2017 F4 Chinese Championship

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 No. Driver Class Rounds
Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 2 Macau Charles Leong 1–6
3 Monaco Louis Prette 1
6 Australia Josh Burdon 2
58 Germany Yves Volte 3–7
China Geely Automobile Racing Team 4 China Wu Pei 5–7
China Champ Motorsport 7 China Ryan Liu 1–3
78 Indonesia David Sitanala 1
China Glory Master Team 9 China Feng Diyang 1–2
China Glory Racing Team 11 China Billy Zheng All
20 China Tai Yi 1–6
55 China Zheng Wancheng 7
China MRS Motorsport 18 China Lin Taian All
20 China Tai Yi 7
63 Hong Kong Xie Ruilin 1–5
91 Colombia Julio Acosta G 6
China Ningbo International Circuit Team 21 China He Zijian 6
33 China Shang Zongyi 6
Hong Kong BlackArts Motorsport Team 23 China Daniel Cao 4
77 China Ryan Liu 4
China Brother Racing Team 27 China Ren Wei 3
China Hunan International Circuit Team 39 China Chen Guanghui 6
China Friends Come From Far Away 47 China Chen Guanjun 6
55 China Zheng Wancheng 5
56 China Li Huiwei 4, 6
57 China Xi Xiuping 1–5, 7
66 China Liang Dong 7
76 China Zheng Shangguan 1
China Pǔtè Team 55 China Zheng Wancheng 6
99 China Feng Diyang 4–6
Icon Class
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

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 Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 23 April China Billy Zheng Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 China Tai Yi China Zheng Shangguan China Friends Come From Far Away
2 R1 Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu 20 May Australia Josh Burdon Australia Josh Burdon Australia Josh Burdon Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
R2 21 May Australia Josh Burdon Australia Josh Burdon Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Australia Josh Burdon Australia Josh Burdon Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
3 R1 Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing 24 June Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
R2 25 June Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
4 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 4 August China Daniel Cao Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 2017 China Touring Car Championship
R2 5 August China Billy Zheng Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Race abandoned due to heavy rain
5 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 16 September Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 17 September Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Germany Yves Volte Germany Yves Volte Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
6 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 14 October Colombia Julio Acosta Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team World Touring Car Championship

2017 China Touring Car Championship

R2 15 October Macau Hon Chio Leong Macau Hon Chio Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Colombia Julio Acosta Colombia Julio Acosta China MRS Motorsport
7 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 28 October China Billy Zheng China Billy Zheng China Billy Zheng China Glory Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 29 October Germany Yves Volte China Billy Zheng China Glory Racing Team
R3 China Lin Taian China Lin Taian China 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 Macau Charles Leong 1 1 4 Ret 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 1 Ret 1 1 2 345
2 China 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 China 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 Germany Yves Volte 2 2 2 2 5 C 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 2 4 239
5 China 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 Hong Kong Xie Ruilin 6 5 2 4 Ret 5 3 4 4 5 7 C 6 5 Ret 131
7 China Zheng Wancheng 5 7 4 4 11 5 2 4 2 101
8 Australia Josh Burdon 1 1 1 75
9 China Xi Xiuping 8 8 DSQ 7 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 10 C 7 9 3 5 8 Ret 72
10 China Wu Pei 9 8 6 10 9 10 6 5 6 47
11 China Ryan Liu 11 9 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 5 6 10 8 C 39
12 Indonesia David Sitanala 3 3 DNS 30
13 China Feng Diyang 10 10 7 8 Ret 9 9 Ret C Ret 10 7 Ret 8 12 29
14 China Li Huiwei 8 9 C 8 5 7 28
15 China Zheng Shangguan 9 11 1 27
16 China Daniel Cao 4 3 C 27
17 Monaco Louis Prette 4 7 6 26
18 China He Zijian 9 6 4 25
19 China Shang Zongyi 7 4 Ret 18
20 China Ren Wei 5 7 Ret 16
21 China Liang Dong 000 000 000 8 7 Ret 10
22 China Chen Guanghui Ret 10 11 3
23 China Chen Guanjun 11 Ret 13 0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Colombia Julio Acosta 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Ret 7 1 000 000 000
Pos Driver ZIC CGC BGP SIC1 SIC2 NIC1 NIC2 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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

References
  1. "中国汽车摩托车运动联合会 2017年竞赛计划" (in Chinese). Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of People's Republic of China (CAMF). Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. "China WTCC race set to switch to Ningbo". Motorsport.com. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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