2013–14 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

The 2013–2014 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the second running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. The series consisted of 13 races, spread across 4 meetings began on 26 October 2013 at the Buddh International Circuit, supporting the 2013 Indian Grand Prix and ended on 16 February 2014.

Madras Motor Racing Track. Svendsen-Cook had been given a 30-second penalty for pushing Tio Ellinas off the track,^[2] which had allowed Ellinas to provisionally claim the championship title.^[3] This penalty was overturned in March, allowing Svendsen-Cook's advantage of two points to stand.^[1]

Drivers

No.	Driver	Rounds
1	Narain Karthikeyan	4
2	Parth Ghorpade	1–2
2	Tarun Reddy	3
3	Yudai Jinkawa	1–2
3	Kotaro Sakurai	3
4	Ashwin Sundar	1
5	Dylan Young	All
7	Ryan Cullen	All
8	Renan Guerra	1–3
9	Sam Brabham	All
10	Vikash Anand	All
11	Bar Baruch	1
11	Oscar King	4
12	Arthur Pic	1–3
15	Salman Al-Khalifa	1–3
16	Sean Walkinshaw	1
16	Gaurav Gill	4
17	Abdulla Al-Thawadi	2–4
18	Christophe Mariot	1–3
18	Max Marshall	4
20	Raj Bharath	2–4
21	Rupert Svendsen-Cook	All
22	Carmen Jordá	2–3
26	Laura Tillett	All
28	Tio Ellinas	All
29	Sam Dejonghe	All
30	Shinya Michimi	1–3
31	Harry Tincknell	All
34	Camren Kaminsky	2–3
37	Benjamin Anderson	4
117	Gustavo Myasava	4

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
2013
1	R1	Buddh International Circuit, Noida	26 October	Arthur Pic	Arthur Pic	Arthur Pic
1	R2	Buddh International Circuit, Noida	27 October		Tio Ellinas	Rupert Svendsen-Cook
2	R1	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	29 November	Tio Ellinas	Arthur Pic	Rupert Svendsen-Cook
	R2		29 November	Race cancelled due to bad light
	R3		30 November		Arthur Pic	Arthur Pic
	R4		30 November		Tio Ellinas	Tio Ellinas
3	R1	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	20 December	Tio Ellinas	Tio Ellinas	Rupert Svendsen-Cook
	R2		20 December		Tio Ellinas	Tio Ellinas
	R3		21 December		Arthur Pic	Tio Ellinas
	R4		21 December		Rupert Svendsen-Cook	Rupert Svendsen-Cook
2014
4	R1	Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai	14 February	Tio Ellinas	Rupert Svendsen-Cook	Rupert Svendsen-Cook
	R2		14 February		Tio Ellinas	Sam Dejonghe
	R3		16 February		Harry Tincknell	Rupert Svendsen-Cook
	R4				Tio Ellinas	Narain Karthikeyan
	R5				Sam Dejonghe	Sam Dejonghe

Championship standings

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2	2

Reverse grid Race

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	FL
Points	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	BIC		BHR				BHR				CHE				Points
1	Rupert Svendsen-Cook	5	1	1	C	5	4	1	Ret	2	1	1	3	1	3	200
2	Tio Ellinas	2	3	3	C	2	1	2	1	1	10	2	Ret	5	2	182
3	Arthur Pic	1	5	2	C	1	2	3	2	3	Ret					138

References

^ ^a ^b Khorounzhiy, Valentin (19 March 2014). "Rupert Svendsen-Cook wins MRF title after successful appeal". Paddock Scout. WordPress. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (16 February 2014). "Dejonghe wins MRF finale, series title hinges on appeal outcome". Paddock Scout. WordPress. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
MRF Limited
. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

Further reading

[1], MRF Limited
. Retrieved on 21 March 2014.

[2],
MRF Limited, Delhi
, 16 February 2014. Retrieved on 21 March 2014.

[3], Madras Motor Sports Club, Chennai, 10 February 2013. Retrieved on 21 March 2014.

External links

Official website

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2013–14_MRF_Challenge_Formula_2000_Championship&oldid=1171011903"

[RSC-1] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (19 March 2014). "Rupert Svendsen-Cook wins MRF title after successful appeal". Paddock Scout. WordPress. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

[2] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (16 February 2014). "Dejonghe wins MRF finale, series title hinges on appeal outcome". Paddock Scout. WordPress. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

[3] MRF Limited
. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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