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2016 Formula Masters China

The 2016 Formula Masters China season is the sixth season of the Formula Pilota China series, and the third under the Formula Masters China branding. The championship began on 21 May at Shanghai in China and will finish on 16 October at Penbay in Taiwan after fifteen races held at five meetings.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Philippines Cebu Pacific Air by PRT 1 South Korea Kim Jeong-tae All
2 Australia Nick Rowe 1
3 China "Jeffrey" Ye Junhui 1–2
4 Hong Kong Thomas Swift 2–4
Hong Kong Absolute Racing 5 Germany Philip Hamprecht All
6 China Zheng Shangguan All
China Champ Motorsport 8 Macau Hon Chio Leong 2
9 Hong Kong Xie Ruilin 2
China DP Motorsport 8 Macau Hon Chio Leong 4–5
9 China Hu Nan M 4, 6
23 China Liu Zexuan M 4
68 Taiwan Jacques Wang M 6
Japan Super License Team 17 China Hong Shijie All
55 Japan Takashi Hata M All
88 China "James" Yu Kuai All
91 Taiwan Huang Chi M 6
Philippines Eurasia Motorsport 24 Australia Aidan Read All
Amateur Cup 9 China Hu Nan M 1
12 China Liu Wang 2
22 China Huang Hengyi 2
37 Italy Carlo Mantori M 1
38 Monaco Philippe Prette M 1
39 Hong Kong James Wong 1–2, 4
40 France Patrice Bonzom M 1
48 Italy Angelo Negro M 1, 5
99 Thailand Maekkasit Weraporasu M 3
Icon Meaning
M Master class

Race calendar and results

A provisional race calendar was released on 3 March 2016.[1] An updated race calendar was released on 1 June 2016, which cancelled the round at Kuala Lumpur City Grand Prix.[2] It was announced on 22 July that the Kuala Lumpur round will be replaced by a round at Sepang for the same weekend.[3] After that round in Korea International Circuit was also changed by Sepang Circuit.[4]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 China Shanghai International Circuit 21 May Australia Nick Rowe South Korea Kim Jeong-tae South Korea Kim Jeong-tae Philippines Cebu Pacific Air by PRT
R2 22 May Australia Nick Rowe Australia Nick Rowe Philippines Cebu Pacific Air by PRT
R3 Australia Nick Rowe Germany Philip Hamprecht Australia Nick Rowe Philippines Cebu Pacific Air by PRT
2 R1 China Zhuhai International Circuit 18 June Germany Philip Hamprecht Germany Philip Hamprecht Australia Aidan Read Philippines Eurasia Motorsport
R2 Australia Aidan Read Germany Philip Hamprecht Hong Kong Absolute Racing
R3 19 June Germany Philip Hamprecht China Zheng Shangguan Germany Philip Hamprecht Hong Kong Absolute Racing
3 R1 Thailand Chang International Circuit 23 July Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Philippines Eurasia Motorsport
R2 24 July Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Philippines Eurasia Motorsport
R3 Germany Philip Hamprecht Germany Philip Hamprecht Germany Philip Hamprecht Hong Kong Absolute Racing
4 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 13 August Germany Philip Hamprecht Germany Philip Hamprecht Germany Philip Hamprecht Hong Kong Absolute Racing
R2 Germany Philip Hamprecht Germany Philip Hamprecht Hong Kong Absolute Racing
R3 14 August China Zheng Shangguan China Zheng Shangguan China Zheng Shangguan Hong Kong Absolute Racing
5 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 3 September Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Philippines Eurasia Motorsport
R2 4 September Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Philippines Eurasia Motorsport
R3 Germany Philip Hamprecht Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Philippines Eurasia Motorsport
6 R1 Taiwan Penbay International Circuit 15 October Germany Philip Hamprecht Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Philippines Eurasia Motorsport
R2 16 October Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Philippines Eurasia Motorsport
R3 Germany Philip Hamprecht Australia Aidan Read Australia Aidan Read Philippines Eurasia Motorsport

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points for are awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   PP 
Races 1 & 3 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1
Race 2 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 0 1

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver SHI
China
ZHU
China
CHA
Thailand
SEP1
Malaysia
SEP2
Malaysia
PEN
Taiwan
Pts
1 Germany Philip Hamprecht 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 6 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 224
2 Australia Aidan Read 4 3 3 1 2 Ret 1 1 3 6 DNS DNS 1 1 1 1 1 1 186
3 China Zheng Shangguan 2 10 4 Ret 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 Ret 2 3 154
4 South Korea Kim Jeong-tae 1 4 5 3 4 9 4 3 4 5 7 3 2 7 Ret 3 2 2 134
5 China Yu Kuai 5 6 Ret Ret 8 8 5 4 5 4 3 4 5 6 5 94
6 China Hong Shijie 8 9 8 7 7 5 7 5 6 8 6 5 6 5 4 3 64
7 Macau Hon Chio Leong 4 5 4 3 5 Ret 8 4 3 61
8 Japan Takashi Hata Ret 8 7 6 9 6 6 9 Ret 7 4 6 7 8 6 50
9 Australia Nick Rowe 7 1 1 38
10 China Ye Junhui 10 5 6 5 6 3 34
11 Hong Kong Thomas Swift Ret 11 DSQ 8 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 8
12 Italy Angelo Negro 6 12 10 Ret DNS DNS 7
13 Italy Carlo Mantori 9 7 9 6
14 China Hu Nan 13 14 DNS 9 8 8 6
15 Hong Kong Xie Ruilin Ret DNS 7 4
16 China Huang Hengyi 8 13 10 4
17 Hong Kong James Wong Ret NC NC 10 12 DNS 10 Ret 10 3
18 Thailand Maekkasit Weraporasu Ret 7 Ret 2
19 China Liu Zexuan 11 9 9 2
20 China Liu Wang 9 10 11 2
21 France Patrice Bonzom 12 11 11 0
22 Monaco Philippe Prette 11 13 12 0
Pos. Driver SHI
China
ZHU
China
CHA
Thailand
SEP1
Malaysia
SEP2
Malaysia
PEN
Taiwan
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Retired, but classified

References

  1. ^ a b "Calendar". FormulaMastersChina.com. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (June 1, 2016). "V8s cancels Malaysia round". motorsport.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Battles in store as FMCS makes Thailand debut". Formula Master China. July 22, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "FMCS Mid-Season Contest Heats Up in Sepang". Formula Masters China. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016. This weekend is the first of two race weekends to be hosted at the Sepang International Circuit, with the field returning to the Malaysia in early September following a short two-week break.