Luo Yufeng (racing driver)

Luo Yufeng (born June 24, 1998 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese racing driver. Luo has competed in various Formula racing and GT racing championships. He is the 2015 Formula Continental Champion and 2018 Chinese Formula 4 Vice-Champion.

Racing 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.

Complete motorsports results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
2014	Laguna Seca	Van Diemen DP08	Mazda MZR	Formula Continental	5	6	Running
2015	Daytona	Van Diemen DP08	Mazda MZR	Formula Continental	1	1	Running

American Open-Wheel racing results

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

USF2000 National Championship

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
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	7th	193
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	7th	212

Formula 4

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Pos	Points
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	2nd	270

References

1. "2014 SCCA Majors Championship Point Standings Western Conference" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
2. "Pacific_Formula_F_Standings_2014_R09.xls" (PDF). Pacific F2000. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
3. "2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Official Results" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
4. "2015 SCCA Majors Championship Point Standings Western Conference" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
5. "Luo Leads Every Lap to Win Formula Continental National Championship at the SCCA Runoffs". Sports Car Club of America.
6. "PABST RACING ANNOUNCES YUFENG LUO FOR THE 2016 COOPER TIRES USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY MAZDA". Pabstracing. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
7. "Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProAm 2016 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com.