The Formula Renault AsiaCup (formerly known as the Asian Formula Renault Challenge and AFR Series) is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship held in Asia. The series debuted in 2002 and also held the China Formula Renault Challenge.
The cars use Tatuus chassis and 2.0 L Renault Clio engines like other Formula Renault 2.0 series. After several seasons racing on Kumho tires, the series started using Giti tires from 2014.
With the aim of providing a budget junior racing series around the Asian region, FRD, with the support of Renault Sport, imported a fleet of Formula Renault 2.0 race cars and first organized the Asian Formula Renault Series in 2000. The series attracted numerous young talents from the region.
The Asian Formula Renault Series changed its name to the Formula Renault AsiaCup, commencing in 2020. Formula Renault AsiaCup aligned with the Formula Renault Eurocup running the Tatuus F3R-Spec car with a Renault engine (Formula Renault FR-19) and the FIA F3/2018 homologated chassis.
RegulationEdit
The main classification was the International Challenge, the winner of which was the overall champion of the series. From 2007 until 2013, Asian drivers also had a parallel category with the Asian Challenge. Another class, for Chinese events only, was the China Formula Renault Challenge, which was an entry-level series intended to reduce the championship cost. All series drivers and teams raced at the same time during the races in China but points were calculated separately.
The race weekend starts on Thursday and Friday with a 2-hour free practice session but with additional cost for drivers. On Saturday there are two 30 minute practice sessions and 20 minutes of qualifications. A warm-up (15 minutes) occurs on Sunday morning and two 10 lap races are held in the afternoon.
In 2013, the series changed its championship format to 3 classes, "International Class" as the main championship, "Asian Class" for rookie drivers of the region and "Masters Class" for gentlemen drivers who are at the age of 35 or older. The 3 classes have their own drivers' and teams' classifications and championship.[2]
In 2015, the series changed its championship format again due to the introduction of the current FR2.0 car, which debuted in 2013 in the European series.[3] Starting from this season, there are 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.[4]
Only drivers and teams that complete 75% of a race receive points. Points are awarded in each race as follows:
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The Formula Renault AsiaCup formerly known as the Asian Formula Renault Challenge and AFR Series is a Formula Renault 2 0 championship held in Asia The series debuted in 2002 and also held the China Formula Renault Challenge Formula Renault AsiaCupCategoryFormula Renault 2 0 2002 2019 Regional Formula 3 2020 CountryAsiaInaugural season2002ConstructorsTatuusEngine suppliersRenaultDrivers championGerrard XieTeams championH Star RacingOfficial websitersasiamotorsport wbr com wbr formularenault wbr Current seasonThe series is a part of the Formula Racing Development Limited FRD organization managed by Kenneth Ma to promote motorsport in Asia 1 The FRD also runs the China Formula Campus and Clio Cup China Series The cars use Tatuus chassis and 2 0 L Renault Clio engines like other Formula Renault 2 0 series After several seasons racing on Kumho tires the series started using Giti tires from 2014 Contents 1 About 2 Regulation 3 Champions 3 1 Series Winners 3 2 Macau Asian Formula Renault Challenge Winners 4 References 5 External linksAbout EditWith the aim of providing a budget junior racing series around the Asian region FRD with the support of Renault Sport imported a fleet of Formula Renault 2 0 race cars and first organized the Asian Formula Renault Series in 2000 The series attracted numerous young talents from the region From 2002 to 2005 the series held an invitational race during the Macau Grand Prix weekend Future F1 drivers such as Kamui Kobayashi Kazuki Nakajima Bruno Senna and Red Bull Junior Team s Scott Speed all once took part in the event The Asian Formula Renault Series changed its name to the Formula Renault AsiaCup commencing in 2020 Formula Renault AsiaCup aligned with the Formula Renault Eurocup running the Tatuus F3R Spec car with a Renault engine Formula Renault FR 19 and the FIA F3 2018 homologated chassis Regulation EditThe main classification was the International Challenge the winner of which was the overall champion of the series From 2007 until 2013 Asian drivers also had a parallel category with the Asian Challenge Another class for Chinese events only was the China Formula Renault Challenge which was an