2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

Last updated March 13, 2025

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

Drivers

Drivers whose name appears in italics are ineligible to score points in the championship.

No.	Driver	Rounds
1	Narain Karthikeyan ^[2]	3–4
2	Rinus van Kalmthout ^[3]	1–3
3	Dylan Young ^[3]	All
4	Harrison Newey ^[3]	All
5	Christophe Mariot^[3]	1
7	Parth Ghorpade^[4]	2
8	Chia Wing Hoong^[2]	3–4
9	Dan Ticktum ^[5]	4
11	Felipe Drugovich ^[3]	All
12	Neil Verhagen ^[5]	4
13	Bobby Eberle^[3]	1–2
25	Mick Schumacher ^[3]	All
27	Kim-Luis Schramm ^[3]	1–3
28	Pavan Ravishankar ^[3]	All
32	Presley Martono^[5]	4
43	Pedro Cardoso^[3]	1–3
44	Jüri Vips ^[3]	All
51	Toby Sowery ^[6]	1–2, 4
78	Yoshiaki Katayama ^[3]	All
83	Manuel Maldonado ^[3]	All
93	Zane Goddard ^[4]	2
96	Joey Mawson ^[3]	All
97	Bruna Tomaselli ^[3]	1
99	Ralf Aron ^[3]	1, 3–4

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		18 November		Ralf Aron	Mick Schumacher
	R3		19 November	Harrison Newey	Ralf Aron	Ralf Aron
	R4		19 November		Joey Mawson	Mick Schumacher
2	R1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai	9 December	Joey Mawson	Harrison Newey	Harrison Newey
	R2		9 December		Joey Mawson	Felipe Drugovich
	R3		10 December	Harrison Newey	Pedro Cardoso^{[N 1]}	Harrison Newey
	R4		10 December		Yoshiaki Katayama	Joey Mawson
2017
3	R1	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida	28 January	Mick Schumacher ^{[N 2]}	Mick Schumacher ^{[N 3]}	Mick Schumacher
	R2		28 January		Ralf Aron	Joey Mawson
	R3		29 January	Mick Schumacher	Harrison Newey	Mick Schumacher
	R4		29 January		Harrison Newey	Harrison Newey
4	R1	Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai	18 February	Harrison Newey ^{[N 2]}	Joey Mawson ^{[N 3]}	Harrison Newey
	R2		18 February		Joey Mawson	Joey Mawson
	R3		19 February	Harrison Newey	Harrison Newey ^{[N 1]}	Harrison Newey
	R4		19 February		Harrison Newey ^{[N 1]}	Harrison Newey

Footnotes

1 2 3 Actual fastest lap achieved by guest driver Toby Sowery.
1 2 Actual pole position achieved by guest driver Narain Karthikeyan.
1 2 Actual fastest lap achieved by guest driver Narain Karthikeyan.

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	Harrison Newey	1	4	Ret	4	1	6	1	Ret	3	4	3	1	1	4	1	1	277
2	Joey Mawson	3	2	2	6	2	2	3	1	4	1	2	3	5	1	4	3	277
3	Mick Schumacher	5	1	3	1	3	4	Ret	Ret	1	3	1	Ret	2	7	Ret	2	213
4	Felipe Drugovich	6	5	4	8	5	1	2	2	2	Ret	4	Ret	7	6	5	5	169
5	Ralf Aron	2	3	1	5					7	2	8	2	3	2	3	Ret	168
6	Jüri Vips	4	Ret	5	2	6	3	Ret	4	Ret	DNS	6	Ret	4	5	2	4	135
7	Pedro Cardoso	7	Ret	6	3	4	5	4	DNS	12	7	7	4					89
8	Kim-Luis Schramm	8	6	7	7	7	7	11	6	6	9	10	5					65
9	Dylan Young	9	7	8	9	8	10	6	5	DNS	Ret	9	7	12	9	6	7	61
10	Rinus van Kalmthout	Ret	Ret	13	16	9	8	5	8	5	5	5	6					58
11	Yoshiaki Katayama	10	12	9	10	16	12	10	7	8	7	11	10	11	12	8	9	32
12	Dan Ticktum													6	3	10	6	32
13	Zane Goddard					13	9	8	3									21
14	Manuel Maldonado	12	9	Ret	12	10	11	Ret	9	9	8	12	8	9	Ret	9	10	20
15	Neil Verhagen													10	8	7	Ret	11
16	Presley Martono													8	10	11	8	9
17	Parth Ghorpade					12	13	7	Ret									6
18	Pavan Ravishankar	14	10	11	17	14	15	9	Ret	10	Ret	13	9	13	11	14	11	6
19	Bruna Tomaselli	11	8	10	11													5
20	Bobby Eberle	13	11	16	13	15	16	12	10									1
21	Chia Wing Hoong									11	10	DNS	Ret	14	13	13	12	1
22	Christophe Mariot	15	13	12	15													0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
	Toby Sowery	16	16	14	14	11	14	Ret	11						14	12		0
	Narain Karthikeyan									13	DNS	14	Ret		Ret			0
Pos.	Driver	BHR				DUB				GNO				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

References

↑ "MRF Challenge returns to Buddh circuit in 2016-17 season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
1 2 Chokhani, Darshan (27 January 2017). "Buddh MRF Challenge: Schumacher sets the pace in Friday practice". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Chokhani, Darshan (15 November 2016). "Schumacher, Newey headline MRF Challenge entry list". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
1 2 "UAE National Race Days". MRF Racing. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
1 2 3 "Red Bull juniors join entry list for MRF Challenge finale". 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
↑ Chokhani, Darshan (17 November 2016). "Bahrain MRF Challenge: Schumacher leads the way in practice". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

External links

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[SoweryFL-7] 1 2 3 Actual fastest lap achieved by guest driver Toby Sowery.

[KarthiPP-8] 1 2 Actual pole position achieved by guest driver Narain Karthikeyan.

[KarthiFL-9] 1 2 Actual fastest lap achieved by guest driver Narain Karthikeyan.

[1] "MRF Challenge returns to Buddh circuit in 2016-17 season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

[DriversR3-2] 1 2 Chokhani, Darshan (27 January 2017). "Buddh MRF Challenge: Schumacher sets the pace in Friday practice". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

[DriversR1-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Chokhani, Darshan (15 November 2016). "Schumacher, Newey headline MRF Challenge entry list". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[DriversR2-4] 1 2 "UAE National Race Days". MRF Racing. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[Ticktum-5] 1 2 3 "Red Bull juniors join entry list for MRF Challenge finale". 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

[MagnusOutSoweryIn-6] Chokhani, Darshan (17 November 2016). "Bahrain MRF Challenge: Schumacher leads the way in practice". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

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