2014–15 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

2014–15 MRF Challenge
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The 2014–2015 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the third running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. The championship commenced on 17 October 2014 in Losail International Circuit, Qatar and finished on 25 January 2015 in Madras Motor Racing Track, India. The series consisted of 12 races, spread across 3 meetings.[1]

With four victories – two at Losail and two in Madras – and top-five finishes in every race, Toby Sowery finished the season as champion. Sowery finished 47 points clear of his next closest competitor Ryan Cullen, who was a three-time race winner, winning a pair of races in Bahrain and one in Madras. Third place in the championship went to the best placed home driver Raj Bharath, who was a race winner at Losail; he finished 26 points in arrears of Cullen. Four other drivers won races during the season; Tarun Reddy won the other race to be held at Losail, Struan Moore and Mathias Lauda each won races in Bahrain, and Oscar King won the season's final race, in Madras.

Drivers

Freddie Hunt, son of 1976 Formula One champion James Hunt and Mathias Lauda, son of 1975, 1977 and 1984 Formula One champion Niki Lauda both competed in the series.[2]

No. Driver Rounds
1 Austria Mathias Lauda 1–2
2 India Tarun Reddy All
3 Australia Dylan Young All
4 France Christophe Mariot 2
5 India Raj Bharath All
6 Brazil Pedro Cardoso 1
7 United Kingdom Toby Sowery All
8 United Kingdom Ryan Cullen All
9 India Lee Keshav All
10 India Vikash Anand 1–2
11 United Kingdom Freddie Hunt All
12 Brazil Vinicius Papareli All
15 India Advait Deodhar 2
16 United Kingdom Laura Tillett All
17 Russia Nikita Mazepin 1
18 South Africa Kyle Mitchell 1–2
19 United States Camren Kaminsky 2
20 United Kingdom Struan Moore 2
21 Hong Kong Matthew Solomon 3
23 United Kingdom Jordan Albert 3
35 India Mahaveer Raghunathan 3
50 Brazil Gustavo Myasava 3
61 Germany Sebastian Balthasar 3
77 United Kingdom Oscar King 3

Race calendar and results

The second round in Bahrain was held in support of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
2014
1 R1 Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail 17 October United Kingdom Toby Sowery United Kingdom Toby Sowery United Kingdom Toby Sowery
R2 United Kingdom Toby Sowery India Tarun Reddy
R3 18 October South Africa Kyle Mitchell India Raj Bharath
R4 India Raj Bharath United Kingdom Toby Sowery
2 R1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 14 November India Raj Bharath United Kingdom Ryan Cullen United Kingdom Ryan Cullen
R2 United States Camren Kaminsky United Kingdom Struan Moore
R3 15 November South Africa Kyle Mitchell United Kingdom Ryan Cullen
R4 United Kingdom Ryan Cullen Austria Mathias Lauda
2015
3 R1 India Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai 24 January Germany Sebastian Balthasar United Kingdom Oscar King United Kingdom Toby Sowery
R2 United Kingdom Toby Sowery United Kingdom Toby Sowery
R3 25 January United Kingdom Ryan Cullen United Kingdom Ryan Cullen
R4 United Kingdom Oscar King United Kingdom Oscar King

Championship standings

Pos. Driver LOS
Qatar
BHR
Bahrain
MMR
India
Points
1 United Kingdom Toby Sowery 1 3 3 1 5 2 3 4 1 1 2 5 221
2 United Kingdom Ryan Cullen 2 6 4 3 1 3 1 8 10† 5 1 4 174
3 India Raj Bharath 9 7 1 2 2 4 4 3 5 6 4 7 148
4 South Africa Kyle Mitchell 3 5 2 7 3 6 2 2 112
5 India Tarun Reddy 6 1 7 5 Ret 7 Ret Ret 2 4 Ret 9 87
6 Austria Mathias Lauda 4 4 6 9 15† 8 6 1 71
7 United Kingdom Oscar King 9 3 3 1 61
8 Brazil Gustavo Myasava 3 2 5 3 58
9 United Kingdom Struan Moore 4 1 Ret 6 45
10 Russia Nikita Mazepin 5 2 Ret 6 36
11 Australia Dylan Young 8 11 8 10 6 5 7 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret 36
12 Hong Kong Matthew Solomon Ret 8 6 2 30
13 Brazil Vinícius Papareli Ret 10 9 8 10 11 5 Ret 6 Ret 11 12 29
14 Brazil Pedro Cardoso 11 8 5 4 26
15 United Kingdom Jordan Albert 4 12 7 6 26
16 United States Camren Kaminsky 12 9 8 5 18
17 United Kingdom Laura Tillett 12 13 11 12 8 12 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 8 18
18 India Vikash Anand 7 9 13 13 7 Ret Ret 9 16
19 India Lee Keshav 11 14 12 11 13 13 9 Ret 7 9 10 13 10
20 Germany Sebastian Balthasar Ret 7 Ret 11 8
21 India Mahaveer Raghunathan 8 11 DNS 10 5
22 United Kingdom Freddie Hunt 10 12 10 Ret 9 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 5
23 France Christophe Mariot 14 15 11 10 1
24 India Advait Deodhar 11 14 10 Ret 1
Pos. Driver LOS
Qatar
BHR
Bahrain
MMR
India
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. "@MRF_Racing: 8 August". Twitter. Twitter Inc. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. Simmons, Marcus (15 July 2014). "The sons of James Hunt and Niki Lauda to race in MRF series". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 15 August 2014.

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