season, partnering Valtteri Bottas and becoming China's first Formula One race driver.[28][29][30] 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".[31] 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.[32] He qualified fifteenth on his debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix,[33] but recovered from a poor start in the race to finish tenth, scoring a point.[34]

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.[35] 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.[36] He was extracted and taken to the medical centre, and then declared fit after being observed.[37] Zhou later commented that the halo saved his life during the crash.[38]

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.[39] 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's 49.

2023

Zhou at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix

Zhou remained with Alfa Romeo for 2023 alongside Bottas.[40][41] During the second day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, he set the fastest lap time of 1:31.610.[42] 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.[43] 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. He 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.

Zhou 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.[44] Zhou qualified nineteenth at the Singapore Grand Prix and was required to start from the pit lane as his car was modified in parc fermé. Despite "unfortunate" safety car timing, he recovered to twelfth after "an epic stint on the medium tyres".[45] Zhou qualified last on the grid at the Qatar Grand Prix, but benefitted from Carlos Sainz Jr.'s failure to start, a collision between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell and other drivers' struggles with the extreme heat to take ninth place in the main race, his third points finish of the season.[46] He reached Q3 in qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix, but was unable to hold off the cars behind and was classified fourteenth at the finish.[47] He qualified in last place at the São Paulo Grand Prix and retired from the race with engine issues.[48]

Zhou finished eighteenth in the World Drivers' Championship with six points, an identical result to 2022. Teammate Bottas scored ten points and qualified ahead of Zhou at fifteen of the twenty-two races. Autosport praised Zhou for "holding his own" against Bottas but identified qualifying as an area for improvement,[49] and RaceFans described his performance in 2023 as "professional if unspectacular".[50]

2024

Zhou at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix
Zhou Guanyu, interviewed in 2024.

Zhou and Bottas were retained at the team for the 2024 season.[51][52] Following the end of Sauber's partnership with Alfa Romeo, the team rebranded to Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber to accommodate the sponsorship of Stake.com and Kick.[53] Zhou completed the race in his home city of Shanghai for the first time in April as the Chinese Grand Prix returned to the calendar for the 2024 season.[54]

Zhou improved from seventeenth on the grid to eleventh at the finish at the opening race, the Bahrain Grand Prix. He crashed in the final practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the team were unable to repair his car in time to set a qualifying lap; he finished the race last of the running drivers in eighteenth place.[55] He damaged his front wing in qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix and was forced to start the race from the pit lane due to a different specification replacement part being fitted; the team had not brought spares of the current design to Australia.[56] He finished the race fifteenth. This was followed by a gearbox-related retirement at the Japanese Grand Prix after qualifying in last place.[57]

At the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, he finished his first home race in 14th place. After the race, he was given a special parking spot on the grid to celebrate the completion of his first ever home race in front of the Chinese crowd.[58] Zhou finished 16th in the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix after a three-car collision between Nico Hülkenberg, Sergio Pérez and Kevin Magnussen. Zhou avoided the accident but managed to continue. Zhou out-qualified Valtteri Bottas for the British Grand Prix. He was last of the finishers after home hero George Russell and Alpine's Pierre Gasly retired. Zhou finished ahead of Bottas in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix while Bottas finished 16th after the race was neutralised on lap 50 which occurred a high-speed collision between Carlos Sainz Jr. and Sergio Pérez. He scored Sauber's first points of the 2024 season at the Qatar Grand Prix, qualifying twelfth and finishing eighth after two safety cars.[59]

Zhou is set to leave Sauber at the end of the season, with Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto joining for 2025, prior to their takeover by Audi.[60]

Karting record

Karting career summary

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

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Italian F4 Winter Trophy Prema Powerteam 2 0 0 0 2 N/A N/A
2015 Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 21 3 2 0 9 223 2nd
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 9 0 0 0 2 45 15th
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 30 0 0 0 2 101 13th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 16th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 1 0 1 4 685 6th
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 30 0 0 0 5 149 8th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2017–18 Formula E Techeetah Development driver
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Theodore Racing 30 2 3 1 6 203 8th
Macau Grand Prix SJM Theodore Racing by Prema 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship UNI-Virtuosi Racing 22 0 1 2 5 140 7th
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship UNI-Virtuosi Racing 24 1 1 4 6 151.5 6th
Formula One Renault DP World F1 Team Test driver
2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship UNI-Virtuosi Racing 22 4 1 1 9 183 3rd
F3 Asian Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 15 4 5 5 11 257 1st
Formula One Alpine F1 Team Test driver
2022 Formula One Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen 22 0 0 1 0 6 18th
2023 Formula One Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake 22 0 0 1 0 6 18th
2024 Formula One Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 23 0 0 0 0 4* 20th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 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 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

(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 22 23 24 DC Points
2015 Prema Powerteam OSC1
1
28 		OSC1
2
9 		OSC1
3
18 		RBR
1
3 		RBR
2
7 		RBR
3
Ret 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
Ret 		SPA
3
9 		LAU
1 		LAU
2 		LAU
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		SAC
3 		OSC2
1 		OSC2
2 		OSC2
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		15th 45

Complete Toyota Racing Series 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 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

(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

Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2016 Germany Motopark Dallara F312 20th DNF 15th
2017 Italy Prema Powerteam Dallara F317 10th 10th 8th
2018 Italy SJM Theodore Racing by Prema Dallara F317 5th 24th 11th

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(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

(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

(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 23 24 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
2024 Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber Kick Sauber C44 Ferrari 066/12 1.6 V6 t BHR
11 		SAU
18 		AUS
15 		JPN
Ret 		CHN
14 		MIA
14 		EMI
15 		MON
16 		CAN
15 		ESP
13 		AUT
17 		GBR
18 		HUN
19 		BEL
Ret 		NED
20 		ITA
18 		AZE
14 		SIN
15 		USA
19 		MXC
15 		SAP
15 		LVG
13 		QAT
8 		ABU
 20th* 4*

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.

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