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China F4 Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
CountryChina
ConstructorsMygale
Engine suppliersGeely
Tyre suppliersKumho
Drivers' championNew Zealand Conrad Clark
Teams' championHong Kong BlackArts Racing Team
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

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.

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 Colombia Julio Acosta China Champ Motorsport 8 of 10 2 7 7 5 202 28
2016 Brazil Bruno Carneiro United States UMC Utah Motorsports Campus 15 of 15 1 8 14 7 302 115
2017 Macau Charles Leong Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 17 of 21 3 12 14 11 345 99
2018 Republic of Ireland Jordan Dempsey Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 18 of 21 3 8 15 14 320 50
2019 New Zealand Conrad Clark Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 17 of 17 3 12 16 10 379 77

Teams

Season Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2017 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 4 15 29 12 685 259
2018 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 3 8 18 5 478 143
2019 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 3 12 20 10 479 2

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b 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.