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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 · 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.
Apr 18, 2024 · SHANGHAI (AP) — Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star locally will be China-born driver Zhou Guanyu. Despite his so-so results, Zhou is being promoted as a celebrity in China.
Sep 14, 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.
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...
Nov 16, 2021 · History will be made next season with Guanyu Zhou set to become China’s first-ever full-time F1 driver when he lines up alongside 10-time race winner Valtteri Bottas at Alfa Romeo. F1’s Senior Writer Lawrence Barretto explains how the deal came together….
May 30, 1999 · Zhou Guanyu Biography. Born: 26/01/1990 Shanghai, China. Zhou Guanyu’s Formula 1 debut in 2022 marked the series’ long-sought fulfilment to get a Chinese driver onto the F1 grid.
Nov 16, 2021 · Guanyu Zhou has become Formula 1's first Chinese driver after signing to race for Alfa Romeo in 2022. Alfa Romeo described the Formula 2 frontrunner as a "trailblazer who...
May 27, 2023 · Zhou Guanyu. Zhou made the unlikely move, aged 12, to Sheffield, the base of the kart team he raced for. He won two major UK karting championships. He sat GCSEs at a local school. Then,...
Nov 21, 2021 · Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber delivered a much stronger performance in Qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with Valtteri Bottas going close to a place in Q3 and Zhou Guanyu only narrowly missing out on one in Q2.