# 2011 Formula Pilota China

The 2011 Formula Pilota China season is the first season of the newly created Formula Pilota China series, which ran on regulations based on Formula Abarth. The championship began on 3 July at Guangdong and was finished on 27 November at Sepang after twelve races held at six meetings. Also series had non-championship round that held on 3 December at Sepang.
9 teams fielded 26 drivers during the whole tour.
Swiss-French driver, who participated under Czech racing license Mathéo Tuscher became the first Formula Pilota China Champion with 189 points after scoring nine podium finishes from twelve races with eight wins. His nearest competitor, Luis Sá Silva, took two wins during the whole season and managed second overall with 124 points. Third place went to Indonesian driver Dustin Sofyan, who also took Best Asian Driver Trophy.

## Teams and drivers

* All cars are FPT-engined Tatuus FA010 chassis.
2011 Entry List :
| Team | No | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | 2 | Robert Visoiu | | 1–2 |
| Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | 2 | Samin Gómez Briceno | | 4–6 |
| Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | 18 | Mathéo Tuscher | | All |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 3 | Aaron Chang Mun Shien | AS | 5–6 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 5 | David Zhu | AS | 1–2 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 5 | Jordan Oon | | 6 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 73 | Natasha Seatter | AS | 4 |
| Asia Racing Team | 7 | Zhang Ran | AS | 1–4 |
| Asia Racing Team | 8 | Zhi Cong Li | AS | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 9 | Tin Sritrai | AS | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 2 | Luís Sá Silva | | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 26 | Eric Lichtenstein | | 2–3, 5 |
| Asia Racing Team | 44 | Zou Si Rui | AS | 6 |
| EuroInternational | 11 | Lucas Auer | | 1 |
| EuroInternational | 11 | Lorenzo Camplese | | 2, 5 |
| EuroInternational | 29 | Dustin Sofyan | AS | All |
| Super License | 13 | Nobuharu Matsushita | AS | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Super License | 87 | Zheng Sun | AS | 1–5 |
| J.D.Motorsport | 24 | Antonio Spavone | | 5–6 |
| J.D.Motorsport | 25 | Riccardo Agostini | | 5 |
| Audax PS Racing | 33 | Patrice Bonzom | | All |
| Audax PS Racing | 36 | Yang Xi | AS | 5 |
| Audax PS Racing | 38 | Alexandra Asmasoebrata | AS | All |
| Audax PS Racing | 39 | Stefano Montesi | | 3 |
| Audax PS Racing | 48 | Angelo Negro | | 1–2, 3–6 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 69 | Jimmy Antunes | | 1–2 |
| Icon | Class |
| AS | Best Asian Driver Trophy |

## Race calendar and results

The series' provisional schedule was released on 3 March 2011. Latterly, the calendar was almost totally revised. Rounds in Zhuhai was dropped in favor of Shanghai Tianma, also series had non-championship round at Sepang.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Asian Trophy |
| 1 | R1 | Guangdong International Circuit | 2 July | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | David Zhu |
| 1 | R2 | Guangdong International Circuit | 3 July | Mathéo Tuscher | Lucas Auer | Mathéo Tuscher | Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | Dustin Sofyan |
| 2 | R1 | Shanghai International Circuit | 23 July | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Luís Sá Silva | Asia Racing Team | David Zhu |
| 2 | R2 | Shanghai International Circuit | 24 July | Mathéo Tuscher | Dustin Sofyan | Mathéo Tuscher | Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | Dustin Sofyan |
| 3 | R1 | Shanghai International Circuit | 13 August | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | Zhi Cong Li |
| 3 | R2 | Shanghai International Circuit | 14 August | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | Dustin Sofyan |
| 4 | R1 | Ordos International Circuit | 3 September | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Luís Sá Silva | Asia Racing Team | Tin Sritrai |
| 4 | R2 | Ordos International Circuit | 4 September | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | Tin Sritrai |
| 5 | R1 | Shanghai Tianma Circuit | 4 November | Lorenzo Camplese | Mathéo Tuscher | Lorenzo Camplese | EuroInternational | Nobuharu Matsushita |
| 5 | R2 | Shanghai Tianma Circuit | 5 November | Mathéo Tuscher | Nobuharu Matsushita | Mathéo Tuscher | Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | Dustin Sofyan |
| 6 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 26 November | Nobuharu Matsushita | Mathéo Tuscher | Mathéo Tuscher | Jenzer Welch Asia Racing | Nobuharu Matsushita |
| 6 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 27 November | Mathéo Tuscher | Nobuharu Matsushita | Nobuharu Matsushita | Super License | Nobuharu Matsushita |
| NC | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 2 December | Aaron Chang Mun Shien | Aaron Chang Mun Shien | Aaron Chang Mun Shien | Eurasia Motorsport | not awarded |
| NC | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 3 December | Aaron Chang Mun Shien | Jordan Oon | Jordan Oon | Eurasia Motorsport | not awarded |

