Shimo "Simon" Zhang (; born 23 February 2008) is a Chinese racing driver who most recently competed in the 2025 F4 Chinese Championship driving for Yinqiao ACM Geeke Racing. He raced under a Japanese licence in karting and used a Hong Kong and later an Italian licence in Formula 4.
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. In the opening race of the season, he finished on the podium in third and got the fastest lap of the race. 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. 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. 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. Following round three at Vallelunga, he 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. 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 an 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.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2019WSK Euro Series — 60 MiniParolin / TM Racing57thWSK Open Cup — 60 Mini28thWSK Final Cup — 60 Mini28th IAME Series Asia – Cadet Independent 10th2020Winter SeriesParolin / TM15thWSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini29th2021Champions of the Future – OKJParolin91stCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ74thWSK Euro Series — OKJParolin / TM25thItalian ACI Karting Championship — OKJParolin7thItalian ACI Karting Championship — X30 Junior58th2022WSK Champions Cup — OKJKR / IAME18thWSK Super Master Series — OKJ22ndChampions of the Future – OKJ55thAndrea Margutti Trophy – OKJ6thCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ71stWSK Euro Series — OKTony Kart / IAME49thItalian ACI Karting Championship — X30 SeniorTony Kart22ndFIA World Karting Championship — OKKR / IAME55thWSK Open Cup — OK19thIndustry Trophy — X30 SeniorTony Kart21stIAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior29thWSK Final Cup — OKTony Kart / IAME28th2023WSK Super Master Series — OKKR / IAME37thChampions of the Future – OK 54thCIK-FIA European Championship — OK32ndSources:
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 Racing201439184241stFIA F4 World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2026China GT Championship - GT333R Harmony RacingApex Predator Racing
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 Points2023 Jenzer MotorsportHUN1HUN2RBR1RBR2SVK1SVK2MOS1MOS2MOS3BRN1BRN2BAL1BAL2BAL3 12th 28 2024 Jenzer Motorsport BAL1 BAL2 BAL3 13th 41 BVM Racing RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 MOS1 MOS2 MOS3 BRN1 BRN2 BRN3 SAL1 SAL2 SAL3
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 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 43rd 0 2024 Jenzer Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3CAT1CAT2CAT3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 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 ZZIC1 ZZIC2 ZZIC3 MAC1 MAC2 SEP11 SEP12 SEP13 SEP21 SEP22 SEP23 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 NIC1 NIC2 NIC3 NIC4 SIC1 SIC2 SIC3 SIC4 ZIC11 ZIC12 ZIC13 ZIC14 CTC1 CTC2 CTC3 CTC4 ZIC21 ZIC22 ZIC23 ZIC24 1st 334
Complete FIA F4 World Cup results Year Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race 2025 Mygale M21-F4 10th 7th DNF
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