Shimo Zhang

Chinese racing driver (born 2008)
Shimo Zhang
Zhang racing in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship at the Red Bull Ring
NationalityChina Chinese
Born (2008-02-23) 23 February 2008 (age 17)
F4 Chinese Championship career
Debut season2025
Current teamYinqiao ACM Geeke Racing
Car number21
Starts20 (20 entries)
Wins14
Podiums18
Poles3
Fastest laps9
Best finish1st in 2025
Previous series
Championship titles
2025F4 Chinese
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張石墨
Simplified Chinese张石墨
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Shì Mò


Shimo "Simon" Zhang (Chinese: 张石墨; pinyin: Zhāng Shì Mò; born 23 February 2008) is a Chinese racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 F4 Chinese Championship driving for Yinqiao ACM Geeke Racing.[1] He raced under a Japanese licence in karting and used a Hong Kong and later an Italian licence in Formula 4.[2][3]

Career

Formula 4 CEZ Championship

2023

Zhang made his open-wheel racing debut in final round of the 2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship at Balaton Park driving for Jenzer Motorsport. He would score a best result of fifth twice in race one and race three.

2024

Zhang returned to the championship for the opening two rounds of the 2024 season at Balaton Park and the Red Bull Ring.[4] In the opening race of the season, he finished on the podium in third and got the fastest lap of the race.[5] Zhang was awarded points for second place as winner Ethan Ischer was a guest driver ineligible of scoring points. Following round one, Zhang switched teams from Jenzer Motorsport to BVM Racing.[6] In his remaining races, Zhang finished in the points in all three races for BVM.

Italian F4 Championship

2023

After his car racing debut in the F4 CEZ Championship, Zhang competed in the final round of the 2023 Italian F4 Championship for Jenzer Motorsport.[7] He had an unsuccessful stint, with a best result of only 18th.

2024

For 2024, Zhang re-signed with Jenzer Motorsport for the full season.[8] Following round three at Vallelunga, Zhang left the championship.

Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

2023

Zhang signed H-Star Racing to compete in the first round of the 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship at Zhuzhou International Circuit.[9] He would only be scored as a finisher in race three due to a retirement in race one and a disqualification in race two due to a invalid stewards decision

Formula 4 Chinese Championship

2025

Zhang returned to racing in 2025, signing with ACM Geeke Racing to compete in the 2025 F4 Chinese Championship. At the opening round held at the Ningbo International Circuit, he qualified on pole in both sessions and won three of the first four races. Over the course of the season, Zhang achieved fourteen wins, eighteen podiums, nine fastest laps, and three pole positions out of twenty races. He set two track records in the championship, at the Ningbo International Circuit and the Shanghai International Circuit. Zhang won the drivers’ championship with 424 points, finishing 133 points ahead of the runner-up—one of the largest margins in the series’ history—and contributed to ACM Geeke Racing securing the teams’ championship.

Lap records

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Formula 4 1:45.920[10] Zhang Shimo Mygale M21-F4 2025 Ningbo Chinese F4 round
Formula 4 2:05.230[11] Zhang Shimo Mygale M21-F4 2025 Shanghai Chinese F4 round

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2019 WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini Parolin / TM Racing 57th
WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini 28th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 28th
IAME Series Asia – Cadet Independent 10th
2020 Winter Series Parolin / TM 15th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 29th
2021 Champions of the FutureOKJ Parolin 91st
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 74th
WSK Euro SeriesOKJ Parolin / TM 25th
Italian ACI Karting ChampionshipOKJ Parolin 7th
Italian ACI Karting Championship — X30 Junior 58th
2022 WSK Champions CupOKJ KR / IAME 18th
WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ 22nd
Champions of the FutureOKJ 55th
Andrea Margutti TrophyOKJ 6th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 71st
WSK Euro SeriesOK Tony Kart / IAME 49th
Italian ACI Karting Championship — X30 Senior Tony Kart 22nd
FIA World Karting ChampionshipOK KR / IAME 55th
WSK Open Cup — OK 19th
Industry Trophy — X30 Senior Tony Kart 21st
IAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior 29th
WSK Final CupOK Tony Kart / IAME 28th
2023 WSK Super Master SeriesOK KR / IAME 37th
Champions of the FutureOK 54th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOK 32nd
Sources:[12][13][14]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship Jenzer Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 28 12th
Italian F4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 43rd
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship H-Star Racing 3 0 0 0 0 10 22nd
2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship Jenzer Motorsport 3 0 0 1 1 41 13th
BVM Racing 3 0 0 0 0
Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 9 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
2025 F4 Chinese Championship Yinqiao ACM Geeke Racing 20 14 3 9 18 424 1st
FIA F4 World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF

Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results

(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 DC Points
2023 Jenzer Motorsport HUN
1

HUN
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

SVK
1

SVK
2

MOS
1

MOS
2

MOS
3

BRN
1

BRN
2

BAL
1

5
BAL
2

6
BAL
3

5
12th 28
2024 Jenzer Motorsport BAL
1

3
BAL
2

Ret
BAL
3

5
13th 41
BVM Racing RBR
1

11
RBR
2

7
RBR
3

9
SVK
1

SVK
2

SVK
3

MOS
1

MOS
2

MOS
3

BRN
1

BRN
2

BRN
3

SAL
1

SAL
2

SAL
3

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(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 DC Points
2023 Jenzer Motorsport IMO
1

IMO
2

IMO
3

IMO
4

MIS
1

MIS
2

MIS
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

LEC
1

LEC
2

LEC
3

MUG
1

MUG
2

MUG
3

VLL
1

21
VLL
2

Ret
VLL
3

18
43rd 0
2024 Jenzer Motorsport MIS
1

24
MIS
2

14
MIS
3

15
IMO
1

13
IMO
2

33†
IMO
3

15
VLL
1

Ret
VLL
2

19
VLL
3

18
MUG
1

MUG
2

MUG
3

LEC
1

LEC
2

LEC
3

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

33rd 0

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

(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 Pos Points
2023 H-Star Racing ZZIC
1

Ret
ZZIC
2

DSQ
ZZIC
3

5
MAC
1

MAC
2

SEP1
1

SEP1
2

SEP1
3

SEP2
1

SEP2
2

SEP2
3

22nd 10

Complete F4 Chinese Championship results

(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 Yinqiao ACM Geeke Racing NIC
1

1
NIC
2

11
NIC
3

1
NIC
4

1
SIC
1

3
SIC
2

1
SIC
3

2
SIC
4

1
ZIC1
1

1
ZIC1
2

1
ZIC1
3

1
ZIC1
4

1
CTC
1

6
CTC
2

1
CTC
3

1
CTC
4

2
ZIC2
1

4
ZIC2
2

1
ZIC2
3

1
ZIC2
4

1
1st 334

Complete FIA F4 World Cup results

Year Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race
2025 Mygale M21-F4 10th 7th DNF

References

  1. ^ Series, Feeder (2025-04-18). "Chinese F4: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  2. ^ "WSK Euro Series Mini Standings" (PDF). wskarting.it. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Italian F4 Championship - Misano - Elenco Iscritti" (PDF). ACI Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Press Release 09 / 2024". www.jenzermotorsport.ch. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  5. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (2024-04-28). "Ischer and Kutskov share F4 CEZ spoils but Wurz takes points lead". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  6. ^ "Huge starting field heading to second round at Red Bull Ring – F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA". www.f4-cez.com (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2024-11-02. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  7. ^ "Italian F.4 Championship at Vallelunga Grand Finale". https. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  8. ^ "Press Release 11 / 2024". www.jenzermotorsport.ch. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  9. ^ "Exciting international line-up for revitalized Formula 4 South East Asia - TOP SPEED SPORTS EVENTS LS LIMITED". f4sea.com. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  10. ^ "2025 F4 China Championship Ningbo - Round 1 Final - Official Results" (PDF). 19 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. ^ "2025 F4 China Championship Shanghai - Round 2 Final - Official Results" (PDF). 18 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Zhang Shimo". Kartcom (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  13. ^ "Driver: Shimo Zhang | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  14. ^ "Past Results". IAME Series Asia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  • Shimo Zhang career summary at DriverDB.com
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