DAMS Lucas Oil’s Gerrard Xie enters his sophomore F3 campaign in 2026 with renewed determination, having taken valuable lessons from his rookie season. The Chinese driver endured a difficult 2025 campaign with Hitech, finishing 29th in the Drivers’ Standings with just a single point to his name. Ahead of the season opener in Melbourne, Xie…
The 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship (FIA F3) continues to cement its role as one of the most important stepping stones on the road to F1. Entering its seventeenth overall season and eighth under the FIA F3 Championship banner, the series remains the third tier of the FIA Global Pathway, positioned directly below F2. Once…
Gerrard Xie enters his second campaign in the FIA Formula 3 Championship determined to build on the foundations of his rookie year. After contesting the 2025 F3 season with Hitech TGR, Xie now embarks on a fresh chapter with DAMS Lucas Oil in 2026. As the reigning 2022 F4 Chinese champion and a driver with…
DAMS Lucas Oil head into their second FIA Formula 3 campaign convinced they have made tangible progress after an assured 2026 F3 pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Across the three days, the French squad completed 601 laps — the fifth-highest tally of any team — while also demonstrating eye-catching one-lap pace when conditions…
The 2026 F3 is now completed with DAMS Lucas Oil signing Gerrard Xie for the upcoming season. The 2026 season will mark Xie’s second campaign in the series. A decorated racing background After stepping up to single-seaters in 2022, Xie went on to win the Chinese F4 Championship and the Formula Renault Super Championship. The…
After a difficult 2025 F3 season, Hitech TGR finished P8 in the Teams’ Championship. With a lineup that included Martinius Stenshorne, Gerrard Xie, and a mix of four other drivers for their third seat, Hitech accumulated a total of 90 points in 10 rounds. Nonetheless, 89 out of those points were collected by Stenshorne, who…
R-ace GP has confirmed Emanuele Olivieri as its driver for the final two rounds of the 2026 Formula Regional Middle East (FRME) Trophy, marking the Italian’s first appearance at Formula Regional level. The 17-year-old will replace Gerrard Xie, who will contest the opening two rounds of the season. The move represents the next step in…
R-ace GP has confirmed Gerrard Xie for the opening two rounds of the 2026 Formula Regional Middle East (FRME) Trophy. The Chinese driver will undertake a short winter programme as part of his continued development alongside his FIA Formula 3 commitments. Early dominance in Chinese single-seaters Xie first attracted widespread attention in 2022 after delivering…
Gerrard Xie made the move to Europe in 2023 before eventually stepping up to FIA F3 this season. The Chinese driver’s best result of the season came in the Hungarian GP Sprint, where he finished tenth—his sole points finish of the year. Back in June, Xie spoke exclusively to Pit Debrief as he reflected on…
With the F3 season meeting its end at Monza, Hitech TGR’s Team Manager, Paul Bellringer, reviewed the team’s overall performance in 2025. Their P8 finish in the Teams’ Championship left Hitech disappointed, yet Bellringer managed to pick out some positives. Accumulating a total of 90 points over the course of ten rounds, Hitech TGR welcomed…
