2020 F4 Chinese Championship

The 2020 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Helix FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the sixth season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 19 September at the Zhuhai International Circuit[1] and ended on 22 November at Guia Circuit as a part of the 2020 Macau Grand Prix.[2]

Teams and drivers

Teams No. Drivers Status Rounds
Smart Life Racing Team 2 Charles Leong G 2–3
13 Lü Yiyu[2] M 1
22 He Zijian[2] All
Pointer Racing 3 Allen Lo[2] All
BlackArts Racing Team 7 Oscar Gao[2] 1–2
11 Zhu Yuanjie[2] All
24 Ling Kang G 3
Ningbo International Circuit Team 8 Liu Yang G 3
FFA Racing 10 Liu Tiezheng[2] 1–2
17 Stephen Hong[2] 1–2
Grid Motorsport 12 Steven Bei[2] 1–2
23 Neric Wei G 2–3
Asia Racing Team 17 Stephen Hong 3
26 Yu Songtao[3] M All
44 Pang Changyuan[4] 1–2
Champ Motorsport 21 Zeng Yucheng[2] All
LEO GEEKE Team 27 Cheng Tao[2] 1–2
32 Li Sicheng[2] All
48 James Wong M 3
Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 28 Andy Chang 2–3
95 Zheng Hui M 3
SUNMAX Racing Team 33 Shang Zongyi 3
56 Jing Zefeng[2] All
Henmax Motorsport 48 James Wong[2] M 1–2
61 Han Yingfu M 3
Icon Class
M Drivers that compete for the Masters Championship
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar and results

The season was due to start on April 18-19 as a support series to 2020 Chinese Grand Prix but the event has been called off in view of the health concerns caused by COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The calendar has been adjusted many times[6][7][8] and the up to date version has been published on 2 September and features 3 round calendar with Round 1 and 2 taking place at Zhuhai International Circuit and the final stage to be announced.[1] The confirmation of Guia Circuit as the place of the last competition was declared on 16 September. The races of the final round granted double points to the driver's championship.[9]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Master Class Winner Supporting
1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 19 September Stephen Hong[note 1] He Zijian He Zijian[note 2] Smart Life Racing Team James Wong Zhuhai Motorsports
Association Club Race
R2 Steven Bei Steven Bei Grid Motorsport James Wong
R3 20 September He Zijian He Zijian He Zijian Smart Life Racing Team James Wong
R4 He Zijian Stephen Hong FFA Racing James Wong
2 R5 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 7 October Charles Leong Stephen Hong Charles Leong Smart Life Racing Team James Wong Zhuhai Motorsports
Association Club Race
R6 Charles Leong Charles Leong Smart Life Racing Team James Wong
R7 8 October Charles Leong Charles Leong Charles Leong Smart Life Racing Team Yu Songtao
R8 He Zijian Andy Chang Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team James Wong
3 R9 Guia Circuit, Macau 21 November Charles Leong Charles Leong Charles Leong Smart Life Racing Team James Wong Macau Grand Prix
R10 22 November Charles Leong Andy Chang Charles Leong Smart Life Racing Team James Wong

Notes

  1. ^ He Zijian scored the fastest time in qualifying but had his time deleted. Gao Yujia scored the second-fastest time, but was issued a 3-place grid penalty. Hong Shijie inherited pole position.
  2. ^ Gao Yujia finished the first but was issued a 30 seconds penalty and a 3-place grid penalty for race 2 after the race, due to causing a collision with Hong Shijie. He Zijian inherited race win.

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Races 1–8 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Races 9–10 50 36 30 24 20 16 12 8 4 2

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver ZIC1 ZIC2 MAC Pts
1 He Zijian 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 11† 7 193
2 Andy Chang 6 Ret 3 1 2 2 153
3 Li Sicheng 2 3 3 DSQ 3 8 8 DSQ 3 3 150
4 Stephen Hong Ret 4 Ret 1 2 9 DSQ 4 6 5 126
5 Allen Lo 3 Ret 5 5 8 3 7 6 9 4 117
6 Zhu Yuanjie 12 Ret 6 7 7 5 4 3 7 9 96
7 James Wong 7 6 8 9 11 6 12 8 8 12 56
8 Steven Bei 6 1 2 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 51
9 Oscar Gao 11 Ret 4 3 5 Ret 5 Ret 51
10 Shang Zongyi 5 8 46
11 Cheng Tao 4 DSQ 7 8 10 4 DSQ Ret 41
12 Jing Zefeng Ret 5 Ret 4 14 Ret DNS 5 Ret 11 40
13 Liu Tiezheng 8 Ret 10 6 15 10 6 7 31
14 Pang Changyuan 5 7 9 10 16 Ret 9 Ret 23
15 Yu Songtao 13 9 13 13 13 7 11 9 Ret Ret 13
16 Han Yingfu 10 15 8
17 Lü Yiyu 9 8 12 12 6
18 Zeng Yucheng 10 Ret 11 11 12 Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 4
19 Zheng Hui Ret 13 2
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Charles Leong 1 1 1 Ret 1 1
Liu Yang 4 Ret
Ling Kang 12† 6
Neric Wei 9 Ret DNS DNS 13† 10
Pos Driver ZIC1 ZIC2 MAC Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (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

Pos Team Points
1 LEO GEEKE Team 211
2 Smart Life Racing Team 199
3 Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 155
4 BlackArts Racing Team 147
5 Pointer Racing 117
6 FFA Racing 109
7 SUNMAX Racing Team 86
8 Asia Racing Team 84
9 Grid Motorsport 51
10 Henmax Motorsport 44
11 Champ Motorsport 4

References

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