2016 Formula Masters China

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The 2016 Formula Masters China season was 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 concluded on 16 October at Penbay in Taiwan after fifteen races held at five meetings.[1]

## Teams and drivers

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| Team  | No. | Driver  | Class  | Rounds

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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
6  |  Zheng Shangguan  |  | All
Champ Motorsport | 8  |  Hon Chio Leong |  | 2
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

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M | Master class

## Race calendar and results

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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

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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  |  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  |  |  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  |  Philip Hamprecht  |  Philip Hamprecht  |  Philip Hamprecht  |  Absolute Racing
4  | R1  |  Sepang International Circuit | 13 August  |  Philip Hamprecht  |  Philip Hamprecht  |  Philip Hamprecht  |  Absolute Racing
R2  |  |  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  |  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  |  Philip Hamprecht  |  Aidan Read  |  Aidan Read  |  Eurasia Motorsport

## Championship standings

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### Scoring system

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Points for are awarded as follows:

Position  |  1st  |  2nd  |  3rd  |  4th  |  5th  |  6th  |  7th  |  8th  |  9th  |  10th  |  PP

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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

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| Pos. | Driver  | SHI
| ZHU
| CHA
| SEP1
| SEP2
| PEN
| Pts

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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

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (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

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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."

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