The 2014–2015 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the third running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. The championship commenced on 17 October 2014 in Losail International Circuit, Qatar and finished on 25 January 2015 in Madras Motor Racing Track, India. The series consisted of 12 races, spread across 3 meetings.

With four victories – two at Losail and two in Madras – and top-five finishes in every race, Toby Sowery finished the season as champion. Sowery finished 47 points clear of his next closest competitor Ryan Cullen, who was a three-time race winner, winning a pair of races in Bahrain and one in Madras. Third place in the championship went to the best placed home driver Raj Bharath, who was a race winner at Losail; he finished 26 points in arrears of Cullen. Four other drivers won races during the season; Tarun Reddy won the other race to be held at Losail, Struan Moore and Mathias Lauda each won races in Bahrain, and Oscar King won the season's final race, in Madras.

Drivers

Freddie Hunt, son of 1976 Formula One champion James Hunt and Mathias Lauda, son of 1975, 1977 and 1984 Formula One champion Niki Lauda both competed in the series.

No.DriverRounds
1Austria Mathias Lauda1–2
2India Tarun ReddyAll
3Australia Dylan YoungAll
4France Christophe Mariot2
5India Raj BharathAll
6Brazil Pedro Cardoso1
7United Kingdom Toby SoweryAll
8United Kingdom Ryan CullenAll
9India Lee KeshavAll
10India Vikash Anand1–2
11United Kingdom Freddie HuntAll
12Brazil Vinicius PapareliAll
15India Advait Deodhar2
16United Kingdom Laura TillettAll
17Russia Nikita Mazepin1
18South Africa Kyle Mitchell1–2
19United States Camren Kaminsky2
20United Kingdom Struan Moore2
21Hong Kong Matthew Solomon3
23United Kingdom Jordan Albert3
35India Mahaveer Raghunathan3
50Brazil Gustavo Myasava3
61Germany Sebastian Balthasar3
77United Kingdom Oscar King3

Race calendar and results

The second round in Bahrain was held in support of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driver
2014
1R1Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail17 OctoberUnited Kingdom Toby SoweryUnited Kingdom Toby SoweryUnited Kingdom Toby Sowery
R2United Kingdom Toby SoweryIndia Tarun Reddy
R318 OctoberSouth Africa Kyle MitchellIndia Raj Bharath
R4India Raj BharathUnited Kingdom Toby Sowery
2R1Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir14 NovemberIndia Raj BharathUnited Kingdom Ryan CullenUnited Kingdom Ryan Cullen
R2United States Camren KaminskyUnited Kingdom Struan Moore
R315 NovemberSouth Africa Kyle MitchellUnited Kingdom Ryan Cullen
R4United Kingdom Ryan CullenAustria Mathias Lauda
2015
3R1India Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai24 JanuaryGermany Sebastian BalthasarUnited Kingdom Oscar KingUnited Kingdom Toby Sowery
R2United Kingdom Toby SoweryUnited Kingdom Toby Sowery
R325 JanuaryUnited Kingdom Ryan CullenUnited Kingdom Ryan Cullen
R4United Kingdom Oscar KingUnited Kingdom Oscar King

Championship standings

Pos.DriverLOS QatarBHR BahrainMMR IndiaPoints
Pos. Driver LOS Qatar BHR Bahrain MMR India Points 1 United Kingdom Toby Sowery 1 3 3 1 5 2 3 4 1 1 2 5 221 2 United Kingdom Ryan Cullen 2 6 4 3 1 3 1 8 10† 5 1 4 174 3 India Raj Bharath 9 7 1 2 2 4 4 3 5 6 4 7 148 4 South Africa Kyle Mitchell 3 5 2 7 3 6 2 2 112 5 India Tarun Reddy 6 1 7 5 Ret 7 Ret Ret 2 4 Ret 9 87 6 Austria Mathias Lauda 4 4 6 9 15† 8 6 1 71 7 United Kingdom Oscar King 9† 3 3 1 61 8 Brazil Gustavo Myasava 3 2 5 3 58 9 United Kingdom Struan Moore 4 1 Ret 6 45 10 Russia Nikita Mazepin 5 2 Ret 6 36 11 Australia Dylan Young 8 11 8 10 6 5 7 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret 36 12 Hong Kong Matthew Solomon Ret 8 6 2 30 13 Brazil Vinícius Papareli Ret 10 9 8 10 11 5 Ret 6 Ret 11 12 29 14 Brazil Pedro Cardoso 11 8 5 4 26 15 United Kingdom Jordan Albert 4 12 7 6 26 16 United States Camren Kaminsky 12 9 8 5 18 17 United Kingdom Laura Tillett 12 13 11 12 8 12 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 8 18 18 India Vikash Anand 7 9 13 13 7 Ret Ret 9 16 19 India Lee Keshav 11 14 12 11 13 13 9 Ret 7 9 10 13 10 20 Germany Sebastian Balthasar Ret 7 Ret 11 8 21 India Mahaveer Raghunathan 8 11 DNS 10 5 22 United Kingdom Freddie Hunt 10 12 10 Ret 9 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 5 23 France Christophe Mariot 14 15 11 10 1 24 India Advait Deodhar 11 14 10 Ret 1 Pos. Driver LOS Qatar BHR Bahrain MMR India PointsColour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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
1United Kingdom Toby Sowery133152341125221
2United Kingdom Ryan Cullen2643131810†514174
3India Raj Bharath971224435647148
4South Africa Kyle Mitchell35273622112
5India Tarun Reddy6175Ret7RetRet24Ret987
6Austria Mathias Lauda446915†86171
7United Kingdom Oscar King933161
8Brazil Gustavo Myasava325358
9United Kingdom Struan Moore41Ret645
10Russia Nikita Mazepin52Ret636
11Australia Dylan Young811810657RetRet109Ret36
12Hong Kong Matthew SolomonRet86230
13Brazil Vinícius PapareliRet109810115Ret6Ret111229
14Brazil Pedro Cardoso1185426
15United Kingdom Jordan Albert4127626
16United States Camren Kaminsky1298518
17United Kingdom Laura Tillett12131112812Ret7RetRet8818
18India Vikash Anand7913137RetRet916
19India Lee Keshav1114121113139Ret79101310
20Germany Sebastian BalthasarRet7Ret118
21India Mahaveer Raghunathan811DNS105
22United Kingdom Freddie Hunt101210Ret910RetRetRetRet12Ret5
23France Christophe Mariot141511101
24India Advait Deodhar111410Ret1
Pos.DriverLOS QatarBHR BahrainMMR IndiaPoints
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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