2022 F4 Chinese Championship

The 2022 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Helix FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the eighth season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 12 August at Ningbo International Circuit and ended on 11 December at Pingtan Street Circuit.

Teams and drivers

Teams No. Drivers Status Rounds
China Champ Motorsport 2 Hong Kong Patrick Tsang M 3
8 Macau Andy Chang G 3
China Smart Life Racing Team[a] 3 China Gerrard Xie[b] All
9 China Lü Jingxi All
China CD Racing 4 China Lin Lifeng G 3
56 China Jing Zefeng 3–4
95 China Zheng Hui M 1–2, 4
China Pointer Racing 5 Hong Kong Henry Lee Junior M 3
88 China Jiang Wei M 1
99 China Wu Zedong 1, 3–4
China Blackjack 21 Racing Team 6 China Ye Pengcheng 4
29 China Fu Zhenjiang M 1–2
30 China Pan Yanqing 4
55 China Lou Duan 2–3
Hong Kong Grid Motorsport 10 China Steven Bei 3
17 China Neric Wei G 3
China Theodore Blackjack Racing 11 Macau Charles Leong G 3
27 China Li Sicheng 3
China iDEAK Racing 12 China Wang Bingxin 1
14 Taiwan Brian Lee M 3
China LEO GEEKE Team 16 China Xu Shenghui 1–2
18 China Lü Sixiang M 4
China Edka by Blackjack 21 China Pang Changyuan 4
China Racing YONG 22 Macau Lam Kam San G 3
32 Macau Cheong Chi Hou 3
33 China Shang Zongyi 4
93 China Yang Shengwei 1–2, 4
China Pingtan International Tourist Island Team 31 Macau Maximiano Manhão 4
China Smart Life Racing Team[c] 72 Hong Kong Liu Kaishun 4
China Henmax Motorsport 77 Hong Kong Jacky Wong M 1–3
Hong Kong Z-Challenger Racing 82 Hong Kong Royce Yu 3
China Blackjack Racing Team 96 China Ni Siming 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 18 March.[1] The revised version was published on 29 July.[2] The Pingtan round was twice postponed, and the event was finally scheduled for the second week of December.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Master Class Winner Supporting
1 R1 China Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 13 August China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Zheng Hui China GT Championship
R2 China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Jiang Wei
R3 14 August China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Zheng Hui
R4 China Xu Shenghui China Xu Shenghui China LEO GEEKE Team China Zheng Hui
2 R5 China Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 3 September China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Zheng Hui China GT Championship
R6 China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Zheng Hui
R7 4 September China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Zheng Hui
R8 China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Zheng Hui
3 R9 Macau Guia Circuit, Macau 19 November Macau Andy Chang Macau Andy Chang China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team Taiwan Brian Lee Macau Grand Prix
R10 20 November China Gerrard Xie Macau Andy Chang Macau Andy Chang China Champ Motorsport Taiwan Brian Lee
4 R11 China Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit, Pingtan Island 10 December China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Lü Sixiang China GT Championship
R12 China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Lü Sixiang
R13 11 December China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China Zheng Hui
R14 China Gerrard Xie China Gerrard Xie China Smart Life Racing Team China 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 NIC1 NIC2 MAC PIC Pts
1 China Gerrard Xie 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 375
2 China Lü Jingxi 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 4 Ret 4 4 211
3 China Xu Shenghui 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 139
4 China Jing Zefeng 6 5 2 Ret 3 2 105
5 China Zheng Hui 4 7 5 4 6 6 6 6 11 9 7 Ret 80
6 China Lou Duan 4 4 4 5 12 10 74
7 China Li Sicheng 4 4 72
8 Hong Kong Liu Kaishun 3 2 2 3 66
9 Hong Kong Royce Yu 5 6 54
10 China Yang Shengwei 7 DNS Ret 6 WD WD WD WD 5 6 6 7 46
11 China Ni Siming 5 5 5 4 42
12 China Wu Zedong 5 4 4 8 WD WD 38
13 Hong Kong Jacky Wong 9 Ret Ret 5 7 7 7 7 Ret WD 36
14 China Wang Bingxin 6 5 Ret 3 33
15 China Fu Zhenjiang 10 8 6 Ret 8 8 8 8 29
16 China Pan Yanqing 9 3 10 5 28
17 Taiwan Brian Lee 9 11 28
18 China Pang Changyuan 6 4 8 DNS 24
19 China Jiang Wei 8 6 7 7 24
20 Macau Maximiano Manhão 8 Ret 5 6 22
21 China Lü Sixiang 7 7 Ret 9 14
22 China Ye Pengcheng 10 8 9 8 11
23 China Shang Zongyi Ret 5 Ret DNS 10
24 Hong Kong Henry Lee Junior 13 Ret 8
– Hong Kong Patrick Tsang DNS Ret –
– Macau Cheong Chi Hou DNS WD –
– China Steven Bei WD WD –
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Macau Andy Chang 3 1
Macau Charles Leong 2 3
China Neric Wei 10 8
China Lin Lifeng 8 Ret
Macau Lam Kam San 11 9
Pos Driver NIC1 NIC2 MAC PIC 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 Smart Life Racing Team[a] 586
2 China CD Racing 185
3 China LEO GEEKE Team 153
4 China Blackjack 21 Racing Team 142
5 China Theodore Blackjack Racing 72
6 China Pointer Racing 70
7 China Smart Life Racing Team[c] 66
8 China iDEAK Racing 61
9 China Racing YONG 56
10 Hong Kong Z-Challenger Racing 54
11 China Blackjack Racing Team 42
12 China Henmax Motorsport 36
13 China Edka by Blackjack 24
14 China Pingtan International Tourist Island Team 22
15 China Champ Motorsport 0
16 Hong Kong Grid Motorsport 0

Notes

  1. ^ a b Written in Chinese.
  2. ^ Xie was entered under a Hongkongese license for round 3 in Macau.
  3. ^ a b Written in Latin.

References

  1. ^ Wood, Ida (18 March 2022). "Chinese F4 to race at Shanghai F1 track and Macau in 2022". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ "壳牌喜力国际汽联F4方程式中国锦标赛最新赛历更新" (in Chinese). 29 July 2022.