Luo Yufeng (racing driver)

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Yufeng Luo
Nationality Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chinese
Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 25)
Beijing, China
China Formula 4 Championship career
Debut season 2018
Current team Champ Motorsport
Car number88
Starts21
Wins1
Podiums11
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish2nd in 2018
Previous series
2017
2016
2015-16
2015
Pirelli World Challenge
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Formula Continental Championship
Championship titles
2015 Formula Continental Championship

Luo Yufeng (born June 24, 1998 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese-American racing driver. He is the 2015 Formula Continental champion and 2018 F4 Chinese Championship vice-champion.

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Career

In his debut season, 2014, Luo raced in the Formula Continental and Pacific F2000 series. In the SCCA Majors Tour Western Conference Luo won at Tulsa Raceway Park. The Chinese driver, competing in a Van Diemen DP08, finished third in the series standings. [1] Luo joined the Pacific F2000 series at Buttonwillow Raceway Park and Portland International Raceway finishing all races on the podium. [2] The young driver qualified for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in the Formula Continental class. Racing with David Freitas Racing Luo finished the race in fifth place. [3]

For 2015, Luo stepped up to the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Pabst Racing Services. His season started in February with the 2015 U.S. F2000 Winterfest at NOLA Motorsports Park. At the Winterfest, the driver scored two top ten finishes. During the regular season, Luo was a consistent finisher with only one retirement. Luo's best results were three fifth places at St. Petersburg, Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Raceway. The driver finished seventh in the series championship standings, the fourth best rookie. In the SCCA Formula Continental class, Luo entered in four races, winning them all. He therefore qualified for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. [4] At the Runoffs, Luo lead every practice, qualified on pole, and lead every lap of the race to become the youngest ever Formula Continental champion. [5]

For 2016, Luo remained at Pabst Racing Services in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. [6] The driver scored his best results in the opening weekend at St. Petersburg scoring a second place and a win making him the first Chinese driver to win in the Road to Indy ladder series. Luo again finished seventh in the series standings. He made a one-off appearance in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series at Virginia International Raceway winning the Pro-Am Category. [7]

Luo competed in 5 rounds of the Pirelli World Challenge with Bentley Absolute Racing in 2017. His best result came at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park where he placed 3rd.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing 1600001937th
U.S. F2000 Winterfest Pabst Racing Services 300003217th
2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing Services 1610122127th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am US RaceTronics 210011516th
2017 Pirelli World Challenge - GT Absolute Racing800004543rd
2018 F4 Chinese Championship Karging League21001122702nd

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2014 Laguna Seca Van Diemen DP08 Mazda MZR Formula Continental 56Running
2015 Daytona Van Diemen DP08 Mazda MZR Formula Continental 11Running

American Open-Wheel racing results

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

USF2000 National Championship results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2015 Pabst Racing STP
5
STP
14
NOL
15
NOL
9
BAR
8
BAR
6
IMS
17
IMS
5
LOR
5
TOR
12
TOR
7
MDO
6
MDO
8
MDO
12
LAG
8
LAG
9
7th193
2016 Pabst Racing STP
2
STP
1
BAR
14
BAR
11
IMS
5
IMS
6
LOR
5
ROA
24
ROA
9
TOR
6
TOR
7
MDO
18
MDO
17
MDO
9
LAG
6
LAG
7
7th212

F4 Chinese Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2018 Champ Motorsport NIC
3
NIC
2
NIC
3
ZIC
3
ZIC
Ret
ZIC
9
CGC
6
CGC
4
CGC
2
NIC
2
NIC
3
NIC
4
SIC
2
SIC
2
SIC
DSQ
WUH
1
WUH
2
WUH
3
NIC
6
NIC
6
NIC
4
2nd270

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References

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  5. "Luo Leads Every Lap to Win Formula Continental National Championship at the SCCA Runoffs". Sports Car Club of America. 27 September 2015.
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