The Chinese F1 rookie miraculously escaped without injury after his car was thrown upside down and flipped over the Turn 1 barriers before coming to a rest against the catch fencing.
Zhou later praised the Halo cockpit protection device for saving him.
Below is a selection of some remarkable images of the dramatic incident from start to finish.
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