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| Submission declined on 10 January 2024 by Drmies (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Drmies 8 months ago. | |
| Submission declined on 7 November 2023 by Vanderwaalforces (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Vanderwaalforces 10 months ago. | |
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| Chloe Chong | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Chloe Chong in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  British Canadian |
| Born | 27 March 2007 Watford, United Kingdom |
| F1 Academy career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 14 |
| Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2023 |
Chloe Chong (born 27 March 2007) is a Canadian-British racing driver who currently competes in the F4 British Championship.[1] She was one of four finalists in the 2022 edition of FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars[2], and was the youngest driver to compete in F1 Academy in the inaugural 2023 season.[3]
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Chloe Chong's karting experience started in 2013 at Buckmore Park Kart Circuit.[4] She debuted internationally in the Rotax Max Euro Trophy and in the IAME Ladies Cup in France in 2021.[5] In 2022, Chong was a finalist for the FIA's female talent detection Girls on Track - Rising Stars program. The assessment included two days of testing in a Formula 4 car.[6]
F1 Academy
[edit]On 15 March 2023, it was announced that Chloe Chong would compete in F1 Academy for Prema Racing.[7] She was the youngest driver in the inaugural season of the championship, and the only one making the jump from karting to cars.[3] Due to limited preparation time for her first season of single seaters, Chong struggled to handle the physicality of the series.[8] She finished 14th of 15 drivers, but scored points in her debut and all four of the final races.[9]
Indian Racing League
[edit]In December of 2023, Chloe Chong raced in two rounds of the Indian Racing League with the team Speed Demons Delhi.[10] She scored a 10th place finish in her second race, salvaging points with top-6 pace after a mistake left her two laps down.[11]
British F4
[edit]For the 2024 season, Chong moved to the F4 British Championship with JHR Developments.[12] Halfway through the season she has secured five top-15 finishes, with a season's best result of 13th at race 3 in Thruxton.[13] 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.[14]
Karting record
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kartmasters British GP — Mini Max | Dan Holland Racing | 7th | [15] |
| 2021 | Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Junior Max | 51st | [16] | |
| 2022 | British Kart Championships IAME — Junior X30 | 32nd | [17] | |
| LGM Series — Junior X30 | 36th | [18] |
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10* | 23rd* |
*Season still in progress
‡ Team standings.
Complete F1 Academy results
[edit](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 |
† Did not finish, but was classified as she had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete F4 British Championship results
[edit](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 | 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 |
SILN 2 |
SILN 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
22nd* | 16* |
References
[edit]- ^ "ROKiT FIA British Formula F4 | Chloe Chong". Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "2022 FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars: The Seniors' finale ends, crucial wait begins". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ a b RACERS (2023-04-16). "Chloe Chong: Meet the youngest driver on the F1 Academy grid". Racers. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "F1 US Grand Prix: The 16-year-old living her motorsports dream". BBC News. 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Chloe Chong to debut with PREMA in inaugural F1 Academy season". premaracing.com. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ RACERS (2022-08-23). "Girls On Track - Rising Stars: meet Aurélia, Alice, Chloe & Chloe". Racers. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ Wood, Ida (15 March 2023). "Chloe Chong to make car racing debut with Prema in F1 Academy". Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Series, Feeder (2024-04-22). "Chong: 2024 F1 Academy calendar gaps 'very useful' for driver development". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ McNamara, Rebecca (2023-11-15). "Getting up-to-speed with Chloe Chong". Motorsport UK. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ RACERS (2023-10-30). "Indian Racing League: 2023 preview". Racers. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ RACERS (2023-12-10). "Laura Camps secures another top-10, Chloe Chong gets first point in IRL". Racers. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-25). "JHR Developments signs Chloe Chong and Leo Robinson for British F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ RACERS (2024-06-11). "Chloe Chong claims personal best result in British F4 at Thruxton". Racers. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ RACERS (2024-07-15). "British F4: Chloe Chong gains 25 places over the Zandvoort weekend, wins 'Hard Charger Award'". Racers. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Kartmasters Grand Prix Results". www.apex-timing.com. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ https://www.motorsport-events.se/camp/rotax%20euro%20trophy/2021/07%20Championship/Juniors_Champion_after_Wackersdorf.pdf
- ^ https://www.britishkartchampionships.org/results/2022/iame-2022/junior-iame-x30
- ^ "JUNIOR POINTS 22 | LGM series". lgmseries.com. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
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