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Zhou on the grid of an ADAC F4 race at Spa. 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 Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber.He is the first, and so far the only, Chinese driver to start a World Championship Formula One race.
May 30, 1999 · Biography. China had never boasted a Grand Prix starter among its citizens – until Zhou Guanyu changed that state of affairs, after receiving the call-up to make his F1 debut for Alfa Romeo, now Kick Sauber, in 2022. The Shanghai-born racer attended his home city’s inaugural Grand Prix in 2004 at the age of five, cheering on his hero ...
Nov 21, 2021 · Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber fought through a hot afternoon at the Austrian Grand Prix, with Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu coming to the chequered flag unscathed but outside the points. Despite the team showing an improved turn of pace compared to yesterday's sprint, the team duo finished in 16th and 17th place respectively. 30 / 06 / 2024
Jul 8, 2022 · Zhou Guanyu speaks to the media at the Austrian GP, where he will be back in the car just five days after his scary Silverstone crash; watch all the action live on Sky Sports F1; Qualifying on ...
Aug 20, 2021 · 20 August 2021. Road to F1. Alpine. Zhou. When Guanyu Zhou turned a wheel in this year’s Alpine Formula 1 car in first practice for the Austrian Grand Prix, he became only the second driver from mainland China to have done so. There are plenty of challenges ahead to make the next step as China’s first full-time Grand Prix driver.
Sep 14, 2023 · 2023. China’s first full-time F1 driver Zhou Guanyu has signed a new deal to extend his stay at Alfa Romeo into 2024 alongside Valtteri Bottas. Zhou made his debut with the Sauber-run Swiss team in 2022, scoring a point on debut in Bahrain and has shown strong progress since. The team said his “maturity and a methodical approach” in his ...
Apr 18, 2024 · China-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the F1 race in Shanghai. Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu of China attends a press conference ahead of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Having experienced success at all levels of racing in his career, Zhou, 22, has been on the radar of most F1 teams for some time. He finished second in Italian F4 in 2015, before racking up race victories in Euro F3 and F2, Formula One’s feeder series. 2021, in particular, turned out to be a breakthrough year for the driver, who finished in ...
Zhou Guanyu remained with Alfa Romeo for 2023 alongside team-mate Valtteri Bottas. The Chinese driver’s best finish was P9 at the Australian, Spanish and Qatar grands prix.
Mar 18, 2022 · Zhou Guanyu, 22, will join the Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas on the Alfa Romeo F1 Team this season. “We welcome Zhou, who will provide an exciting opportunity to engage and grow our fan base in ...
