2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

2016–17 MRF Challenge
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The 2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the fifth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It will begin on 18 November 2016 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain and finish on 19 February 2017 at the Madras Motor Racing Track in Chennai, India. The series comprises 16 races spread across four meetings, with the first round in Bahrain being a support event to the FIA World Endurance Championship.^[1]

Drivers

No.	Driver	Rounds
2	Rinus van Kalmthout[2]	1
3	Dylan Young[2]	1
4	Harrison Newey[2]	1
5	Christophe Mariot[2]	1
11	Felipe Drugovich[2]	1
13	Bobby Eberle[2]	1
25	Mick Schumacher[2]	1
27	Kim-Luis Schramm[2]	1
28	Pavan Ravishankar[2]	1
43	Pedro Cardoso[2]	1
44	Jüri Vips[2]	1
51	Toby Sowery[3]	1
78	Yoshiaki Katayama[2]	1
83	Manuel Maldonado[2]	1
96	Joey Mawson[2]	1
97	Bruna Tomaselli[2]	1
99	Ralf Aron[2]	1

Calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
2016
1	R1	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	18 November	Harrison Newey	Harrison Newey	Harrison Newey
	R2				Ralf Aron	Mick Schumacher
	R3		19 November	Harrison Newey	Ralf Aron	Ralf Aron
	R4				Joey Mawson	Mick Schumacher
2	R1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai	9 December
	R2
	R3		10 December
	R4
2017
3	R1	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida	28 January
	R2
	R3		29 January
	R4
4	R1	Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai	18 February
	R2
	R3		19 February
	R4

Championship standings

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	BHR				DUB				GNO				CHE				Points
1	Mick Schumacher	5	1	3	1													75
2	Ralf Aron	2	3	1	5													72
3	Joey Mawson	3	2	2	6													61
4	Harrison Newey	1	4	Ret	4													53
5	Jüri Vips	4	Ret	5	2													40
6	Felipe Drugovich	6	5	4	8													34
7	Pedro Cardoso	7	Ret	6	3													29
8	Kim-Luis Schramm	8	6	7	7													24
9	Dylan Young	9	7	8	9													14
10	Bruna Tomaselli	11	8	10	11													5
11	Yoshiaki Katayama	10	12	9	10													4
12	Manuel Maldonado	12	9	Ret	12													2
13	Pavan Ravishankar	14	10	11	17													1
14	Rinus van Kalmthout	Ret	Ret	13	16													0
15	Christophe Mariot	15	13	12	15													0
16	Bobby Eberle	13	11	16	13													0
17	Toby Sowery	16	16	14	14													0

References

1. "MRF Challenge returns to Buddh circuit in 2016-17 season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
2. Chokhani, Darshan (15 November 2016). "Schumacher, Newey headline MRF Challenge entry list". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
3. Chokhani, Darshan (17 November 2016). "Bahrain MRF Challenge: Schumacher leads the way in practice". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

External links

• Official website