Chloe Chong
Chloe Chong (born 27 March 2007) is a British racing driver competing in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing. Chong was the youngest driver to compete in F1 Academy in the inaugural 2023 season with Prema Racing. She returned in 2025 with Rodin Motorsport and support from Charlotte Tilbury. Chong also competed in the Indian Racing League and F4 British Championship.
| Chloe Chong | |
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 Chong at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix | |
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| Born | 27 March 2007 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| F1 Academy | |
| Former teams | Prema Racing, Rodin Motorsport |
| Starts | 35 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2025 |
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Chloe Chong (born 27 March 2007) is a British racing driver competing in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing.
Chong was the youngest driver to compete in F1 Academy in the inaugural 2023 season with Prema Racing. She returned in 2025 with Rodin Motorsport and support from Charlotte Tilbury. Chong also competed in the Indian Racing League and F4 British Championship.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]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]
F1 Academy
[edit]On 15 March 2023, it was announced that Chong would compete in the 2023 season of F1 Academy for Prema Racing.[4] She was the youngest driver in the inaugural season of the championship at the age of 16 and the only one moving from karting to open wheel racing.[5][6] She finished 14th of 15 drivers, scoring 25 points across six races.[7][8] Chong returned in the 2025 season for Rodin Motorsport with support from Charlotte Tilbury.[9] During Miami Race 1, Chong was penalized with a three-place grid drop for causing a collision.[10] She finished the season in 11th and departed from Rodin.[11]
Indian Racing League
[edit]In December 2023, Chong raced in two rounds of the Indian Racing League with the team Speed Demons Delhi.[12] She scored a tenth place finish in her second race, salvaging points with top-six pace after a mistake left her two laps down.[13]
British F4
[edit]For the 2024 season, Chong moved to the F4 British Championship with JHR Developments.[14] She secured a best finish of seventh place at the Donington Park, with a total of sixteen points at the end of the season.[15] 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.[16]
Endurance racing
[edit]In October 2025, Chong tested the CLX Motorsport Ligier JS P325 LMP3 in the European Le Mans Series rookie test at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve.[17][18]
GT racing
[edit]In March 2026, it was reported that Chong will enter the 2026 season of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie in the VT2-RWD class for Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing in a BMW 228i.[19]
Personal life
[edit]Chong was born on March 27, 2007 in Watford, United Kingdom to Canadian parents.[20][21][22] Chong attended the Sevenoaks School in Kent, England.[23]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kartmasters British GP — Mini Max | Dan Holland Racing | 7th | [24] |
| 2021 | Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Junior Max | 51st | [25] | |
| 2022 | British Kart Championships IAME — Junior X30 | 32nd | [26] | |
| LGM Series — Junior X30 | 36th | [27] |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | F1 Academy | Prema Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11th |
| F4 British Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36th | ||
| 2026 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2-RWD | Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing | |||||||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - AT2 |
‡ 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 |
| 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 15 |
ZAN 2 10 |
SIN 1 9 |
SIN 2 7 |
LVG 1 11 |
LVG 2 15 |
11th | 18 | ||||||
† 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 | 32 | 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 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 |
36th | 2 |
References
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- ^ "Chloe Chong to debut with PREMA in inaugural F1 Academy season". premaracing.com. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ RACERS (23 August 2022). "Girls On Track - Rising Stars: meet Aurélia, Alice, Chloe & Chloe". Racers. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (15 March 2023). "Chloe Chong to make car racing debut with Prema in F1 Academy". Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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- ^ RACERS (16 April 2023). "Chloe Chong: Meet the youngest driver on the F1 Academy grid". Racers. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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- ^ "Ella Lloyd and Chloe Chong penalised following Miami Race 1". F1 Academy. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Chong, Chloe [@chloechongracing]; (25 November 2025). "IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE" – via Instagram.
- ^ RACERS (30 October 2023). "Indian Racing League: 2023 preview". Racers. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ RACERS (10 December 2023). "Laura Camps secures another top-10, Chloe Chong gets first point in IRL". Racers. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (25 January 2024). "JHR Developments signs Chloe Chong and Leo Robinson for British F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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- ^ "Hall of Fame". Sevenoaks School. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Kartmasters Grand Prix Results". www.apex-timing.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "ROTAX EURO Trophy 2021 - Class Juniors" (PDF). motorsport-events.se. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Championship Standings - IAME 2022 - Junior X30". British Kart Championships. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024.
- ^ "JUNIOR POINTS 22 | LGM series". lgmseries.com. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2024.