Xie Yonglin ( zh, t=謝詠霖, j=Ze6 Wing6 Lam4, s=谢咏霖, p=Xiè Yǒnglín) (born 24 September 2006), also known as Gerrard Xie, is a Chinese racing driver currently racing in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with

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TGR. He previously raced in the

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for Hitech Pulse-Eight and

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for the past two seasons, respectively. He was champion of the 2022 F4 Chinese Championship and the 2022 Formula Renault Super Challenge.

Career

Karting

Born in

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but based in

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

, Xie competed in karting across Europe and Asia from 2018 to 2021, though he often did not complete full seasons in Europe. He finished third in the 2020 IAME Asia Cup in the junior class.

Formula Renault

Xie made his car racing debut in the 2022 Formula Renault Super Challenge, driving for H-Star Racing. Entering from the second round onwards, he took pole position and won both races with the fastest lap in his debut round, 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.

Formula 4

Xie competed in the 2022 F4 Chinese Championship with Smart Life Racing Team. He dominated the opening round at the

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, taking a double pole position and winning three of the four races, retiring from the fourth. At the second round, also at

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, he took another double pole and won all four races, with fastest lap in each. After qualifying second behind Andy Chang, he held off Charles Leong to win the opening race of the 2022

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(the third round of the championship), and finished second in the main race, sealing the championship title in the process. 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, to win the championship by over 160 points, the largest ever title-winning margin in a Chinese F4 season.

GB3 Championship

2023

On 13 February 2023, it was announced that Xie would drive for

in the 2023 GB3 Championship alongside Daniel Mavlyutov, with both drivers supported by the new Hitech GP Academy. Xie had a difficult season, but won the final race of the season at

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. He finished 20th in the championship with 128 points.

2024

In 2024, Xie switched to Hitech Pulse-Eight for his second season in GB3.

Formula Regional

Xie made his debut in the

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, driving for M2 Competition. 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

In October 2024, Xie was announced to be joining the

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for 2025, continuing his relationship with

TGR.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete Macao International Kart Grand Prix results

Complete Macau Asia Karting Festival results

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

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GB3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Xie, Gerrard 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 Eurocup-3 drivers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen