| Gerrard Xie 谢咏霖 | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  China |
| Born | Xie Yonglin[1] (2006-09-24) September 24, 2006 (age 17) 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.
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]
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]
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]
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.
In 2024, Xie switched to Hitech Pulse-Eight for his second season in GB3.[4]
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
| 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:[7][6][1] | |||
| 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 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137* | 8th* | |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36* | 8th* |
* Season still in progress.
| 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 |
(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 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
SIL2 1 |
SIL2 2 |
SIL2 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 1 |
DON 1 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
8th* | 137* |
* Season still in progress.
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
(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 |
6th | 206 |
