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Zhou Guanyu

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Name: Zhou Guanyu
Place of birth: Shanghai
Date of birth: 30 may 1999 (25 yr)
Nationality: CN China
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 65 kg

Biography of Zhou Guanyu

Guanyu Zhou is the first Chinese driver ever to compete in Formula 1—racing for the Alfa Romeo team since 2022.

Born in Shanghai on May 23, 1999, Zhou is now 25 years old as he plots his way through his third season in F1.

He stands at a height of 5ft 9ins tall (1.75m).

Guanyu Zhou in F1



Guanyu Zhou is the first full-time F1 driver from China, having joined Alfa Romeo in 2022.

Zhou's journey to F1 started by joining the Ferrari Driver Academy when karting in 2014, and he remained part of the Scuderia's junior programme until the end of 2018.

In 2019, Zhou joined the Renault Sport Academy and was made a development driver for Renault's F1 team.

A year later, the Chinese driver was promoted to test driver and took part in the post-season test with the team in Abu Dhabi alongside Fernando Alonso.

Zhou was given his first taste of a grand prix weekend in 2021 when participating in FP1 for the Austrian Grand Prix. He was the second Chinese driver to take part in an official grand prix weekend after Ma Qinghua.

Zhou finished 18th in both his debut season (2022) and the 2023 season, scoring six points in each year.

He will continue to race for the team in 2024, and it will be interesting to see how he develops as a driver.

Guanyu Zhou in F2



Zhou's promotion to F1 comes after an impressive third year in F2.

In 2019, Zhou made his debut for UNI Virtuosi and became the first Chinese driver to take a pole position in F1's feeder series.

Zhou finished the year as the highest-placed rookie with five podiums, helping him finish seventh in the standings.

The following season saw Zhou take his first F2 win in Russia's sprint race, with a further five podiums seeing him finish sixth.

But in 2021, Zhou mounted a title challenge and was able to take four victories and another five podiums on the way to third in the standings.

Net worth Zhou Guanyu

Guanyou Zhou Net Worth and F1 Salary



F1 driver salaries and contracts are very closely guarded secrets, and few people know their true value.

That said, reports put the value of Zhou's current Alfa Romeo deal at an annual figure of $2 million.

Guanyu Zhou Girlfriend



Quite simply, there is nothing to see here right now—there is nothing official out there concerning who Zhou might or might not be dating.

We do have details on who the other drivers are, of course.