| Chloe Chong | |
|---|---|
| Chong at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 27 March 2007 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| F1 Academy | |
| Former teams | Prema Racing, Rodin Motorsport |
| Starts | 35 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
Chloe Chong (born 27 March 2007) is a British racing driver.
Chong was the youngest driver to compete in F1 Academy in the inaugural 2023 season with Prema Racing. She returned in 2025 with Rodin Motorsport and support from Charlotte Tilbury. Chong also competed in the Indian Racing League and F4 British Championship.
Chong's karting experience started in 2013 at Buckmore Park Kart Circuit. [1] She debuted internationally in the Rotax Max Euro Trophy and in the IAME Ladies Cup in France in 2021. [2] In 2022, Chong was a finalist for the FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars program, an FIA–sanctioned female talent detection program. The assessment included two days of testing in a Formula 4 car. [3]
On 15 March 2023, it was announced that Chong will compete in the 2023 season of F1 Academy for Prema Racing. [4] She was the youngest driver in the inaugural season of the championship at the age of 16 and the only one moving from karting to open wheel racing. [5] [6] She finished 14th of 15 drivers, scoring 25 points across 6 races. [7] [8] Chong returned in the 2025 season for Rodin Motorsport with support from Charlotte Tilbury. [9] During Miami Race 1, Chong was penalized with a three-place grid drop for causing a collision. [10] She finished the season in 11th.
In December 2023, Chong raced in two rounds of the Indian Racing League with the team Speed Demons Delhi. [11] She scored a 10th place finish in her second race, salvaging points with top-6 pace after a mistake left her two laps down. [12]
For the 2024 season, Chong moved to the F4 British Championship with JHR Developments. [13] She secured a best finish of 7th place at the Donington Park, with a total of 16 points at the end of the season. [14] She was awarded the Pirelli Hardest Charger Award for round six at Zandvoort, after making up a total of 25 positions over the three races. [15]
In October 2025, Chong tested the CLX Motorsport Ligier JS P325 LMP3 in the European Le Mans Series rookie test at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. [16] [17]
Chong was born on March 27, 2007 in Watford, United Kingdom to Canadian parents. [18] [19] [20] Chong attended the Sevenoaks School in Kent, England. [21]
| Season | Series | Team | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kartmasters British GP — Mini Max | Dan Holland Racing | 7th | [22] |
| 2021 | Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Junior Max | 51st | [23] | |
| 2022 | British Kart Championships IAME — Junior X30 | 32nd | [24] | |
| LGM Series — Junior X30 | 36th | [25] |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | F1 Academy | Prema Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14th |
| Indian Racing League | Speed Demons Delhi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25‡ | 11th‡ | |
| 2024 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24th |
| 2025 | F1 Academy | Rodin Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11th |
| F4 British Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36th |
‡ Team standings.
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | RBR 1 6 | RBR 2 14 | RBR 3 11 | CRT 1 Ret | CRT 2 6 | CRT 3 14† | CAT 1 12 | CAT 2 15† | CAT 3 15 | ZAN 1 13 | ZAN 2 14 | ZAN 3 11 | MON 1 11 | MON 2 9 | MON 3 12† | LEC 1 12 | LEC 2 14 | LEC 3 10 | USA 1 7 | USA 2 6 | USA 3 8 | 14th | 25 |
| 2025 | Rodin Motorsport | SHA 1 10 | SHA 2 11 | JED 1 Ret | JED 2 10 | MIA 1 Ret | MIA 2 C | CAN 1 15† | CAN 2 16 | CAN 3 5 | ZAN 1 15 | ZAN 2 10 | SIN 1 9 | SIN 2 7 | LVG 1 11 | LVG 2 15 | 11th | 18 | ||||||
† Did not finish, but was classified as she had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
(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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | JHR Developments | DPN 1 21 | DPN 2 162 | DPN 3 C | BHI 1 15 | BHI 2 20 | BHI 3 15 | SNE 1 19 | SNE 2 17 | SNE 3 17 | THR 1 15 | THR 2 16 | THR 3 13 | SILGP 1 18 | SILGP 2 141 | SILGP 3 16 | ZAN 1 17 | ZAN 2 215 | ZAN 3 14 | KNO 1 Ret | KNO 2 122 | KNO 3 15 | DPGP 1 Ret | DPGP 2 16 | DPGP 3 11 | DPGP 4 7 | SILN 1 15 | SILN 2 C | SILN 3 12 | BHGP 1 16 | BHGP 2 17 | BHGP 3 19 | BHGP 4 17 | 24th | 16 |
| 2025 | Rodin Motorsport | DPN 1 | DPN 2 | DPN 3 | SILGP 1 | SILGP 2 | SILGP 3 | SNE 1 10 | SNE 2 131 | SNE 3 14 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SILGP 1 | SILGP 2 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 Ret | ZAN 3 20 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | DPGP 1 | DPGP 2 | DPGP 3 | SILN 1 | SILN 2 | SILN 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 36th | 2 |