2021 F4 Chinese Championship

2021 F4 Chinese Championship

Drivers' champion: Andy Chang
Teams' champion: Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team

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The 2021 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Helix FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the seventh season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 22 October at Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 5 December at Ningbo International Circuit.

Teams and drivers

Teams No. Drivers Status Rounds Champ Motorsport 2 Patrick Tsang M 1–2 5 Hu Chengru All iDEAK Racing by KRC 3 Lishin Peng 2 14 Brian Lee M All 22 Wang Zhongwei 1 55 Ruan Cunfan 3 UMC Racing Team 4 Mak Ka Lok G 2 27 Lei Kit Meng G 2 Smart Life Racing Team 6 Ryan Liu 1, 3 13 Lü Yiyu M 1 Pointer Racing 7 Fang Weiyuan 1 Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 8 Andy Chang All 33 Shang Zhonqyi 2 95 Zheng Hui M 3 Theodore Smart Life Racing Team 9 Lü Jingxi All 11 Charles Leong G 1–2 69 Michael Farrens M 3 Blackjack 21 Racing Team [1] 10 Liu Tiezheng 1 17 Li Sicheng 2–3 Grid Motorsport 23 Neric Wei G 1–2 GEEKE XL DRIFT 24 Xu Shenghui 3 32 Li Sicheng 1 48 James Wong M All 96 Li Chao M 2 LEO GEEKE Team 29 Oscar Gao 3 Ningbo International Circuit Team 56 Jing Zefeng 2–3 99 Lin Lifeng G 2 Henmax Motorsport 77 Wong Yuiming M 1–2

Icon Class M Drivers that compete for the Masters Championship G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar and results

The calendar featuring 4 rounds and 14 races was announced on 31 March. ^{[2] [3]} The date of the second round at Wuhan Street Circuit and double points for races at Guia Circuit were confirmed on 24 May. ^[4] On 27 May, all the outdoor sports, including motorsports, were suspended in China until further notice in order to revise safety protocols in the aftermath of Gansu ultramarathon disaster. ^[5] On the same day, the opening round at Zhuhai International Circuit was postponed. ^[6] The revised calendar was communicated to the teams on 30 August. The rounds at Wuhan Street Circuit and Ningbo International Circuit were cancelled while Zhuhai International Circuit was set to host two rounds. ^[7] The planned opening round was once again postponed one week afterwards and later moved to Ningbo to its original date. ^[8] The round in Ningbo was once again postponed, this time 3–5 December, making it the season's finale. ^[9]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Master class winner	Supporting
1	R1	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai	23 October	Ryan Liu	Ryan Liu	Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	Patrick Tsang	China GT Championship
	R2				Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	Brian Lee
	R3		24 October	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	Brian Lee
	R4				Andy Chang	Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	James Wong
2	R5	Guia Circuit, Macau	20 November	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	Li Chao	Macau Grand Prix
	R6		21 November	Charles Leong	Oscar Gao	Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	Li Chao
3	R7	Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo	4 December	Oscar Gao	Oscar Gao	Oscar Gao	LEO GEEKE Team	Brian Lee
	R8				Xu Shenghui	Andy Chang	Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team	Brian Lee
	R9		5 December	Andy Chang	Ryan Liu	Ryan Liu	Smart Life Racing Team	Brian Lee
	R10				Andy Chang	Xu Shenghui	GEEKE XL DRIFT	James Wong

Championship standings

Races	Position, points per race
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
4-races Rounds	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1
2-races Rounds	50	36	30	24	20	16	12	8	4	2

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver ZIC MAC NIC Pts 1 Andy Chang 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 5 2 254 2 Li Sicheng 4 2 Ret Ret 3 3 4 8 3 4 155 3 Ryan Liu 3 Ret 2 3 2 3 1 3 134 4 Lü Jingxi 7 7 4 6 8 7 8 7 7 5 105 5 Jing Zefeng 4 4 6 6 10 Ret 77 6 Hu Chengru 8 5 7 Ret WD WD 5 4 Ret 6 63 7 Oscar Gao 1 2 2 DNS 61 8 Brian Lee Ret 6 8 8 12 8 9 9 6 9 58 9 Xu Shenghui 7 5 4 1 53 10 Shang Zhonqyi 5 6 44 11 Li Chao 6 5 44 12 James Wong Ret 8 10 7 11 13 10 10 9 8 42 13 Fang Weiyuan 6 Ret 14 5 27 14 Liu Tiezheng 9 11 6 Ret 20 15 Patrick Tsang 10 10 11 9 Ret Ret 16 16 Wong Yuiming Ret Ret 13 10 10 Ret 000 000 000 000 16 17 Wang Zhongwei Ret 9 9 12 13 18 Ruan Cunfan 11 11 8 7 10 19 Lishin Peng Ret 10 8 20 Lü Yiyu 11 12 12 11 6 21 Michael Farrens 13 13 12 10 1 22 Zheng Hui 12 12 11 Ret 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points Charles Leong 1 1 1 1 1 1 – Neric Wei 5 4 5 4 DNS 9 – Mak Ka Lok 7 11 – Lin Lifeng 9 14 – Lei Kit Meng Ret 12 – Pos Driver ZIC MAC NIC 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 † — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' Cup

Pos	Team	Points
1	Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team	298
2	GEEKE XL DRIFT	179
3	Smart Life Racing Team	140
4	Blackjack 21 Racing Team	135
5	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	106
6	iDEAK Racing by KRC	89
7	Champ Motorsport	79
8	Ningbo International Circuit Team	77
9	LEO GEEKE Team	61
10	Pointer Racing	27
11	Henmax Motorsport	16

References

1. Admin. "Asia Racing Team and BlackJack Racing to race Li Si Cheng at Macau Grand Prix". Asia Racing Team. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
2. Wood, Ida (31 March 2021). "Chinese F4 set to race in Macau again in 2021". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10.
3. "2021赛季壳牌喜力国际汽联F4中国锦标赛、中国方程式大奖赛赛历正式公布！". fiaf4.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17.
4. "新赛季丨壳牌喜力国际汽联F4中国锦标赛、中国方程式大奖赛全面开战-新闻速递". fiaf4.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-05-24.
5. "中汽摩联关于全面开展汽车摩托车赛事专项整顿治理工作的通知 - 中国汽车摩托车运动联合会官方网站". www.autosports.org.cn (in Chinese). 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
6. Wood, Ida (27 May 2021). "China suspends all motorsport events until further notice". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-05-27.
7. Wood, Ida (2 September 2021). "Argentinian and Chinese F4 revise 2021 calendars". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02.
8. Wood, Ida (7 September 2021). "Chinese F4 postpones recently rescheduled season opener again". Formula Scout.
9. "赛后总结｜澳门格兰披治大赛车压轴赛事壳牌喜力F4方程式燃情开战，郑颖聪领跑积分榜_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com (in Chinese). 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)