## Standings

* Points were awarded as follows:
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP |
| Race 1 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | GUA | GUA | SHI | SHI | SHI | SHI | ORD | ORD | SHT | SHT | SEP | SEP | SEP‡ | SEP‡ | Pts |
| 1 | Mathéo Tuscher | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | 189 |
| 2 | Luís Sá Silva | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 5 | | | 124 |
| 3 | Dustin Sofyan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | 117 |
| 4 | Nobuharu Matsushita | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | 89 |
| 5 | Tin Sritrai | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 11 | | | 67 |
| 6 | Zhi Cong Li | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | | | 67 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Camplese | | | 13 | 5 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 43 |
| 8 | David Zhu | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 9 | Robert Visoiu | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| 10 | Samin Gómez Briceno | | | | | | | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | 36 |
| 11 | Zheng Sun | 8 | 10 | 5 | 12 | | | 11 | 7 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 12 | Riccardo Agostini | | | | | | | | | 3 | 5 | | | | | 20 |
| 13 | Natasha Seatter | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | | | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 14 | Aaron Chang Mun Shien | | | | | | | | | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 15 | Lucas Auer | Ret | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 16 | Antonio Spavone | | | | | | | | | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | | | 14 |
| 17 | Eric Lichtenstein | | | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | 10 |
| 18 | Jimmy Antunes | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 19 | Stefano Montesi | | | | | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 | Alexandra Asmasoebrata | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | | | 7 |
| 21 | Jordan Oon | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 22 | Angelo Negro | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | | | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | | | 6 |
| 23 | Patrice Bonzom | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 24 | Zhang Ran | 14 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 25 | Yang Xi | | | | | | | | | 17 | 10 | | | | | 1 |
| 26 | Zou Si Rui | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | | | 0 |
| | David Cheng | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | GUA | GUA | SHI | SHI | SHI | SHI | ORD | ORD | SHT | SHT | SEP | SEP | SEP‡ | SEP‡ | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
‡ Round at Sepang was non-championship, no points awarded. Only eleven best results were count towards the year-end standings.

### Best Asian Driver Trophy

| Pos | Driver | GUA | GUA | SHI | SHI | SHI | SHI | ORD | ORD | SHT | SHT | SEP | SEP | Pts |
| 1 | Dustin Sofyan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 188 |
| 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 134 |
| 3 | Zhi Cong Li | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 134 |
| 4 | Tin Sritrai | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 130 |
| 5 | Zheng Sun | 8 | 10 | 5 | 12 | | | 11 | 7 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 72 |
| 6 | David Zhu | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 70 |
| 7 | Alexandra Asmasoebrata | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 60 |
| 8 | Aaron Chang Mun Shien | | | | | | | | | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Zhang Ran | 14 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 12 | | | | | 29 |
| 10 | Natasha Seatter | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | | | 24 |
| 11 | Yang Xi | | | | | | | | | 17 | 10 | | | 11 |
| 12 | Zou Si Rui | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | 7 |
| Pos | Driver | GUA | GUA | SHI | SHI | SHI | SHI | ORD | ORD | SHT | SHT | SEP | SEP | Pts |