2016 Asian Formula Renault Series

17th season of the AFR Series 2016 Asian Formula Renault Series 2015 2017 The 2016 Asian Formula Renault Series ( AFR Series) is the 17th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season began on 19 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 23 October at the Zhejiang International Circuit after six double-header events. For the first time, the series travelled to Korea and Thailand, hosting a round at Yeongam and Buriram respectively; the rest of the rounds were held in China. Starting from previous season, drivers and teams compete in two classes, Class A for drivers and teams competing with the 2013 FR2.0 car, and Class B for drivers and teams using the FR2.0 old spec cars.http://www.frdsports.com/data/sys/AFR/2015/Notice%201%20AFR%20Sporting%20%26%20Technical%20Regulations.pdf 2015 AFR Sporting & Technical Regulations 18 February 2015 FRD Motorsports 9 December 2015 15 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220715181312/http://www.frdsports.com/data/sys/AFR/2015/Notice%201%20AFR%20Sporting%20%26%20Technical%20Regulations.pdf dead As part of an enhanced agreement with Renault Sport, the season featured a scholarship program for young Chinese drivers, called Road to Champion. The winner among these drivers over the last three rounds of the championship secured a link to race the following year in Europe with the help of Renault Sport.http://www.frdsports.com/en/news-719.html "Road to Champion with Renault Sport Formula One Team" Scholarship Programme application available with all AFR Teams! 26 May 2015 FRD Motorsports 25 September 2015 Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver name Class Rounds S&D Motorsports 2 MYS Najiy Razak A All 14 THA Umar bin Abdul Rahman A 3 31 CHN Song Xujie BRTC 4–6 48 MCO Louis Prette A 5–6 56 MAC Tam Kuan Ioi BRTC 4–6 59 HKG Yu Yuk Hang BRTC 4, 6 66 CAN Maxx Ebenal A 1–2 Asia Racing Team 3 SGP Ni Weiliang A All 10 PHL William Tan A All 11 CHN Hua Miao B 1–5 18 CHN Liu Kai A 1–3 36 CHN Lin Taian BRTC 5 ARTC 6 66 CAN Maxx Ebenal A 4–6 67 HKG Jasper Thong B 1–5 A 6 71 GBR James Runacres A 1, 3 88 TWN Evan Chen A 4 BlackArts Racing Team 5 USA Pete Olson B 5 A 6 6 AUS Josh Burdon A All 9 CHE Thomas Lüdi A All 17 CHN Neric Wei A 1–3 26 CHN Li Qingyuan ARTC 4–6 28 SGP Pavan Ravishankar A All 65 IND Brad Dias B 6 91 HKG David Pun B 6 KRC Racing 7 CHN Bao Jinlong A 1 8 CHN Wang Yang A 4 24 CHN Hong Shijie A 6 43 TWN Mars Kang A 5 77 CHN Ye Hongli A 3 99 CHN Pu Shu A 4 Korea Formula 27 KOR Suh Seung-beom B 2 37 KOR Kim Hak-kyum B 2 Champ Motorsport 38 HKG Victor Yung B 5 63 HKG Xie Ruilin B 1, 5 KCMG 47 CHN Liu Junjie BRTC 4–6 85 HKG Ngan Ming Hang BRTC 4–6 privateers 1 HKG Chen Yi-Hsien B 1 16 CAN Wayne Shen B 1 21 HKG Dominic Tjia B 1 22 HKG Francis Tjia B 1 68 FRA Sébastien Mailleux B 1 Icon Class A Class A B Class B RTC Road to Champion Division Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Overall winner Class A Winner Class B Winner 1 R1 CHN Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 19 March AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon CAN Wayne Shen R2 20 March AUS Josh Burdon CAN Maxx Ebenal CAN Maxx Ebenal CAN Maxx Ebenal CAN Wayne Shen 2 R3 KOR Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 14 May AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon