Gerrard Xie
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Gerrard Xie 谢咏霖 | |
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Nationality | China |
Born | Xie Yonglin[1] September 24, 2006 Shenzhen, China |
GB3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
Car number | 23 |
Starts | 21 (23 entries) |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 20th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2022 2022 | F4 Chinese Championship Formula Renault Super Challenge |
Championship titles | |
2022 2022 | F4 Chinese Formula Renault Super Challenge |
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[edit]
Karting[edit]
Xie competed in karting across Europe and Asia from 2018 to 2021, though he often did not complete full seasons in Europe.[6] He finished third in the 2020 IAME Asia Cup in the junior class.[7]
Formula Renault[edit]
Xie made his car racing debut in the 2022 Formula Renault Super Challenge, driving for H-Star Racing.[8] Entering from the second round onwards, he took pole position and won both races with the fastest lap in his debut round,[9] 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.[10]
Formula 4[edit]
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.[8] At the second round, also at Ningbo, he took another double pole and won all four races, with fastest lap in each.[11] After qualifying second behind Andy Chang,[12] he held off Charles Leong to win the opening race of the 2022 Macau Grand Prix (the third round of the championship),[13] and finished second in the main race, sealing the championship title in the process.[14] 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,[15] to win the championship by over 160 points, the largest ever title-winning margin in a Chinese F4 season.[16]
GB3 Championship[edit]
2023[edit]
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][17] 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[edit]
In 2024, Xie switched to Hitech Pulse-Eight for his second season in GB3.[4]
Formula Regional[edit]
Xie made his debut in the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship, driving for M2 Competition.[18]He took pole position by four tenths in Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park and had a win in Taupo Motorsport Park
Karting record[edit]
Karting career summary[edit]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2018 | CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 38th | |
2019 | CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 35th | |
IAME Asia Cup - Junior | I.S Racing | 6th | |
2020 | IAME Asia Cup - Junior | I.S Racing | 3rd |
2021 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | 71st | |
WSK Euro Series — OK | 34th | ||
Champions of the Future — OK | 51st | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | Forza Racing | 41st | |
WSK Open Cup — OK | 36th | ||
Sources:[7][6][1] |
Racing record[edit]
Racing career summary[edit]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2022 | Formula Renault Super Challenge | H-Star Racing | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 1st |
F4 Chinese Championship | Smart Life Racing Team | 14 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 375 | 1st | |
Macau Grand Prix | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 2nd | ||
2023 | GB3 Championship | Hillspeed | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 20th |
Euroformula Open Championship | CryptoTower Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th | |
2024 | Formula Regional Oceania Championship | M2 Competition | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 7th |
GB3 Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100* | 7th* | |
Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36* | 8th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Chinese Championship results[edit]
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Smart Life Racing Team | NIC1 1 1 | NIC1 2 1 | NIC1 3 1 | NIC1 4 Ret | NIC2 1 1 | NIC2 2 1 | NIC2 3 1 | NIC2 4 1 | MAC 1 1 | MAC 2 2 | PSC 1 1 | PSC 2 1 | PSC 3 1 | PSC 4 1 | 1st | 375 |
Complete GB3 Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Hillspeed | OUL 1 21 | OUL 2 DNS | OUL 3 89 | SIL1 1 17 | SIL1 2 14 | SIL1 3 175 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 4 | SPA 3 143 | SNE 1 17 | SNE 2 17 | SNE 3 17 | SIL2 1 17 | SIL2 2 17 | SIL2 3 C | BRH 1 15 | BRH 2 20 | BRH 3 Ret | ZAN 1 18 | ZAN 2 19 | ZAN 3 Ret | DON 1 17 | DON 2 19 | DON 3 12 | 20th | 128 |
2024 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | OUL 1 4 | OUL 2 5 | OUL 3 10 | SIL1 1 5 | SIL1 2 9 | SIL1 3 C | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 15 | SPA 3 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | DON 1 | DON 1 | DON 1 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | 7th* | 100* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | DC | Points |
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2023 | CryptoTower Racing Team | PRT 1 | PRT 2 | PRT 3 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 8 | SPA 3 Ret | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 18th | 8 |
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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2024 | M2 Competition | TAU 1 6 | TAU 2 1 | TAU 3 11 | MAN 1 7 | MAN 2 10 | MAN 3 15 | HMP 1 4 | HMP 2 5 | HMP 3 DNS | CHR 1 6 | CHR 2 2 | CHR 3 6 | HIG 1 8 | HIG 2 6 | HIG 3 16 | 6th | 206 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Xie Wing Lam — Kartcom". Kartcom. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Gerrard Xie". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Gerrard Xie - GB3". Hillspeed. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Gerrard Xie to race in the 2024 GB3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight". Hitech GP. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b Whitfield, Steve (13 February 2023). "Chinese F4 champion Xie lands GB3 seat with Hillspeed in Hitech tie-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Xie Gerrard — Kartcom". Kartcom. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Gerrard Lam Xie Wing | Racing career profile | Driver Database". DriverDatabase. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (13 August 2022). "Youngster Gerrard Xie dominates Chinese F4's delayed season start". Formula Scout. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "FR Super Challenge in Zhuzhou welcomed drivers from Cross Strait Four Regions". Formula Renault Asia. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "雷诺方程式挑战杯株洲热战再开 谢咏霖演帽子戏法". Formula Renault Asia (in Chinese). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (4 September 2022). "Gerrard Xie roars back to the front in Chinese F4 at wet Ningbo". Formula Scout. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Chang storms to provisional Macau Grand Prix pole". Macau Grand Prix. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (19 November 2022). "Macau GP: Xie wins opening race thriller". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (20 November 2022). "Macau GP: Chang takes fairytale win". Autosport. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 December 2022). "Gerrard Xie wins all four races on Pingtan street circuit in Chinese F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Studenkov, Alexander (29 December 2022). "The Top 10 F4 Rookies of 2022". Feeder Series. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Hillspeed Confirms Xie and Mavlyutov in Two-Car GB3 Entry". GB3. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "2022 Chinese Formula 4 Champion Xie heading for NZ aiming to win in first FR season". Toyota GAZOO Racing NZ. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
External links[edit]
- Gerrard Xie career summary at DriverDB.com