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
China Smart Life Racing Team 2 Macau Charles Leong G 2–3
13 China Lü Yiyu[2] M 1
22 China He Zijian[2] All
China Pointer Racing 3 Hong Kong Allen Lo[2] All
Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 7 China Oscar Gao[2] 1–2
11 China Zhu Yuanjie[2] All
24 China Ling Kang G 3
China Ningbo International Circuit Team 8 China Liu Yang G 3
China FFA Racing 10 China Liu Tiezheng[2] 1–2
17 China Stephen Hong[2] 1–2
Hong Kong Grid Motorsport 12 China Steven Bei[2] 1–2
23 China Neric Wei G 2–3
Macau Asia Racing Team 17 China Stephen Hong 3
26 China Yu Songtao[3] M All
44 China Pang Changyuan[4] 1–2
China Champ Motorsport 21 China Zeng Yucheng[2] All
China LEO GEEKE Team 27 China Cheng Tao[2] 1–2
32 China Li Sicheng[2] All
48 Hong Kong James Wong M 3
China Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 28 Macau Andy Chang 2–3
95 China Zheng Hui M 3
China SUNMAX Racing Team 33 China Shang Zongyi 3
56 China Jing Zefeng[2] All
China Henmax Motorsport 48 Hong Kong James Wong[2] M 1–2
61 Hong Kong 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 China Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 19 September China Stephen Hong[note 1] China He Zijian China He Zijian[note 2] China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong James Wong Zhuhai Motorsports
Association Club Race
R2 China Steven Bei China Steven Bei Hong Kong Grid Motorsport Hong Kong James Wong
R3 20 September China He Zijian China He Zijian China He Zijian China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong James Wong
R4 China He Zijian China Stephen Hong China FFA Racing Hong Kong James Wong
2 R5 China Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 7 October Macau Charles Leong China Stephen Hong Macau Charles Leong China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong James Wong Zhuhai Motorsports
Association Club Race
R6 Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong James Wong
R7 8 October Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong China Smart Life Racing Team China Yu Songtao
R8 China He Zijian Macau Andy Chang China Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team Hong Kong James Wong
3 R9 Macau Guia Circuit, Macau 21 November Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong Macau Charles Leong China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong James Wong Macau Grand Prix
R10 22 November Macau Charles Leong Macau Andy Chang Macau Charles Leong China Smart Life Racing Team Hong Kong 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 China He Zijian 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 11† 7 193
2 Macau Andy Chang 6 Ret 3 1 2 2 153
3 China Li Sicheng 2 3 3 DSQ 3 8 8 DSQ 3 3 150
4 China Stephen Hong Ret 4 Ret 1 2 9 DSQ 4 6 5 126
5 Hong Kong Allen Lo 3 Ret 5 5 8 3 7 6 9 4 117
6 China Zhu Yuanjie 12 Ret 6 7 7 5 4 3 7 9 96
7 Hong Kong James Wong 7 6 8 9 11 6 12 8 8 12 56
8 China Steven Bei 6 1 2 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 51
9 China Oscar Gao 11 Ret 4 3 5 Ret 5 Ret 51
10 China Shang Zongyi 5 8 46
11 China Cheng Tao 4 DSQ 7 8 10 4 DSQ Ret 41
12 China Jing Zefeng Ret 5 Ret 4 14 Ret DNS 5 Ret 11 40
13 China Liu Tiezheng 8 Ret 10 6 15 10 6 7 31
14 China Pang Changyuan 5 7 9 10 16 Ret 9 Ret 23
15 China Yu Songtao 13 9 13 13 13 7 11 9 Ret Ret 13
16 Hong Kong Han Yingfu 10 15 8
17 China Lü Yiyu 9 8 12 12 6
18 China Zeng Yucheng 10 Ret 11 11 12 Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 4
19 China Zheng Hui Ret 13 2
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Macau Charles Leong 1 1 1 Ret 1 1
China Liu Yang 4 Ret
China Ling Kang 12† 6
China 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 finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 China LEO GEEKE Team 211
2 China Smart Life Racing Team 199
3 China Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 155
4 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 147
5 China Pointer Racing 117
6 China FFA Racing 109
7 China SUNMAX Racing Team 86
8 Macau Asia Racing Team 84
9 Hong Kong Grid Motorsport 51
10 China Henmax Motorsport 44
11 China Champ Motorsport 4

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