Gerrard Xie
| Gerrard Xie 谢咏霖 | |
|---|---|
 Xie at the Hungaroring in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Chinese |
| Born | Xie Yonglin[1] September 24, 2006 Hong Kong |
| 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]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]
Formula Renault
[edit]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]
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.[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
[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][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
[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.[19] He took pole position by four tenths in Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park and had a win in Taupo Motorsport Park
FIA Formula 3 Championship
[edit]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
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:[8][7][1] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 261 | 7th | |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11th | |
| Eurocup-3 | Palou Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2025 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
† As Xie was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1 |
HUN 2 19 |
HUN 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 11 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
ZAN 3 12 |
SIL2 1 4 |
SIL2 2 9 |
SIL2 3 64 |
DON 1 2 |
DON 1 6 |
DON 1 91 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 Ret |
BRH 3 7 |
7th | 261 |
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 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2024 | Team Motopark | PRT 1 |
PRT 2 |
PRT 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 1 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
11th* | 36* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
7th | 205 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
TBD | TBD |
* Season still in progress.
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.
- ^ "Gerrard Xie - Toyota NZ". Toyota Gazoo Racing. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gerrard Xie signs with Hitech Pulse-Eight for the 2025 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gerrard Xie career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- Hong Kong racing drivers
- Chinese F4 Championship drivers
- Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers
- BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Hitech Grand Prix drivers
- Chinese racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Shenzhen
- Euroformula Open Championship drivers
- Motopark Academy drivers
- 2006 births
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- M2 Competition drivers
- Hillspeed drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers