2017 F4 Chinese Championship Explained

The 2017 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Cup FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the third season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 22 April at the Zhuhai International Circuit and concluded on 29 October at the new Ningbo International Circuit, after seven triple-header rounds, five of them co-hosted with the China Formula Grand Prix championship,^[1] and the remaining two being run as a support for the Chinese Touring Car Championship and, in Ningbo, for the World Touring Car Championship.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team		Driver	Class	Rounds
BlackArts Racing Team	2	Charles Leong		1–6
	3	Louis Prette		1
	6	Josh Burdon		2
	58	Yves Volte		3–7
Geely Automobile Racing Team	4	Wu Pei		5–7
Champ Motorsport	7			1–3
Champ Motorsport	78	David Sitanala		1
Glory Master Team	9	Feng Diyang		1–2
Glory Racing Team	11			All
	20	Tai Yi		1–6
	55	nowrap	Zheng Wancheng		7
MRS Motorsport	18	Lin Taian		All
	20	Tai Yi		7
	63	Xie Ruilin		1–5
	91	Julio Acosta		6
Ningbo International Circuit Team	21	He Zijian		6
Ningbo International Circuit Team	33	Shang Zongyi		6
BlackArts Motorsport Team	23			4
BlackArts Motorsport Team	77			4
Brother Racing Team	27	Ren Wei		3
nowrap	Hunan International Circuit Team	39	Chen Guanghui		6
Friends Come From Far Away	47	Chen Guanjun		6
55	Zheng Wancheng		5
56	Li Huiwei		4, 6
57	Xi Xiuping		1–5, 7
66	Liang Dong		7
76	Zheng Shangguan		1
Pǔtè Team	55	Zheng Wancheng		6
Pǔtè Team	99	Feng Diyang		4–6

Race calendar

All rounds were held in China.^[1] ^[2]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	R1	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai	22 April	Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team	China Formula Grand Prix
	R2		23 April		Billy Zheng	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team
	R3		23 April		Tai Yi	Zheng Shangguan	nowrap		Friends Come From Far Away
2	R1	Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu	20 May	Josh Burdon	Josh Burdon	Josh Burdon	BlackArts Racing Team
	R2		21 May		Josh Burdon	Josh Burdon	BlackArts Racing Team
	R3		21 May		Josh Burdon	Josh Burdon	BlackArts Racing Team
3	R1	Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing	24 June	Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team
	R2		25 June		Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team
	R3		25 June		Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team
4	R1	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	4 August	Daniel Cao	Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team	2017 China Touring Car Championship
	R2		5 August		Billy Zheng	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team
	R3		5 August		Race abandoned due to heavy rain
5	R1	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	nowrap	16 September	nowrap	Hon Chio Leong	nowrap	Hon Chio Leong	nowrap	Hon Chio Leong	nowrap	BlackArts Racing Team	China Formula Grand Prix
	R2	17 September		Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team
	R3	17 September		Yves Volte	Yves Volte	BlackArts Racing Team
6	R1	Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo	14 October	Julio Acosta	Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team	World Touring Car Championship 2017 China Touring Car Championship
	R2		15 October		Hon Chio Leong	Hon Chio Leong	BlackArts Racing Team
	R3		15 October		Julio Acosta	Julio Acosta	MRS Motorsport
7	R1	Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo	28 October	Billy Zheng	Billy Zheng	Billy Zheng	Glory Racing Team	China Formula Grand Prix
	R2		29 October		Yves Volte	Billy Zheng	Glory Racing Team
	R3		29 October		Lin Taian	Lin Taian	MRS Motorsport

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	ZIC			CGC			BGP			SIC1			SIC2			NIC1			NIC2			Pts
1	Charles Leong	1	1	4	Ret	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	C	1	1	Ret	1	1	2				345
2	Billy Zheng	5	4	5	2	3	2	4	8	3	Ret	4	C	3	3	Ret	3	Ret	6	1	1	3	246
3	Lin Taian	2	2	Ret	3	6	4	Ret	6	5	3	2	C	4	4	5	5	3	8	3	3	1	242
4	Yves Volte							2	2	2	2	5	C	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	2	4	239
5	Tai Yi	7	6	3	5	4	6	Ret	3	Ret	6	6	C	8	6	2	6	Ret	9	7	6	5	156
6	Xie Ruilin	6	5	2	4	Ret	5	3	4	4	5	7	C	6	5	Ret							131
7	Zheng Wancheng													5	7	4	4	11	5	2	4	2	101
8	Josh Burdon				1	1	1																75
9	Xi Xiuping	8	8	DSQ	7	5	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	10	C	7	9	3				5	8	Ret	72
10	Wu Pei													9	8	6	10	9	10	6	5	6	47
11	Ryan Liu	11	9	Ret	6	Ret	7	Ret	5	6	10	8	C										39
12	David Sitanala	3	3	DNS																			30
13	Feng Diyang	10	10	7	8	Ret	9				9	Ret	C	Ret	10	7	Ret	8	12				29
14	Li Huiwei										8	9	C				8	5	7				28
15	Zheng Shangguan	9	11	1																			27
16	Daniel Cao										4	3	C										27
17	Louis Prette	4	7	6																			26
18	He Zijian																9	6	4				25
19	Shang Zongyi																7	4	Ret				18
20	Ren Wei							5	7	Ret													16
21	Liang Dong																			8	7	Ret	10
22	Chen Guanghui																Ret	10	11				3
23	Chen Guanjun																11	Ret	13				0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
	Julio Acosta																Ret	7	1
Pos	Driver	ZIC			CGC			BGP			SIC1			SIC2			NIC1			NIC2			Pts

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Cup

Pos	Team	Points
1	BlackArts Racing Team	685
2	Glory Racing Team	426
3	MRS Motorsport	397
4	Friends Come From Far Away	165
5	Champ Motorsport	64
6	Geely Automobile Racing Team	47
7	Ningbo International Circuit Team	43
8	Pǔtè Team	40
9	BlackArts Motorsport Team	32
10	Brother Racing Team	16
11	Glory Master Team	14
12	Hunan International Circuit Team	3

Notes and References

News: 中国汽车摩托车运动联合会 2017年竞赛计划. zh. Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of People's Republic of China (CAMF). 22 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170422214103/http://www.fasc.org.cn/bulletin/2017-02-24/517100.html. 22 April 2017. dead.
News: China WTCC race set to switch to Ningbo. Motorsport.com. 10 February 2017. 22 April 2017.