The 2016 F4 Chinese Championship season (Shell Cup FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the second season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 23 April at the Zhuhai International Circuit and finished on 6 November at the Guangdong International Circuit after five triple-header rounds, all of them co-hosted with the China Formula Grand Prix championship.
Teams and drivers
Team Driver Class Rounds Champ Motorsport 2 Xie Ruilin All 8 1, 4–5 58 Yves Volte 4 AKZC Shunda Racing Team 3 Chen Zhuoxuan 1 5 3 7 Yang Xi 1–2, 4–5 88 Wu Ruopeng 1–4 Asia Racing Team 6 4 11 Hon Chio Leong 1, 3–4 27 Zhu Tianqi 1 86 5 UMC Utah Motorsports Campus 20 Bruno Carneiro All 34 Tommy Boileau 4 Beijing Manthey Racing 21 Liu Kai 1–3 22 Lin Taian All 99 Maxx Ebenal 4–5 BlackArts Racing 28 Pavan Ravishankar 4 Friends Come From Far Away 57 Xi Xiuping All 76 Liu Yang All PS Racing 66 Maxx Ebenal 1 Icon Class Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Race calendar and results A five–round provisional calendar was revealed on 31 December 2015. All rounds were held in China and, as opposed to the previous season, the calendar was not spread over two years. The calendar was slightly revised on 10 March. A later update changed the venue of the season finale from Guangdong to Zhuhai.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 23 April Maxx Ebenal Liu Kai Liu Kai Beijing Manthey Racing R2 24 April Maxx Ebenal Maxx Ebenal PS Racing R3 Maxx Ebenal Maxx Ebenal PS Racing 2 R1 Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu 28 May Bruno Carneiro Bruno Carneiro Bruno Carneiro Utah Motorsports Campus R2 29 May Bruno Carneiro Bruno Carneiro Utah Motorsports Campus R3 Bruno Carneiro Bruno Carneiro Utah Motorsports Campus 3 R1 Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing 2 July Hon Chio Leong Bruno Carneiro Bruno Carneiro Utah Motorsports Campus R2 3 July Bruno Carneiro Bruno Carneiro Utah Motorsports Campus R3 Bruno Carneiro Bruno Carneiro Utah Motorsports Campus 4 R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 10 September Maxx Ebenal Bruno Carneiro Bruno Carneiro Utah Motorsports Campus R2 11 September Hon Chio Leong Hon Chio Leong Asia Racing Team R3 Maxx Ebenal Maxx Ebenal Beijing Manthey Racing 5 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 12 November Daniel Cao Maxx Ebenal Maxx Ebenal Beijing Manthey Racing R2 13 November Daniel Cao Bruno Carneiro Utah Motorsports Campus R3 Maxx Ebenal Maxx Ebenal Beijing Manthey Racing
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 ZIC1 CGC BGP SIC ZIC2 Pts 1 Bruno Carneiro Ret 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 302 2 Wu Ruopeng 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 7 5 187 3 Maxx Ebenal Ret 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 186 4 Lin Taian 3 Ret 6 Ret 5 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 168 5 Liu Kai 1 2 2 Ret 3 3 7 4 3 126 6 Xie Ruilin 4 8 7 3 8 5 6 7 6 9 Ret Ret 5 7 8 109 7 Liu Yang 7 Ret 9 4 7 6 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 7 6 7 76 8 Yang Xi 6 6 8 5 4 7 8 DNS DNS Ret 9 5 70 9 Xi Xiuping 9 9 11 6 6 Ret DNS Ret 5 11 10 10 6 8 6 66 10 Liu Wenlong Ret Ret DNS Ret 6 8 Ret 4 3 50 11 Tommy Boileau 7 8 9 24 12 Zhu Tianqi 5 5 10 21 13 Chen Zhuoxuan 8 7 5 20 14 Pavan Ravishankar Ret 12 7 12 Guest drivers ineligible for championship points DNS DNS DNS 4 5 Ret 3 1 6 0 Yves Volte 6 5 2 0 Daniel Cao 3 3 Ret 0 Alex Yang DNS 6 Ret 0 Billy Zheng 10 11 Ret 0 Pos Driver ZIC1 CGC BGP SIC ZIC2 PtsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
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