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.
| 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 |
Career
editKarting
editBorn 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
editXie 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
editXie 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
edit2023
editOn 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
editIn 2024, Xie switched to Hitech Pulse-Eight for his second season in GB3.[4]
Formula Regional
editXie 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
editIn 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
editKarting 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
editRacing 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