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
  Champ Motorsport 2   Patrick Tsang M 1–2
5   Hu Chengru All
  iDEAK Racing by KRC 3   Lishin Peng 2
14   Brian Lee M All
22   Wang Zhongwei 1
55   Ruan Cunfan 3
  UMC Racing Team 4   Mak Ka Lok G 2
27   Lei Kit Meng G 2
  Smart Life Racing Team 6   Ryan Liu 1, 3
13   Lü Yiyu M 1
  Pointer Racing 7   Fang Weiyuan 1
  Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 8   Andy Chang All
33   Shang Zhonqyi 2
95   Zheng Hui M 3
  Theodore Smart Life Racing Team 9   Lü Jingxi All
11   Charles Leong G 1–2
69   Michael Farrens M 3
  Blackjack 21 Racing Team[1] 10   Liu Tiezheng 1
17   Li Sicheng 2–3
  Grid Motorsport 23   Neric Wei G 1–2
  GEEKE XL DRIFT 24   Xu Shenghui 3
32   Li Sicheng 1
48   James Wong M All
96   Li Chao M 2
  LEO GEEKE Team 29   Oscar Gao 3
  Ningbo International Circuit Team 56   Jing Zefeng 2–3
99   Lin Lifeng G 2
  Henmax Motorsport 77   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   Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 23 October   Ryan Liu   Ryan Liu   Charles Leong   Theodore Smart Life Racing Team   Patrick Tsang China GT Championship
R2   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Theodore Smart Life Racing Team   Brian Lee
R3 24 October   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Theodore Smart Life Racing Team   Brian Lee
R4   Andy Chang   Charles Leong   Theodore Smart Life Racing Team   James Wong
2 R5   Guia Circuit, Macau 20 November   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Theodore Smart Life Racing Team   Li Chao Macau Grand Prix
R6 21 November   Charles Leong   Oscar Gao   Charles Leong   Theodore Smart Life Racing Team   Li Chao
3 R7   Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 4 December   Oscar Gao   Oscar Gao   Oscar Gao   LEO GEEKE Team   Brian Lee
R8   Xu Shenghui   Andy Chang   Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team   Brian Lee
R9 5 December   Andy Chang   Ryan Liu   Ryan Liu   Smart Life Racing Team   Brian Lee
R10   Andy Chang   Xu Shenghui   GEEKE XL DRIFT   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   Andy Chang 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 5 2 254
2   Li Sicheng 4 2 Ret Ret 3 3 4 8 3 4 155
3   Ryan Liu 3 Ret 2 3 2 3 1 3 134
4   Lü Jingxi 7 7 4 6 8 7 8 7 7 5 105
5   Jing Zefeng 4 4 6 6 10 Ret 77
6   Hu Chengru 8 5 7 Ret WD WD 5 4 Ret 6 63
7   Oscar Gao 1 2 2 DNS 61
8   Brian Lee Ret 6 8 8 12 8 9 9 6 9 58
9   Xu Shenghui 7 5 4 1 53
10   Shang Zhonqyi 5 6 44
11   Li Chao 6 5 44
12   James Wong Ret 8 10 7 11 13 10 10 9 8 42
13   Fang Weiyuan 6 Ret 14 5 27
14   Liu Tiezheng 9 11 6 Ret 20
15   Patrick Tsang 10 10 11 9 Ret Ret 16
16   Wong Yuiming Ret Ret 13 10 10 Ret 000 000 000 000 16
17   Wang Zhongwei Ret 9 9 12 13
18   Ruan Cunfan 11 11 8 7 10
19   Lishin Peng Ret 10 8
20   Lü Yiyu 11 12 12 11 6
21   Michael Farrens 13 13 12 10 1
22   Zheng Hui 12 12 11 Ret 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
  Charles Leong 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Neric Wei 5 4 5 4 DNS 9
  Mak Ka Lok 7 11
  Lin Lifeng 9 14
  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   Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 298
2   GEEKE XL DRIFT 179
3   Smart Life Racing Team 140
4   Blackjack 21 Racing Team 135
5   Theodore Smart Life Racing Team 106
6   iDEAK Racing by KRC 89
7   Champ Motorsport 79
8   Ningbo International Circuit Team 77
9   LEO GEEKE Team 61
10   Pointer Racing 27
11   Henmax Motorsport 16

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Admin. "Asia Racing Team and BlackJack Racing to race Li Si Cheng at Macau Grand Prix". Asia Racing Team. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (31 March 2021). "Chinese F4 set to race in Macau again in 2021". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10.
  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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