Zhou Guanyu

Zhou Guanyu
周冠宇
Zhou at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Born	(1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25) Shanghai, China
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Chinese
Active years	2022–2024
Teams	Alfa Romeo, Sauber
Car number	24
Entries	68 (68 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	16
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	2
First entry	2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry	2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2024 position	20th (4 pts)
Previous series
2021 2019–2021 2016–2018 2016 2015 2014–2015	F3 Asian FIA Formula 2 FIA F3 European Toyota Racing Series ADAC F4 Italian F4
Championship titles
2021	F3 Asian
Awards
2022 2019	Autosport Rookie of the Year Anthoine Hubert Award
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	周冠宇
Simplified Chinese	周冠宇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōu Guànyǔ
Website	www.zhou-guanyu.com/en/

Zhou Guanyu (Chinese: 周冠宇; pinyin: Zhōu Guànyǔ, pronounced [ʈʂóʊ kwân.ỳ]; born 30 May 1999) is a Chinese racing driver, who most recently competed in Formula One from 2022 to 2024. Zhou remains the only Chinese driver to compete in Formula One.

Born in Shanghai, Zhou began karting aged eight before moving to Sheffield in 2012 to compete internationally. Graduating to junior formulae in 2014, Zhou finished runner-up in the 2015 Italian F4 Championship. After three seasons in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, as well as a development driver role in Formula E for Techeetah in 2017–18, Zhou competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship from 2019 to 2021 for Virtuosi, finishing third in his final season.

A member of the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2014 to 2018, and the Alpine Academy—formerly the Renault Sport Academy—from 2019 to 2021, he served as the test driver for Renault and Alpine in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Zhou signed for Alfa Romeo in 2022 to partner Valtteri Bottas, scoring his first career point on debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Retaining his seat for his 2023 campaign, he scored further points finishes in Australia, Spain and Qatar. He remained at the re-branded Sauber in 2024, where he scored the team's only points finish with the C44—at the Qatar Grand Prix—before leaving at the end of the season, having achieved two fastest laps and 16 championship points in Formula One.