Chloe Chong | |
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![]() Chong driving the Tatuus F4-T421 during the 2023 F1 Academy season | |
Nationality | |
Born | Watford, Hertfordshire, England | 27 March 2007
F1 Academy career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Rodin Motorsport |
Car number | 27 |
Former teams | Prema |
Starts | 18 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 14th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
Chloe Chong (born 27 March 2007) is a British and Canadian racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Rodin Motorsport with support from Charlotte Tilbury.
Prior to the 2025 season, Chong competed in the F4 British Championship. She was the youngest driver to compete in F1 Academy in the inaugural 2023 season, with Prema Racing.
Chloe 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]
In December 2023, Chong raced in two rounds of the Indian Racing League with the team Speed Demons Delhi. [4] She scored a 10th place finish in her second race, salvaging points with top-6 pace after a mistake left her two laps down. [5]
For the 2024 season, Chong moved to the F4 British Championship with JHR Developments. [6] She secured a best finish of 7th place at the Donington Park, with a total of 16 points at the end of the season. [7] 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. [8]
On 15 March 2023, it was announced that Chong will compete in F1 Academy for Prema Racing. [9] She was the youngest driver in the inaugural season of the championship at the age of 16, and the only one making the jump from karting to cars. [10] [11] She finished 14th of 15 drivers, scoring 25 points across 6 races. [12] [13]
Chong returned to F1 Academy in 2025 for Rodin Motorsport and sponsored by Charlotte Tilbury. [14] During Miami Race 1, Chong was penalized with a three-place grid drop for causing a collision. [15] As of July 2025, she placed 11th, scoring a total of 11 points. [16]
Chong was born on March 27, 2007 in Watford, United Kingdom to Canadian parents. [17] [18] She is of Chinese descent, as her mother was born in China. [19]
She attended the Sevenoaks School in Kent, England, graduating in 2023. [20]
Season | Series | Team | Position | Ref |
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2020 | Kartmasters British GP — Mini Max | Dan Holland Racing | 7th | [21] |
2021 | Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Junior Max | 51st | [22] | |
2022 | British Kart Championships IAME — Junior X30 | 32nd | [23] | |
LGM Series — Junior X30 | 36th | [24] |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2023 | F1 Academy | Prema Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11* | 11th* |
F4 British Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2* | 26th* |
* Season still in progress
‡ 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 |
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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 | ZAN 2 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | LVG 1 | LVG 2 | 11th* | 11* |
† 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 |
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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 | 29th* | 2* |