2014–15 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

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.[1]

2014–15 MRF Challenge
Previous: 2013–14 Next: 2015–16

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.[2]

No. Driver Rounds
1 Mathias Lauda 1–2
2 Tarun Reddy All
3 Dylan Young All
4 Christophe Mariot 2
5 Raj Bharath All
6 Pedro Cardoso 1
7 Toby Sowery All
8 Ryan Cullen All
9 Lee Keshav All
10 Vikash Anand 1–2
11 Freddie Hunt All
12 Vinicius Papareli All
15 Advait Deodhar 2
16 Laura Tillett All
17 Nikita Mazepin 1
18 Kyle Mitchell 1–2
19 Camren Kaminsky 2
20 Struan Moore 2
21 Matthew Solomon 3
23 Jordan Albert 3
35 Mahaveer Raghunathan 3
50 Gustavo Myasava 3
61 Sebastian Balthasar 3
77 Oscar King 3

Race calendar and results

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

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
2014
1 R1 Losail International Circuit, Lusail 17 October Toby Sowery Toby Sowery Toby Sowery
R2 Toby Sowery Tarun Reddy
R3 18 October Kyle Mitchell Raj Bharath
R4 Raj Bharath Toby Sowery
2 R1 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 14 November Raj Bharath Ryan Cullen Ryan Cullen
R2 Camren Kaminsky Struan Moore
R3 15 November Kyle Mitchell Ryan Cullen
R4 Ryan Cullen Mathias Lauda
2015
3 R1 Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai 24 January Sebastian Balthasar Oscar King Toby Sowery
R2 Toby Sowery Toby Sowery
R3 25 January Ryan Cullen Ryan Cullen
R4 Oscar King Oscar King

Championship standings

Pos. Driver LOS
BHR
MMR
Points
1 Toby Sowery 1 3 3 1 5 2 3 4 1 1 2 5 221
2 Ryan Cullen 2 6 4 3 1 3 1 8 10† 5 1 4 174
3 Raj Bharath 9 7 1 2 2 4 4 3 5 6 4 7 148
4 Kyle Mitchell 3 5 2 7 3 6 2 2 112
5 Tarun Reddy 6 1 7 5 Ret 7 Ret Ret 2 4 Ret 9 87
6 Mathias Lauda 4 4 6 9 15† 8 6 1 71
7 Oscar King 9 3 3 1 61
8 Gustavo Myasava 3 2 5 3 58
9 Struan Moore 4 1 Ret 6 45
10 Nikita Mazepin 5 2 Ret 6 36
11 Dylan Young 8 11 8 10 6 5 7 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret 36
12 Matthew Solomon Ret 8 6 2 30
13 Vinícius Papareli Ret 10 9 8 10 11 5 Ret 6 Ret 11 12 29
14 Pedro Cardoso 11 8 5 4 26
15 Jordan Albert 4 12 7 6 26
16 Camren Kaminsky 12 9 8 5 18
17 Laura Tillett 12 13 11 12 8 12 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 8 18
18 Vikash Anand 7 9 13 13 7 Ret Ret 9 16
19 Lee Keshav 11 14 12 11 13 13 9 Ret 7 9 10 13 10
20 Sebastian Balthasar Ret 7 Ret 11 8
21 Mahaveer Raghunathan 8 11 DNS 10 5
22 Freddie Hunt 10 12 10 Ret 9 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 5
23 Christophe Mariot 14 15 11 10 1
24 Advait Deodhar 11 14 10 Ret 1
Pos. Driver LOS
BHR
MMR
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. "@MRF_Racing: 8 August". Twitter. Twitter Inc. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. Simmons, Marcus (15 July 2014). "The sons of James Hunt and Niki Lauda to race in MRF series". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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