entry level series intended to reduce the championship cost All series drivers and teams raced at the same time during the races in China but points were calculated separately The cars can be tested outside the race weekend on the Zhuhai International Circuit or Shanghai International Circuit The race weekend starts on Thursday and Friday with a 2 hour free practice session but with additional cost for drivers On Saturday there are two 30 minute practice sessions and 20 minutes of qualifications A warm up 15 minutes occurs on Sunday morning and two 10 lap races are held in the afternoon In 2013 the series changed its championship format to 3 classes International Class as the main championship Asian Class for rookie drivers of the region and Masters Class for gentlemen drivers who are at the age of 35 or older The 3 classes have their own drivers and teams classifications and championship 2 In 2015 the series changed its championship format again due to the introduction of the current FR2 0 car which debuted in 2013 in the European series 3 Starting from this season there are 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 4 Only drivers and teams that complete 75 of a race receive points Points are awarded in each race as follows Drivers ChampionshipPosition 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 1Teams ChampionshipPosition 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1Champions EditSeries Winners Edit Season International Class Team Champion Asian Class class B 2015 onward Team Champion IFC Challenge Masters Class Team Champion2002 nbsp Cheng Congfu nbsp FRD Team2003 nbsp Rodolfo Avila nbsp Asia Racing Team2004 nbsp Hideaki Nakao nbsp FRD Team2005 nbsp Hanss Lin nbsp Shangsai FRD Team nbsp Hanss Lin nbsp Shangsai FRD Team2006 nbsp Pekka Saarinen nbsp Asia Racing Team nbsp Alexandre Imperatori nbsp Shangsai FRD Team2007 nbsp Pekka Saarinen nbsp M3 Racing Team nbsp Jim Ka To nbsp M3 Racing Team nbsp Pekka Saarinen nbsp M3 Racing Team2008 nbsp Jim Ka To nbsp PS Racing nbsp Hong Wei Cao Not Contested nbsp Christian Chia Not Contested2009 nbsp Alon Day nbsp Asia Racing Team nbsp Zhi Qiang Zhang nbsp PTRS Team Not Contested2010 nbsp Sandy Nicholas Stuvik nbsp Asia Racing Team nbsp Sandy Nicholas Stuvik nbsp Asia Racing Team Not Contested2011 nbsp Leopold Ringbom nbsp PS Racing nbsp Yuki Shiraishi nbsp Champ Motorsport Not Contested2012 nbsp Yosuke Yamazaki nbsp Buzz Racing Not Contested nbsp Wayne Shen nbsp Modena Motorsport2013 nbsp Julio Acosta nbsp Champ Motorsport nbsp Jason Kang nbsp KRC nbsp Leo Wong nbsp Asia Racing Team2014 nbsp Alice Powell nbsp FRD Team nbsp Qin Tianqi nbsp Champ Motorsport nbsp Guillaume Cunnington nbsp PS Racing2015 nbsp Dan Wells nbsp BlackArts Racing Team nbsp Andy Zheng nbsp PS Racing Not Contested2016 nbsp Josh Burdon nbsp BlackArts Racing Team nbsp Jasper Thong nbsp Asia Racing Team Not Contested2017 nbsp Charles Leong nbsp BlackArts Racing Team nbsp Hua Miao nbsp BlackArts Racing Team Not Contested2018 nbsp Daniel Cao nbsp BlackArts Racing Team Not Contested2019 nbsp Joey Alders nbsp BlackArts Racing Team Not Contested2020 Not held due to COVID 19 pandemic restrictions2021 Not held due to COVID 19 pandemic restrictions2022 nbsp Gerrard Xie nbsp H Star RacingMacau Asian Formula Renault Challenge Winners Edit Year Pole Position Winning Drivers Winning Team2002 nbsp Jamie Green nbsp Jamie Green nbsp Team Meritus 5 2003 nbsp Hideki Nadao nbsp Hideki Nadao nbsp Shangsai FRD GT TiresTeam 6 2004 nbsp Kamui Kobayashi nbsp Cheong Lou Meng nbsp Champ Motorsport 7 2005 nbsp Luca Persiani nbsp Hiroyuki Matsumura nbsp Asia Racing Team 8 References Edit FRD Motorsports About us frdsports com 2013 AFR Series Guidelines frdsports com Clio AFR Launch amp 2015 race schedule FRD Motorsports 27 September 2014 Retrieved 9 December 2015 2015 AFR Sporting amp Technical Regulations PDF FRD Motorsports 18 February 2015 Retrieved 9 December 2015 http archive grandprix gov mo gp2002 en real result table php Results 49th Macau GP http archive grandprix gov mo mgpc public html gp50 en index php cat result amp race FRenault RACE csv view Results 50th Macau GP http archive grandprix gov mo mgpc public html gp51 en index php cat result amp race renault r csv view Results 51st Macau GP http archive grandprix gov mo mgpc public html gp52 en index php cat result amp race Formula Renault Race csv view Results 52nd Macau GPExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asian Formula Renault Challenge Asian Formula Renault Series at frdsports com China Formula Renault Challenge at frdsports com Formula Racing Development Limited official site Retrieved from https 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