MP Motorsport confirm the signing of Zhenrui Chi for the 2027 season

MP Motorsport have confirmed the signing of Zhenrui Chi for the 2027 FIA Formula 3 season.

Chi made the step up to single seater racing in 2024, finishing fifth in the Formula Trophy UAE after a strong karting career.

In 2025, the Aston Martin Driver Academy member achieved one win and four podiums in total in the Italian F4 Championship, ending up fifth in the Drivers’ Standings.

Chi will now graduate to Formula 3 with MP having raced for them in this year’s Formula Regional European Championship where he finished eighth.

The 17-year-old will now race alongside Matteo De Palo and Maciej Gladysz at MP and he expressed his excitement at getting to continue with the Dutch team.

“I am truly delighted with my promotion to Formula 3, especially while doing so with MP Motorsport”, said Chi. “We have gelled really well in the FIA Formula Regional European Championship this season, so my confidence is high for a repeat.

“The team have done really well in F3 this year, certainly towards the end of the season, so it’s my goal to contribute to the team’s ultimate pace and have their outstanding form last well into next season.”

MP Motorsport’s Team Principal Sander Dorsman also added: “We are very happy to retain Newman for his step up to FIA Formula 3. In FIA FREC this year, he has seldomly put a foot wrong, demonstrating his ability to be a consistent front-runner, which is absolutely what you need in a highly competitive environment such as FIA F3. With Maciej, Matteo and Newman, we have an exciting mix of experience and youthful energy that will hold us in good stead for 2027.”