Team China SF Racing Team | |||||||||||
Founded | 2010 | ||||||||||
Country | China | ||||||||||
Driver(s) | Qinghua Ma (2010) Adderly Fong (2010) Ho-Pin Tung (2011) | ||||||||||
First race | 2010 Ordos round | ||||||||||
Last race | 2011 Assen round | ||||||||||
Rounds | 3 | ||||||||||
Ch'ships | 0 | ||||||||||
Total points | 60 (including Super Finals) | ||||||||||
2010 position | 19th (26 pts) | ||||||||||
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NOTE - Data not including Super Finals |
Team China Superleague Formula team is a national racing team from China, similar to the A1 Team China which competed in A1 Grand Prix between 2005 and 2009. The car will compete in Superleague Formula for the two Chinese races in October of the 2010 season. Although not strictly associated with a football club, it was the first of many cars to dissociate with the football club branding. It will be operated by Atech GP/Reid Motorsport for the Ordos and Beijing rounds, driven by home-racer Qinghua Ma.
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Operator(s) | Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | NC | 11 | Points | Rank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SIL | ASS | MAG | JAR | NÜR | ZOL | BRH | ADR | POR | ORD | BEI | NAV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atech GP/Reid Motorsport | Qinghua Ma | 12 | 13 | X | 26 | 19th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adderly Fong | 10 | DN | C |
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