2015–16 F4 Chinese Championship
The 2015–16 F4 Chinese Championship season (Castrol Cup FIA F4 CHINESE CHAMPIONSHIP) was the inaugural season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 5 July 2015 at the Goldenport Park Circuit in Beijing and finished on 10 January 2016 at the Zhuhai International Circuit after five double header rounds.[1]
Teams and drivers
[edit]| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 Champ Motorsport
|
3 | Chen Zhuoxuan
|
3–4 |
| 8 | Liu Wenlong
|
All | |
| 17 | Alex Yang
|
2 | |
| 18 | Xie Ruilin
|
All | |
| 91 |  Julio Acosta
|
1–4 | |
| Auto Business Racing Team
|
6 | He Weihang
|
1–2 |
| Wu Pei
|
7 | Wu Pei
|
1 |
| Zhang Chong
|
11 | Zhang Chong
|
1 |
 Asia Racing Team[2]
|
16 | Hua Miao
|
1 |
| 19 | Lin Taian
|
5 | |
| 21 | Liu Kai
|
All | |
 UMC Utah Motorsports Campus
|
20 |  Bruno Carneiro
|
4 |
| Xiongfeng Racing Team
|
25 | Tai Yi
|
All |
| 88 | Wu Ruopeng
|
All | |
| Geely Automobile Racing Team
|
23 | Shang Zongyi
|
5 |
| 44 | Cui Yue
|
All | |
| 77 | Yang Peng
|
1–3 | |
| Boom VROOM Racing Team
|
66 | Qin Tianqi
|
2 |
Race calendar and results
[edit]- A six–round provisional calendar was revealed on 28 February 2015.[1] In April, the scheduled season-opening round – that was due to be held at Zhuhai – was cancelled, with the season being shortened to five rounds.[1] The then scheduled first round at Chengdu in June was also cancelled, and a new round at Zhuhai was added to be the season-ending round in January 2016.[3] All rounds will be held in China.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |||||||
| 1 | R1 | Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing | 5 July | Cui Yue
|
Liu Kai
|
Julio Acosta
|
Champ Motorsport
|
| R2 | Julio Acosta
|
Julio Acosta
|
Champ Motorsport
| ||||
| 2 | R1 | Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing | 2 August | Liu Kai
|
Julio Acosta
|
Julio Acosta
|
Champ Motorsport
|
| R2 | Julio Acosta
|
Julio Acosta
|
Champ Motorsport
| ||||
| 3 | R1 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 20 September | Julio Acosta
|
Wu Ruopeng
|
Cui Yue
|
Geely Automobile Racing Team
|
| R2 | Julio Acosta
|
Julio Acosta
|
Champ Motorsport
| ||||
| 4 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 1 November | Julio Acosta
|
Julio Acosta[N 1]
|
Julio Acosta
|
Champ Motorsport
|
| R2 | Bruno Carneiro
|
Julio Acosta
|
Champ Motorsport
| ||||
| 2016 | |||||||
| 5 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 9 January | Liu Wenlong
|
Liu Kai
|
Wu Ruopeng
|
Xiongfeng Racing Team
|
| R2 | 10 January | Liu Kai
|
Liu Kai
|
Asia Racing Team
| |||
Championship standings
[edit]Points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Drivers' standings
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Liu Kai had originally scored the fastest lap of the race, but prior to the last round at Zhuhai it was announced that both Liu Kai and Yui Cue had been disqualified from this race. As a result, Julio Acosta inherited the fastest lap and was awarded the point for it.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIA F4中国锦标赛2015年赛历（暂定）" (in Chinese). Narcar International Racing Development Co., Ltd. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "ART evaluating China F4 entry". ART Motorsports. ART Motorsports. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Liu Kai Races to Second-place finish at Zhuhai". ART Motorsports. ART Motorsports. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Chinese)