DAY 1 Zhang Shimo of Yinqiao ACM GEEKE Racing Team won two pole positions in his debut

On April 18, 2025, the Dongpeng Special Drink FIA F4 Formula China Championship completed two qualifying races, and Zhang Shimo of Yinqiao ACM GEEKE Team won two pole positions in his debut.

On the afternoon of April 18, the qualifying race officially began, and all cars were equipped with the official designated tires---Sailun tires. According to the rules, the official results of the first qualifying race determine the starting position of the first round of the final of this station, and the top ten official results of the first round of the final determine the starting position of the second round of the final of this station in reverse order. Team KRC Kangshi Racing Team He Zhengquan and Lin Liqing were the first to drive onto the track.

Team KRC He Zhengquan took the lead in setting the first lap time of 1:50.339, ONE Motorsports Dai Yuhao rose to the first place with a time of 1:48.199, and Henan Venom Pole Motorsport Yang Peng temporarily ranked fourth.

Black Blade Racing's Chen Sicong set a lap time of 1:47.430 to take first place, and Champ Motorsport's Chen Yuqi also rose to third place. Yinqiao ACM GEEKE Racing Team's Zhang Shimo, ONE Motorsports' Dai Yuhao and Black Blade GP's Cheng Meng set new personal fastest lap times and took the top three places.

Halfway through the qualifying round, Chen Sicong of Black Blade Racing improved his personal fastest lap time to 1:47.242, and Apollo RFN Team by Blackjack Andrey Dubynin also ranked eighth with a score of 1:48.104. Wang Yuzhe of Henan Venom Motorsport and Lin Liqing of Team KRC also improved their personal scores.

As the qualifying race entered its final moments, Chen Sicong of Black Blade Racing once again improved his time to 1:47.161. In the end, Zhang Shimo of Yinqiao ACM GEEKE Team won the pole position with a 0.161 second advantage in his debut in the event, and another rookie, Dai Yuhao of ONE Motorsports, took second place. Champ Motorsport's Chen Yuqi entered the top three at the last moment, and the fourth to tenth places were Cheng Meng of Black Blade GP, Chen Sicong of Black Blade Racing, Liu Zexuan of Black Blade Racing, He Zhengquan of Team KRC, Andrey Dubynin of Apollo RFN Team by Blackjack, Fei Jun of Yinqiao ACM GEEKE Team and Wang Yuzhe of Henan Venom Pole Motorsport.

The official results of the second qualifying session will determine the starting position for the third round of the final, and the top ten official results of the third round of the final will determine the starting position for the fourth round of the final in reverse order. The second qualifying session officially started, and Dai Yuhao of ONE Motorsports was the first to drive onto the track.

ONE Motorsports' Dai Yuhao was the first to make a valid result of 1:51.799, his teammate Pan Yiming ranked second with a gap of 0.487 seconds, and He Zhengquan of Team KRC temporarily ranked third. Kaifei Racing Team's Masters Group driver Zeng Weiye once rose to second place with a lap time of 1:52.147. He Zhengquan and Wang Yuzhe successively refreshed the fastest lap time of the whole field to 1:49.204 and 1:48.570. Henan Venom Motorsport's two cars temporarily took the top two places.

Zhang Shimo of Yinqiao ACM GEEKE team rose to the top of the list with a lap time of 1:47.291 in the second timed lap, and once again raised the fastest lap time of the whole field to 1:45.903. Apollo RFN team by Blackjack Andrey Dubynin also rose to fifth place. ONE Motorsports Dai Yuhao and Champ Motorsport Chen Yuqi rose to second and fourth place respectively. Black Blade Racing Liu Zexuan made a score of 1:47.143 in the fourth lap, surpassing his opponent and rising to third place in the whole field.

Qualifying entered the last 5 minutes, and Chen Sicong of Black Blade Racing refreshed his fastest lap time and entered the top three with a score of 1:47.028. In the end, Zhang Shimo of Yinqiao ACM GEEKE Team won the second pole position in Ningbo Station, Dai Yuhao of ONE Motorsports and Chen Sicong of Black Blade Racing ranked second and third respectively. The fourth to tenth places were Chen Yuqi of Champ Motorsport, He Zhengquan of Team KRC, Wang Yuzhe of Henan Venom Pole Motorsport, Liu Zexuan of Black Blade Racing, Cheng Meng of Black Blade GP, Pan Yiming of ONE Motorsports and Apollo RFN Team by Blackjack Andrey Dubynin.

Appendix: Official results

F4, Formula 4, is a formula event founded by the International Automobile Federation in 2014. Teenagers aged 15 or above can participate after receiving the formula training course. The F4 Formula event aims to fill the gap between karting and F3, and build a promotion path for young drivers from karting to F4, then to F3, F2, and finally to F1. Dongpeng Special Drink FIA F4 Formula China Championship, founded in 2015, is a formula series in China authorized by the International Automobile Federation. The championship is hosted by the China Automobile and Motorcycle Sports Federation and exclusively operated and promoted by Mingtai Racing Sports Co., Ltd., aiming to train more young drivers to enter world-class events such as F1.