The 2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the sixth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 16 November 2018 at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and finished on 10 February 2019 at the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai, India. The series comprised 15 races spread across three meetings. The 2018–19 season saw Britain's Jamie Chadwick become the first female champion of the series. [1]
The following drivers contested the championship: [2] [3]
No. | Driver | Rounds |
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3 | Dylan Young | All |
4 | Jack Doohan | 3 |
5 | Patrik Pasma | All |
7 | Chetan Korada | All |
8 | Michelangelo Amendola | All |
10 | Sebastian Estner | All |
11 | Andreas Estner | All |
16 | Glenn van Berlo | 3 |
18 | Reema Juffali | 3 |
21 | Josh Mason | All |
26 | Linus Lundqvist | 3 |
33 | Max Defourny | All |
55 | Jamie Chadwick | All |
68 | Danial Frost | 1–2 |
85 | Valdemar Eriksen [note 1] | All |
99 | Petr Ptáček | 1–2 |
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | |
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2018 | ||||||
1 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 16 November | Max Defourny | Danial Frost | Max Defourny |
R2 | Max Defourny | Danial Frost | ||||
R3 | 17 November | Max Defourny | Max Defourny | Andreas Estner | ||
R4 | Max Defourny | Patrik Pasma | ||||
R5 | Jamie Chadwick | Max Defourny | ||||
2 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 7 December | Max Defourny | Max Defourny | Andreas Estner |
R2 | Jamie Chadwick | Jamie Chadwick | ||||
R3 | Max Defourny | Max Defourny | Max Defourny | |||
R4 | 9 December | Jamie Chadwick | Jamie Chadwick | |||
R5 | Jamie Chadwick | Jamie Chadwick | ||||
2019 | ||||||
3 | R1 | Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai | 9 February | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma |
R2 | Max Defourny | Jamie Chadwick | ||||
R3 | 10 February | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | ||
R4 | Michelangelo Amendola | Jamie Chadwick | ||||
R5 | Jamie Chadwick | Jamie Chadwick |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | R1 PP | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Notes
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