Zhou Guanyu

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Zhou Guanyu 2019
Zhou in the Dallara F2 2018

Zhou Guanyu ( Chinese  周冠宇 , Pinyin Zhōu Guānyǔ ; born May 30, 1999 in Shanghai ) is a Chinese automobile racing driver . He has been competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship since 2019 . Due to his strong performance in his debut season, which he finished in a remarkable seventh place, Zhou was the first Formula 2 driver ever to receive the Anthoine Hubert Award for Rookie of the Year. This award was introduced in honor of Anthoine Hubert , who died in an accident in 2019 and who, like Zhou, made his debut in the same year.

Career

Zhou started his motorsport career in karting in 2007 , where he remained active until 2014. In 2012, Zhou moved to London and continued his career there. In 2013, he won the European and British Rotax Max Junior championships . In 2014 Zhou was accepted into the Ferrari Driver Academy , Scuderia Ferrari's support program. Since 2019 he has been part of the Renault Sport Academy, the support program of the Renault F1 Team.

At the end of 2014 Zhou made his debut in formula racing and took part in the Winter Trophy of the Italian Formula 4 championship for the Prema Powerteam . He was third in both races. In 2015, Zhou received a regular cockpit for the Prema Powerteam in the Italian Formula 4 championship. At the second event in Monza , he managed to win all three races. It was his only victories. He achieved six other podium finishes. With 223 to 331 points, he finished the season in second place behind his teammate Ralf Aron . In addition, in 2015 Zhou competed for the Prema Powerteam in nine of 24 races in the German Formula 4 championship . He started at the first race weekend for Italy . With a second place as the best result, he was 15th overall at the end of the season.

At the beginning of 2016 , Zhou started for M2 Competition in the Toyota Racing Series . With one win he finished sixth in the championship. He then moved to Motopark in the European Formula 3 Championship in 2016 . He already achieved a podium placement with a third place at the first event. Another third place followed in the further course of the season and he was 13th in the drivers' championship. In 2017 Zhou competed in the European Formula 3 championship again and switched to the Prema Powerteam . While Prema was able to win the team classification, Zhou was 8th in the overall ranking.

In 2018 he competed again with Prema in the European Formula 3 championship. He was able to win the first race and finished the season 8th in the overall standings. His team mate Mick Schumacher won the championship.

Before the 2019 season, it was announced that Zhou would be driving for Renault as a junior driver. He also took on the position of a simulator and test pilot. Zhou finished his first Formula 2 championship in 2019 as the best rookie. He started from pole position at Silverstone and thus holds the Formula 2 track record. In the overall ranking, Zhou came 7th.

In 2020 he will start again for the UNI-Virtuosi team. His teammate is Callum Ilott . He also takes on the role of a test driver for the Renault F1 team.

statistics

Career stations

Individual results in the Italian Formula 4 championship

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st Points rank
2015 Prema Power Team ItalyItaly VAL ItalyItaly MNZ ItalyItaly IMO ItalyItaly MUG ItalyItaly ADR ItalyItaly IMO ItalyItaly MIS 223 2.
4th 8th 2 1 1 1 2 DNF 2 6th 5 6th 2 15th 3 3 5 5 8th 20 * 13

Individual results in the German Formula 4 championship

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 Points rank
2015 Prema Powerteam GermanyGermany OS1 AustriaAustria SPI BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany LAU GermanyGermany ONLY GermanyGermany SAC GermanyGermany OS2 GermanyGermany HOC 45 15th
28 8th 18th 3 7th DNF 2 DNF 9

Individual results in the Toyota Racing Series

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th Points rank
2016 M2 Competition New ZealandNew Zealand CHR New ZealandNew Zealand INV New ZealandNew Zealand HMP New ZealandNew Zealand DEW New ZealandNew Zealand MAN 687 6th
5 3 4th 7th 6th 8th 7th 1 4th 4th 3 3 DNF 10 17th

