China Formula 4 Championship

China F4 Championship (Chinese: FIA F4 中国锦标赛) is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4. The inaugural season is the 2015–16 China F4 Championship.

China F4 Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
CountryChina
Inaugural season2015–16
ConstructorsMygale
Engine suppliersGeely
Tyre suppliersKumho
Drivers' champion He Zijian
Teams' champion LEO GEEKE Team
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.[1] The goal of Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. It involves sporting and technical regulations and regulates costs. Cars competing in this category are not allowed to cost more than €30,000. A single season in a Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000. The Spanish F4 is planned to be the one of the second phase Formula 4 championships. The first phase championships was the Italian F4 Championship and the Formula 4 Sudamericana, which started in 2014. The Chinese championship was launched by Narcar International Racing Development Co., Ltd. on 11 September 2014.[2][3]

Car

The championship feature cars are designed and built by French race car constructor Mygale.[2] The cars are made up of carbon fiber and has monocoque chassis. The engine is made up of 2.0 turbo Geely G-Power JLD-4G20.

Champions

Drivers
Season Driver Team Races Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2015–16 Julio Acosta Champ Motorsport 8 of 10 2 7 7 5 202 28
2016 Bruno Carneiro UMC Utah Motorsports Campus 15 of 15 1 8 14 7 302 115
2017 Charles Leong BlackArts Racing Team 17 of 21 4 12 14 11 345 99
2018 Jordan Dempsey Pinnacle Motorsport 18 of 21 3 8 15 14 320 50
2019 Conrad Clark BlackArts Racing Team 17 of 17 3 12 16 10 379 77
2020 He Zijian Smart Life Racing Team 10 of 10 1 2 7 4 193 40

Teams
Season Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2017 BlackArts Racing Team 4 15 29 12 685 259
2018 BlackArts Racing Team 3 8 18 5 478 143
2019 BlackArts Racing Team 3 12 20 10 479 2
2020 LEO GEEKE Team 0 0 6 0 211 12

Masters Cup
Season Driver Team Races Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2020 James Wong Henmax Motorsport 10 of 10 0 0 0 0 293 154

See also

References
  1. "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. Allen, Peter (17 September 2014). "Australia and China get FIA F4 championships for 2015". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. "F4发布会大腕云集 国际汽联极端重视" (in Chinese). Narcar International Racing Development Co.,Ltd. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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