Guanyu Zhou F1 stats & info

Guanyu Zhou info & statistics

Name Zhou Guanyu
Country China China
Height 1.72 meter / 5 feet 8 inch
Place of Birth Shanghai
Date of Birth May 30th 1999 - 24 years old
Season Entries 2
Car Number 24
First Race 2022 Bahrain F1 GP
Last Race 2023 Singapore F1 GP
Best Qualifying 0th - 2023 Singapore F1 GP
Best Result 8th - 2022 Canadian F1 GP
F1 teams history: Alfa Romeo (2022-2023)

Zhou Guanyu F1 Stats

Race Entries 37
Race Starts 37
Race Wins 0
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 2 (5,4%)
Podiums 0
Points Finishes 5 (13,5%)
Retirements 7 (18,9%)
Total Points 10
Total Laps 1.940


Biography

 

Guanyu Zhou Biography


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Guanyu Zhou testing the Alfa Romeo on the first day of testing in Bahrain

Shanghai-born Zhou began karting at the age of eight and, aged 12, having exhausted the national competition, left China for Sheffield, UK, to compete for Strawberry Racing, where he won both the Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior Championship and Rotax Max Euro Challenge.

Mid-2014, aged 15, Zhou joined the Ferrari Driver Academy after being spotted by the Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Team. In 2015, Zhou relocated to Italy to race for Prema Powerteam, contesting the Italian Formula 4 Championship and finishing his first season as Vice-Champion and Best Rookie.

A move to Team Motopark in 2016 to compete in the FIA Formula European Formula 3 Championship marked the start of a three-year stint in the series, which saw him make his return to Prema in 2017, where he stayed for a further season.

At the end of 2018, Zhou left the Ferrari Driver Academy and was awarded the role of Development Driver for the Renault Formula One Team as part of their Renault Sport Academy driver program, now the Alpine Academy.

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BAKU CITY CIRCUIT, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 10: Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo C42. (Photo by Carl Bingham / LAT Images)

2019 saw Zhou make his FIA Formula 2 Championship debut and a welcome return to the UK with a British team, UNI-Virtuosi Racing, where he finished seventh in his first season, taking the Anthoine Hubert Award for the Highest-Finishing Rookie.

Having shown his dedication, commitment, and talent, in 2020 he was promoted to official Test Driver for Alpine F1 Team. No stranger to breaking the mold, Zhou’s role as a Test Driver makes him the first driver from China to occupy a Formula 1 role within a manufacturer team.

After leading the FIA Formula 2 Championship for UNI-Virtuosi Racing, 22-year-old Zhou made his Formula 1 race weekend debut at the 2021 Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix on Friday 2nd July for Alpine, taking to the wheel of Fernando Alonso’s A521 for the first Free Practice session.

On 16 November 2021, Alfa Romeo announced Zhou would be making his Formula 1 debut in 2022 as Valtteri Bottas' teammate and Antonio Giovinazzi's replacement.

Debut F1 season with points in the first race

In his first F1 race, Zhou started 15th and finished the race in 10th place, scoring a point in his debut race with Alfa Romeo.

Then, Zhou finished 11th in consecutive races, in Saudi Arabia and Australia with adequate performances.

Alfa Romeo team physio says Zhou fit to race this week in Austria

Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

In the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Zho qualified six-tenths ahead of his experienced teammate (and great driver on Saturdays) Valtteri Bottas.

Then, he repeated the feat in the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix (he went through Q3 and Bottas didn't, and the difference between the two in Q2 was six-tenths). He went on to finish the race in eighth place, the best result of his F1 career so far.

On 3 July 2022, Zhou suffered a heavy crash at the start of the 2022 British Grand Prix in which his Alfa Romeo car flipped over, and the roll bar failed. The crash looked terrifying, but fortunately, Zhou was fine and was able to race seven days later at the 2022 Austrian GP.

In the rest of the season, Zhou scored one point with 10th place in the 2022 Italian Grand Prix. Although he scored six points, as opposed to his teammate's 49, Zhou did well enough to be announced as a driver for 2023, as the team published on 27 September 2022.

Zho also outqualified Bottas throughout the year and looked quite good in the second half of the campaign.


Official Guanyu Zhou website: https://www.zhou-guanyu.com

Helmets

 

Guanyu Zhou Helmets


Cars

 

Guanyu Zhou F1 Cars


Seasons

 

Guanyu Zhou Final Championship Results

20222023
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Guanyu Zhou F1 Seasons Summary

Year Team Engine GP 1st 2nd 3rd Pod Pole Laps FL Avg Pts Points
2023 Switzerland Alfa Romeo Ferrari 15 0 0 0 0 0 879 1 0.27 4
2022 Switzerland Alfa Romeo Ferrari 22 0 0 0 0 0 1061 1 0.27 6

Races

 

Guanyu Zhou F1 GP Race Classifications

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DNF8 Times

 

