The 2017 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Cup FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the third season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 22 April at the Zhuhai International Circuit and concluded on 29 October at the new Ningbo International Circuit, after seven triple-header rounds, five of them co-hosted with the China Formula Grand Prix championship, and the remaining two being run as a support for the Chinese Touring Car Championship and, in Ningbo, for the World Touring Car Championship.
Teams and drivers Team Driver Class Rounds BlackArts Racing Team 2 Charles Leong 1–6 3 Louis Prette 1 6 Josh Burdon 2 58 Yves Volte 3–7 Geely Automobile Racing Team 4 Wu Pei 5–7 Champ Motorsport 7 1–3 78 David Sitanala 1 Glory Master Team 9 Feng Diyang 1–2 Glory Racing Team 11 All 20 Tai Yi 1–6 55 Zheng Wancheng 7 MRS Motorsport 18 Lin Taian All 20 Tai Yi 7 63 Xie Ruilin 1–5 91 Julio Acosta 6 Ningbo International Circuit Team 21 He Zijian 6 33 Shang Zongyi 6 BlackArts Motorsport Team 23 4 77 4 Brother Racing Team 27 Ren Wei 3 Hunan International Circuit Team 39 Chen Guanghui 6 Friends Come From Far Away 47 Chen Guanjun 6 55 Zheng Wancheng 5 56 Li Huiwei 4, 6 57 Xi Xiuping 1–5, 7 66 Liang Dong 7 76 Zheng Shangguan 1 Pǔtè Team 55 Zheng Wancheng 6 99 Feng Diyang 4–6 Icon Class Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Race calendar All rounds were held in China. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 22 April Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix R2 23 April Billy Zheng Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team R3 Tai Yi Zheng Shangguan Friends Come From Far Away 2 R1 Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu 20 May Josh Burdon Josh Burdon Josh Burdon BlackArts Racing Team R2 21 May Josh Burdon Josh Burdon BlackArts Racing Team R3 Josh Burdon Josh Burdon BlackArts Racing Team 3 R1 Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing 24 June Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team R2 25 June Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team R3 Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team 4 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 4 August Daniel Cao Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team 2017 China Touring Car Championship R2 5 August Billy Zheng Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team R3 Race abandoned due to heavy rain 5 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 16 September Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix R2 17 September Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team R3 Yves Volte Yves Volte BlackArts Racing Team 6 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 14 October Julio Acosta Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing TeamWorld Touring Car Championship 2017 China Touring Car Championship R2 15 October Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong BlackArts Racing Team R3 Julio Acosta Julio Acosta MRS Motorsport 7 R1 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 28 October Billy Zheng Billy Zheng Billy Zheng Glory Racing Team China Formula Grand Prix R2 29 October Yves Volte Billy Zheng Glory Racing Team R3 Lin Taian Lin Taian MRS Motorsport
Championship standings Points were awarded as follows: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver ZIC CGC BGP SIC1 SIC2 NIC1 NIC2 Pts 1 Charles Leong 1 1 4 Ret 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 1 Ret 1 1 2 345 2 Billy Zheng 5 4 5 2 3 2 4 8 3 Ret 4 C 3 3 Ret 3 Ret 6 1 1 3 246 3 Lin Taian 2 2 Ret 3 6 4 Ret 6 5 3 2 C 4 4 5 5 3 8 3 3 1 242 4 Yves Volte 2 2 2 2 5 C 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 2 4 239 5 Tai Yi 7 6 3 5 4 6 Ret 3 Ret 6 6 C 8 6 2 6 Ret 9 7 6 5 156 6 Xie Ruilin 6 5 2 4 Ret 5 3 4 4 5 7 C 6 5 Ret 131 7 Zheng Wancheng 5 7 4 4 11 5 2 4 2 101 8 Josh Burdon 1 1 1 75 9 Xi Xiuping 8 8 DSQ 7 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 10 C 7 9 3 5 8 Ret 72 10 Wu Pei 9 8 6 10 9 10 6 5 6 47 11 Ryan Liu 11 9 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 5 6 10 8 C 39 12 David Sitanala 3 3 DNS 30 13 Feng Diyang 10 10 7 8 Ret 9 9 Ret C Ret 10 7 Ret 8 12 29 14 Li Huiwei 8 9 C 8 5 7 28 15 Zheng Shangguan 9 11 1 27 16 Daniel Cao 4 3 C 27 17 Louis Prette 4 7 6 26 18 He Zijian 9 6 4 25 19 Shang Zongyi 7 4 Ret 18 20 Ren Wei 5 7 Ret 16 21 Liang Dong 8 7 Ret 10 22 Chen Guanghui Ret 10 11 3 23 Chen Guanjun 11 Ret 13 0 Guest drivers ineligible for championship points Julio Acosta Ret 7 1 Pos Driver ZIC CGC BGP SIC1 SIC2 NIC1 NIC2 PtsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
Teams' Cup Pos Team Points 1 BlackArts Racing Team 685 2 Glory Racing Team 426 3 MRS Motorsport 397 4 Friends Come From Far Away 165 5 Champ Motorsport 64 6 Geely Automobile Racing Team 47 7 Ningbo International Circuit Team 43 8 Pǔtè Team 40 9 BlackArts Motorsport Team 32 10 Brother Racing Team 16 11 Glory Master Team 14 12 Hunan International Circuit Team 3
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