2021 F4 Chinese Championship Explained

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

Teams		Drivers	Status	Rounds
Champ Motorsport	2	Patrick Tsang		1–2
Champ Motorsport	5	Hu Chengru		All
iDEAK Racing by KRC	3	Lishin Peng		2
	14	Brian Lee		All
	22	nowrap	Wang Zhongwei		1
	55	Ruan Cunfan		3
UMC Racing Team	4	Mak Ka Lok		2
UMC Racing Team	27	Lei Kit Meng		2
Smart Life Racing Team	6			1, 3
Smart Life Racing Team	13	Lü Yiyu		1
Pointer Racing	7	Fang Weiyuan		1
Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team	8	nowrap	Andy Chang		All
33	Shang Zhonqyi		2
95	Zheng Hui		3
Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	9	Lü Jingxi		All
	11	Charles Leong		1–2
	69	Michael Farrens		3
Blackjack 21 Racing Team^[1]	10	Liu Tiezheng		1
Blackjack 21 Racing Team^[1]	17	Li Sicheng		2–3
Grid Motorsport	23	Neric Wei		1–2
GEEKE XL DRIFT	24	Xu Shenghui		3
	32	Li Sicheng		1
	48			All
	96	Li Chao		2
LEO GEEKE Team	29			3
Ningbo International Circuit Team	56	Jing Zefeng		2–3
Ningbo International Circuit Team	99	Lin Lifeng		2
Henmax Motorsport	77	Wong Yuiming		1–2

Icon	Class
	Drivers that compete for the Masters Championship
	Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar and results

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	nowrap		nowrap		nowrap	Charles Leong	nowrap	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	nowrap	Patrick Tsang	China GT Championship
	R2		nowrap	Charles Leong	nowrap	Charles Leong	nowrap	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	nowrap	Brian Lee
	R3	24 October	nowrap	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	Brian Lee
	R4	24 October		Andy Chang	Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	James Wong
2	R5	Guia Circuit, Macau	nowrap	20 November	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	Li Chao	Macau Grand Prix
2	R6	Guia Circuit, Macau	21 November	Charles Leong		Charles Leong	Theodore Smart Life Racing Team	Li Chao		Macau Grand Prix
3	R7	Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo	4 December				LEO GEEKE Team	Brian Lee
	R8		4 December	Xu Shenghui	Andy Chang	nowrap	Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team	Brian Lee
	R9	5 December	Andy Chang			Smart Life Racing Team	Brian Lee
	R10	5 December		Andy Chang	Xu Shenghui	GEEKE XL DRIFT	James Wong

Championship standings

Races	Position, points per race
Races	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	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		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								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		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					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

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' Cup

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 and References

Web site: Admin . Asia Racing Team and BlackJack Racing to race Li Si Cheng at Macau Grand Prix . 2023-04-15 . Asia Racing Team . en-US.
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Web site: Wood. Ida. 2 September 2021. Argentinian and Chinese F4 revise 2021 calendars. live. Formula Scout. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902120950/https://formulascout.com/argentinian-and-chinese-f4-revise-2021-calendars/83090 . 2021-09-02 .
Web site: Wood. Ida. 7 September 2021. Chinese F4 postpones recently rescheduled season opener again. Formula Scout.
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