2014 Asian Formula Renault Series

2014 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) was the 15th Asian Formula Renault Series season since its creation by FRD in 2000. The series was based at the Zhuhai International Circuit, and four rounds of the season were held there. For 3 of them, AFR joined Pan Delta Racing Festival and for the season finale, it will be a support race of the Zhuhai 500 km Endurance Race. For the fifth round, at the Shanghai International Circuit, the series was the supporting race to the World Endurance Championship 2014 6 Hours of Shanghai In addition, the series also went to the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia for three-round race weekend.

The 2014 AFR Series saw drivers divided in to three categories: the International, Asian and Masters Classes. The International Class included drivers who were the front runners of previous AFR seasons or other national races. The Asian Class consisted of up-and-coming Asian drivers, while Masters Class was contested by experienced drivers who were 35 years old or above.[1]

Teams and drivers edit

2014 Entry List
Team No. Driver name Class Rounds
Champ Motorsport 1   Julio Acosta I 6
6   Lu Guixiong A 2
7   Qin Tianqi A All
12   Ray Chan A 1
98   Jim Ka To I 1, 4
FRD Racing Team 2   Kenneth Lau M 1
8   Alice Powell I 2–6
26   Chan Wan To M 2, 4
33   Samson Chan M 3, 6
41   Sky Ling A 1
Asia Racing Team 3   Ni Weiliang A 1, 5–6
9   Thomas Lüdi M 1–4
11   Pu Jun Jin A 1, 5–6
18   Darma Hutomo A 3
20   Thomas Chow M 3
22   Mitchell Cheah Min Jie A 2
36   Senna Iriawan A 3
63   Zhi Cong Li I 4
82   Leo Wong M 2
96   Li Chao A 6
KRC 5   Yang Fan A 1, 6
76   Chris Chang M 3–5
77   Wang Yang A 1–5
PS Racing 10   Sunny Wong A 6
52   Thomas Swift I 6
61   Guillaume Cunnington M All
62   Abelardo Cuellar I 1–2
64   Pete Olson I 1
65   Andrea Reggiani M 1
66   Maxx Ebenal I All
67   Neric Wei A All
68   Sébastien Mailleux M 1–5
69   Markus Engel M 4-5
99   Victor Liang A 6
Q Team 14   Jem Chen M 1
Individual 16   Wayne Shen M 3
21   Dominic Benjamin Tjia A 3
28   John Shen M 3
Buzz Racing 23   Shigetomo Shimono I 1, 3–4
24   Motoaki Ishikawa I 2
25   Yosuke Yamazaki I 3, 6
27   Chacky Ip A 2
29   William Lau A 4
Icon Meaning
A Asian class
I International class
M Master class

Race calendar and results edit

Round Circuit Date Pole position Overall Winner International Class Winner Asian Class Winner Master Class Winner
1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit
(Zhuhai, Guangdong)
22 March   Pu Jun Jin   Jim Ka To   Jim Ka To   Pu Jun Jin   Guillaume Cunnington
R2 23 March   Pu Jun Jin   Shigetomo Shimono   Shigetomo Shimono   Qin Tianqi   Guillaume Cunnington
2 R3 Sepang International Circuit
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
9 May   Maxx Ebenal   Maxx Ebenal   Maxx Ebenal   Qin Tianqi   Guillaume Cunnington
R4 10 May   Maxx Ebenal   Qin Tianqi   Maxx Ebenal   Qin Tianqi   Guillaume Cunnington
R5 11 May   Qin Tianqi   Maxx Ebenal   Qin Tianqi   Leo Wong
3 R6 Zhuhai International Circuit
(Zhuhai, Guangdong)
14 June   Maxx Ebenal   Alice Powell   Alice Powell   Qin Tianqi   Wayne Shen
R7 15 June   Maxx Ebenal   Shigetomo Shimono   Shigetomo Shimono   Qin Tianqi   Guillaume Cunnington
4 R8 Zhuhai International Circuit
(Zhuhai, Guangdong)
20 September   Alice Powell   Alice Powell   Alice Powell   Qin Tianqi   Guillaume Cunnington
R9 21 September   Alice Powell   Shigetomo Shimono   Shigetomo Shimono   Wang Yang   Chris Chang
5 R10 Shanghai International Circuit
(Shanghai)
1 November   Alice Powell   Pu Jun Jin   Alice Powell   Pu Jun Jin   Guillaume Cunnington
R11 2 November   Alice Powell   Pu Jun Jin   Maxx Ebenal   Pu Jun Jin   Leo Wong
6 R12 Zhuhai International Circuit
(Zhuhai, Guangdong)
13 December   Pu Jun Jin   Alice Powell   Alice Powell   Pu Jun Jin   Samson Chan
R13   Pu Jun Jin   Alice Powell   Alice Powell   Pu Jun Jin   Guillaume Cunnington

Notes

† - Supporting race to 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship Round in Shanghai.

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References edit

  1. ^ http://frdsports.com/en/news-304.html Asian Formula Renault Series to enter its 15th Anniversary (14 March 2014)
  2. ^ "亚洲Afr方程式系列赛 - 珠海方程式賽車發展(香港)有限公司(FRD)".

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