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2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

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The 2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the fifth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 18 November 2016 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain and ended on 19 February 2017 at the Madras Motor Racing Track in Chennai, India. The series comprised 16 races spread across four meetings, with the first round in Bahrain being a support event to the FIA World Endurance Championship.[1]

Drivers

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Drivers whose name appears in italics are ineligible to score points in the championship.

No. Driver Rounds
1   Narain Karthikeyan[2] 3–4
2   Rinus van Kalmthout[3] 1–3
3   Dylan Young[3] All
4   Harrison Newey[3] All
5   Christophe Mariot[3] 1
7   Parth Ghorpade[4] 2
8   Chia Wing Hoong[2] 3–4
9   Dan Ticktum[5] 4
11   Felipe Drugovich[3] All
12   Neil Verhagen[5] 4
13   Bobby Eberle[3] 1–2
25   Mick Schumacher[3] All
27   Kim-Luis Schramm[3] 1–3
28   Pavan Ravishankar[3] All
32   Presley Martono[5] 4
43   Pedro Cardoso[3] 1–3
44   Jüri Vips[3] All
51   Toby Sowery[6] 1–2, 4
78   Yoshiaki Katayama[3] All
83   Manuel Maldonado[3] All
93   Zane Goddard[4] 2
96   Joey Mawson[3] All
97   Bruna Tomaselli[3] 1
99   Ralf Aron[3] 1, 3–4

Calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
2016
1 R1   Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 18 November   Harrison Newey   Harrison Newey   Harrison Newey
R2   Ralf Aron   Mick Schumacher
R3 19 November   Harrison Newey   Ralf Aron   Ralf Aron
R4   Joey Mawson   Mick Schumacher
2 R1   Dubai Autodrome, Dubai 9 December   Joey Mawson   Harrison Newey   Harrison Newey
R2   Joey Mawson   Felipe Drugovich
R3 10 December   Harrison Newey   Pedro Cardoso[N 1]   Harrison Newey
R4   Yoshiaki Katayama   Joey Mawson
2017
3 R1   Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida 28 January   Mick Schumacher[N 2]   Mick Schumacher[N 3]   Mick Schumacher
R2   Ralf Aron   Joey Mawson
R3 29 January   Mick Schumacher   Harrison Newey   Mick Schumacher
R4   Harrison Newey   Harrison Newey
4 R1   Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai 18 February   Harrison Newey[N 2]   Joey Mawson[N 3]   Harrison Newey
R2   Joey Mawson   Joey Mawson
R3 19 February   Harrison Newey   Harrison Newey[N 1]   Harrison Newey
R4   Harrison Newey[N 1]   Harrison Newey

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c Actual fastest lap achieved by guest driver Toby Sowery.
  2. ^ a b Actual pole position achieved by guest driver Narain Karthikeyan.
  3. ^ a b Actual fastest lap achieved by guest driver Narain Karthikeyan.

Championship standings

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Scoring system

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Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th R1 PP FL
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 2
Drivers' standings
Pos. Driver BHR
  		DUB
  		GNO
  		CHE
  		Points
1   Harrison Newey 1 4 Ret 4 1 6 1 Ret 3 4 3 1 1 4 1 1 277
2   Joey Mawson 3 2 2 6 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 5 1 4 3 277
3   Mick Schumacher 5 1 3 1 3 4 Ret Ret 1 3 1 Ret 2 7 Ret 2 213
4   Felipe Drugovich 6 5 4 8 5 1 2 2 2 Ret 4 Ret 7 6 5 5 169
5   Ralf Aron 2 3 1 5 7 2 8 2 3 2 3 Ret 168
6   Jüri Vips 4 Ret 5 2 6 3 Ret 4 Ret DNS 6 Ret 4 5 2 4 135
7   Pedro Cardoso 7 Ret 6 3 4 5 4 DNS 12 7 7 4 89
8   Kim-Luis Schramm 8 6 7 7 7 7 11 6 6 9 10 5 65
9   Dylan Young 9 7 8 9 8 10 6 5 DNS Ret 9 7 12 9 6 7 61
10   Rinus van Kalmthout Ret Ret 13 16 9 8 5 8 5 5 5 6 58
11   Yoshiaki Katayama 10 12 9 10 16 12 10 7 8 7 11 10 11 12 8 9 32
12   Dan Ticktum 6 3 10 6 32
13   Zane Goddard 13 9 8 3 21
14   Manuel Maldonado 12 9 Ret 12 10 11 Ret 9 9 8 12 8 9 Ret 9 10 20
15   Neil Verhagen 10 8 7 Ret 11
16   Presley Martono 8 10 11 8 9
17   Parth Ghorpade 12 13 7 Ret 6
18   Pavan Ravishankar 14 10 11 17 14 15 9 Ret 10 Ret 13 9 13 11 14 11 6
19   Bruna Tomaselli 11 8 10 11 5
20   Bobby Eberle 13 11 16 13 15 16 12 10 1
21   Chia Wing Hoong 11 10 DNS Ret 14 13 13 12 1
22   Christophe Mariot 15 13 12 15 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Toby Sowery 16 16 14 14 11 14 Ret 11 14 12 0
  Narain Karthikeyan 13 DNS 14 Ret Ret 0
Pos. Driver BHR
  		DUB
  		GNO
  		CHE
  		Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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

References

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  1. ^ "MRF Challenge returns to Buddh circuit in 2016-17 season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Chokhani, Darshan (27 January 2017). "Buddh MRF Challenge: Schumacher sets the pace in Friday practice". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Chokhani, Darshan (15 November 2016). "Schumacher, Newey headline MRF Challenge entry list". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "UAE National Race Days". MRF Racing. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Red Bull juniors join entry list for MRF Challenge finale". 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. ^ Chokhani, Darshan (17 November 2016). "Bahrain MRF Challenge: Schumacher leads the way in practice". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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