Shimo Zhang

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 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

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Formula 4 1:45.920 Zhang Shimo Mygale M21-F4 2025 Ningbo Chinese F4 round Formula 4 2:05.230 Zhang Shimo Mygale M21-F4 2025 Shanghai Chinese F4 round

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary

Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results

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

Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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