KOR Kim Hak-kyum R4 15 May AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon KOR Kim Hak-kyum 3 R5 THA Chang International Circuit, Buriram 11 June CHN Ye Hongli CHN Ye Hongli CHN Ye Hongli CHN Ye Hongli HKG Jasper Thong R6 12 June AUS Josh Burdon CHN Ye Hongli CHN Ye Hongli CHN Ye Hongli CHN Hua Miao 4 R7 CHN Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 21 August AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon CHN Hua Miao R8 AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon HKG Jasper Thong 5 R9 CHN Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 17 September CAN Maxx Ebenal CAN Maxx Ebenal CAN Maxx Ebenal CAN Maxx Ebenal HKG Jasper Thong R10 18 September CAN Maxx Ebenal CAN Maxx Ebenal CAN Maxx Ebenal CAN Maxx Ebenal HKG Xie Ruilin 6 R11 CHN Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 29 October CAN Maxx Ebenal MYS Najiy Razak AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon CHN Song Xujie R12 30 October CAN Maxx Ebenal AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon AUS Josh Burdon HKG Ngan Ming Hang Championship standings Points system Points are awarded to the top 14 classified finishers. Drivers in classes A and B 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 Pos Driver ZIC1CHN KORKOR CHATHA SICCHN ZIC2CHN ZIC3CHN Pts Class A 1 AUS Josh Burdon 1 Ret 1 1 2 DNS 1 1 2 2 1 1 282 2 CAN Maxx Ebenal 2 1 3 3 2 5 1 1 3 2 237 3 MYS Najiy Razak 8 2 6 2 Ret 2 4 2 Ret 14 4 3 189 4 SGP Pavan Ravishankar Ret 9 Ret 5 4 3 5 4 3 Ret 2 5 156 5 PHL William Tan 7 Ret 10 12 7 8 10 12 5 5 9 9 111 6 CHN Liu Kai 10 3 2 4 3 4 109 7 SGP Ni Weiliang Ret Ret 8 10 Ret 9 8 8 6 3 Ret Ret 84 8 CHN Neric Wei 13 4 4 11 5 5 84 9 CHE Thomas Lüdi 5 Ret 11 13 8 7 7 7 Ret Ret 11 Ret 79 10 CHN Ye Hongli 1 1 60 11 CHN Li Qingyuan 9 Ret 4 6 DNA 7 50 12 MCO Louis Prette 8 13 6 8 46 13 TWN Evan Chen 3 3 10 Ret 45 14 GBR James Runacres 14 11 6 6 44 15 CHN Bao Jinlong 3 8 35 16 CHN Lin Taian 7 4 28 17 CHN Pu Shu 6 6 26 18 CHN Hong Shijie 5 Ret 17 19 HKG Jasper Thong Ret 6 15 20 CHN Wang Yang 13 9 11 21 USA Pete Olson 9 Ret 9 22 THA Umar bin Abdul Rahman Ret 11 5 23 TWN Mars Kang DNS DNS 0 Class B 1 HKG Jasper Thong 11 10 7 8 9 DSQ 12 10 7 8 212 2 CHN Hua Miao 6 Ret Ret 7 Ret 10 11 11 9 7 180 3 CHN Song Xujie 14 13 12 12 66 4 HKG Xie Ruilin Ret 12 10 4 65 5 CAN Wayne Shen 4 5 60 6 KOR Kim Hak-kyum 5 6 60 7 HKG Ngan Ming Hang 15 14 13 Ret 47 8 HKG Francis Tjia 9 7 40 9 KOR Suh Seung-beom 9 9 37 10 HKG Dominic Tjia 16 6 35 11 USA Pete Olson 11 11 30 12 CHN Lin Taian Ret 9 17 13 HKG Victor Yung Ret 10 15 14 FRA Sébastien Mailleux 12 Ret 15 15 HKG Yu Yuk Hang 16 Ret 15 16 TWN Chen Yi-Hsien 15 Ret 13 17 MAC Tam Kuan Ioi Ret Ret 14 Ret 11 18 CHN Liu Junjie DNS DNS 15 Ret 9 Pos Driver ZIC1CHN KORKOR CHATHA SICCHN ZIC2CHN ZIC3CHN PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Road to Champion Division Pos Driver SICCHN ZIC1CHN ZIC2CHN Pts 1 CHN Song Xujie 14 13 12 12 98 2 CHN Li Qingyuan 9 Ret 4 6 90 3 HKG Ngan Ming Hang 15 14 13 Ret 64 4 CHN Lin Taian Ret 9 24 5 MAC Tam Kuan Ioi Ret Ret 14 Ret 17 6 HKG Yu Yuk Hang 16 Ret 17 7 CHN Liu Junjie DNS DNS 15 Ret 15 Pos Driver SICCHN ZIC1CHN ZIC2CHN Pts References External links http://www.frdsports.com/en/AFR/ The Official Website for AFR Series Category:Formula Renault seasons Category:2016 in Chinese motorsport Asian Formula Renault