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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.
4 days ago · Zhou Guanyu is unlikely to secure one of the remaining Formula 1 race seats for 2025 but he’s counting on a season-saving turnaround. One of the outsiders in the swirling driver market, Zhou weighs up his deficit to team-mate Valtteri Bottas, the public’s perception of F1’s only Chinese driver compared to a highly-rated Ferrari junior - and the chances of another Chinese driver joining ...
Jul 20, 2024 · A third-place finish in the F2 championship in 2021 caught the eye of F1’s Alfa Romeo, who signed Zhou to a multi-year deal and gave him his opportunity on the biggest stage as part of an...
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.
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.
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 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,...
Jul 17, 2024 · Formula 1's man on the bubble Zhou Guanyu achieved his long-held dream by contesting his home race in China, but is now fighting to stay in the series
