Asian Formula Renault Challenge
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| Asian Formula Renault Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Category | Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Country or region | Asia |
| Inaugural season | 2002 |
| Constructors | Tatuus |
| Engine suppliers | Renault |
| Drivers' champion |  Pekka Saarinen |
| Teams' champion | M3 Racing Team |
| Official website | frdsports.com |
The Asian Formula Renault Challenge is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on Asia. The series debuted in 2002 and also held the China Formula Renault Challenge.
The series is a part of the Formula Racing Development Limited (FRD) organization managed by Kenneth Ma to promote motorsport in Asia.[1] The FRD also runs the China Formula Campus and Asian GT Challenge.
The cars use Tatuus chassis and the 2.0 L Renault Clio engines like other Formula Renault 2.0 series. This Formula Renault series uses Kumho tyres.
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[edit] Regulation
The championship reward is the International Challenge Category which is the overall winner. Since 2007, Asian drivers also have a parallel classification with the Asian Challenge Category.
Another classification, for Chinese events only, is the China Formula Renault Challenge, which is an entry-level series intended to reduce the championship cost. All series drivers and teams will race at the same time during the races in China but points will be calculated separately.
The cars can be tested outside the race weekend on the Zhuhai International Circuit or Shanghai International Circuit.
The race weekend starts on Thursday and Friday with a 2 hour free practice session but with additional cost for drivers. On Saturday there are two 30 minute practice sessions and 20 minutes of qualifications. A warm-up (15 minutes) occurs on Sunday morning and two 10 lap races are held in the afternoon.
Only drivers/teams that complete 75% of the race are awarded by points. Points are allowed in each race, as follows:
| Drivers points attribution | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Points | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Teams attribution | ||||||||||||||
| Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Complete regulations ([1]PDF (577 KiB))
[edit] Champions
[edit] Drivers
| Year | Asian Formula Renault Challenge | China Formula Renault Challenge |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| International Challenge Category |
Asian Challenge Category |
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| 2007 | Pekka Saarinen |
 Jim Ka To |
Pekka Saarinen |
| 2006 | Pekka Saarinen |
 Alex Imperatori |
|
| 2005 | Hanss Lin |
? | |
| 2004 |  Hideaki Nakao |
? | |
| 2003 |  Rodolfo Ávila |
Rodolfo Ávila |
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| 2002 | Cong Fu Cheng |
? | |
[edit] Teams
| Year | Asian Formula Renault Challenge | China Formula Renault Challenge |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| International Challenge Category |
Asian Challenge Category |
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| 2007 | M3 Racing Team | M3 Racing Team | M3 Racing Team |
| 2006 | Asia Racing Team | ? | |
| 2005 | Shangsai FRD Team | ? | |
| 2004 | ? | ? | |
| 2003 | ? | ? | |
| 2002 | ? | ? | |
2006 Asian Formula Renault Season
[edit] References
- ^ FRD Motorsports, About us frdsports.com
[edit] External links
- Asian Formula Renault Challenge at frdsports.com.
- China Formula Renault Challenge at frdsports.com.
- Formula Racing Development Limited official site.
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