2018 China Formula 4 Championship

The 2018 China Formula 4 Championship (Shell Cup FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the fourth season of the China Formula 4 Championship. It began on 13 May at the Ningbo International Circuit and finished on 14 October at the same place after seven triple header rounds, all of them co-hosted with the China Formula Grand Prix championship.[1]

Teams and drivers
Team Drivers Rounds
BlackArts Racing Team Daim Hishammudin 1−5, 7
Charles Leong 6
Stephen Hong 6
Daniel Wells 6
Danial Cao 1−2
Minjae Kang 5
Oscar Lee 3
BAR Motorsports Oscar Lee 2
FFA Racing Zheng Wancheng All
Maxx Ebenal 7
Abdirahman Mohamed 1−2
Long Lingyun 5
Jean-Karl Vernay 6
Huang Jianchen 7
Jing Zefeng 3
Freely Racing Team George Chen 1−5, 7
He Xixi 5
Federico Malvestiti 5
Frédéric Vervisch 6
Dai Linghao 1−4, 7
Gordon Shedden 6
Hi-Tiger Shang Zongyi All
Tai Yi All
Gu Xiaogang 4−5
Henmax Motorsport Han Yingfu 1−4, 7
Karging League Luo Yufeng All
Eric Sun 1−3
Han Songting 6
Pinnacle Motorsport Jordan Dempsey 2−7
Pute Racing Feng Diyang 2
Smart Life Racing Team He Zijian All
Lü Yiyu 1, 3−4, 6−7
Lü Jingxi 2, 5
Start Sports Racing Su Yanming 1−2
Lin Lifeng 1

Race calendar and results

All rounds will be held in China.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning team Supporting
1 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 12 May Daniel Cao Daniel Cao Daniel Cao BlackArts Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix
R2 13 May Daniel Cao Daniel Cao BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Daniel Cao Daniel Cao BlackArts Racing Team
2 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 2 June Daim Hishammudin Daim Hishammudin Daim Hishammudin BlackArts Racing Team
R2 3 June Daim Hishammudin Daim Hishammudin BlackArts Racing Team
R3 Jordan Dempsey Daim Hishammudin BlackArts Racing Team
3 R1 Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu 21 July Daim Hishammudin Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Pinnacle Motorsport
R2 22 July Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Pinnacle Motorsport
R3 Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Pinnacle Motorsport
4 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 1 September Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Pinnacle Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Cup
2018 F3 Asian Championship
China Formula Grand Prix
TCR China Touring Car Championship
R2 2 September Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Pinnacle Motorsport
R3 Jordan Dempsey Shang Zongyi Hi-Tiger
5 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 22 September Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Pinnacle Motorsport Blancpain GT Series Asia
2018 F3 Asian Championship
China Formula Grand Prix
R2 23 September Luo Yufeng Jordan Dempsey Pinnacle Motorsport
R3 He Zijian He Zijian Smart Life Racing
6 R1 Wuhan Street Circuit, Wuhan 4 October Zheng Wancheng Jordan Dempsey Charles Leong BlackArts Racing Team 2018 World Touring Car Cup
China Formula Grand Prix
R2 Jordan Dempsey Charles Leong BlackArts Racing Team
R3 5 October Jordan Dempsey Shang Zongyi Hi-Tiger
7 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 13 October Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Jordan Dempsey Pinnacle Motorsport Blancpain GT Series Asia
2018 F3 Asian Championship
China Formula Grand Prix
R2 14 October Jordan Dempsey Maxx Ebenal FFA Racing
R3 Jordan Dempsey Daim Hishammudin BlackArts Racing Team

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 NIC1 ZIC CGC NIC2 SIC WUH NIC3 Pts
1 Jordan Dempsey Ret 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Ret Ret 4 2 1 2 3 320
2 Luo Yufeng 3 2 3 3 Ret 9 6 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 DSQ 2 3 3 6 6 4 270
3 Daim Hishammudin 2 3 5 1 1 1 2 2 Ret 3 2 5 8 12 Ret 000 000 000 3 3 1 256
4 Shang Zongyi 4 5 6 5 3 3 5 3 5 6 8 1 5 3 3 Ret 8 1 7 5 7 237
5 Zheng Wancheng 6 8 2 7 6 8 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 4 2 Ret 6 6 4 4 2 236
6 He Zijian 5 4 7 4 Ret 7 4 6 Ret 5 5 7 7 8 1 4 7 Ret 5 7 6 176
7 Daniel Cao 1 1 1 2 9 5 105
8 Tai Yi Ret 7 8 8 Ret 12 10 Ret 6 7 7 8 9 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret 74
9 Daniel Wells 3 2 5 55
10 Maxx Ebenal 2 1 5 53
11 George Chen 10 9 9 10 5 11 Ret 10 9 9 6 6 10 9 4 DSQ DNS Ret 52
12 Oscar Lee 6 4 6 8 7 4 50
13 Minjae Kang 4 5 5 32
14 Eric Sun 11 11 12 9 8 4 7 9 7 32
15 Lü Yiyu 14 14 15 11 11 Ret 11 11 Ret 7 9 9 8 10 Ret 27
16 Abdirahman Mohamed 7 6 10 11 7 10 22
17 Han Songting 8 10 10 16
18 Su Yanming 9 10 4 12 DSQ 13 15
19 Long Lingyun 11 7 6 14
20 Jing Zefeng 9 8 8 10
21 Gu Xiaogang 8 9 9 Ret 11 9 10
22 Federico Malvestiti 6 Ret DNS 8
23 Huang Jianchen 10 9 8 7
24 He Xixi 12 Ret 7 6
25 Lü Jingxi Ret 10 16 13 10 8 6
26 Han Yingfu 12 15 14 15 12 17 12 Ret 10 12 12 11 9 11 9 5
27 Lin Lifeng 8 12 11 4
28 Dai Linghao 13 13 13 14 Ret 15 Ret Ret DNS 10 10 10 Ret Ret Ret 3
29 Feng Diyang 13 11 14 0
30 Jean-Karl Vernay Ret Ret DNS 0
Stephen Hong WD WD WD 0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Charles Leong 1 1 4 0
Frédéric Vervisch 6 5 8 0
Gordon Shedden 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Ret Ret DNS 000 000 000 0
Pos Driver NIC1 ZIC CGC NIC2 SIC WUH NIC3 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 478
2 FFA Racing 335
3 Pinnacle Motorsport 320
4 Karging League 318
5 Hi-Tiger 311
6 Smart Life Racing Team 209
7 Freely Racing Team 61
8 BAR Motorsports 28
9 Start Sports Racing 27
10 Henmax Motorsport 5
11 Pute Racing 0

References
  1. "FIA F42018赛季赛历" (in Chinese). fiaf4.com.cn. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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