2017 China Formula 4 Championship

The 2017 China Formula 4 Championship (Shell Cup FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the third season of the China Formula 4 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
BlackArts Racing Team 2 Hon Chio Leong 1–6
3 Louis Prette 1
6 Josh Burdon 2
58 Yves Volte 3–7
Geely Automobile Racing Team 4 Wu Pei 5–7
Champ Motorsport 7 Ryan Liu 1–3
78 David Sitanala 1
Glory Master Team 9 Feng Diyang 1–2
Glory Racing Team 11 Billy Zheng All
20 Tai Yi 1–6
55 Zheng Wancheng 7
MRS Motorsport 18 Lin Taian All
20 Tai Yi 7
63 Xie Ruilin 1–5
91 Julio Acosta G 6
Ningbo International Circuit Team 21 He Zijian 6
33 Shang Zongyi 6
BlackArts Motorsport Team 23 Daniel Cao 4
77 Ryan Liu 4
Brother Racing Team 27 Ren Wei 3
Hunan International Circuit Team 39 Chen Guanghui 6
Friends Come From Far Away 47 Chen Guanjun 6
55 Zheng Wancheng 5
56 Li Huiwei 4, 6
57 Xi Xiuping 1–5, 7
66 Liang Dong 7
76 Zheng Shangguan 1
Pǔtè Team 55 Zheng Wancheng 6
99 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 Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 23 April Billy Zheng Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Tai Yi Zheng Shangguan Friends Come From Far Away
2 R1 Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu 20 May Josh Burdon Josh Burdon Josh Burdon BlackArts Racing Team
R2 21 May Josh Burdon Josh Burdon BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Josh Burdon Josh Burdon BlackArts Racing Team
3 R1 Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing 24 June Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team
R2 25 June Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team
4 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 4 August Daniel Cao Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team 2017 China Touring Car Championship
R2 5 August Billy Zheng Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Race abandoned due to heavy rain
5 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 16 September Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 17 September Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Yves Volte Yves Volte BlackArts Racing Team
6 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 14 October Julio Acosta Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team World Touring Car Championship

2017 China Touring Car Championship

R2 15 October Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Julio Acosta Julio Acosta MRS Motorsport
7 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 28 October Billy Zheng Billy Zheng Billy Zheng Glory Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 29 October Yves Volte Billy Zheng Glory Racing Team
R3 Lin Taian Lin Taian 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 Hon Chio Leong 1 1 4 Ret 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 1 Ret 1 1 2 345
2 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 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 Yves Volte 2 2 2 2 5 C 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 2 4 239
5 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 Xie Ruilin 6 5 2 4 Ret 5 3 4 4 5 7 C 6 5 Ret 131
7 Zheng Wancheng 5 7 4 4 11 5 2 4 2 101
8 Josh Burdon 1 1 1 75
9 Xi Xiuping 8 8 DSQ 7 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 10 C 7 9 3 5 8 Ret 72
10 Wu Pei 9 8 6 10 9 10 6 5 6 47
11 Ryan Liu 11 9 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 5 6 10 8 C 39
12 David Sitanala 3 3 DNS 30
13 Feng Diyang 10 10 7 8 Ret 9 9 Ret C Ret 10 7 Ret 8 12 29
14 Li Huiwei 8 9 C 8 5 7 28
15 Zheng Shangguan 9 11 1 27
16 Daniel Cao 4 3 C 27
17 Louis Prette 4 7 6 26
18 He Zijian 9 6 4 25
19 Shang Zongyi 7 4 Ret 18
20 Ren Wei 5 7 Ret 16
21 Liang Dong 000 000 000 8 7 Ret 10
22 Chen Guanghui Ret 10 11 3
23 Chen Guanjun 11 Ret 13 0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
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 BlackArts Racing Team 685
2 Glory Racing Team 426
3 MRS Motorsport 397
4 Friends Come From Far Away 165
5 Champ Motorsport 64
6 Geely Automobile Racing Team 47
7 Ningbo International Circuit Team 43
8 Pǔtè Team 40
9 BlackArts Motorsport Team 32
10 Brother Racing Team 16
11 Glory Master Team 14
12 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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