Individual results in the European Formula 3 championship

year team engine 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 25th 26th 27 28 29 30th Points rank
2016 Motopark Volkswagen FranceFrance LEC HungaryHungary HUN FranceFrance PAU AustriaAustria SPI GermanyGermany NOR NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly IMO GermanyGermany HOC 101 13.
14th 3 8th 8th 3 4th 11 DNF NC 13 11 7th DNF 6th 4th 16 18th 16 17th 8th 11 12 12 12 6th 5 10 11 13 11
2017 Prema Powerteam Mercedes United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL ItalyItaly MNZ FranceFrance PAU HungaryHungary HUN GermanyGermany NOR BelgiumBelgium SPA NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN GermanyGermany ONLY AustriaAustria SPI GermanyGermany HOC 149 8th.
7th 7th DNF 5 6th 10 DNF DNF 10 7th 3 4th 3 8th 12 12 DNF 3 16 8th 4th 9 13 DNF 9 19th 14th 13 3 3
2018 Prema Powerteam Mercedes FranceFrance PAU HungaryHungary HUN GermanyGermany NOR NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN BelgiumBelgium SPA United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL ItalyItaly MIS GermanyGermany ONLY AustriaAustria SPI GermanyGermany HOC 203 8th.
1 12 13 2 4th 5 9 12 4th 2 3 2 DNF DNF 13 DNF 6th 8th 4th 11 DNF 7th 8th 10 12 9 11 1 10 5

Individual results in the FIA ​​Formula 2 Championship

year team engine 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 Points rank
2019 UNI-Virtuosi Racing Mecachrome BahrainBahrain BRN AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZE SpainSpain ESP MonacoMonaco MON FranceFrance FRA AustriaAustria AUT United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR HungaryHungary HUN BelgiumBelgium BEL ItalyItaly ITA RussiaRussia RUS United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE 140 7th
10 4th DNF 10 3 4th 5 3 4th 3 6th 8th 3 8th 9 9 C. C. DNF 4th 10 5 3 8th
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Zhou Guanyu  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Guan Yu Zhou. ferrari.com, accessed July 17, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Peter Allen: Chinese karter Guanyu Zhou joins Ferrari Driver Academy. paddockscout.com, June 10, 2014, accessed July 17, 2015 .
  3. ^ A b Formula 1: Renault brings ex-Ferrari junior Guanyu Zhou. Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Valentin Khourounzhiy: Ferrari protege Zhou gets Italian F4 promotion with Prema. paddockscout.com, February 11, 2015, accessed July 17, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Gruz David Zhou fends off Aron to complete hat-trick at Monza. paddockscout.com, May 31, 2015, accessed July 17, 2015 .
  6. ↑ : Gruz David list service Preining, Zhou headline ADAC F4 entry. paddockscout.com, April 8, 2015, accessed April 24, 2015 .
  7. ^ Peter Allen: Ferrari sends Guan Yu Zhou to Toyota Racing Series. paddockscout.com, December 7, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Peter Allen: Ferrari protege Guan Yu Zhou joins Motopark for F3 move. paddockscout.com, February 15, 2016, accessed February 15, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Darshan Chokhani: Zhou switches to Prema for sophomore F3 season. motorsport.com, December 12, 2016, accessed March 16, 2017 .
  10. ↑ FIA Formula 3 European Championship 2017 standings | Driver Database. Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Peter Allen: Ferrari's Guan Yu Zhou starts 2018 European F3 season with maiden win in Pau. In: Formula Scout. May 12, 2018, Retrieved February 4, 2020 (American English).
  12. ↑ FIA Formula 3 European Championship 2018 standings | Driver Database. Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Jack Benyon: Guan Yu Zhou gets Renault Formula 1 team role for 2019. Accessed February 4, 2020 .
  14. ↑ a b Jack Benyon: Renault reveals its F1 junior drivers' programs for 2020 season. Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Driver Standings - Formula 2. Accessed February 4, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Elliot Wood: Guanyu Zhou promoted to Renault F1 test driver role. In: Formula Scout. February 12, 2020, Retrieved February 13, 2020 (American English).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zhou is the family name here, Guanyu is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Zhou, Guanyu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH Shanghai , China