2017 Asian Formula Renault Series Explained

The 2017 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) is the 18th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season began on 18 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 17 October at the Zhejiang International Circuit after six double-header events.

Starting from 2015, 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.^[1]

As part of an enhanced agreement with Renault Sport, the season will feature a scholarship program for young Chinese drivers, called Road to Champion. The winner among these drivers over the last three rounds of the championship will secure a link to race the following year in Europe with the help of Renault Sport.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team Driver name Class Rounds BlackArts Racing Team 1 Charles Leong 1–5 9 Thomas Luedi 1–3, 5–6 10 Hua Miao All 18 Louis Prette All 20 Neric Wei 1–4, 6 28 Pavan Ravishankar All 44 Luo Kailuo 6 65 Brad Dias All 77 6 84 4–5 91 1 2–6 Asia Racing Team 3 Ni Weiliang All 22 Lin Taian 1 23 3–6 38 Ayumu Iwasa 4 55 1–3, 5–6 56 Karl Yip 1 PS Racing 7 2 15 Iori Kimura 1 21 Dominic Tjia 1 33 1–2, 4–6 77 5 KRC Racing 11 1 17 All S&D Motorsports 14 Umar bin Abdul Rahman 1–5 Julio Acosta 6 31 1, 3–6 Luo Kailuo 2 36 All 52 Long Mohammad Nor Ariff 1–2 Luo Kailuo 3 77 4 99 5–6 RTC Team (FRD Road to Champion) 16 Xu Zixuan 4–6 66 Li Wei 4–6 86 4–5 Champ Motorsport 63 Xie Ruilin 1

Icon Class Class A Class B

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Class B Winner
1	R1	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai	18 March	Charles Leong	Daniel Lu	Charles Leong	BlackArts Racing Team	Xie Ruilin
	R2		19 March	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	BlackArts Racing Team	Xie Ruilin
2	R3	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	6 May	Daniel Lu	Daniel Lu	Daniel Lu	Asia Racing Team	Hua Miao
	R4		7 May	Daniel Lu	Daniel Lu	Victor Liang	PS Racing	Grace Gui
3	R5	Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing	2 July	Daniel Lu	Daniel Cao	Daniel Cao	Asia Racing Team	Hua Miao
	R6			Daniel Lu	Luo Kailuo	Luo Kailuo	S&D Motorsports	Hua Miao
4	R7	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	30 July	Ayumu Iwasa	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	BlackArts Racing Team	Ryan Liu
	R8			Ayumu Iwasa	Ayumu Iwasa	Charles Leong	BlackArts Racing Team	Ryan Liu
5	R9	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	26 August	Charles Leong	Charles Leong	Daniel Lu	Asia Racing Team	Ryan Liu
	R10		27 August	Pavan Ravishankar	Daniel Cao	Daniel Lu	Asia Racing Team	Ryan Liu
6	R11	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai	16 September	Pavan Ravishankar	Pavan Ravishankar	Pavan Ravishankar	BlackArts Racing Team	Hua Miao
	R12		17 September	Louis Prette	Daniel Lu	Daniel Lu	Asia Racing Team	Hua Miao

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center" Pos Driver ZIC1 SEP ZHE SIC1 SIC2 SIC2 Pts Class A 1 Charles Leong 1 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 2 3 245 2 Daniel Lu 2 2 1 7 2 12 1 1 2 1 231 3 Louis Prette 3 3 Ret 2 4 7 7 5 4 6 3 2 192 4 Daniel Cao 1 2 5 3 3 2 5 3 168 5 Pavan Ravishankar 4 Ret 4 6 7 5 3 4 Ret 4 1 8 166 6 Brad Dias 8 Ret 7 3 6 8 8 9 6 8 7 6 124 7 Stephen Hong 6 13 3 9 Ret 4 6 8 7 7 13 17 108 8 Luo Kailuo 5 8 5 1 4 7 97 9 Victor Liang 5 18 6 1 10 7 19 Ret Ret 4 93 10 Marcus Song 11 10 Ret 6 9 Ret 8 9 9 9 64 11 Jacky Liu 4 6 5 5 60 12 Neric Wei 7 6 12 EX 8 9 12 10 10 Ret 59 13 Ayumu Iwasa 2 2 48 14 Thomas Luedi 9 7 9 EX 9 Ret 11 10 16 10 48 15 Ni Weilang 15 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret 11 16 9 Ret 11 11 32 16 David Pun 12 Ret Ret 12 11 14 12 18 11 12 12 29 17 Kimi Qin 8 5 24 18 Billy Zheng 12 4 21 19 Umar Bin Abdul Rahman 20 11 14 EX 14 14 19 19 16 16 20 20 Karl Yip 19 8 12 21 Long Mohamad Nor Ariff 17 17 10 EX 10 22 Ryan Liu 8 Ret 9 23 Hugo Hung 14 17 15 14 7 Class B 1 Hua Miao 13 Ret 11 EX 11 10 15 13 12 13 14 13 270 2 Grace Gui 21 16 15 10 13 13 20 14 13 14 Ret 15 227 3 Ryan Liu 13 11 10 12 120 4 Li Wei 16 15 15 18 17 Ret 93 5 Xu Zixuan 17 17 17 15 84 6 Xie Ruilin 10 5 60 7 Allen Wang 18 18 20 Ret 41 8 Dominic Tjia 18 9 39 9 Lin Taian 14 15 37 10 Iori Kimura 22 14 31 11 David Pun 16 17 Pos Driver ZIC1 SEP ZHE SIC1 SIC2 SIC2 Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

1. News: 2015 AFR Sporting & Technical Regulations. 18 February 2015. FRD Motorsports. 9 December 2015.
2. News: "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.