The Amazing Race China 3

The Amazing Race China 3
Season Information
Version:	China
Continents Visited:	4
Countries Visited:	10
Distance Traveled:	38,100 miles (61,300 km)
Starting Line:	Juyong Pass, Great Wall of China, Beijing, China
Finish Line:	Flamengo Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Filming Dates:	April 18, 2016 - TBD, 2016
Season Run	July 8, 2016 – September 16, 2016
Number of Legs:	10
Number of Teams:	8
Winners:	Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang
Runners-Up:	Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng
Cast
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 2 (China)
Next:	The Amazing Race China 4

The Amazing Race China 3 is the third installment of the reality competition series The Amazing Race, the second Chinese version of The Amazing Race franchise, after China Rush. It will air on Shenzhen TV from July 8, 2016

Development

This season was renamed from The Amazing Race to The Amazing Race China. This season will feature celebrities, similarly to the first two seasons, and cities where the Olympic Games have been held.

This season featured numerous tasks previously seen in the original US version, as well as tasks from the Canadian and Israeli versions.

Teams

1st place  Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang Married	2nd place  Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang Buddies/Models	3rd place  Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng Best Friends	4th place  Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng Siblings	5th place  Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan Friends/Actors
6th place  Jin Xing & Heinz Married	7th place  Huang Tingting & Sun Rui SNH48 Groupmates	8th place  Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei Friends/Broadcasters

Episodes

Episode	Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share
1	July 8, 2016	1	China → Greece	Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei	Non-Elimination Leg	TBA	TBA
2	July 22, 2016	2	Greece → Germany	Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan	Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei	1st Eliminated 8th Place	TBA	TBA
					Ji Longxiang	Evacuated Replaced by Xu Qifeng
3	July 29, 2016	3	Germany → Japan	Huang Tingting & Sun Rui	Jin Xing & Heinz	Resurrection Card Used	TBA	TBA
4	August 5, 2016	4	Japan → Russia	Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng	Jin Xing & Heinz	Non-Elimination Leg	TBA	TBA
5	August 12, 2016	5	Russia → China → Spain	Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng	Huang Tingting & Sun Rui	2nd Eliminated 7th Place	TBA	TBA
6	August 19, 2016	6	Spain → Italy	Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng	Jin Xing & Heinz	3rd Eliminated 6th Place	TBA	TBA
7	August 26, 2016	7	Italy → United States	Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan	4th Eliminated 5th Place	TBA	TBA
8	September 2, 2016	8	United States	Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang	Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Non-Elimination Leg	TBA	TBA
9	September 9, 2016	9	United States → Mexico	Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng	Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng	5th Eliminated 4th Place	TBA	TBA
10	September 16, 2016	10	Mexico → Brazil	Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang	Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng	3rd Place		TBA
					Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	2nd Place

Leaderboard

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Place	Team	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Leg 6	Leg 7	Leg 8	Leg 9	Leg 10	Average
1	Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang	6	6	4	3	3	3	4	1	2 ^	1	3.30	6-5
2	Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	1	2	2	2ϵ	2	5	1	4	3 ^	2	2.40	7-4
3	Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng	7	4	3	5	6	1	3	3	1~∇	3	3.60	7-1-3
4	Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng	3	5	6	1►	1	4∇	2	2∇	4~∇		3.11	6-3
5	Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan	5	1	5ℝ	4	5⊃	2	5				3.86	5-3
6	Jin Xing & Heinz	4	3	7ϵ	7	4	6					5.17	4-3
7	Huang Tingting & Sun Rui	2	7	1	6	7						4.60	2-4
8	Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei	8	8									8.00	2-1
Notes			[1]	[2][3][4][5]	[6]	[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]				[14]	[15]
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg      The team finished in last and were supposed to be eliminated, but were saved by the Salvage Pass, Resurrection Card, or The Save      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ℝ This team used the Resurrection Card. ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist ∇ The team that lost the Double Battle.
Notes: 1: Ji Longxiang was pulled from the Race after leg 2 due to doctor's advice. Xu Qifeng replaced him for the remainder of the season. Ji Longxiang did, however, perform a Roadblock in Leg 2, this is reflected in the total count. 2: Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng initially arrived 2nd, but Liu Xiang quit the sushi challenge received 30-minute penalty, dropping them to 4th place. 3: Vanness Wu & Yao Fengfeng initially arrived 1st, but they were issued a 75-minute penalty (60-minute penalty as they both quit the sushi challenge, and a 15-minute penalty as they asked Huang Tingting & Sun Rui the answers for the Fujiyama challenge), dropping them to 6th place. 4: Jin Xing & Heinz used the Express Pass given to them by Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan bypass the Roadblock on Leg 3, Jin Xing revealed that Jin Xing elected to perform the Roadblock; this is reflected in the total Roadblock count. 5: Jin Xing & Heinz initially arrived 4th, but Heinz quit the sushi challenge received 30-minute penalty, dropping them to last, but Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan used their Resurrection Card to save Jin Xing & Heinz from elimination. 6: Huang Tingting & Sun Rui initially arrived 4th, but since Huang Tingting & Sun Rui crossed the street when the light was red. quit the sushi challenge received 30-minute penalty, dropping them to 6th place. 7: Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng received a 20 minute penalty for putting too many ingredients in their food. 8: Huang Tingting & Sun Rui received a 10 minute penalty for not putting enough rice in their food. 9: Jin Xing & Heinz received a 10 minute penalty for messing with their food while it was still cooking. 10: Jin Xing & Heinz initially arrived 2nd, but received a 1 hour penalty for skipping the Roadblock challenge, dropping them to 4th place. Jin Xing originally elected to perform the Roadblock; this is reflected in the total Roadblock count. 11: Huang Tingting & Sun Rui initially arrived 2nd, but received a 90 minute penalty (1 hour penalty as Sun Rui quit the Roadblock challenge which Sun Rui originally elected to perform the Roadblock; this is reflected in the roadblock count, and a 30-minute penalty as they did not wear their sleeping caps in the Detour challenge), dropping them to last, and were eliminated. 12: Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan initially arrived 3rd, but received a 30 minute penalty for not wearing their sleeping caps in the Detour challenge, dropping them to 5th place. 13: Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng initially arrived 4th, but received a 1 hour penalty for quitting the Roadblock challenge, dropping them to 6th place. Liu Xiang originally elected to perform the Roadblock; this is reflected in the total roadblock count. 14: Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty as Wu Jianhao had walked past the permitted distance where team members are required to remain in-between each other, which was specifically prohibited by the rules. Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang and Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng to last place and resulting in their elimination. 15: Liu Xiang elected to quit the final Leg's Roadblock, but since they were the last team to arrive at the Finish Line, their 1-hour penalty was not applied.

Voting History

Teams on the fifth leg voted for who should receive the U-Turn. The team who has the most votes must complete the other option of the Detour they did not select.

Leg #:	5
U-Turned:	Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan
Vote:	4-3
Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng	Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan
Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang	Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan
Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan
Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng	Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan
Jin Xing & Heinz	Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng
Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan	Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng
Huang Tingting & Sun Rui	Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng

Trivia

• This season marks the first time a returning team competes against new teams.
• Has the longest surviving second-to-last place team.