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…
With the final round of the 2025 FIA F3 Championship now over, Hitech TGR’s Gerrard Xie has officially completed his rookie Formula 3 campaign. Although one could argue that it was a challenging season for Xie, with just one point scored, it was undoubtedly a valuable learning experience for him. After enjoying significant success in…
The 2025 F3 post-season test roared into life at Circuito de Jerez, with MP Motorsport making a bold statement. Alessandro Giusti topped the morning session with the quickest lap of the day, while teammate Tuukka Taponen closed out the afternoon on top. Across both sessions, drivers took advantage of clean running, gathered valuable data, and…
The 2025 F3 season marks Hitech driver Gerrard Xie‘s rookie season in the championship. After stepping up to single-seaters in 2022, he went on to win the Chinese F4 Championship, along with the Formula Renault Super Challenge, and finished that year’s Macau Grand Prix in P2. Prior to entering the Formula 3 championship, Xie competed…
2025 F3 driver Gerrard Xie is definitely struggling with adaptation to his new challenger. In fact, the Chinese driver is undertaking his first series in the championship, and is yet to score any point at the halfway point of the season. The now Hitech driver began racing single seaters in 2022 and had immmediately surged…
With the 2025 season set to get underway in Melbourne, the 30 drivers and 10 teams set to make up the 2025 FIA Formula 3 grid have been set. This year sees the return of DAMS Lucas Oil to the F3 grid. They replace Jenzer Motorsport which, after 15 years in F3 and its predecessor…
After finishing the GB3 championship seventh with Hitech TGR (then Hitech Pulse Eight), China’s Gerrard Xie steps up to F3 for the 2025 season, partnering with F3 sophomores Martinius Stenshorne and Joshua Dufek. Xie aims to “keep improving” himself in 2025 rookie season As the only rookie on his team, Xie’s focus is not on…
