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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.
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….
Nov 21, 2021 · Valtteri Bottas went close to making the cut, but was just a few hundredths of a second shy of the 15th time, while teammate, Zhou Guanyu, closed the gap after missing FP3 this morning due to a touch with the wall but was unable to move past the final place in the standings.
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. Writing history. The first ever Formula One race driver from China, Zhou is a trailblazer who will write a pivotal page of his country’s motorsport history.
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, after...
Apr 17, 2024 · For Sauber's Zhou Guanyu, the return of China's grand prix after a five-year absence this weekend marks a significant moment in his own career and the country's interrupted Formula 1 story.
Mar 18, 2022 · After 72 years, over hundreds of races and 776 drivers later, Formula 1 will for the first time have a Chinese racer in a Grand Prix. Zhou Guanyu, 22, will join the Finnish driver Valtteri...
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.
