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.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Luo.

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
YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2014Laguna SecaVan Diemen DP08Mazda MZRFormula Continental56Running
2015DaytonaVan Diemen DP08Mazda MZRFormula Continental11Running

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
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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.
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