Guanyu Zhou F1 GP Race Results

Year Race No Team Engine Grid Pos Retired Pts
37 2023 2023 Singapore F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 0 12 0
36 2023 2023 Italian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 16 14 0
35 2023 2023 Dutch F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 15 DNF 0
34 2023 2023 Hungarian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 5 16 0
33 2023 2023 British F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 17 16 0
32 2023 2023 Austrian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 17 12 0
31 2023 2023 Canadian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 20 16 0
30 2023 2023 Spanish F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 13 9 2
29 2023 2023 Monaco F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 19 13 0
28 2023 2023 Miami F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 14 16 0
27 2023 2023 Azerbaijan F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 15 DNF Technical 0
26 2023 2023 Australian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 17 9 2
25 2023 2023 Saudi Arabian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 11 13 0
24 2023 2023 Bahrain F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 13 16 0
23 2022 2022 Abu Dhabi F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 15 12 0
22 2022 2022 Brazilian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 13 12 0
21 2022 2022 Mexico F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 12 13 0
20 2022 2022 USA F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 18 12 0
19 2022 2022 Japanese F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 14 16 0
18 2022 2022 Singapore F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 14 DNF Collision 0
17 2022 2022 Italian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 9 10 1
16 2022 2022 Dutch F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 14 16 0
15 2023 2023 Belgian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 17 13 0
14 2022 2022 Belgian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 18 14 0
13 2022 2022 Hungarian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 12 13 0
12 2022 2022 French F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 16 DNF Collision damage 0
11 2022 2022 Austrian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 13 14 0
10 2022 2022 British F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 9 DNF Collision 0
9 2022 2022 Canadian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 10 8 4
8 2022 2022 Azerbaijan F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 14 DNF Technical 0
7 2022 2022 Monaco F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 20 16 0
6 2022 2022 Spanish F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 15 DNF Engine 0
5 2022 2022 Miami F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 15 DNF Technical 0
4 2022 2022 Emilia Romagna F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 20 15 0
3 2022 2022 Australian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 14 11 0
2 2022 2022 Saudi Arabian F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 12 11 0
1 2022 2022 Bahrain F1 GP 24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari 15 10 1

Podiums

 

Guanyu Zhou F1 Podium Finishes

Year Race No Team Engine Grid Pos Retired Pts

Poles

 

Guanyu Zhou F1 Pole Positions

Year Race No Team Engine Grid Pos Retired Pts

Comparison

 

Guanyu Zhou Teammate Comparison

YearTeamTeam MateBest PosPointsWinsPolesPosQuali
2022Alfa RomeoValtteri Bottas856490000715913
2023Alfa RomeoValtteri Bottas9846000051069

News

Latest Guanyu Zhou News


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Sep.15 - The details about Mick Schumacher 'plan B' for 2024 are now beginning to emerge. Motorsport Aktuell, a German-language weekly, claims the axed Haas racer and current..

September 15, 2023 with 3 Comments

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Alfa Romeo to Keep Same F1 Drivers Revving for the 2024 Season

The roaring engines and screeching tires of Formula 1 are set to continue their symphony with Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake in the 2024 season. In an announcement that reverberated..

September 14, 2023 with 0 Comments

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Guanyu Zhou's Future Secured as Bottas Extends Alfa Romeo Contract

Sep.14 - Valtteri Bottas has rubbished any speculation that he might be pushed out of the Alfa Romeo-Sauber team for 2024. Following a period of rumours, Canal Plus and other..

September 14, 2023 with 2 Comments

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Guanyu Zhou's Uncertain Future: Can He Secure a 2024 F1 Spot?

Sep.7 - Guanyu Zhou admits he needs to be "careful" not to be pushed off the Formula 1 grid. It is the 24-year-old Chinese driver's second season on the grid this year with Alfa..

September 7, 2023 with 1 Comment

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Franz Tost Indicates Yuki Tsunoda's Continued Presence in F1 for 2024 Season

Sep.2 - Almost every race cockpit in Formula 1 has already been filled for 2024. Mercedes reserve Mick Schumacher, linked with struggling rookie Logan Sargeant's Williams seat,..

September 2, 2023 with 1 Comment

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Contractual Crossroads: Zhou's Battle to Secure 2024 F1 Seat

Aug.26 - Two current Formula 1 drivers are struggling to hang onto their race cockpits for 2024. One of them is Guanyu Zhou, despite the Alfa Romeo driver declaring at Zandvoort..

August 26, 2023 with 2 Comments

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F1 Racing Beyond 2023: Zhou's Drive for a Sauber Long Haul

Aug.23 - Guanyu Zhou sounds confident about his looming contract negotiations with Sauber, the Swiss team currently called Alfa Romeo. He entered Formula 1 with single-year deals..

August 23, 2023 with 1 Comment

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Emoji Challenge with Bottas and Guanyu

Alfa is back with another challenge! This time we’re putting the boys head-to-head in an Emoji Challenge to see who can guess the most phrases correctly. Someone has definitely..

August 15, 2023 with 0 Comments

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Alfa Romeo's Dilemma: Hold on to Zhou Guanyu or Risk Losing Him?

Jul.30 - Zhou Guanyu will be pushing for a longer contract when talks kick off with Alfa Romeo. The Swiss team Sauber, currently known as Alfa Romeo but transitioning to Audi..

July 31, 2023 with 1 Comment

Vying for a spot: Guanyu's 20 million sponsorship attracts attention

Vying for a spot: Guanyu's 20 million sponsorship attracts attention

Jul.29 - Sauber, the Formula 1 team currently known as Alfa Romeo, has confirmed that contract talks with Zhou Guanyu are yet to take place. Recently, the Chinese driver and his..

July 29, 2023 with 2 Comments

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