F4_Chinese_Championship

F4 Chinese Championship

F4 Chinese Championship

Car racing series

The F4 Chinese Championship (Chinese: FIA F4 中国锦标赛) is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4. The inaugural season was the 2015–16 edition.

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History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.[1] 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 the 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.[2][3]

Car

The championship feature cars are designed and built by French race car constructor Mygale.[2] 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.[4]

Champions

Drivers

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Teams

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Circuits

  • Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2024 season.
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See also

Notes

  1. Zhuhai International Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2015–16, 2016, 2020 and 2023 seasons.
  2. Ningbo International Circuit hosted 3 rounds in 2018, and 2 rounds in 2017, 2022 and 2023 seasons.
  3. Shanghai International Circuit hosted 3 rounds in 2019 and 2 rounds in 2017 season, and it will host 2 rounds in 2024 season.
  4. Goldenport Park Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2015–16 season.

References

  1. [1]
    "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. [2]
    Allen, Peter (17 September 2014). "Australia and China get FIA F4 championships for 2015". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. [3]
    "F4发布会大腕云集 国际汽联极端重视" (in Chinese). Narcar International Racing Development Co., Ltd. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. [4]
    "MYGALE is taking Asia by storm". 25 April 2023.
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