2023 F4 Chinese Championship

The 2023 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Helix FIA F4 Chinese Championship) is the ninth season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 19 May at Zhuhai International Circuit.

Teams and drivers
Teams No. Drivers Status Rounds
China Champ Motorsport[lower-alpha 1] 2 Hong Kong Patrick Tsang M 1–4
5 China Hu Chengru 3–4
8 Macau Tiago Rodrigues 1–4
21 China Zhang Hongyu 1–2
53 Hong Kong Marco Lau M 1–4
China Pointer Racing 6 China Huang Weibo 3
7 China Fang Weiyuan 1
59 China Yang Yongkang M 4
99 China Jiang Wei 1–4
China Blackjack 21 Racing Team 10 China Liu Tiezheng 4
12 China Zhang Yu 2
13 Macau Marcus Cheong 1, 3
29 China Fu Zhenjiang M 2
China Smart Life Racing Team 11 China Xu Yingjie 4
66 China Liu Ruiqi 1, 3
69 United States Michael Farrens M 1
72 Hong Kong Liu Kaishun 1–4
China Henmax Motorsport 14 Macau Chui Ka Kam 2–3
57 China Xie Rui M 4
61 Hong Kong Han Yingfu M 1–4
China Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 17 China Yang Shengwei 1–4
China GEEKE Team 22 China Jiang Fukang 1
27 China Shi Wei 2
33 China Lü Sixiang M 2–4
86 China Fei Jun 3–4
China Ningbo International Team 24 China Yang Peng 4
56 China Jing Zefeng 1–4
China GEEKE Pro Giantess 27 China Shi Wei 4
China Henmax T-1 Racing 28 Hong Kong Vivian Siu 1–2
77 Hong Kong Wong Yuiming M 1
China Ruisi Racing School 63 China Gan Yicheng 1–4
Sources: [1][2][3][4]
Icon Class
M Drivers that compete for the Masters Championship
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar featuring 5 rounds and 18 races was announced in February 2023.[5] On 9 April 2023, the calendar was officially updated, Zhuhai International Circuit would host the first race instead of Zhengzhou International Circuit, and the second round in Ningbo International Circuit would be shifted one week backward.[6] The round at Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit was postponed by one week to 25–27 August.[7] The round at Tianfu International Circuit was cancelled, and moved to Zhuhai International Circuit on the same date.[8] The final round was supposed to take place during the 2023 edition of Macau Grand Prix, but the organisers of the Macanese event decided to replace the F4 Chinese round with a non-championship, invitation-only event within the revived 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship season.[9] The final round of the championship is moved to Ningbo International Circuit at 17-19 November. [10]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Master Class Winner Supporting
1 R1 China Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 20 May China Liu Ruiqi China Jiang Fukang China Liu Ruiqi China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong Wong Yuiming Geely Super Cup Pro
R2 China Liu Ruiqi Hong Kong Liu Kaishun China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong Patrick Tsang
R3 21 May China Liu Ruiqi China Liu Ruiqi China Liu Ruiqi China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong Patrick Tsang
R4 Hong Kong Liu Kaishun China Jiang Fukang China GEEKE Team Hong Kong Marco Lau
2 R5 China Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 24 June Hong Kong Liu Kaishun China Zhang Hongyu Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Champ Motorsport China Lü Sixiang Geely Super Cup Pro
GT Super Sprint Challenge
Open Formula Challenge
R6 China Jing Zefeng China Jing Zefeng China Ningbo International Team China Lü Sixiang
R7 25 June China Zhang Hongyu Macau Tiago Rodrigues Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Champ Motorsport China Lü Sixiang
R8 China Jing Zefeng Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Champ Motorsport Hong Kong Marco Lau
3 R9 China Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit, Pingtan Island 26 August Macau Tiago Rodrigues Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Liu Kaishun[lower-alpha 2] China Smart Life Racing Team China Lü Sixiang China GT Championship
Geely Super Cup Pro
R10 Hong Kong Liu Kaishun Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Champ Motorsport Hong Kong Marco Lau
R11 27 August China Liu Ruiqi Hong Kong Liu Kaishun Hong Kong Liu Kaishun China Smart Life Racing Team China Lü Sixiang
R12 Hong Kong Liu Kaishun China Liu Ruiqi China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong Marco Lau
4 R13 China Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 21 October Macau Tiago Rodrigues Hong Kong Liu Kaishun China Xu Yingjie China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong Patrick Tsang Geely Super Cup Pro
R14 Macau Tiago Rodrigues Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Champ Motorsport China Lü Sixiang
R15 22 October Hong Kong Liu Kaishun Hong Kong Liu Kaishun Hong Kong Liu Kaishun China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong Patrick Tsang
R16 Macau Tiago Rodrigues Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Champ Motorsport China Yang Yongkang
5 R17 China Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 17–19 November
R18
R19
R20

