2018 Asian Formula Renault Series

The 2018 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) is the 19th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season will begin on 17 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and will end after six double-header events.[1]

Starting from 2015, drivers and teams compete in two classes, Pro (Class A) for drivers and teams competing with the 2013 FR2.0 car, and Elite (Class B) for drivers and teams using the FR2.0 old spec cars.[2]

As part of an enhanced agreement with Renault Sport, the season will feature a scholarship program for young Chinese drivers, called Road to Champion. The winner among these drivers over the last three rounds of the championship will secure a link to race the following year in Europe with the help of Renault Sport.[3]

By virtue of a 67 point lead in the 2018 Team Championship at the conclusion of Race Two in Sepang on August 26, BlackArts Racing Team won the Team Championship for the 4th consecutive year in the Asia Formula Renault Series, with one round remaining.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver name Class Rounds
Asia Racing Team 1   Perdana Putra Minang P 1–2
3   Ni Weiliang P 1–2
5   Keanon Santoso P 2
11   Akmal Ashibli E 1
Wu Racing 4   Jimmy Cheung E 1
BlackArts Racing Team 9   Thomas Lüdi P 1–2
19   Ryan Liu P 1–2
51   Oscar Lee E 1
55   Daniel Cao P 1–2
66   Eric Sun E 1–2
69   Matteo Radicioni E 1
88   Antolín González P 1–2
91   David Pun P 1–2
Spirit-Z Racing 16   Rocky Chan E 2
KRC Racing 17   Stephen Hong P 1–2
22   Peter Liao P 1–2
Eurasia Motorsport 20   Daniel Julián Miranda P 1–2
30   Eshan Pieris P 1
96   Kurt Hill P 1–2
PS Racing 18   Neric Wei P 2
26   David Lau E 1
27   Louis Prette P 1
S&D Motorsports 44   Luo Kailuo P 1–2
99   Hugo Hung P 1–2
Icon Class
P Pro
E Elite

Race calendar and results

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The calendar for the 2018 season was published on 9 November 2017.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Team Class B Winner
1 R1   Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 17 March   Antolín González   Antolín González   Antolín González   BlackArts Racing Team   Akmal Ashibli
R2 18 March   Louis Prette   Kurt Hill   Perdana Putra Minang   Asia Racing Team   Eric Sun
2 R3   Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 29 April   Daniel Cao   Daniel Cao   Daniel Cao   BlackArts Racing Team   Eric Sun
R4   Daniel Cao   Luo Kailuo   Daniel Cao   BlackArts Racing Team   Eric Sun
3 R5   Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 26 May   Daniel Cao   Daniel Cao   Luo KaiLuo   S&D Motorsports
R6 27 May   Daniel Cao   Charles Leong   Charles Leong   Asia Racing Team
4 R7   Zhuhai International Circuit 16 June   Charles Leong   Perdana Putra Minang   Charles Leong   Asia Racing Team
R8 17 June   Charles Leong   Daniel Cao   Charles Leong   Asia Racing Team
5 R9   Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 25 August   Daniel Cao   Daniel Cao   Daniel Cao   BlackArts Racing Team
R10 26 August   Daniel Cao   Daniel Cao   Daniel Cao   BlackArts Racing Team
6 R11   Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 29 September   Daniel Cao   Daniel Cao   Daniel Cao   BlackArts Racing Team
R12 30 September   Daniel Cao   Antolín González   Daniel Cao   BlackArts Racing Team

Championship standings

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Points system

Points are awarded to the top 14 classified finishers. Drivers in Pro and Elite classes are classified separately.

Drivers' Championship
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th 
Points 30 24 20 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' Championships

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Pos Driver ZIC
 
SIC
 
NIS
 
ZIC
 
SEP
 
SEP
 
Pts
Pro
1   Daniel Cao 20 0 30 30 24 20 15 20 30 30 219
2   Luo Kai Luo 24 24 17 1 30 15 20 17 24 17 189
3   Antolín González 30 Ret 15 24 11 17 17 24 20 24 182
4   Perdana Putra Minang Ret 30 24 17 20 24 24 15 DNS DNS 154
5   Daniel Julian Miranda 4 7 20 15 0 11 11 0 15 15 98
6   Charles Leong 0 0 0 0 Ret 30 30 30 0 0 90
7   David Pun 11 15 5 11 17 7 0 11 0 9 86
8   Kurt Hill 15 20 13 20 Ret Ret Ret 13 DNS DNS 81
9   Eshan Pieris 5 0 0 0 0 13 13 0 17 20 68
10   Peter Liao 7 11 9 7 15 9 9 0 0 0 67
11   Stephen Hong 0 9 11 13 0 0 0 0 0 11 44
12   Thomas Lüdi 9 5 2 1 13 5 7 0 0 1 43
13   Hugo Hung 2 4 0 4 9 3 3 9 7 0 41
14   Ryan Liu 13 17 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
15   Keanon Santoso 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13 13 31
Elite
1   Akmal Ashibli 14 13 54
2   Eric Sun 16 12 50
3   Jimmy Cheung 15 14 44
4   Matteo Radicioni 17 17 30
5   Oscar Lee Ret 15 17
6   David Lau Ret 16 15
Pos Driver ZIC
 
SIC
 
NIS
 
ZIC
 
SEP
 
SEP
 
Pts
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 "Asian Formula Renault grows with more race time in 2018". FRD Motorsports. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "2015 AFR Sporting & Technical Regulations" (PDF). FRD Motorsports. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ^ ""Road to Champion with Renault Sport Formula One Team" Scholarship Programme application available with all AFR Teams!". FRD Motorsports. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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