Zhou Guanyu

Zhou Guanyu (, pronounced ; 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 to , and 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 , Zhou competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship from to 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 a test driver for Renault and Alpine in and , respectively. Zhou signed for Alfa Romeo in to partner Valtteri Bottas, scoring his first career point on debut at the . Retaining his seat for his campaign, he scored further points finishes in Australia, Spain and Qatar. He remained at the re-branded Sauber in , where he scored the team's only points finish with the C44—at the —before leaving at the end of the season, having achieved two fastest laps and 16 championship points in Formula One. Provided by Wikipedia