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The 2012-2013 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the inaugural running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. The series consisted of 10 races, spread across 3 meetings began on 26 October 2012 at the Buddh International Circuit, supporting the 2012 Indian Grand Prix and ended on 10 February 2013.
| No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Parth Ghorpade | 2-3 |
| 3 | Parthiva Sureshwaren | All |
| 4 |  Luciano Bacheta | All |
| 5 |  Dylan Young | 1-2 |
| 6 |  Noel Jammal | 1-2 |
 Sebastian Balthasar | 3 | |
| 7 | Alice Powell | All |
| 8 |  Yudai Jinkawa | All |
| 9 | Shinya Michimi | 3 |
| 11 |  Vicky Piria | 3 |
| 13 | Gaurav Gill | 2 |
| 14 | Matthew Mason | 1 |
| Rupert Svendsen-Cook | 3 | |
| 16 |  Henrique Baptista | 1-2 |
| 18 |  Carmen Jordá | 3 |
| 19 | Ashwin Sundar | 1 |
| 20 | Carmen Boix | 1-2 |
| 22 |  Conor Daly | All |
| 23 | Jon Lancaster | All |
| 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1-2 |
| 29 |  Sam Dejonghe | 2-3 |
| 33 | Sean Walkinshaw | 1 |
| 35 | Hector Hurst | 1-2 |
| 42 | Jordan King | All |
| 55 | Josh Hill | 3 |
| 117 | Gustavo Myasava | All |
All rounds were held in India.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ||||||
| 1 | R1 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 27 October | Jordan King | Conor Daly | Conor Daly |
| R2 | 28 October | Jordan King | Jordan King | |||
| 2 | R1 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 29 November | Jordan King | Jordan King | Jordan King |
| R2 | 30 November | Jordan King | Jordan King | |||
| R3 | 1 December | Alice Powell | Conor Daly | |||
| R4 | 2 December | Sam Dejonghe | Yudai Jinkawa | |||
| 2013 | ||||||
| 3 | R1 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 9 February | Jon Lancaster | Josh Hill | Josh Hill |
| R2 | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | ||||
| R3 | 10 February | Jordan King | Jordan King | |||
| R4 | Yudai Jinkawa | Conor Daly | ||||
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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