# 2016 F4 Chinese Championship

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 | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Champ Motorsport | 2 | Xie Ruilin | | All |
| Champ Motorsport | 8 | Liu Wenlong | | 1, 4–5 |
| Champ Motorsport | 58 | Yves Volte | G | 4 |
| AKZC Shunda Racing Team | 3 | Chen Zhuoxuan | | 1 |
| Guangqi Automobile Racing Team | 5 | Alex Yang | G | 3 |
| Guangqi Automobile Racing Team | 7 | Yang Xi | | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Guangqi Automobile Racing Team | 88 | Wu Ruopeng | | 1–4 |
| Asia Racing Team | 6 | Billy Zheng | G | 4 |
| Asia Racing Team | 11 | Hon Chio Leong | G | 1, 3–4 |
| Asia Racing Team | 27 | Zhu Tianqi | | 1 |
| Asia Racing Team | 86 | Daniel Cao | G | 5 |
| UMC Utah Motorsports Campus | 20 | Bruno Carneiro | | All |
| UMC Utah Motorsports Campus | 34 | Tommy Boileau | | 4 |
| Beijing Manthey Racing | 21 | Liu Kai | | 1–3 |
| Beijing Manthey Racing | 22 | Lin Taian | | All |
| Beijing Manthey Racing | 99 | Maxx Ebenal | | 4–5 |
| BlackArts Racing | 28 | Pavan Ravishankar | | 4 |
| Friends Come From Far Away | 57 | Xi Xiuping | | All |
| Friends Come From Far Away | 76 | Liu Yang | | All |
| PS Racing | 66 | Maxx Ebenal | | 1 |
| Icon | Class |
| G | 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 | 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 |
| 1 | R2 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 24 April | | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | PS Racing |
| 1 | R3 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 24 April | | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | PS Racing |
| 2 | R1 | Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu | 28 May | Bruno Carneiro | Bruno Carneiro | Bruno Carneiro | Utah Motorsports Campus |
| 2 | R2 | Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu | 29 May | | Bruno Carneiro | Bruno Carneiro | Utah Motorsports Campus |
| 2 | R3 | Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu | 29 May | | 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 |
| 3 | R2 | Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing | 3 July | | Bruno Carneiro | Bruno Carneiro | Utah Motorsports Campus |
| 3 | R3 | Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing | 3 July | | Bruno Carneiro | Bruno Carneiro | Utah Motorsports Campus |
| 4 | R1 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 10 September | Maxx Ebenal | Bruno Carneiro | Bruno Carneiro | Utah Motorsports Campus |
| 4 | R2 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 11 September | | Hon Chio Leong | Hon Chio Leong | Asia Racing Team |
| 4 | R3 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 11 September | | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Beijing Manthey Racing |
| 5 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 12 November | Daniel Cao | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Beijing Manthey Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 13 November | | Daniel Cao | Bruno Carneiro | Utah Motorsports Campus |
| 5 | R3 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 13 November | | 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 | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | CGC | CGC | CGC | BGP | BGP | BGP | SIC | SIC | SIC | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | 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 ||||||||||||||||||
| | Hon Chio Leong | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | 0 |
| | Yves Volte | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 2 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 0 |
| | Daniel Cao | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 0 |
| | Alex Yang | | | | | | | DNS | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Billy Zheng | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | Ret | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | CGC | CGC | CGC | BGP | BGP | BGP | SIC | SIC | SIC | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | 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) |