2021 China Formula 4 Championship

The 2021 China Formula 4 Championship (Shell Helix FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the seventh season of the China Formula 4 Championship. It began on 22 October at Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 5 December at Ningbo International Circuit.

Teams and drivers
Teams No. Drivers Status Rounds
Champ Motorsport 2 Patrick Tsang M 1–2
5 Chengru Hu All
iDEAK Racing by KRC 3 Lishin Peng 2
14 Brian Lee M All
22 Zhongwei Wang 1
55 Cunfan Ruan 3
UMC Racing Team 4 Mak Ka Lok G 2
27 Lei Kit Meng G 2
Smart Life Racing Team 6 Ryan Liu 1, 3
13 Lü Yiyu M 1
Pointer Racing 7 Weiyuan Fang 1
Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 8 Andy Chang All
33 Zhongyi Shang 2
95 Hui Zheng M 3
Theodore Smart Life Racing Team 9 Lü Jingxi All
11 Charles Leong G 1–2
69 Michael Farrens M 3
Blackjack 21 Racing Team 10 Liu Tiezheng 1
17 Sicheng Li 2–3
Grid Motorsport 23 Neric Wei G 1–2
GEEKE XL DRIFT 24 Shenghui Xu 3
32 Sicheng Li 1
48 James Wong M All
96 Chao Li M 2
LEO GEEKE Team 29 Oscar Gao 3
Ningbo International Circuit Team 56 Zefeng Jing 2–3
99 Lifeng Lin G 2
Henmax Motorsport 77 Yaoming Huang M 1–2
Icon Class
M Drivers that compete for the Masters Championship
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar and results

The calendar featuring 4 rounds and 14 races was announced on 31 March.[1][2] The date of the second round at Wuhan Street Circuit and double points for races at Guia Circuit were confirmed on 24 May.[3] On 27 May, all the outdoor sports, including motorsports, were suspended in China until further notice in order to revise safety protocols in the aftermath of Gansu ultramarathon disaster.[4] On the same day, the opening round at Zhuhai International Circuit was postponed.[5] The revised calendar was communicated to the teams on 30 August. The rounds at Wuhan Street Circuit and Ningbo International Circuit were cancelled while Zhuhai International Circuit was set to host two rounds.[6] The planned opening round was once again postponed one week afterwards and later moved to Ningbo to its original date.[7] The round in Ningbo was once again postponed, this time 3–5 December, making it the season's finale.[8]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Master Class Winner Supporting
1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 23 October Ryan Liu Ryan Liu Charles Leong Theodore Smart Life Racing Team Patrick Tsang China GT Championship
R2 Charles Leong Charles Leong Theodore Smart Life Racing Team Brian Lee
R3 24 October Charles Leong Charles Leong Charles Leong Theodore Smart Life Racing Team Brian Lee
R4 Andy Chang Charles Leong Theodore Smart Life Racing Team James Wong
2 R5 Guia Circuit, Macau 20 November Charles Leong Charles Leong Charles Leong Theodore Smart Life Racing Team Chao Li Macau Grand Prix
R6 21 November Charles Leong Oscar Gao Charles Leong Theodore Smart Life Racing Team Chao Li
3 R7 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 4 December Oscar Gao Oscar Gao Oscar Gao LEO GEEKE Team Brian Lee
R8 Shenghui Xu Andy Chang Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team Brian Lee
R9 5 December Andy Chang Ryan Liu Ryan Liu Smart Life Racing Team Brian Lee
R10 Andy Chang Shenghui Xu GEEKE XL DRIFT James Wong

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 ZIC MAC NIC Pts
1 Andy Chang 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 5 2 254
2 Sicheng Li 4 2 Ret Ret 3 3 4 8 3 4 155
3 Ryan Liu 3 Ret 2 3 2 3 1 3 134
4 Lü Jingxi 7 7 4 6 8 7 8 7 7 5 105
5 Zefeng Jing 4 4 6 6 10 Ret 77
6 Chengru Hu 8 5 7 Ret WD WD 5 4 Ret 6 63
7 Oscar Gao 1 2 2 DNS 61
8 Brian Lee Ret 6 8 8 12 8 9 9 6 9 58
9 Shenghui Xu 7 5 4 1 53
10 Zhongyi Shang 5 6 44
11 Chao Li 6 5 44
12 James Wong Ret 8 10 7 11 13 10 10 9 8 42
13 Weiyuan Fang 6 Ret 14 5 27
14 Liu Tiezheng 9 11 6 Ret 20
15 Patrick Tsang 10 10 11 9 Ret Ret 16
16 Yaoming Huang Ret Ret 13 10 10 Ret 000 000 000 000 16
17 Zhongwei Wang Ret 9 9 12 13
18 Cunfan Ruan 11 11 8 7 10
19 Lishin Peng Ret 10 8
20 Lü Yiyu 11 12 12 11 6
21 Michael Farrens 13 13 12 10 1
22 Hui Zheng 12 12 11 Ret 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Charles Leong 1 1 1 1 1 1 –
Neric Wei 5 4 5 4 DNS 9 –
Mak Ka Lok 7 11 –
Lifeng Lin 9 14 –
Lei Kit Meng Ret 12 –
Pos Driver ZIC MAC NIC 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
† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' Cup
Pos Team Points
1 Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 298
2 GEEKE XL DRIFT 179
3 Smart Life Racing Team 140
4 Blackjack 21 Racing Team 135
5 Theodore Smart Life Racing Team 106
6 iDEAK Racing by KRC 89
7 Champ Motorsport 79
8 Ningbo International Circuit Team 77
9 LEO GEEKE Team 61
10 Pointer Racing 27
11 Henmax Motorsport 16

Notes

    References
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    4. "中汽摩联关于全面开展汽车摩托车赛事专项整顿治理工作的通知 - 中国汽车摩托车运动联合会官方网站". www.autosports.org.cn (in Chinese). 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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    7. Wood, Ida (7 September 2021). "Chinese F4 postpones recently rescheduled season opener again". Formula Scout.
    8. "赛后总结｜澳门格兰披治大赛车压轴赛事壳牌喜力F4方程式燃情开战，郑颖聪领跑积分榜_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com (in Chinese). 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23.
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