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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 · Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber delivered a much stronger performance in Qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with Valtteri Bottas going close to a place in Q3 and Zhou Guanyu only narrowly missing out on one in Q2.
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.
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.
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...
Mar 18, 2022 · March 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...
Apr 16, 2023 · Zhou Guanyu has made a quietly impressive start to his F1 career. Now he's focused on the long-term — and an elusive debut at his home race.
Nov 21, 2021 · Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber gave a good account of itself in qualifying for the British Grand Prix, with Zhou Guanyu claiming a spot in Q2 on a slippery, wet-to-dry Silverstone track. He ultimately finished in 14th, with team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, in 16th.
