🇨🇳 Guanyu Zhou

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Racing driver from China. Formula 1, Sauber.

Driver facts

Full name

Guanyu Zhou

Born

30 May 1999(b. 1999)

Nationality

China

Current team

Sauber

Series

Formula 1

Status

Retired

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

138

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

6,066

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

6,066

RANK 86 / 12,285 INDEXED · +0 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Platinum

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

Guanyu Zhou is a Chinese racing driver and the first driver from China to compete in Formula 1. He progressed through the junior single-seater ranks before securing a seat with Sauber, becoming a trailblazer for motorsport in his home country. His arrival in the sport marked a notable milestone, and he has continued to represent the team across a lengthy stint in the championship.[1]

Over the course of his Formula 1 career, Zhou has started 138 races and stood on the podium four times, without yet securing a race win or championship title. His Racer Rating stands at 5,920, placing him 165th among active drivers on a scale where the sport's elite typically sit between 10,000 and 11,500. In the 2026 season, competing across 23 rounds, Zhou finished 12th in the standings with no wins or podiums, reflecting a season without a breakthrough result. He is currently listed as retired from competitive Formula 1 racing.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Guanyu Zhou is a racing driver from China who last raced in Formula 1 for Sauber. Zhou has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 138 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,066 ranks Zhou 86th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2024 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 1H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Podiums	DNFs	Points	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2024	Formula 1	Sauber	24	0	2	4	P20	−230	6,066
2023	Formula 1	Alfa Romeo	22	0	3	6	P17	+89	6,297
2022	Formula 1	Alfa Romeo	22	0	5	6	P18	+561	6,208
2021	Formula 2	UNI-Virtuosi	23	0	0	0	P12	+85	5,647
2020	Formula 2	UNI-Virtuosi	24	0	0	0	P4	−788	5,562
2019	Formula 2	UNI-Virtuosi	23	4	0	0	P6	−651	6,349

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES ZHOU FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇯🇵 Yuki Tsunoda	6,453	71	16	55	23%
🇦🇺 Oscar Piastri	7,978	61	9	52	15%
🇩🇪 Mick Schumacher	5,018	61	33	28	54%
🇳🇱 Max Verstappen	8,474	56	1	55	2%
🇬🇧 Lando Norris	7,916	56	8	48	14%
🇬🇧 George Russell	8,232	55	2	53	4%
🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton	7,848	54	3	51	6%
🇲🇨 Charles Leclerc	7,750	54	2	52	4%
🇬🇧 Jack Aitken	5,973	54	31	23	57%
🇯🇵 Marino Sato	3,727	54	40	14	74%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia