{"id":395845,"date":"2026-01-06T18:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/395845\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:48:08","slug":"zhou-guanyu-joins-cadillac-as-reserve-driver-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/395845\/","title":{"rendered":"Zhou Guanyu joins Cadillac as reserve driver for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cadillac have announced that Zhou Guanyu has joined the team as their reserve driver ahead of their debut season in Formula 1.<\/p>\n

Zhou<\/a> \u2013 who raced for the Alfa Romeo\/Kick Sauber outfit between 2022 and 2024 \u2013 is the latest name to be confirmed as part of the American squad\u2019s line-up, with Valtteri Bottas<\/a> and Sergio Perez<\/a> acting as the team\u2019s race drivers while former IndyCar racer Colton Herta will fulfil the role of test driver.<\/p>\n

During his time on the grid, Zhou competed in 68 Grands Prix and scored points on seven occasions, including on his debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2022. The 26-year-old also claimed Kick Sauber\u2019s only points finish of 2024 in Qatar.<\/p>\n

After leaving the team at the end of that season, Zhou \u2013 China\u2019s first and so far only F1 driver \u2013 joined Ferrari<\/a> in a reserve role, carrying out trackside and simulator work as well as participating in their Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) programmes.<\/p>\n

He will now bring that experience to Cadillac, with Ferrari supplying the team with its power unit and gearbox in 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted to join the Cadillac Formula 1 Team as a Reserve Driver ahead of its Formula 1 debut,\u201d said Zhou. \u201cThis is one of the biggest and most exciting new projects that the sport has ever seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have worked with both Graeme [Lowdon] and Valtteri for many years in various capacities, so joining the team feels like rejoining family. Having had recent experience on track and in developing the cars off track, I know I can add huge value to the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, and I am looking forward to supporting them the best way that I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Team Principal Graeme Lowdon added: \u201cOur process for selecting a Reserve Driver has been as thorough as the search for our Race Drivers. We wanted a candidate who had recent F1 driving experience, is prepared to work hard as part of a team and understands the challenges of developing a car throughout the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cZhou fits the bill perfectly. He will be a great asset to us as we go racing in 2026 and we look forward to him being an integral part of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dan Towriss, CEO of Cadillac Formula 1 Team Holdings, commented: \u201cI\u2019m excited to welcome Zhou to Cadillac Formula 1 Team. He will be an excellent addition to complement Valtteri and Checo; talented, personable and respectful of the hard work and commitment it will take for us to achieve our ambitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited by our complete driver line-up \u2013 alongside Colton, we have a hungry, fast and collaborative group to make our 2026 debut.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cadillac have announced that Zhou Guanyu has joined the team as their reserve driver ahead of their debut…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-395845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-formula1","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}