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[edit]

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

Icon	Meaning
M	Master class

Race calendar and results[edit]

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	Shanghai International Circuit	21 May	Nick Rowe	Kim Jeong-tae	Kim Jeong-tae	Cebu Pacific Air by PRT
	R2		22 May		Nick Rowe	Nick Rowe	Cebu Pacific Air by PRT
	R3		22 May	Nick Rowe	Philip Hamprecht	Nick Rowe	Cebu Pacific Air by PRT
2	R1	Zhuhai International Circuit	18 June	Philip Hamprecht	Philip Hamprecht	Aidan Read	Eurasia Motorsport
	R2		18 June		Aidan Read	Philip Hamprecht	Absolute Racing
	R3		19 June	Philip Hamprecht	Zheng Shangguan	Philip Hamprecht	Absolute Racing
3	R1	Chang International Circuit	23 July	Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Eurasia Motorsport
	R2		24 July		Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Eurasia Motorsport
	R3		24 July	Philip Hamprecht	Philip Hamprecht	Philip Hamprecht	Absolute Racing
4	R1	Sepang International Circuit	13 August	Philip Hamprecht	Philip Hamprecht	Philip Hamprecht	Absolute Racing
	R2		13 August		Philip Hamprecht	Philip Hamprecht	Absolute Racing
	R3		14 August	Zheng Shangguan	Zheng Shangguan	Zheng Shangguan	Absolute Racing
5	R1	Sepang International Circuit	3 September	Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Eurasia Motorsport
	R2		4 September		Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Eurasia Motorsport
	R3		4 September	Philip Hamprecht	Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Eurasia Motorsport
6	R1	Penbay International Circuit	15 October	Philip Hamprecht	Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Eurasia Motorsport
	R2		16 October		Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Eurasia Motorsport
	R3		16 October	Philip Hamprecht	Aidan Read	Aidan Read	Eurasia Motorsport

Championship standings[edit]

Scoring system[edit]

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[edit]

Pos.	Driver	SHI			ZHU			CHA			SEP1			SEP2			PEN			Pts
1	Philip Hamprecht	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	6	1	1	1	2	3	3	2				224
2	Aidan Read	4	3	3	1	2	Ret	1	1	3	6	DNS	DNS	1	1	1	1	1	1	186
3	Zheng Shangguan	2	10	4	Ret	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	2	Ret	2		3	154
4	Kim Jeong-tae	1	4	5	3	4	9	4	3	4	5	7	3	2	7	Ret	3	2	2	134
5	Yu Kuai	5	6	Ret	Ret	8	8	5	4	5	4	3	4	5	6	5				94
6	Hong Shijie	8	9	8	7	7	5	7	5	6	8	6	5	6	5	4		3		64
7	Hon Chio Leong				4	5	4				3	5	Ret	8	4	3				61
8	Takashi Hata	Ret	8	7	6	9	6	6	9	Ret	7	4	6	7	8	6				50
9	Nick Rowe	7	1	1																38
10	Ye Junhui	10	5	6	5	6	3													34
11	Thomas Swift				Ret	11	DSQ	8	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7							8
12	Angelo Negro	6	12	10										Ret	DNS	DNS				7
13	Carlo Mantori	9	7	9																6
14	Hu Nan	13	14	DNS							9	8	8							6
15	Xie Ruilin				Ret	DNS	7													4
16	Huang Hengyi				8	13	10													4
17	James Wong	Ret	NC	NC	10	12	DNS				10	Ret	10							3
18	Maekkasit Weraporasu							Ret	7	Ret										2
19	Liu Zexuan										11	9	9							2
20	Liu Wang				9	10	11													2
21	Patrice Bonzom	12	11	11																0
22	Philippe Prette	11	13	12																0
Pos.	Driver	SHI			ZHU			CHA			SEP1			SEP2			PEN			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)
	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[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Calendar". FormulaMastersChina.com. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (June 1, 2016). "V8s cancels Malaysia round". motorsport.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
^ "Battles in store as FMCS makes Thailand debut". Formula Master China. July 22, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
^ "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.

External links[edit]

Official website

[calendar-1] "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.

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