2021 F4 Chinese Championship

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

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

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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 China Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 23 October China Ryan Liu China Ryan Liu Macau Charles Leong China Theodore Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong Patrick Tsang China GT Championship
R2 Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong China Theodore Smart Life Racing Team Chinese Taipei Brian Lee
R3 24 October Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong China Theodore Smart Life Racing Team Chinese Taipei Brian Lee
R4 Macau Andy Chang Macau Charles Leong China Theodore Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong James Wong
2 R5 Macau Guia Circuit, Macau 20 November Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong China Theodore Smart Life Racing Team China Li Chao Macau Grand Prix
R6 21 November Macau Charles Leong China Oscar Gao Macau Charles Leong China Theodore Smart Life Racing Team China Li Chao
3 R7 China Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 4 December China Oscar Gao China Oscar Gao China Oscar Gao China LEO GEEKE Team Chinese Taipei Brian Lee
R8 China Xu Shenghui Macau Andy Chang China Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team Chinese Taipei Brian Lee
R9 5 December Macau Andy Chang China Ryan Liu China Ryan Liu China Smart Life Racing Team Chinese Taipei Brian Lee
R10 Macau Andy Chang China Xu Shenghui China GEEKE XL DRIFT Hong Kong James Wong

Championship standings

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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

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

Teams' Cup

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

Notes

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References

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  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.
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