The F4 Chinese Championship (
Chinese: FIA F4 中国锦标赛) is a racing series regulated according to
FIAFormula 4. The inaugural season was the
2015–16 edition.
History
Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.[1] The goal of Formula 4 is to make the ladder to
Formula 1 more transparent. It involves sporting and technical regulations and regulates costs. Cars competing in this category are not allowed to cost more than €30,000. A single season in a Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000. The Spanish F4 is planned to be the one of the second phase Formula 4 championships. The first phase championships was the
Italian F4 Championship and the
Formula 4 Sudamericana, which started in 2014. The Chinese championship was launched by Narcar International Racing Development Co., Ltd. on 11 September 2014.[2][3]
Car
The championship feature cars are designed and built by French race car constructor
Mygale.[2] The cars are made up of
carbon fiber and has
monocoque chassis. The engine of Generation 1 is made up of 2.0 turbo
Geely G-Power JLD-4G20. The engine of Generation 2 is
Alpine 1.3L turbo.[4]