The 2023 F4 Chinese Championship (Shell Helix FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the ninth season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 19 May at Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 19 November at Ningbo International Circuit.
Teams and drivers Teams Drivers Status Rounds Champ Motorsport 2 All 3 Albert Cheung 5 5 Hu Chengru 3–5 8 Tiago Rodrigues All 21 Zhang Hongyu 1–2 53 1–4 Blackjack 21 Racing Team 4 Pang Changyuan 5 10 Liu Tiezheng 4 12 Zhang Yu 2 13 1, 3 29 Fu Zhenjiang 2 Pointer Racing 6 Huang Weibo 3 88 5 7 Fang Weiyuan 1 16 Wu Chenjie 5 59 Yang Yongkang 4 99 Jiang Wei 1–4 Smart Life Racing Team 11 Xu Yingjie 4 53 5 66 Liu Ruiqi 1, 3 69 Michael Farrens 1 72 Liu Kaishun All 75 Ren Juncheng 5 Henmax Motorsport 14 Chui Ka Kam 2–3 57 Xie Rui 4 61 Han Yingfu All 77 Wong Yiuming 5 Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team 17 Yang Shengwei 1–4 GEEKE Team 22 Jiang Fukang 1 27 Shi Wei 2 33 Lü Sixiang 2–5 86 Fei Jun 3–4 Ningbo International Team 24 Yang Peng 4–5 56 Jing Zefeng All GEEKE Pro Giantess 27 Shi Wei 4 Henmax T-1 Racing 28 1–2 77 Wong Yiuming 1 Ruisi Racing School 63 Gan Yicheng 1–4 Sources: Icon Class Drivers that compete for the Masters Championship Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship
Race calendar and results The provisional calendar featuring 5 rounds and 18 races was announced in February 2023. On 9 April 2023, the calendar was officially updated, Zhuhai International Circuit would host the first race instead of Zhengzhou International Circuit, and the second round in Ningbo International Circuit would be shifted one week backward. The round at Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit was postponed by one week to 25–27 August. The round at Tianfu International Circuit was cancelled, and moved to Zhuhai International Circuit on the same date. The final round was supposed to take place during the 2023 edition of Macau Grand Prix, but the organisers of the Macanese event decided to replace the F4 Chinese round with a non-championship, invitation-only event within the revived 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship season. The final round of the championship was moved to Ningbo International Circuit at 17-19 November. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Master class winner Supporting 1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 20 May Liu Ruiqi Jiang Fukang Liu Ruiqi Smart Life Racing Team Wong YiumingGeely Super Cup Pro R2 Liu Ruiqi Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team R3 21 May Liu Ruiqi Liu Ruiqi Liu Ruiqi Smart Life Racing Team R4 Liu Kaishun Jiang Fukang GEEKE Team 2 R5 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 24 June Liu Kaishun Zhang Hongyu Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Lü Sixiang Geely Super Cup ProGT Super Sprint ChallengeOpen Formula Challenge R6 Jing Zefeng Jing Zefeng Ningbo International Team Lü Sixiang R7 25 June Zhang Hongyu Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Lü Sixiang R8 Jing Zefeng Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport 3 R9 Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit, Pingtan Island 26 August Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Lü Sixiang China GT ChampionshipGeely Super Cup Pro R10 Liu Kaishun Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport R11 27 August Liu Ruiqi Liu Kaishun Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Lü Sixiang R12 Liu Kaishun Liu Ruiqi Smart Life Racing Team 4 R13 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 21 October Tiago Rodrigues Liu Kaishun Xu Yingjie Smart Life Racing Team Geely Super Cup Pro R14 Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Lü Sixiang R15 22 October Liu Kaishun Liu Kaishun Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team R16 Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Yang Yongkang 5 R17 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 18 November Liu Kaishun Tiago Rodrigues Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Lü Sixiang KTM X-Bow Cup R18 Liu Kaishun Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Wong Yiuming R19 19 November Liu Kaishun Tiago Rodrigues Tiago Rodrigues Champ Motorsport Wong Yiuming R20 Ren Juncheng Liu Kaishun Smart Life Racing Team Lü Sixiang
Championship standings Races Position, points per race 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 4-races Rounds 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2-races Rounds 50 36 30 24 20 16 12 8 4 2
Drivers' Championship Pos Driver ZIC1 NIC1 PIC ZIC2 NIC2 Pts 1 Tiago Rodrigues 5 5 3 5 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 2 Ret 1 3 346 2 Liu Kaishun 3 1 Ret 4 3 4 2 4 1 2 1 2 11 Ret 1 2 1 1 2 1 331 3 Jing Zefeng 6 4 4 2 4 1 3 2 4 3 4 4 10 Ret 4 5 Ret 4 4 4 230 4 Liu Ruiqi 1 2 1 3 3 Ret 2 1 141 5 Zhang Hongyu 4 9 2 6 2 2 4 3 103 6 Yang Shengwei 7 7 5 Ret 6 6 5 5 7 6 8 6 Ret 7 12 9 92 7 Hu Chengru 8 Ret 5 7 2 Ret 6 4 DSQ 3 5 Ret 83 8 Lü Sixiang 5 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 6 13 Ret 4 13 8 4 Ret Ret 6 78 9 Jiang Fukang 2 3 7 1 64 10 Xu Yingjie 1 2 3 Ret 58 11 Ren Juncheng Ret 2 3 2 51 12 13 8 8 9 12 11 10 11 Ret 11† 7 Ret 3 10 5 Ret 7 DNS 12 Ret 49 13 Huang Weibo Ret Ret 9 5 5 5 8 5 46 14 Fei Jun 9 4 10 8 Ret 8 7 3 44 15 Pang Chuangyang 3 6 6 7 37 16 Jiang Wei 9 10 6 14 7 Ret 15 8 10 9 12 12 6 Ret 11 12 32 17 12 Ret 9 8 Ret 7 11 9 11 8 Ret 10 8 Ret 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 28 18 Yang Peng 7 3 15 Ret 9 10 9 10 27 19 Yang Yongkang 5 5 14 7 26 20 Shi Wei Ret 9 6 6 9 Ret 10 10 22 21 Ret Ret 11 10 5 5 Ret Ret 21 22 Liu Tiezheng Ret 6 9 6 18 23 Gan Yicheng 8 6 Ret 7 Ret WD DNS WD NC Ret 11 11 Ret 11 Ret 11 18 24 Wong Yiuming 10 Ret 12 11 6 8 10 8 18 25 Zhang Yu 8 8 8 7 18 26 Wu Chenjie 8 7 7 11 16 27 Chui Ka Kam 9 10 9 12 Ret 7 Ret 9 13 28 Albert Cheung 11 9 11 9 4 29 Han Yingfu 15 14 14 Ret 11 14 14 14 12 10 Ret 14 12 9 16 13 12 11 13 12 3 30 Fang Weiyuan Ret 11 10 Ret 1 31 Fu Zhenjiang Ret 12 12 10 1 32 14 13 15 12 10 13 13 13 1 33 Michael Farrens 11 12 13 13 0 34 Xie Rui 13 12 DNS Ret 0 Pos Driver ZIC1 NIC1 PIC ZIC2 NIC2 PtsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† — Did not finish, but classified
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