2017 F4 Chinese Championship

2017 F4 Chinese Championship

Drivers' champion: Charles Leong
Teams' champion: BlackArts Racing Team

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China Formula Grand Prix

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

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

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

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

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 classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

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

1. "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. "China WTCC race set to switch to Ningbo". Motorsport.com. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)