Ye Yifei
Ye Yifei or Yifei Ye (叶一飞; born 16 June 2000) is a Chinese racing driver, 2016 French F4 champion, 2020 Euroformula Open champion, and former member of the Renault Sport Academy.[2][3] Ye is currently managed by Mukesh Jani, 2016 Le Mans 24 Hour Champion Neel Jani's father.
| Ye Yifei | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Chinese |
| Born | 16 June 2000 Xi'an, China |
| Euroformula Open Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | CryptoTower Racing |
| Car number | 20 |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Poles | 13 |
| Fastest laps | 12 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2015-16 | Euroformula Open Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 2016 | Euroformula Open Championship French F4 Championship |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 葉一飛 |
| Simplified Chinese | 叶一飞[1] |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yè Yīfēi |
Career
Early career
Ye began karting in 2010 at the age of ten, winning the 2011 and 2012 All Chinese karting championships. In 2013, Ye made his European debut through ROK Cup International Final and finished 4th a year later.
Formula 4
In 2015, Ye graduated to single-seaters in the French F4 Championship, where he claimed two wins and finished 12th. The following year he repeated this series, claiming the French F4 title in dominant fashion.
Formula Renault 2.0
In December 2016, it was announced Ye would graduate to Formula Renault 2.0 with team champions Josef Kaufmann Racing.[4] He had three podium finishes on his way to the eighth place in the drivers' standings. Ye reunited with JKR the following season, claiming two wins at Monza and the Hungaroring to finish the championship third overall.[5]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
In October 2018, Ye joined the final round of the F3 Asian Championship with Absolute Racing and rejoined the outfit for the following year's Winter Series, where he claimed three wins and finished as the runner-up.[6]
In February 2019, Ye joined the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech GP[7] as Renault Sport Academy driver.
Euroformula Open Championship
In May 2020, Ye joined CryptoTower Racing Team and had 11 wins, 13 poles and 12 fastest laps.[8] With his dominant performance, Ye claims 2020 Euroformula Open Championship title.[9]
Asian Le Mans Series
In December 2020, defending championship G-Drive Racing announced Ye joined as a LMP2 driver.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F. Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | French F4 Championship | Autosport Academy | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 12th |
| Italian F4 Championship | RB Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21st | |
| 2016 | French F4 Championship | Autosport Academy | 23 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 420 | 1st |
| Italian F4 Championship | Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 10th | |
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 106.5 | 8th |
| Formula Renault NEC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 8th | ||
| 2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 239 | 3rd | |
| Formula Renault NEC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| F3 Asian Championship | Absolute Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 11th | |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st |
| F3 Asian Winter Series | Absolute Racing | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 154 | 2nd | |
| 2020 | Euroformula Open Championship | CryptoTower Racing | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 369 | 1st |
| 2021 | Asian Le Mans Series | G-Drive Racing |
† As Ye was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech Grand Prix | CAT FEA 22 |
CAT SPR Ret |
LEC FEA 13 |
LEC SPR 22 |
RBR FEA 20 |
RBR SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 11 |
HUN FEA 18 |
HUN SPR 22 |
SPA FEA 15 |
SPA SPR 10 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 19 |
SOC FEA 13 |
SOC SPR 6 |
21st | 4 |
References
- 法国F4：中国车手叶一飞获得年度总冠军. Motorsport.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- "Ye Yifei Continues Championship March at Magny-Cours". 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- Allen, Peter (11 April 2019). "Yifei Ye joins Renault Sport Academy ahead of FIA F3". FormulaScout. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- "Yifei Ye joins Josef Kaufmann Racing for Formula Renault step". 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- "27 drivers with many contenders for victory!". renaultsport.com. Renault Sport. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- "Absolute Racing signs Chinese hot prospect Ye Yifei for Asian F3". 29 October 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- "Ye Yifei joins Hitech Grand Prix for 2019 season". 27 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- "CryptoTower Racing Team, first Japanese team to enter the Euroformula". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- "Yifei Ye (CryptoTower) wins the 2020 Euroformula title in style at Barcelona". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
External links
- Ye Yifei career summary at DriverDB.com
- Ye Yifei on Weibo
- Ye Yifei on Twitter
- Profile on Euroformula Open Championship
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Valentin Moineault |
French F4 Championship Champion 2016 |
Succeeded by Arthur Rougier |
| Preceded by Marino Sato |
Euroformula Open Championship Champion 2020 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |