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
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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 | |
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1 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 19 September | Stephen Hong[note 1] | He Zijian | He Zijian[note 2] | Smart Life Racing Team | James Wong | Zhuhai Motorsports Association Club Race |
R2 | Steven Bei | Steven Bei | Grid Motorsport | James Wong | |||||
R3 | 20 September | He Zijian | He Zijian | He Zijian | Smart Life Racing Team | James Wong | |||
R4 | He Zijian | Stephen Hong | FFA Racing | James Wong | |||||
2 | R5 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 7 October | Charles Leong | Stephen Hong | Charles Leong | Smart Life Racing Team | James Wong | Zhuhai Motorsports Association Club Race |
R6 | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | Smart Life Racing Team | James Wong | |||||
R7 | 8 October | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | Smart Life Racing Team | Yu Songtao | |||
R8 | He Zijian | Andy Chang | Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team | James Wong | |||||
3 | R9 | Guia Circuit, Macau | 21 November | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | Smart Life Racing Team | James Wong | Macau Grand Prix |
R10 | 22 November | Charles Leong | Andy Chang | Charles Leong | Smart Life Racing Team | James Wong |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 | |||||||||
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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
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Bold – Pole |
Teams' Cup
Pos | Team | Points |
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1 | LEO GEEKE Team | 211 |
2 | Smart Life Racing Team | 199 |
3 | Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team | 155 |
4 | BlackArts Racing Team | 147 |
5 | Pointer Racing | 117 |
6 | FFA Racing | 109 |
7 | SUNMAX Racing Team | 86 |
8 | Asia Racing Team | 84 |
9 | Grid Motorsport | 51 |
10 | Henmax Motorsport | 44 |
11 | Champ Motorsport | 4 |
References
- ^ a b Wood, Elliot (2020-09-11). "Chinese F4 planning to replace FIA F3 at Macau GP". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "全面开战!2020壳牌喜力F4锦标赛登陆珠海_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Tony Yu joins Asia Racing Team for 2020 China F4". Asia Racing Team. Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ "Pang Changyuan confirmed at Asia Racing Team for 2020 China F4 campaign". Asia Racing Team. Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-04-01). "Chinese F4 calendar hints at F1 grand prix rescheduling". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-05-12). "Circuits and series set for return to action as lockdown eases". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-06-11). "Super Formula Lights confirms rebuilt calendar". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-06-23). "Chinese F4 delays 2020 season start again". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (8 October 2020). "He closes in on Chinese F4 title as Leong wins again at Zhuhai". Formula Scout.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)