The Russian driver claimed two victories across the four-race weekend and sealed the title in Race 23, while Yu Yan finished on the podium in all four races to headline the weekend’s Asian performances.
Shagaliev opened the weekend with victory in Race 21. Yu took second, just 0.462 seconds behind, with Chan Yu Tsai third and Sun An Zhe fourth. Chan returned to the top step in Race 22 on Saturday afternoon, winning the 12-lap race by 0.317 seconds over Shagaliev. Yu finished third, followed by Sun in fourth.
The championship was decided on Sunday morning in Race 23, where Shagaliev led from lights to flag and set the weekend’s fastest lap of 1:39.472. He crossed the line 0.350 seconds ahead of Sun, with Yu third and Chan fourth. The result confirmed Shagaliev as champion before the final race of the season.
Race 24 ended with a Turn 1 collision that forced Shagaliev to retire, but that did not affect his title. Chan claimed his second win of the weekend, while Yu finished second, completing a remarkable run of four consecutive podiums with results of P2, P3, P3, and P2. Liu Shang Qing took third, with Zhao Zi Jun fourth.
Josh Feng also delivered a consistent weekend for Asia Racing Team RFN, scoring in all four races. He finished sixth in the F4 class in Races 21 and 22 before improving to fifth in Races 23 and 24, including fifth overall in the finale. Heloise Reyna Goldberg recovered from a difficult qualifying to finish seventh in Race 22 and eighth in Race 24, while Viktor Turkin recorded three victories in the Master Class.
With the Chinese championship decided at Zhuhai, the grid now turns its attention to the Macau Grand Prix and the FIA F4 World Cup, scheduled for November 19–22.
Header image credits: F4 China - HRX Asia
