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2020 F4 Chinese Championship

The 2020 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Helix FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the sixth season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 19 September at the Zhuhai International Circuit[1] and ended on 22 November at Guia Circuit as a part of the 2020 Macau Grand Prix.[2]

Teams and drivers

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Teams No. Drivers Status Rounds
  Smart Life Racing Team 2   Charles Leong G 2–3
13   Lü Yiyu[2] M 1
22   He Zijian[2] All
  Pointer Racing 3   Allen Lo[2] All
  BlackArts Racing Team 7   Oscar Gao[2] 1–2
11   Zhu Yuanjie[2] All
24   Ling Kang G 3
  Ningbo International Circuit Team 8   Liu Yang G 3
  FFA Racing 10   Liu Tiezheng[2] 1–2
17   Stephen Hong[2] 1–2
  Grid Motorsport 12   Steven Bei[2] 1–2
23   Neric Wei G 2–3
  Asia Racing Team 17   Stephen Hong 3
26   Yu Songtao[3] M All
44   Pang Changyuan[4] 1–2
  Champ Motorsport 21   Zeng Yucheng[2] All
  LEO GEEKE Team 27   Cheng Tao[2] 1–2
32   Li Sicheng[2] All
48   James Wong M 3
  Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 28   Andy Chang 2–3
95   Zheng Hui M 3
  SUNMAX Racing Team 33   Shang Zongyi 3
56   Jing Zefeng[2] All
  Henmax Motorsport 48   James Wong[2] M 1–2
61   Han Yingfu M 3
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 season was due to start on April 18-19 as a support series to 2020 Chinese Grand Prix but the event has been called off in view of the health concerns caused by COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The calendar has been adjusted many times[6][7][8] and the up to date version has been published on 2 September and features 3 round calendar with Round 1 and 2 taking place at Zhuhai International Circuit and the final stage to be announced.[1] The confirmation of Guia Circuit as the place of the last competition was declared on 16 September. The races of the final round granted double points to the driver's championship.[9]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Master Class Winner Supporting
1 R1   Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 19 September   Stephen Hong[note 1]   He Zijian   He Zijian[note 2]   Smart Life Racing Team   James Wong Zhuhai Motorsports
Association Club Race
R2   Steven Bei   Steven Bei   Grid Motorsport   James Wong
R3 20 September   He Zijian   He Zijian   He Zijian   Smart Life Racing Team   James Wong
R4   He Zijian   Stephen Hong   FFA Racing   James Wong
2 R5   Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 7 October   Charles Leong   Stephen Hong   Charles Leong   Smart Life Racing Team   James Wong Zhuhai Motorsports
Association Club Race
R6   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Smart Life Racing Team   James Wong
R7 8 October   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Smart Life Racing Team   Yu Songtao
R8   He Zijian   Andy Chang   Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team   James Wong
3 R9   Guia Circuit, Macau 21 November   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Smart Life Racing Team   James Wong Macau Grand Prix
R10 22 November   Charles Leong   Andy Chang   Charles Leong   Smart Life Racing Team   James Wong

Notes

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  1. ^ He Zijian scored the fastest time in qualifying but had his time deleted. Gao Yujia scored the second-fastest time, but was issued a 3-place grid penalty. Hong Shijie inherited pole position.
  2. ^ Gao Yujia finished the first but was issued a 30 seconds penalty and a 3-place grid penalty for race 2 after the race, due to causing a collision with Hong Shijie. He Zijian inherited race win.

Championship standings

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Points were awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver ZIC1 ZIC2 MAC Pts
1   He Zijian 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 11† 7 193
2   Andy Chang 6 Ret 3 1 2 2 153
3   Li Sicheng 2 3 3 DSQ 3 8 8 DSQ 3 3 150
4   Stephen Hong Ret 4 Ret 1 2 9 DSQ 4 6 5 126
5   Allen Lo 3 Ret 5 5 8 3 7 6 9 4 117
6   Zhu Yuanjie 12 Ret 6 7 7 5 4 3 7 9 96
7   James Wong 7 6 8 9 11 6 12 8 8 12 56
8   Steven Bei 6 1 2 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 000 000 51
9   Oscar Gao 11 Ret 4 3 5 Ret 5 Ret 51
10   Shang Zongyi 5 8 46
11   Cheng Tao 4 DSQ 7 8 10 4 DSQ Ret 41
12   Jing Zefeng Ret 5 Ret 4 14 Ret DNS 5 Ret 11 40
13   Liu Tiezheng 8 Ret 10 6 15 10 6 7 31
14   Pang Changyuan 5 7 9 10 16 Ret 9 Ret 23
15   Yu Songtao 13 9 13 13 13 7 11 9 Ret Ret 13
16   Han Yingfu 10 15 8
17   Lü Yiyu 9 8 12 12 6
18   Zeng Yucheng 10 Ret 11 11 12 Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 4
19   Zheng Hui 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Ret 13 2
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
  Charles Leong 1 1 1 Ret 1 1
  Liu Yang 4 Ret
  Ling Kang 12† 6
  Neric Wei 9 Ret DNS DNS 13† 10
Pos Driver ZIC1 ZIC2 MAC 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   LEO GEEKE Team 211
2   Smart Life Racing Team 199
3   Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 155
4   BlackArts Racing Team 147
5   Pointer Racing 117
6   FFA Racing 109
7   SUNMAX Racing Team 86
8   Asia Racing Team 84
9   Grid Motorsport 51
10   Henmax Motorsport 44
11   Champ Motorsport 4

References

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  1. ^ a b Wood, Elliot (2020-09-11). "Chinese F4 planning to replace FIA F3 at Macau GP". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "全面开战！2020壳牌喜力F4锦标赛登陆珠海_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  3. ^ "Tony Yu joins Asia Racing Team for 2020 China F4". Asia Racing Team. Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ^ "Pang Changyuan confirmed at Asia Racing Team for 2020 China F4 campaign". Asia Racing Team. Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  5. ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-04-01). "Chinese F4 calendar hints at F1 grand prix rescheduling". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  6. ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-05-12). "Circuits and series set for return to action as lockdown eases". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  7. ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-06-11). "Super Formula Lights confirms rebuilt calendar". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  8. ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-06-23). "Chinese F4 delays 2020 season start again". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  9. ^ Wood, Elliot (8 October 2020). "He closes in on Chinese F4 title as Leong wins again at Zhuhai". Formula Scout.
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