2015 Asian Formula Renault Series
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The 2015 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) was the 16th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season saw the introduction of the current 2013-spec FR2.0 car, which raced alongside the old-spec FR2.0 cars.
Starting this season, 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. The season began on 20 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 11 October at the Shanghai International Circuit after six double-header events. Three of them were based at Zhuhai, where AFR joined Pan Delta Racing Festival, two of them took place at Shanghai, with the other round being held at Sepang in Malaysia.
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Driver name | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team No. Driver name Class Rounds S&D Motorsports 2 Malaysia Najiy Ayyad bin Abd Razak A All 14 Thailand Umar bin Abdul Rahman A All Asia Racing Team 3 Singapore Ni Weiliang A All 8 Indonesia Darma Hutomo A All 11 China Pu Jun Jin A 1–3 17 United Kingdom James Runacres B All 21 China Liu Kai A 3 BlackArts Racing Team 5 China Liang Jia Tong B 5–6 9 Switzerland Thomas Lüdi A 2–3, 5–6 16 United Kingdom Dan Wells A All 66 Canada Maxx Ebenal A All 82 Taiwan Leo Wong A 4 Champ Motorsport 6 China Xie Ruilin B 3 KCMG 10 Hong Kong Alan Lee A 6 29 Australia Garnet Patterson A 1–5 KRC Racing 15 China Alex Yang A 5 47 China Andy Zheng B 1–2, 4–6 67 Taiwan Jason Kang B 5 90 Canada Wei Lu B 6 99 China Min Heng B 3 Heart Forex Buzz Racing 18 Japan Shigetomo Shimono B 3 Sniper Capital Racing 26 Macau Filipe Clemente de Souza B 6 28 Macau João Carlos Afonso B 6 PS Racing 36 Hong Kong David Lau B 4 52 Hong Kong Thomas Swift B All 61 France Guillaume Cunnington B 6 64 China Neric Wei B 5 68 France Sébastien Mailleux B All 69 Germany Markus Engel B 1 guest drivers ineligible to score points Individual entries 7 Hong Kong Michael Choi B 1 22 Hong Kong Terence Tse B 4 33 Hong Kong Samson Chan B 1 41 China Sky Ling B 3 | Icon Class A Class A B Class B | |||
| S&D Motorsports | 2 | Malaysia Najiy Ayyad bin Abd Razak | A | All |
| 14 | Thailand Umar bin Abdul Rahman | A | All | |
| Asia Racing Team | 3 | Singapore Ni Weiliang | A | All |
| 8 | Indonesia Darma Hutomo | A | All | |
| 11 | China Pu Jun Jin | A | 1–3 | |
| 17 | United Kingdom James Runacres | B | All | |
| 21 | China Liu Kai | A | 3 | |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 5 | China Liang Jia Tong | B | 5–6 |
| 9 | Switzerland Thomas Lüdi | A | 2–3, 5–6 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom Dan Wells | A | All | |
| 66 | Canada Maxx Ebenal | A | All | |
| 82 | Taiwan Leo Wong | A | 4 | |
| Champ Motorsport | 6 | China Xie Ruilin | B | 3 |
| KCMG | 10 | Hong Kong Alan Lee | A | 6 |
| 29 | Australia Garnet Patterson | A | 1–5 | |
| KRC Racing | 15 | China Alex Yang | A | 5 |
| 47 | China Andy Zheng | B | 1–2, 4–6 | |
| 67 | Taiwan Jason Kang | B | 5 | |
| 90 | Canada Wei Lu | B | 6 | |
| 99 | China Min Heng | B | 3 | |
| Heart Forex Buzz Racing | 18 | Japan Shigetomo Shimono | B | 3 |
| Sniper Capital Racing | 26 | Macau Filipe Clemente de Souza | B | 6 |
| 28 | Macau João Carlos Afonso | B | 6 | |
| PS Racing | 36 | Hong Kong David Lau | B | 4 |
| 52 | Hong Kong Thomas Swift | B | All | |
| 61 | France Guillaume Cunnington | B | 6 | |
| 64 | China Neric Wei | B | 5 | |
| 68 | France Sébastien Mailleux | B | All | |
| 69 | Germany Markus Engel | B | 1 | |
| guest drivers ineligible to score points | ||||
| Individual entries | 7 | Hong Kong Michael Choi | B | 1 |
| 22 | Hong Kong Terence Tse | B | 4 | |
| 33 | Hong Kong Samson Chan | B | 1 | |
| 41 | China Sky Ling | B | 3 | |
| Icon | Class | |||
| A | Class A | |||
| B | Class B |
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
Points system
Points were awarded to the top 14 classified finishers. Only drivers competing in at least three rounds are eligible for points.
