2017–18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

The 2017–18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the fifth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 16 November 2017 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain and ended on 4 February 2018 at the Madras Motor Racing Track in Chennai, India. The series consisted of 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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No. Driver Rounds
3   Dylan Young[1] All
4   Henning Enqvist[1] All
5   Louis Gachot[1] 2–4
8   Michelangelo Amendola[1] All
9   Robert Megennis[1] All
10   Richard Wagner[1] All
11   Felipe Drugovich[1] All
12   Manuel Maldonado[1] All
14   Christophe Mariot 1
17   Nazim Azman[1] All
20   Rinus van Kalmthout[1] All
21   Harri Jones[1] All
22   Alex Karkosik[1] All
26   Julien Falchero[1] All
28   Pavan Ravishankar[1] All
32   Presley Martono[1] All
69   Perdana Putra Minang[1] All
88   Danial Frost[1] All
96   Kurt Hill[1] All

Calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
2017
1 R1   Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 17 November   Rinus van Kalmthout   Presley Martono   Felipe Drugovich
R2   Rinus van Kalmthout   Felipe Drugovich
R3 18 November   Rinus van Kalmthout   Rinus van Kalmthout   Rinus van Kalmthout
R4   Julien Falchero   Julien Falchero
2 R1   Dubai Autodrome, Dubai 8 December   Presley Martono   Rinus van Kalmthout   Felipe Drugovich
R2   Rinus van Kalmthout   Rinus van Kalmthout
R3 9 December   Presley Martono   Rinus van Kalmthout   Felipe Drugovich
R4   Presley Martono   Presley Martono
3 R1   Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 14 December   Felipe Drugovich   Felipe Drugovich   Felipe Drugovich
R2 15 December   Felipe Drugovich   Felipe Drugovich
R3   Felipe Drugovich   Felipe Drugovich   Felipe Drugovich
R4   Felipe Drugovich   Felipe Drugovich
2018
4 R1   Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai 3 February   Presley Martono   Rinus van Kalmthout   Rinus van Kalmthout
R2   Rinus van Kalmthout   Presley Martono
R3 4 February   Presley Martono   Felipe Drugovich   Felipe Drugovich
R4   Presley Martono   Felipe Drugovich

Championship standings

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Scoring system
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
 
YMC
 
CHE
 
Points
1   Felipe Drugovich 1 1 2 4 1 9 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 6 1 1 335
2   Presley Martono 2 2 5 3 5 4 2 1 2 4 15 4 2 1 2 3 254
3   Rinus van Kalmthout Ret 4 1 2 3 1 9 3 Ret 6 3 2 1 2 3 2 245
4   Julien Falchero 6 3 3 1 4 3 DSQ 5 3 2 2 3 4 Ret 6 7 194
5   Alex Karkosik 4 12 4 5 2 8 3 DSQ 5 3 Ret 5 6 Ret 7 9 122
6   Danial Frost 14 9 9 DSQ 9 5 DSQ Ret 6 Ret 7 6 5 3 4 6 83
7   Harri Jones Ret 14 10 13 7 6 DSQ 4 13 8 6 9 9 4 10 5 66
8   Dylan Young 3 7 6 Ret 10 11 12 11 7 7 10 7 8 5 9 11 65
9   Louis Gachot 6 2 10 8 4 16 DNS DNS Ret 7 5 8 63
10   Robert Megennis 7 5 13 12 17 14 4 7 8 17 9 14 11 9 11 4 54
11   Michelangelo Amendola 10 8 12 NC 8 7 5 6 Ret 11 4 8 10 8 13 18 54
12   Manuel Maldonado 5 DSQ 15 6 Ret 13 6 10 11 10 5 11 12 Ret 12 10 39
13   Nazim Azman 8 Ret 11 7 12 10 7 Ret 12 5 13 17 15 13 Ret 15 27
14   Pavan Ravishankar 9 6 7 9 16 15 8 DSQ 14 14 14 16 14 Ret 8 12 26
15   Henning Enqvist 11 15 8 Ret 11 12 15 9 10 9 8 10 10 10 14 13 16
16   Perdana Putra Minang 13 10 17 8 13 17 11 12 9 15 16 13 13 Ret 16 14 7
17   Richard Wagner 12 17 16 10 15 16 13 14 Ret 12 11 15 16 11 15 17 1
18   Kurt Hill Ret Ret 14 14 14 18 14 13 15 13 12 12 17 12 Ret 16 0
19   Christophe Mariot 15 16 18 15 0
Pos. Driver BHR
 
DUB
 
YMC
 
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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "MRF Challenge unveils 2017-18 entry list". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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