2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

The 2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the sixth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 16 November 2018 at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and finished on 10 February 2019 at the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai, India. The series comprised 15 races spread across three meetings. The 2018–19 season saw Britain's Jamie Chadwick become the first female champion of the series.^[1]

Drivers edit

The following drivers contested the championship:^[2]^[3]

No.	Driver	Rounds
3	Dylan Young	All
4	Jack Doohan	3
5	Patrik Pasma	All
7	Chetan Korada	All
8	Michelangelo Amendola	All
10	Sebastian Estner	All
11	Andreas Estner	All
16	Glenn van Berlo	3
18	Reema Juffali	3
21	Josh Mason	All
26	Linus Lundqvist	3
33	Max Defourny	All
55	Jamie Chadwick	All
68	Danial Frost	1–2
85	Valdemar Eriksen^{[note 1]}	All
99	Petr Ptáček	1–2

Calendar and results edit

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
2018
1	R1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai	16 November	Max Defourny	Danial Frost	Max Defourny
	R2		16 November		Max Defourny	Danial Frost
	R3		17 November	Max Defourny	Max Defourny	Andreas Estner
	R4				Max Defourny	Patrik Pasma
	R5				Jamie Chadwick	Max Defourny
2	R1	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	7 December	Max Defourny	Max Defourny	Andreas Estner
	R2				Jamie Chadwick	Jamie Chadwick
	R3			Max Defourny	Max Defourny	Max Defourny
	R4		9 December		Jamie Chadwick	Jamie Chadwick
	R5		9 December		Jamie Chadwick	Jamie Chadwick
2019
3	R1	Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai	9 February	Patrik Pasma	Patrik Pasma	Patrik Pasma
	R2		9 February		Max Defourny	Jamie Chadwick
	R3		10 February	Patrik Pasma	Patrik Pasma	Patrik Pasma
	R4				Michelangelo Amendola	Jamie Chadwick
	R5				Jamie Chadwick	Jamie Chadwick

Championship standings edit

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	DUB					BHR					CHE					Points
1	Jamie Chadwick	2	4	2	5	2	4	1	4	1	1	5	1	5	1	1	280
2	Max Defourny	1	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	5	2	7	6	7	4	6	243
3	Patrik Pasma	Ret	8	6	1	4	7	4	3	4	DNS	1	5	1	6	2	186
4	Andreas Estner	11	7	1	6	5	1	7	2	3	5	4	3	4	7	4	181
5	Michelangelo Amendola	5	5	5	3	9	8	5	5	6	6	2	4	2	2	3	172
6	Dylan Young	4	6	8	7	10	5	3	7	8	4	6	2	8	5	7	125
7	Danial Frost	3	1	11	4	3	3	DNS	12	7	3						106
8	Petr Ptáček	6	2	4	10	6	6	9	6	2	7						91
9	Jack Doohan											3	9	6	3	5	50
10	Sebastian Estner	7	9	7	8	7	10	6	8	9	Ret	11	14	11	DNS	11	40
11	Linus Lundqvist											8	7	3	Ret	Ret	25
12	Josh Mason	9	10	10	9	11	12	10	10	10	8	14	12	Ret	DNS	12	19
13	Glenn van Berlo											10	8	10	8	9	12
14	Valdemar Eriksen	8	11	9	11	8	9	8	9	11	9	9	10	9	DNS	8	9
15	Chetan Korada	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	10	12	11	13	10	10	9
16	Reema Juffali											13	13	12	9	13	2

Notes edit

^ Ineligible to score points in Rounds 1 & 2 due to being under 16 years old.

References edit

^ "Chadwick creates history at MRF Challenge". Business Standard. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ Suttill, Josh (15 November 2018). "Jamie Chadwick leads MRF Challenge entry list for Dubai". FormulaScout. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ Wood, Elliot (7 February 2019). "Linus Lundqvist joins MRF Challenge season finale at Chennai". FormulaScout. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

External links edit

Official website

[4] Ineligible to score points in Rounds 1 & 2 due to being under 16 years old.

[1] "Chadwick creates history at MRF Challenge". Business Standard. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[2] Suttill, Josh (15 November 2018). "Jamie Chadwick leads MRF Challenge entry list for Dubai". FormulaScout. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[3] Wood, Elliot (7 February 2019). "Linus Lundqvist joins MRF Challenge season finale at Chennai". FormulaScout. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

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