# 2023 F4 Chinese Championship

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 | No. | Drivers | Status | Rounds |
| Champ Motorsport | 2 | Patrick Tsang | M | All |
| Champ Motorsport | 3 | Albert Cheung | M | 5 |
| Champ Motorsport | 5 | Hu Chengru | | 3–5 |
| Champ Motorsport | 8 | Tiago Rodrigues | | All |
| Champ Motorsport | 21 | Zhang Hongyu | | 1–2 |
| Champ Motorsport | 53 | Marco Lau | M | 1–4 |
| Blackjack 21 Racing Team | 4 | Pang Changyuan | | 5 |
| Blackjack 21 Racing Team | 10 | Liu Tiezheng | | 4 |
| Blackjack 21 Racing Team | 12 | Zhang Yu | | 2 |
| Blackjack 21 Racing Team | 13 | Marcus Cheong | | 1, 3 |
| Blackjack 21 Racing Team | 29 | Fu Zhenjiang | M | 2 |
| Pointer Racing | 6 | Huang Weibo | | 3 |
| Pointer Racing | 88 | Huang Weibo | | 5 |
| Pointer Racing | 7 | Fang Weiyuan | | 1 |
| Pointer Racing | 16 | Wu Chenjie | | 5 |
| Pointer Racing | 59 | Yang Yongkang | M | 4 |
| Pointer Racing | 99 | Jiang Wei | | 1–4 |
| Smart Life Racing Team | 11 | Xu Yingjie | | 4 |
| Smart Life Racing Team | 53 | Marco Lau | M | 5 |
| Smart Life Racing Team | 66 | Liu Ruiqi | | 1, 3 |
| Smart Life Racing Team | 69 | Michael Farrens | M | 1 |
| Smart Life Racing Team | 72 | Liu Kaishun | | All |
| Smart Life Racing Team | 75 | Ren Juncheng | | 5 |
| Henmax Motorsport | 14 | Chui Ka Kam | | 2–3 |
| Henmax Motorsport | 57 | Xie Rui | M | 4 |
| Henmax Motorsport | 61 | Han Yingfu | M | All |
| Henmax Motorsport | 77 | Wong Yiuming | M | 5 |
| Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit Team | 17 | Yang Shengwei | | 1–4 |
| GEEKE Team | 22 | Jiang Fukang | | 1 |
| GEEKE Team | 27 | Shi Wei | | 2 |
| GEEKE Team | 33 | Lü Sixiang | M | 2–5 |
| GEEKE Team | 86 | Fei Jun | | 3–4 |
| Ningbo International Team | 24 | Yang Peng | | 4–5 |
| Ningbo International Team | 56 | Jing Zefeng | | All |
| GEEKE Pro Giantess | 27 | Shi Wei | | 4 |
| Henmax T-1 Racing | 28 | Vivian Siu | | 1–2 |
| Henmax T-1 Racing | 77 | Wong Yiuming | M | 1 |
| Ruisi Racing School | 63 | Gan Yicheng | | 1–4 |
| Sources: |||||
| Icon | Class |
| M | Drivers that compete for the Masters Championship |
| G | 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 | 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 Yiuming | Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 1 | R2 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 20 May | | Liu Ruiqi | Liu Kaishun | Smart Life Racing Team | Patrick Tsang | Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 1 | R3 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 21 May | Liu Ruiqi | Liu Ruiqi | Liu Ruiqi | Smart Life Racing Team | Patrick Tsang | Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 1 | R4 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 21 May | | Liu Kaishun | Jiang Fukang | GEEKE Team | Marco Lau | Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 2 | R5 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 24 June | Liu Kaishun | Zhang Hongyu | Tiago Rodrigues | Champ Motorsport | Lü Sixiang | Geely Super Cup Pro GT Super Sprint Challenge Open Formula Challenge |
| 2 | R6 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 24 June | | Jing Zefeng | Jing Zefeng | Ningbo International Team | Lü Sixiang | Geely Super Cup Pro GT Super Sprint Challenge Open Formula Challenge |
| 2 | R7 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 25 June | Zhang Hongyu | Tiago Rodrigues | Tiago Rodrigues | Champ Motorsport | Lü Sixiang | Geely Super Cup Pro GT Super Sprint Challenge Open Formula Challenge |
| 2 | R8 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 25 June | | Jing Zefeng | Tiago Rodrigues | Champ Motorsport | Marco Lau | Geely Super Cup Pro GT Super Sprint Challenge Open Formula Challenge |
| 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 Championship Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 3 | R10 | Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit, Pingtan Island | 26 August | | Liu Kaishun | Tiago Rodrigues | Champ Motorsport | Marco Lau | China GT Championship Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 3 | R11 | Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit, Pingtan Island | 27 August | Liu Ruiqi | Liu Kaishun | Liu Kaishun | Smart Life Racing Team | Lü Sixiang | China GT Championship Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 3 | R12 | Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit, Pingtan Island | 27 August | | Liu Kaishun | Liu Ruiqi | Smart Life Racing Team | Marco Lau | China GT Championship Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 4 | R13 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 21 October | Tiago Rodrigues | Liu Kaishun | Xu Yingjie | Smart Life Racing Team | Patrick Tsang | Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 4 | R14 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 21 October | | Tiago Rodrigues | Tiago Rodrigues | Champ Motorsport | Lü Sixiang | Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 4 | R15 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 22 October | Liu Kaishun | Liu Kaishun | Liu Kaishun | Smart Life Racing Team | Patrick Tsang | Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 4 | R16 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 22 October | | Tiago Rodrigues | Tiago Rodrigues | Champ Motorsport | Yang Yongkang | Geely Super Cup Pro |
| 5 | R17 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 18 November | Liu Kaishun | Tiago Rodrigues | Liu Kaishun | Smart Life Racing Team | Lü Sixiang | KTM X-Bow Cup |
| 5 | R18 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 18 November | | Liu Kaishun | Liu Kaishun | Smart Life Racing Team | Wong Yiuming | KTM X-Bow Cup |
| 5 | R19 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 19 November | Liu Kaishun | Tiago Rodrigues | Tiago Rodrigues | Champ Motorsport | Wong Yiuming | KTM X-Bow Cup |
| 5 | R20 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 19 November | | Ren Juncheng | Liu Kaishun | Smart Life Racing Team | Lü Sixiang | KTM X-Bow Cup |

## Championship standings

| Races | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race |
| Races | 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 | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | NIC1 | NIC1 | NIC1 | NIC1 | PIC | PIC | PIC | PIC | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | NIC2 | NIC2 | NIC2 | 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 | Patrick Tsang | 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 | Marco Lau | 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 | Marcus Cheong | 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 | Vivian Siu | 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 | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | NIC1 | NIC1 | NIC1 | NIC1 | PIC | PIC | PIC | PIC | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | NIC2 | NIC2 | NIC2 | NIC2 | 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) |