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Lars Hamer

Hong Kong-born Gerrard Xie Yonglin has the opportunity to accelerate on the road towards his dream of racing in Formula One, when he makes his debut in the FIA Formula 3 Championship at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.
After a promising youth career that included an F4 title, Shenzhen-raised Xie is gearing up to follow in the slipstream of Zhou Guanyu, the only Chinese driver to have featured on the F1 grid.
Xie, who represents mainland China in Formula 3, is a member of the Hitech TGR team and finished 26th out of 30 racers in qualifying at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne on Friday.
The 18-year-old will also compete in a 20-lap sprint race and a 23-lap feature race on the 5.3km (3.3-mile) track.
“Not gonna lie, it was a frustrating day one here at Melbourne, driving my first race weekend in Formula 3,” Xie said in an Instagram post.

“The single practice session started off well, getting adapted to the Albert Park track and building up lap by lap, ending up P21.
“I was hoping to take a step forward in qualifying, but two red flags in the final 10 minutes of the session meant I couldn’t get my second new-tire run. Really disappointed but that’s just how it goes sometimes.
“Now looking ahead to the rest of the weekend, [my] goal is to drive two clean races this weekend, applying what I’ve learned from today, and gaining as much mileage as possible.”
Earlier, he had described himself as “very excited to start the 2025 racing season”.
“Through the testing session last month, I was able to familiarise myself with the new car and I believe that I have what I need to be focused and maximise my chances of achieving good results this weekend,” he said.
Xie made a name for himself in karting, competing in Asia and Europe, before dominating the 2022 Chinese Formula 4 Championship, winning the title with an impressive 12 wins from 14 races.
His winning margin of 164 points was the largest in the championship’s history, and he regularly held off his rivals by more than 20 seconds.
China’s F4 racers rarely draw attention and few of the country’s drivers have seriously threatened a breakthrough in F1 over the years, but Xie’s dominance on the track stood out.
In 2023, he looked abroad and joined the UK-based GB3 Championship. Despite finishing only 20th overall, he showed signs that he could cut it with Europe’s rising stars, coming from third on the grid to win the final race at Donington Park Circuit.
Last year, he improved on that performance in GB3, finishing seventh overall and managing a win and three podium finishes.
“If you see the progress I’ve made in two years, it’s been incredible,” Xie told FIA Formula 3. “Going from a national champion to international racing is not that easy, but I’m really excited to get started with everything.
“Melbourne looks like it’ll be very fun to drive, very high speed and lots of confidence corners. So I’m really looking forward to Melbourne as the first race.
“Street circuits are always something special to race on. You have to adapt to it pretty quickly. Having raced around Macau in Formula 4, it’s unbelievable. So I’m very much looking forward to racing on this street circuit.”


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Hitech TGR’s Gerrard Xie makes his Formula 3 debut at Albert Park as he begins bid to follow in Zhou Guanyu’s footsteps


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