2015–16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

Last updated December 25, 2024

The 2015–2016 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the fourth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 31 October 2015 at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi and finished on 31 January 2016 at the Madras Motor Racing Track, India. The series comprised 14 races, spread across four meetings, with the second round in Sakhir being a support event to the FIA World Endurance Championship.^[1]

Drivers

No.	Driver	Rounds
2	Tatiana Calderón ^[2]	All
3	Dylan Young^[2]	All
4	Nikita Troitskiy ^[2]	All
5	Max Fewtrell ^[2]	All
6	Sean Walkinshaw ^[2]	1–3
7	Harrison Newey ^[2]	All
8	Matt Draper^[2]^[3]	1–3
9	Jake Dennis ^[2]	1
10	Nobuharu Matsushita ^[2]	1
11	Alice Powell ^[2]	1
12	Karthik Tharani^[2]^[3]	1–2, 4
14	Arjun Narendran^[2]^[3]	All
15	Tarun Reddy^[2]	All
16	Laura Tillett^[2]	All
17	Nerses Isaakyan^[2]	All
18	Matheus Leist ^[4]	2
19	Sebastian Balthasar ^[2]	1
20	Jessica Hawkins ^[4]	2
21	Pietro Fittipaldi ^[2]	All
22	Christophe Mariot^[4]	2
23	Sam Dejonghe^[4]	2
24	Alessio Picariello ^[4]	2–4
25	Rik Breukers^[5]	3
26	José Luis Abadín ^[5]	3
27	Giuliano Alesi ^[3]^[5]	3
28	Aleksanteri Huovinen^[6]	4
29	Mick Schumacher ^[6]	4
85	Enzo Bortoleto^[6]	4

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
2015
1	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	30 October	Nobuharu Matsushita	Nobuharu Matsushita	Nobuharu Matsushita
	R2		30 October		Nobuharu Matsushita	Nikita Troitskiy
	R3		31 October	Nobuharu Matsushita	Nobuharu Matsushita	Nobuharu Matsushita
	R4		31 October		Jake Dennis	Pietro Fittipaldi
2	R1	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	20 November	Alessio Picariello	Alessio Picariello	Alessio Picariello
2	R2	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	20 November		Alessio Picariello	Alessio Picariello
3	R1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai	18 December	Alessio Picariello	Alessio Picariello	Alessio Picariello
	R2		18 December		Tatiana Calderón	Tatiana Calderón
	R3		19 December	Alessio Picariello	Pietro Fittipaldi	Alessio Picariello
	R4		19 December		Alessio Picariello	Pietro Fittipaldi
2016
4	R1	Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai	30 January	Pietro Fittipaldi	Pietro Fittipaldi	Pietro Fittipaldi
	R2		30 January		Alessio Picariello	Nikita Troitskiy
	R3		31 January	Pietro Fittipaldi	Harrison Newey	Pietro Fittipaldi
	R4		31 January		Alessio Picariello	Alessio Picariello

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	ABU				BHR		DUB				CHE				Points
1	Pietro Fittipaldi	2	3	5	1	4	2	2	5	3	1	1	5	1	4	244
2	Tatiana Calderón	5	2	3	2	3	6	4	1	4	3	5	4	4	3	199
3	Nikita Troitskiy	4	1	6	6	2	3	3	2	2	DSQ	8	1	3	5	191
4	Alessio Picariello					1	1	1	8	1	2	4	Ret	6	1	181
5	Harrison Newey	10	7	7	16	7	4	7	Ret	5	DSQ	2	2	2	8	107
6	Nobuharu Matsushita	1	5	1	4											80
7	Tarun Reddy	6	4	4	3	11	Ret	5	12	7	10	6	Ret	12	9	74
8	Nerses Isaakyan	12	9	11	7	Ret	9	8	4	13	4	7	3	Ret	Ret	59
9	Jake Dennis	3	6	2	5											53
10	Mick Schumacher											3	6	5	2	51
11	Max Fewtrell	11	11	10	13	10	10	6	3	8	Ret	10	7	7	6	51
12	Sean Walkinshaw	8	8	8	10	6	8	Ret	Ret	6	9					35
13	Dylan Young	15†	12	12	11	8	11	9	6	Ret	7	9	9	9	7	32
14	Matheus Leist					5	5									20
15	Rik Breukers							15	11	10	5					11
16	Laura Tillett	Ret	15	14	9	Ret	16	12	10	14	6	12	Ret	11	13	11
17	José Luis Abadín							11	7	11	8					10
18	Alice Powell	9	10	9	8											9
19	Sam Dejonghe					9	7									8
20	Sebastian Balthasar	7	17	Ret	15											6
21	Enzo Bortoleto											11	8	Ret	10	5
22	Aleksanteri Huovinen											Ret	10	8	12	5
23	Giuliano Alesi							10	Ret	9	12					3
24	Matt Draper	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	9	12	Ret					2
25	Arjun Narendran	14	16	16	Ret	14	14	14	13	15	11	14	12	10	11	1
26	Karthik Tharani	Ret	13	13	12	12	12					13	11	Ret	Ret	0
27	Jessica Hawkins					15	15									0
28	Christophe Mariot					16	17									0
Pos.	Driver	ABU				BHR		DUB				CHE				Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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References

↑ "MRF Challenge 2015 Brochure" (PDF). MRF Limited . Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Allen, Peter (27 October 2015). "Matsushita, Dennis and Fittipaldi for MRF opener in Abu Dhabi". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
1 2 3 4 Chokhani, Darsan (29 January 2016). "Alesi misses MRF finale after visa problems". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 Chokhani, Darsan (16 November 2015). "Fittipaldi, Calderon and Reddy set to resume MRF Challenge battle". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
1 2 3 Chokhani, Darsan (14 December 2015). "Fittipaldi, Troitskiy and Calderon ready for Dubai; Alesi to debut". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
1 2 3 Chokhani, Darsan (27 January 2016). "Mick Schumacher to race in MRF Challenge title decider". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

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[1] "MRF Challenge 2015 Brochure" (PDF). MRF Limited . Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[Drivers-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Allen, Peter (27 October 2015). "Matsushita, Dennis and Fittipaldi for MRF opener in Abu Dhabi". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[DriversR4Update-3] 1 2 3 4 Chokhani, Darsan (29 January 2016). "Alesi misses MRF finale after visa problems". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[DriversR2-4] 1 2 3 4 5 Chokhani, Darsan (16 November 2015). "Fittipaldi, Calderon and Reddy set to resume MRF Challenge battle". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[DriversR3-5] 1 2 3 Chokhani, Darsan (14 December 2015). "Fittipaldi, Troitskiy and Calderon ready for Dubai; Alesi to debut". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[DriversR4-6] 1 2 3 Chokhani, Darsan (27 January 2016). "Mick Schumacher to race in MRF Challenge title decider". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

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