| 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
| Pos | Driver | ZIC1 China | SEP Malaysia | ZIC2 China | SIC1 China | ZIC3 China | SIC2 China | Pts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver ZIC1 China SEP Malaysia ZIC2 China SIC1 China ZIC3 China SIC2 China Pts Class A 1 United Kingdom Dan Wells 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 330 2 Australia Garnet Patterson 3 4 2 2 2 5 3 2 2 2 223 3 Canada Maxx Ebenal 1 1 Ret Ret 4 2 8 12 3 DSQ 3 2 191 4 Malaysia Najiy Ayyad bin Abd Razak 4 Ret 5 3 13 6 4 3 5 3 4 3 185 5 Indonesia Darma Hutomo 2 Ret 3 Ret 12 4 2 14 4 4 2 4 184 6 Singapore Ni Weiliang 8 5 10 10 7 Ret 14 6 7 12 7 7 152 7 Thailand Umar bin Abdul Rahman 15 10 11 Ret Ret 15 7 11 13 13 15 13 118 8 China Pu Jun Jin 5 Ret 4 4 3 3 89 9 Switzerland Thomas Lüdi 12 6 Ret 7 6 Ret 6 5 78 guest drivers ineligible to score points Taiwan Leo Wong 5 4 0 China Alex Yang 14 8 0 China Liu Kai 14 9 0 Hong Kong Alan Lee 14 11 0 Class B 1 China Andy Zheng 7 2 6 5 6 5 Ret 5 8 8 270 2 United Kingdom James Runacres 11 8 7 7 9 16 9 13 12 14 11 12 254 3 France Sébastien Mailleux 14 9 8 9 6 11 11 7 11 6 12 Ret 243 4 Hong Kong Thomas Swift 10 7 9 8 Ret 12 13 10 10 11 13 9 237 guest drivers ineligible to score points Germany Markus Engel 9 3 0 Canada Wei Lu 5 6 0 Japan Shigetomo Shimono 5 8 0 China Neric Wei Ret 7 0 Taiwan Jason Kang 8 10 0 Hong Kong David Lau 10 8 0 China Sky Ling 8 13 0 China Liang Jia Tong 9 9 9 15 0 Hong Kong Terence Tse 12 9 0 China Min Heng 10 10 0 Macau Filipe Clemente de Souza 10 10 0 China Xie Ruilin 11 14 0 Hong Kong Samson Chan 12 DNS 0 Hong Kong Michael Choi 13 DNS 0 Macau João Carlos Afonso 16 14 0 France Guillaume Cunnington DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver ZIC1 China SEP Malaysia ZIC2 China SIC1 China ZIC3 China SIC2 China Pts | Colour 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 | |||||||||||||
| Class A | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | United Kingdom Dan Wells | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 330 |
| 2 | Australia Garnet Patterson | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 223 | ||
| 3 | Canada Maxx Ebenal | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | DSQ | 3 | 2 | 191 |
| 4 | Malaysia Najiy Ayyad bin Abd Razak | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 185 |
| 5 | Indonesia Darma Hutomo | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 184 |
| 6 | Singapore Ni Weiliang | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 152 |
| 7 | Thailand Umar bin Abdul Rahman | 15 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 118 |
| 8 | China Pu Jun Jin | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 89 | ||||||
| 9 | Switzerland Thomas Lüdi | 12 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 78 | ||||
| guest drivers ineligible to score points | ||||||||||||||
| Taiwan Leo Wong | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| China Alex Yang | 14 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| China Liu Kai | 14 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong Alan Lee | 14 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Class B | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | China Andy Zheng | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 8 | 270 | ||
| 2 | United Kingdom James Runacres | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 254 |
| 3 | France Sébastien Mailleux | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 243 |
| 4 | Hong Kong Thomas Swift | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 237 |
| guest drivers ineligible to score points | ||||||||||||||
| Germany Markus Engel | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Canada Wei Lu | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Japan Shigetomo Shimono | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| China Neric Wei | Ret | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Taiwan Jason Kang | 8 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong David Lau | 10 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| China Sky Ling | 8 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||
| China Liang Jia Tong | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong Terence Tse | 12 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| China Min Heng | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Macau Filipe Clemente de Souza | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| China Xie Ruilin | 11 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong Samson Chan | 12 | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong Michael Choi | 13 | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||
| Macau João Carlos Afonso | 16 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||
| France Guillaume Cunnington | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | ZIC1 China | SEP Malaysia | ZIC2 China | SIC1 China | ZIC3 China | SIC2 China | Pts | ||||||
| Colour | 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) |