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

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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

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
2018
1 R1   Dubai Autodrome, Dubai 16 November   Max Defourny   Danial Frost   Max Defourny
R2   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   Jamie Chadwick   Jamie Chadwick
2019
3 R1   Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai 9 February   Patrik Pasma   Patrik Pasma   Patrik Pasma
R2   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

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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 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

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

References

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  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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