Introduction
Ye Yifei or Yifei Ye (叶一飞; born 16 June 2000) is a Chinese racing driver, 2016 French F4 champion and member of the Renault Sport Academy. Ye is currently managed by Mukesh Jani, 2016 Le Mans 24 Hour Champion Neel Jani's father.
Career
Karting
Ye began karting in 2010 at the age of ten, winning the 2011 and 2012 All Chinese karting championships. In 2013, Ye made his European debut through ROK Cup International Final and finished 4th a year later.
Formula 4
In 2015, Ye graduated to single-seaters in the French F4 Championship, where he claimed two wins and finished 12th. The following year he repeated this series, claiming the French F4 title in dominant fashion.
Formula Renault 2.0
In December 2016, it was announced Ye would graduate to Formula Renault 2.0 with team champions Josef Kaufmann Racing. He had three podium finishes on his way to the eighth place in the drivers' standings. Ye reunited with JKR the following season, claiming two wins at Monza and the Hungaroring to finish the championship third overall.
Formula 3
In October 2018, Ye joined the final round of the F3 Asian Championship with Absolute Racing and rejoined the outfit for the following year's Winter Series, where he claimed three wins and finished as the runner-up.
In February 2019, Ye joined the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech GP
Formula One
In April 2019, Ye was added to the Renault Sport Academy.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F. Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | French F4 Championship | Autosport Academy | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 12th |
| Italian F4 Championship | RB Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21st | |
| 2016 | French F4 Championship | Autosport Academy | 23 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 420 | 1st |
| Italian F4 Championship | Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 10th | |
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 106.5 | 8th |
| Formula Renault NEC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 8th | ||
| 2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 239 | 3rd |
| Formula Renault NEC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| F3 Asian Championship | Absolute Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 11th | |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st |
| F3 Asian Winter Series | Absolute Racing | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 154 | 2nd |
As Ye was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech Grand Prix | CATFEA 22 |
CATSPR Ret |
LECFEA 13 |
LECSPR 22 |
RBRFEA 20 |
RBRSPR Ret |
SILFEA 12 |
SILSPR 11 |
HUNFEA 18 |
HUNSPR 22 |
SPAFEA 15 |
SPASPR 10 |
MNZFEA Ret |
MNZSPR 19 |
SOCFEA 13 |
SOCSPR 6 |
21st | 4 |