Luo Yufeng (racing driver)

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Yufeng Luo

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption = Luo during the 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

| nationality = {{flagicon|CHN}} Chinese
{{flagicon|USA}} American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|6|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Beijing, China

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

| current series = China Formula 4 Championship

| first year = 2018

| current team = Champ Motorsport

| car number = 88

| former teams =

| starts = 21

| wins = 1

| podiums = 11

| poles = 1

| fastest laps = 1

| best finish = 2nd

| year = 2018

| prev series = Pirelli World Challenge
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Formula Continental Championship

| prev series years = 2017
2016
2015-16
2015

| title years = 2015

| titles = Formula Continental Championship

}}

Luo Yufeng (born June 24, 1998 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese-American racing driver. He is the 2015 Formula Continental champion and 2018 F4 Chinese Championship vice-champion.

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.{{cite web|title=2014 SCCA Majors Championship Point Standings Western Conference|url=http://cdn.growassets.net/user_files/scca/downloads/000/007/116/2014_western_points1.pdf?1433262447|website=SCCA|accessdate=25 October 2016}} Luo joined the Pacific F2000 series at Buttonwillow Raceway Park and Portland International Raceway finishing all races on the podium.{{cite web|title=Pacific_Formula_F_Standings_2014_R09.xls|url=http://www.pacificf2000.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2014-Final-Standings.pdf|website=Pacific F2000|accessdate=25 October 2016}} 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.{{cite web|title=2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Official Results|url=http://cdn.growassets.net/user_files/scca/downloads/000/007/306/2014_Runoffs_Results_3.pdf?1433532661|website=SCCA|accessdate=25 October 2016}}

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.{{cite web|title=2015 SCCA Majors Championship Point Standings Western Conference|url=http://cdn.growassets.net/user_files/scca/downloads/000/011/924/Western_Conference_Report.pdf?1452530523|website=SCCA|accessdate=25 October 2016}} 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.{{cite web|title=Luo Leads Every Lap to Win Formula Continental National Championship at the SCCA Runoffs|url=https://www.scca.com/articles/1998050-luo-leads-every-lap-to-win-formula-continental-national-championship-at-the-scca-runoffs|website=Sports Car Club of America|date=27 September 2015 |language=en}}

For 2016, Luo remained at Pabst Racing Services in the U.S. F2000 National Championship.{{cite web|title=PABST RACING ANNOUNCES YUFENG LUO FOR THE 2016 COOPER TIRES USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY MAZDA|url=https://www.pabstracing.com/single-post/2016/1/20/PABST-RACING-ANNOUNCES-YUFENG-LUO-FOR-THE-2016-COOPER-TIRES-USF2000-CHAMPIONSHIP-POWERED-BY-MAZDA|website=Pabstracing|accessdate=5 May 2017}} 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.{{cite web|title=Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProAm 2016 standings {{!}} Driver Database|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/lamborghini-super-trofeo-north-america-proam/2016/|website=www.driverdb.com|language=en}}

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.

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position
rowspan="2" \| 2015 \|align=left\| U.S. F2000 National Championship \|align=left\| Pabst Racing \|16 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|193 \|7th
align=left\| U.S. F2000 Winterfest \|align=left\| Pabst Racing Services \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|32 \|17th
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \|align=left\| U.S. F2000 National Championship \|align=left\| Pabst Racing Services \|16 \|1 \|0 \|1 \|2 \|212 \|7th
align=left\| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am \|align=left\| US RaceTronics \|2 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|15 \|16th
2017 \|align=left\| Pirelli World Challenge - GT \|align=left\| Absolute Racing \|8 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|45 \|43rd
2018 \|align=left\| F4 Chinese Championship \|align=left\| Karging League \|21 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|12 \|270 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\|2nd

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan="2" | 2015

|align=left| U.S. F2000 National Championship

|align=left| Pabst Racing

|16

|193

|7th

align=left| U.S. F2000 Winterfest

|align=left| Pabst Racing Services

|32

|17th

rowspan="2" | 2016

|align=left| U.S. F2000 National Championship

|align=left| Pabst Racing Services

|16

|212

|7th

align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am

|align=left| US RaceTronics

|15

|16th

2017

|align=left| Pirelli World Challenge - GT

|align=left| Absolute Racing

|45

|43rd

2018

|align=left| F4 Chinese Championship

|align=left| Karging League

|21

|12

|270

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd

=SCCA National Championship Runoffs=

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
2014	Laguna Seca	Van Diemen DP08	Mazda MZR	Formula Continental	5	6	Running
2015	Daytona	Van Diemen DP08	Mazda MZR	Formula Continental	style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 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 results==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! Pos

! Points

2015

! Pabst Racing

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|STP
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|STP
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NOL
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|NOL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|BAR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|BAR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|IMS
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|IMS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LOR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TOR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MDO
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MDO
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MDO
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LAG
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LAG
{{small|9}}

! style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7th

! style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 193

2016

! Pabst Racing

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|STP
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|STP
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|BAR
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|BAR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|IMS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|IMS
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LOR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ROA
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|ROA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MDO
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MDO
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MDO
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LAG
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LAG
{{small|7}}

! style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7th

! style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 212

=F4 Chinese Championship results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! 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

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|NIC
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|NIC
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|NIC
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|ZIC
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|ZIC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|ZIC
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|CGC
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|CGC
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|CGC
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|NIC
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|NIC
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|NIC
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|SIC
{{small|2}}

|style="background-color:#000000;color:white"|SIC
{{small|DSQ}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|WUH
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|WUH
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|WUH
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|NIC
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|NIC
{{small|4}}

! style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

! style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 270

References

Category:Living people

Category:1998 births

Category:Chinese racing drivers

Category:SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners

Category:U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers

Category:US RaceTronics drivers

Category:Chinese F4 Championship drivers

Category:Sportspeople from Beijing

Category:Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers