2023 F4 Chinese Championship

The 2023 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Helix FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the ninth season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 19 May at Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 19 November at Ningbo International Circuit.

Teams and drivers

Teams No. Drivers Status Rounds
Champ Motorsport[a] 2 Patrick Tsang M All
3 Albert Cheung M 5
5 Hu Chengru 3–5
8 Tiago Rodrigues All
21 Zhang Hongyu 1–2
53 Marco Lau M 1–4
Blackjack 21 Racing Team 4 Pang Changyuan 5
10 Liu Tiezheng 4
12 Zhang Yu 2
13 Marcus Cheong 1, 3
29 Fu Zhenjiang M 2
Pointer Racing 6 Huang Weibo 3
88 5
7 Fang Weiyuan 1
16 Wu Chenjie 5
59 Yang Yongkang M 4
99 Jiang Wei 1–4
Smart Life Racing Team 11 Xu Yingjie 4
53 Marco Lau M 5
66 Liu Ruiqi 1, 3
69 Michael Farrens M 1
72 Liu Kaishun All
75 Ren Juncheng 5
Henmax Motorsport 14 Chui Ka Kam 2–3
57 Xie Rui M 4
61 Han Yingfu M All
77 Wong Yiuming M 5
Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 17 Yang Shengwei 1–4
GEEKE Team 22 Jiang Fukang 1
27 Shi Wei 2
33 Lü Sixiang M 2–5
86 Fei Jun 3–4
Ningbo International Team 24 Yang Peng 4–5
56 Jing Zefeng All
GEEKE Pro Giantess 27 Shi Wei 4
Henmax T-1 Racing 28 Vivian Siu 1–2
77 Wong Yiuming M 1
Ruisi Racing School 63 Gan Yicheng 1–4
Sources: [1][2][3][4]
Icon Class
M Drivers that compete for the Masters Championship
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar featuring 5 rounds and 18 races was announced in February 2023.[5] On 9 April 2023, the calendar was officially updated, Zhuhai International Circuit would host the first race instead of Zhengzhou International Circuit, and the second round in Ningbo International Circuit would be shifted one week backward.[6] The round at Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit was postponed by one week to 25–27 August.[7] The round at Tianfu International Circuit was cancelled, and moved to Zhuhai International Circuit on the same date.[8] The final round was supposed to take place during the 2023 edition of Macau Grand Prix, but the organisers of the Macanese event decided to replace the F4 Chinese round with a non-championship, invitation-only event within the revived 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship season.[9] The final round of the championship was moved to Ningbo International Circuit at 17-19 November. [10]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Master Class Winner Supporting
1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 20 May Liu Ruiqi Jiang Fukang Liu Ruiqi Smart Life Racing Team Wong Yiuming Geely Super Cup Pro
R2 Liu Ruiqi Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Patrick Tsang
R3 21 May Liu Ruiqi Liu Ruiqi Liu Ruiqi Smart Life Racing Team Patrick Tsang
R4 Liu Kaishun Jiang Fukang GEEKE Team Marco Lau
2 R5 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 24 June Liu Kaishun Zhang Hongyu Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Lü Sixiang Geely Super Cup Pro
GT Super Sprint Challenge
Open Formula Challenge
R6 Jing Zefeng Jing Zefeng Ningbo International Team Lü Sixiang
R7 25 June Zhang Hongyu Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Lü Sixiang
R8 Jing Zefeng Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Marco Lau
3 R9 Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit, Pingtan Island 26 August Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Liu Kaishun[b] Smart Life Racing Team Lü Sixiang China GT Championship
Geely Super Cup Pro
R10 Liu Kaishun Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Marco Lau
R11 27 August Liu Ruiqi Liu Kaishun Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Lü Sixiang
R12 Liu Kaishun Liu Ruiqi Smart Life Racing Team Marco Lau
4 R13 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 21 October Tiago Rodrigues Liu Kaishun Xu Yingjie Smart Life Racing Team Patrick Tsang Geely Super Cup Pro
R14 Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Lü Sixiang
R15 22 October Liu Kaishun Liu Kaishun Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Patrick Tsang
R16 Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Yang Yongkang
5 R17 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 18 November Liu Kaishun Tiago Rodrigues Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Lü Sixiang KTM X-Bow Cup
R18 Liu Kaishun Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Wong Yiuming
R19 19 November Liu Kaishun Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Wong Yiuming
R20 Ren Juncheng Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Lü Sixiang

Championship standings

Races Position, points per race
 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 ZIC1 NIC1 PIC ZIC2 NIC2 Pts
1 Tiago Rodrigues 5 5 3 5 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 2 Ret 1 3 346
2 Liu Kaishun 3 1 Ret 4 3 4 2 4 1 2 1 2 11 Ret 1 2 1 1 2 1 331
3 Jing Zefeng 6 4 4 2 4 1 3 2 4 3 4 4 10 Ret 4 5 Ret 4 4 4 230
4 Liu Ruiqi 1 2 1 3 3 Ret 2 1 141
5 Zhang Hongyu 4 9 2 6 2 2 4 3 103
6 Yang Shengwei 7 7 5 Ret 6 6 5 5 7 6 8 6 Ret 7 12 9 92
7 Hu Chengru 8 Ret 5 7 2 Ret 6 4 DSQ 3 5 Ret 83
8 Lü Sixiang 5 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 6 13 Ret 4 13 8 4 Ret Ret 6 78
9 Jiang Fukang 2 3 7 1 64
10 Xu Yingjie 1 2 3 Ret 58
11 Ren Juncheng Ret 2 3 2 51
12 Patrick Tsang 13 8 8 9 12 11 10 11 Ret 11† 7 Ret 3 10 5 Ret 7 DNS 12 Ret 49
13 Huang Weibo Ret Ret 9 5 5 5 8 5 46
14 Fei Jun 9 4 10 8 Ret 8 7 3 44
15 Pang Chuangyang 3 6 6 7 37
16 Jiang Wei 9 10 6 14 7 Ret 15 8 10 9 12 12 6 Ret 11 12 32
17 Marco Lau 12 Ret 9 8 Ret 7 11 9 11 8 Ret 10 8 Ret 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 28
18 Yang Peng 7 3 15 Ret 9 10 9 10 27
19 Yang Yongkang 5 5 14 7 26
20 Shi Wei Ret 9 6 6 9 Ret 10 10 22
21 Marcus Cheong Ret Ret 11 10 5 5 Ret Ret 21
22 Liu Tiezheng Ret 6 9 6 18
23 Gan Yicheng 8 6 Ret 7 Ret WD DNS WD NC Ret 11 11 Ret 11 Ret 11 18
24 Wong Yiuming 10 Ret 12 11 6 8 10 8 18
25 Zhang Yu 8 8 8 7 18
26 Wu Chenjie 8 7 7 11 16
27 Chui Ka Kam 9 10 9 12 Ret 7 Ret 9 13
28 Albert Cheung 11 9 11 9 4
29 Han Yingfu 15 14 14 Ret 11 14 14 14 12 10 Ret 14 12 9 16 13 12 11 13 12 3
30 Fang Weiyuan Ret 11 10 Ret 1
31 Fu Zhenjiang Ret 12 12 10 1
32 Vivian Siu 14 13 15 12 10 13 13 13 1
33 Michael Farrens 11 12 13 13 0
34 Xie Rui 13 12 DNS Ret 0
Pos Driver ZIC1 NIC1 PIC ZIC2 NIC2 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

Notes

  1. ^ Rodrigues, Zhang and Hu are entered with 'Champ' written in the Latin alphabet, while Tsang and Lau with 'Champ' written in the Chinese characters.
  2. ^ Liu Ruiqi finished first but received a 5 seconds penalty. Liu Kaishun inherited the win.

References

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  2. ^ MINTIMES铭泰赛车 (2023-06-22). "端午安康！2023壳牌喜力国际汽联F4方程式中国锦标赛宁波站激情来袭". Weixin Official Accounts Platform (in Chinese).
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  9. ^ "F4 SEA to replace F4 Chinese championship in this year's GP". 31 August 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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