Zhou Guanyu (Chinese: 周冠宇; pinyin: Zhōu Guànyǔ, pronounced [ʈʂóʊ kwân.ỳ]; born 30 May 1999) is a Chinese racing driver, who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Ferrari. Zhou competed in Formula One from 2022 to 2024 , and remains …

5 days ago · READ MORE: Zhou shares the ‘great honour’ he will take from his time in F1 after Kick Sauber exit. Zhou spent four years as part of the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy from 2015 to 2018, rising through the Formula 4 and Formula …

5 days ago · Zhou is one of two reserves for Ferrari alongside another ex-Sauber driver, Antonio Giovinazzi, who last raced in F1 in 2021 and is a long-time reserve who has yet to drive for the team. When Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. was unable to race because of appendicitis at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last year, the team opted instead to promote then ...

5 days ago · Zhou Guanyu, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44. Photo by: Lubomir Asenov / Motorsport Images. Zhou joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2014 while still racing karts and, as a young driver under the ...

5 days ago · Zhou Guanyu is taken on as a reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari HP alongside Antonio Giovinazzi who continues in this role. For the Chinese driver, it is something of a homecoming, as he spent four years with the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy from 2015 to 2018. Zhou is the first driver from China to compete in Formula 1, racing for Alfa ...

5 days ago · Zhou Guanyu has chosen a move to Ferrari having lost his seat with Sauber. Ferrari return will create ‘stronger’ Zhou. Alongside going to a destination that would enhance his prospects of mounting an F1 comeback, Zhou expressed that he chose to cut ties with Sauber as he sensed that going elsewhere would be better for his development.

5 days ago · Ferrari appointed Zhou Guanyu as a Formula One reserve driver on Wednesday after the Chinese lost his race seat with Swiss-based Sauber.

5 days ago · The move brings Zhou full-circle as he was a member of Ferrari’s young driver academy between 2015 and 2018, prior to a stint as a reserve driver for Alpine before racing in F1 with Sauber.

May 30, 1999 · Why Formula 1’s first Chinese racer is confident his F1 story is far from over yet. 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. He’s the subject of a new film as the first Chinese driver to compete in F1.