2017 F4 Chinese Championship

The 2017 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Cup FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the third season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 22 April at the Zhuhai International Circuit and concluded on 29 October at the new Ningbo International Circuit, after seven triple-header rounds, five of them co-hosted with the China Formula Grand Prix championship,[1] and the remaining two being run as a support for the Chinese Touring Car Championship and, in Ningbo, for the World Touring Car Championship.[2]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver Class Rounds
  BlackArts Racing Team 2   Charles Leong 1–6
3   Louis Prette 1
6   Josh Burdon 2
58   Yves Volte 3–7
  Geely Automobile Racing Team 4   Wu Pei 5–7
  Champ Motorsport 7   Ryan Liu 1–3
78   David Sitanala 1
  Glory Master Team 9   Feng Diyang 1–2
  Glory Racing Team 11   Billy Zheng All
20   Tai Yi 1–6
55   Zheng Wancheng 7
  MRS Motorsport 18   Lin Taian All
20   Tai Yi 7
63   Xie Ruilin 1–5
91   Julio Acosta G 6
  Ningbo International Circuit Team 21   He Zijian 6
33   Shang Zongyi 6
  BlackArts Motorsport Team 23   Daniel Cao 4
77   Ryan Liu 4
  Brother Racing Team 27   Ren Wei 3
  Hunan International Circuit Team 39   Chen Guanghui 6
  Friends Come From Far Away 47   Chen Guanjun 6
55   Zheng Wancheng 5
56   Li Huiwei 4, 6
57   Xi Xiuping 1–5, 7
66   Liang Dong 7
76   Zheng Shangguan 1
  Pǔtè Team 55   Zheng Wancheng 6
99   Feng Diyang 4–6
Icon Class
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar

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All rounds were held in China.[1][2]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning team Supporting
1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 22 April   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 23 April   Billy Zheng   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team
R3   Tai Yi   Zheng Shangguan   Friends Come From Far Away
2 R1 Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu 20 May   Josh Burdon   Josh Burdon   Josh Burdon   BlackArts Racing Team
R2 21 May   Josh Burdon   Josh Burdon   BlackArts Racing Team
R3   Josh Burdon   Josh Burdon   BlackArts Racing Team
3 R1 Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing 24 June   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team
R2 25 June   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team
R3   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team
4 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 4 August   Daniel Cao   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team 2017 China Touring Car Championship
R2 5 August   Billy Zheng   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Race abandoned due to heavy rain
5 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 16 September   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 17 September   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team
R3   Yves Volte   Yves Volte   BlackArts Racing Team
6 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 14 October   Julio Acosta   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team World Touring Car Championship

2017 China Touring Car Championship

R2 15 October   Hon Chio Leong   Hon Chio Leong   BlackArts Racing Team
R3   Julio Acosta   Julio Acosta   MRS Motorsport
7 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 28 October   Billy Zheng   Billy Zheng   Billy Zheng   Glory Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 29 October   Yves Volte   Billy Zheng   Glory Racing Team
R3   Lin Taian   Lin Taian   MRS Motorsport

Championship standings

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Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver ZIC CGC BGP SIC1 SIC2 NIC1 NIC2 Pts
1   Charles Leong 1 1 4 Ret 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 1 Ret 1 1 2 345
2   Billy Zheng 5 4 5 2 3 2 4 8 3 Ret 4 C 3 3 Ret 3 Ret 6 1 1 3 246
3   Lin Taian 2 2 Ret 3 6 4 Ret 6 5 3 2 C 4 4 5 5 3 8 3 3 1 242
4   Yves Volte 2 2 2 2 5 C 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 2 4 239
5   Tai Yi 7 6 3 5 4 6 Ret 3 Ret 6 6 C 8 6 2 6 Ret 9 7 6 5 156
6   Xie Ruilin 6 5 2 4 Ret 5 3 4 4 5 7 C 6 5 Ret 131
7   Zheng Wancheng 5 7 4 4 11 5 2 4 2 101
8   Josh Burdon 1 1 1 75
9   Xi Xiuping 8 8 DSQ 7 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 10 C 7 9 3 5 8 Ret 72
10   Wu Pei 9 8 6 10 9 10 6 5 6 47
11   Ryan Liu 11 9 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 5 6 10 8 C 39
12   David Sitanala 3 3 DNS 30
13   Feng Diyang 10 10 7 8 Ret 9 9 Ret C Ret 10 7 Ret 8 12 29
14   Li Huiwei 8 9 C 8 5 7 28
15   Zheng Shangguan 9 11 1 27
16   Daniel Cao 4 3 C 27
17   Louis Prette 4 7 6 26
18   He Zijian 9 6 4 25
19   Shang Zongyi 7 4 Ret 18
20   Ren Wei 5 7 Ret 16
21   Liang Dong 000 000 000 8 7 Ret 10
22   Chen Guanghui Ret 10 11 3
23   Chen Guanjun 11 Ret 13 0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
  Julio Acosta 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Ret 7 1 000 000 000
Pos Driver ZIC CGC BGP SIC1 SIC2 NIC1 NIC2 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Cup

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Pos Team Points
1   BlackArts Racing Team 685
2   Glory Racing Team 426
3   MRS Motorsport 397
4   Friends Come From Far Away 165
5   Champ Motorsport 64
6   Geely Automobile Racing Team 47
7   Ningbo International Circuit Team 43
8   Pǔtè Team 40
9   BlackArts Motorsport Team 32
10   Brother Racing Team 16
11   Glory Master Team 14
12   Hunan International Circuit Team 3

References

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  1. ^ a b "中国汽车摩托车运动联合会 2017年竞赛计划" (in Chinese). Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of People's Republic of China (CAMF). Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "China WTCC race set to switch to Ningbo". Motorsport.com. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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