Chinese racing driver
Xie Yonglin (simplified Chinese: 谢咏霖; traditional Chinese: 謝詠霖; pinyin: Xiè Yǒnglín; Jyutping: Ze6 Wing6 Lam4) (born 24 September 2006),[2] also known as Gerrard Xie, is a Chinese[3] racing driver who currently competes in the 2024 GB3 Championship for Hitech Pulse-Eight, having previously raced in the series in 2023 with Hillspeed.[4][5] He was champion of the 2022 F4 Chinese Championship and the 2022 Formula Renault Super Challenge.
Career
Karting
Born in Hong Kong but based in Shenzhen,[6] Xie competed in karting across Europe and Asia from 2018 to 2021, though he often did not complete full seasons in Europe.[7] He finished third in the 2020 IAME Asia Cup in the junior class.[8]
Xie made his car racing debut in the 2022 Formula Renault Super Challenge, driving for H-Star Racing.[9] Entering from the second round onwards, he took pole position and won both races with the fastest lap in his debut round,[10] and did the same again in the final and third round of the championship, taking the overall title, 32 points ahead of nearest rival Jason Wu.[11]
Xie competed in the 2022 F4 Chinese Championship with Smart Life Racing Team. He dominated the opening round at the Ningbo International Circuit, taking a double pole position and winning three of the four races, retiring from the fourth.[9] At the second round, also at Ningbo, he took another double pole and won all four races, with fastest lap in each.[12] After qualifying second behind Andy Chang,[13] he held off Charles Leong to win the opening race of the 2022 Macau Grand Prix (the third round of the championship),[14] and finished second in the main race, sealing the championship title in the process.[15] In the final round of the season at Pingtan Street Circuit, Xie again took double pole position and won all four races with the fastest lap in each,[16] to win the championship by over 160 points, the largest ever title-winning margin in a Chinese F4 season.[17]
GB3 Championship
2023
On 13 February 2023, it was announced that Xie would drive for Hillspeed in the 2023 GB3 Championship alongside Daniel Mavlyutov, with both drivers supported by the new Hitech GP Academy.[5][18] Xie had a difficult season, but won the final race of the season at Donington Park. He finished 20th in the championship with 128 points.
2024
In 2024, Xie switched to Hitech Pulse-Eight for his second season in GB3.[4]
Xie made his debut in the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship, driving for M2 Competition.[19] He took pole position by four tenths in Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park and had a win in Taupo Motorsport Park
In October 2024, Xie was announced to be joining the FIA Formula 3 Championship for 2025, continuing his relationship with Hitech Pulse-Eight.[20]
Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Xie was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Chinese Championship results
Complete GB3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
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