F4 Chinese Championship

F4 Chinese Championship (Chinese: FIA F4 中国锦标赛) is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4. The inaugural season was the 2015–16 edition.

F4 Chinese Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
CountryChina
ConstructorsMygale
Engine suppliersAlpine
Tyre suppliersKumho
Drivers' championHong Kong Gerrard Xie
Teams' championChina Smart Life Racing Team
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.[1] The goal of Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. It involves sporting and technical regulations and regulates costs. Cars competing in this category are not allowed to cost more than €30,000. A single season in a Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000. The Spanish F4 is planned to be the one of the second phase Formula 4 championships. The first phase championships was the Italian F4 Championship and the Formula 4 Sudamericana, which started in 2014. The Chinese championship was launched by Narcar International Racing Development Co., Ltd. on 11 September 2014.[2][3]

Car

The championship feature cars are designed and built by French race car constructor Mygale.[2] The cars are made up of carbon fiber and has monocoque chassis. The engine of Generation 1 is made up of 2.0 turbo Geely G-Power JLD-4G20. The engine of Generation 2 is Alpine 1.3L turbo.[4]

Champions

Drivers
Season Driver Team Races Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2015–16 Colombia Julio Acosta China Champ Motorsport 8 of 10 2 7 7 5 202 28
2016 Brazil Bruno Carneiro United States UMC Utah Motorsports Campus 15 of 15 1 8 14 7 302 115
2017 Macau Charles Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 17 of 21 4 12 14 11 345 99
2018 Republic of Ireland Jordan Dempsey Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 18 of 21 3 8 15 14 320 50
2019 New Zealand Conrad Clark Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 17 of 17 3 12 16 10 379 77
2020 China He Zijian China Smart Life Racing Team 10 of 10 1 2 7 4 193 40
2021 Macau Andy Chang China Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 10 of 10 1 1 9 2 254 99
2022 Hong Kong Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team 14 of 14 7 12 13 11 375 164
2023

Teams
Season Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2017 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 4 15 29 12 685 259
2018 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 3 8 18 5 478 143
2019 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 3 12 20 10 479 2
2020 China LEO GEEKE Team 0 0 6 0 211 12
2021 China Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 1 1 9 2 298 119
2022 China Smart Life Racing Team 7 12 21 11 586 401
2023

Circuits
Number Circuits Rounds Years
1 China Zhuhai International Circuit 12[lower-alpha 1] 2015–2021, 2023
2 China Ningbo International Circuit 10[lower-alpha 2] 2017–2019, 2021–present
3 China Shanghai International Circuit 8[lower-alpha 3] 2015–2019
4 China Goldenport Park Circuit 3[lower-alpha 4] 2015–2017
China Chengdu Goldenport Circuit 3 2016–2018
Macau Guia Circuit 3 2020–2022
7 China Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit 2 2022–present
8 China Wuhan Street Circuit 1 2018
China Qinhuangdao Shougang Racing Valley 1 2019

See also

Notes
  1. Zhuhai International Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2015–16, 2016, 2020, and 2023 seasons.
  2. Ningbo International Circuit hosted 3 rounds in 2018, and 2 rounds in 2017 and 2022 seasons.
  3. Shanghai International Circuit hosted 3 rounds in 2019 and 2 rounds in 2017 season.
  4. Goldenport Park Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2015–16 season.

References
  1. "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. Allen, Peter (17 September 2014). "Australia and China get FIA F4 championships for 2015". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. "F4发布会大腕云集 国际汽联极端重视" (in Chinese). Narcar International Racing Development Co.,Ltd. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. "MYGALE is taking Asia by storm". 25 April 2023.
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