The F4 Chinese Championship () is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4. The inaugural season was the 2015–16 edition.
History
Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013. 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 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.
Car The championship feature cars are designed and built by French race car constructor Mygale. The cars are made up of carbon fiber and has monocoque chassis. The engine of Generation 1 is made up of 2.0 turbo Geely G-Power JLD-4G20. The engine of Generation 2 is Alpine 1.3L turbo.
Champions Drivers Season Driver Team RacesPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapPointsMargins 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 2021 Andy Chang Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 10 of 10 1 1 9 2 254 99 2022 Smart Life Racing Team 14 of 14 7 12 13 11 375 164 2023 Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport 20 of 20 2 7 15 6 346 15 2024 Oscar Pedersen Venom Motorsport 18 of 18 3 4 14 6 320 192025 Shimo Zhang Yinqiao ACM Geeke Racing20 of 20314189424133
Teams Season Team PolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapPointsMargins 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 2021 Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 1 1 9 2 298 119 2022 Smart Life Racing Team 7 12 21 11 586 401 2023 Champ Motorsport 2 7 22 7 612 30 2024 Black Blade Racing 4 8 24 11 529 1092025 Yinqiao ACM Geeke Racing31418943079
Circuits
Bold denotes a circuit is used in the 2026 season.
NumberCircuitsRoundsYears1 Zhuhai International Circuit182015–2021, 2023–present2 Ningbo International Circuit142017–2019, 2021–present3 Shanghai International Circuit122015–2019, 2024–present4 Goldenport Park Circuit32015–2017 Chengdu Goldenport Circuit32016–2018 Guia Circuit32020–2022 Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit32024–present8 Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit22022–20239 Wuhan Street Circuit12018 Qinhuangdao Shougang Racing Valley12019 V1 Auto World Tianjin12026 Hunan International Circuit12026
See also China Formula Grand Prix
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