Pixels: | 200px |
Category: | Single seaters |
Inaugural: | 2011 |
Folded: | 2017 |
Drivers: | 19 (2017) |
Teams: | 5 (2017) |
Constructors: | Tatuus |
Engines: | Volkswagen |
Tyres: | Giti Tire |
Country/Region: | Asia |
Champion Driver: | Taylor Cockerton |
Champion Team: | Cebu Pacific Air by PRT |
Website: | Formula Masters China Series |
Current Season: | 2017 Formula Masters China |
Formula Masters China, FMCS (previously known as Formula Pilota China), was a single-seater racing series based in Asia. The series was created in 2011 after the success of the Formula Abarth championship that was created a year before.[1]
Each event in the championship is normally run to a three-day schedule. It comprises two free practice sessions on the first day, one qualifying session and 45–55 km or 25-minute race on the second day, and a 45–55 km or 25-minute race on the third day. The grid for the second race is determined by the fastest lap in the first race; if drivers set equal times, priority will be given to driver who set the time first.[2]
Events have been held predominantly on Chinese circuits at Guangdong, Ordos International Circuit, Shanghai, and Shanghai Tianma, as well as Sepang and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
All the teams in Formula Pilota China use the same Tatuus FA010 chassis and a 1.4 litre FPT engine.[3]
Specifications:
After each race the points will be awarded to eligible drivers listed as classified finishers as follows:
Points are awarded after the completion of any Judicial or Technical procedures and after the Stewards have declared the results final. Only the best eleven race results are retained, any other points being discarded.[2]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | |
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Race 1&3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Race 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season | Champion | Second | Third | Secondary Class Champion | Team Champion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Mathéo Tuscher | Luís Sá Silva | Dustin Sofyan | not awarded | ||
2012 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Dan Wells | Parth Ghorpade | Parth Ghorpade | Eurasia Motorsport | |
2013 | Aidan Wright | Afiq Yazid | Akash Nandy | Meritus GP | ||
2014 | James Munro | Matt Solomon | Dan Wells | not awarded | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | |
2015 | Martin Rump | Jake Parsons | Nick Rowe | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | ||
2016 | Philip Hamprecht | Aidan Read | Zheng Shangguan | Takashi Hata | Absolute Racing | |
2017 | Taylor Cockerton | Daniel Lu | Danial Frost | not awarded | not awarded |