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 ZIC1 NIC1 PIC ZIC2 NIC2 Pts
1 Macau Tiago Rodrigues 5 5 3 5 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 288
2 Hong Kong Liu Kaishun 3 1 Ret 4 3 4 2 4 1 2 1 2 11 Ret 1 2 238
3 China Jing Zefeng 6 4 4 2 4 1 3 2 4 3 4 4 10 Ret 4 5 194
4 China Liu Ruiqi 1 2 1 3 3 Ret 2 1 141
5 China Zhang Hongyu 4 9 2 6 2 2 4 3 103
6 China Yang Shengwei 7 7 5 Ret 6 6 5 5 7 6 8 6 Ret 7 12 9 92
7 China Jiang Fukang 2 3 7 1 64
8 China Xu Yingjie 1 2 3 Ret 58
9 China Hu Chengru 8 Ret 5 7 2 Ret 6 4 58
10 China Lü Sixiang 5 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 6 13 Ret 4 13 8 58
11 China Fei Jun 9 4 10 8 Ret 8 7 3 44
12 Hong Kong Patrick Tsang 13 8 8 9 12 11 10 11 Ret 11† 7 Ret 3 10 5 Ret 43
13 China Jiang Wei 9 10 6 14 7 Ret 15 8 10 9 12 12 6 Ret 11 12 32
14 Hong Kong Marco Lau 12 Ret 9 8 Ret 7 11 9 11 8 Ret 10 8 Ret 8 Ret 27
15 China Yang Yongkang 5 5 14 7 26
16 China Shi Wei Ret 9 6 6 9 Ret 10 10 22
17 China Yang Peng 7 3 15 Ret 21
18 Macau Marcus Cheong Ret Ret 11 10 5 5 Ret Ret 21
19 China Liu Tiezheng Ret 6 9 6 18
20 China Gan Yicheng 8 6 Ret 7 Ret WD DNS WD NC Ret 11 11 Ret 11 Ret 11 18
21 China Zhang Yu 8 8 8 7 18
22 Macau Chui Ka Kam 9 10 9 12 Ret 7 Ret 9 13
23 China Huang Weibo Ret Ret 9 5 12
24 Hong Kong Han Yingfu 15 14 14 Ret 11 14 14 14 12 10 Ret 14 12 9 16 13 3
25 Hong Kong Wong Yuiming 10 Ret 12 11 1
26 China Fang Weiyuan Ret 11 10 Ret 1
27 China Fu Zhenjiang Ret 12 12 10 1
28 Hong Kong Vivian Siu 14 13 15 12 10 13 13 13 1
29 United States Michael Farrens 11 12 13 13 0
30 China Xie Rui 13 12 DNS Ret 0
Pos Driver ZIC1 NIC PIC ZIC2 NIC2 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

Notes
  1. Rodrigues, Zhang and Hu are entered with 'Champ' written in the Latin alphabet, while Tsang and Lau with 'Champ' written in the Chinese characters.
  2. Liu Ruiqi finished first but received a 5 seconds penalty. Liu Kaishun inherited the win.

References
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