2014 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) was the 15th Asian Formula Renault Series season since its creation by FRD in 2000. The series was based at the Zhuhai International Circuit, and four rounds of the season were held there. For three of them, AFR joined Pan Delta Racing Festival and for the season finale, it will be a support race of the Zhuhai 500 km Endurance Race. For the fifth round, at the Shanghai International Circuit, the series was the supporting race to the World Endurance Championship 2014 6 Hours of Shanghai In addition, the series also went to the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia for three-round race weekend.
The 2014 AFR Series saw drivers divided in to three categories: the International, Asian and Masters Classes. The International Class included drivers who were the front runners of previous AFR seasons or other national races. The Asian Class consisted of up-and-coming Asian drivers, while Masters Class was contested by experienced drivers who were 35 years old or above.http://frdsports.com/en/news-304.html Asian Formula Renault Series to enter its 15th Anniversary (14 March 2014)
Teams and drivers 2014 Entry List Team Driver name Class Rounds Champ Motorsport 1 Julio AcostaI 6 6 Lu Guixiong A 2 7 Qin Tianqi A All 12 Ray Chan A 1 98 Jim Ka To I 1, 4 FRD Racing Team 2 Kenneth Lau M 1 8 Alice Powell I 2–6 26 Chan Wan To M 2, 4 33 Samson Chan M 3, 6 41 Sky Ling A 1 Asia Racing Team 3 Ni Weiliang A 1, 5–6 9 Thomas Lüdi M 1–4 11 Pu Jun Jin A 1, 5–6 18 Darma Hutomo A 3 20 Thomas Chow M 3 22 Mitchell Cheah Min Jie A 2 36 Senna Iriawan A 3 63 Zhi Cong Li I 4 82 Leo Wong M 2 96 Li Chao A 6 KRC 5 Yang Fan A 1, 6 76 Chris Chang M 3–5 77 Wang Yang A 1–5 PS Racing 10 Sunny Wong A 6 52 Thomas Swift I 6 61 Guillaume Cunnington M All 62 Abelardo Cuellar I 1–2 64 Pete Olson I 1 65 Andrea Reggiani M 1 66 Maxx Ebenal I All 67 Neric Wei A All 68 Sébastien Mailleux M 1–5 69 Markus Engel M 4-5 99 Victor Liang A 6 Q Team 14 Jem Chen M 1 Individual 16 Wayne Shen M 3 21 Dominic Benjamin Tjia A 3 28 John Shen M 3 Buzz Racing 23 Shigetomo Shimono I 1, 3–4 24 Motoaki Ishikawa I 2 25 Yosuke Yamazaki I 3, 6 27 Chacky Ip A 2 29 William Lau A 4 Icon Meaning A Asian class I International class M Master class
Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Date Pole position Overall winner International Class Winner Asian Class Winner Master Class Winner 1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit(Zhuhai, Guangdong) 22 March Pu Jun Jin Jim Ka To Jim Ka To Pu Jun Jin Guillaume Cunnington R2 23 March Pu Jun Jin Shigetomo Shimono Shigetomo Shimono Qin Tianqi Guillaume Cunnington 2 R3 Sepang International Circuit(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 9 May Maxx Ebenal Maxx Ebenal Maxx Ebenal Qin Tianqi Guillaume Cunnington R4 10 May Maxx Ebenal Qin Tianqi Maxx Ebenal Qin Tianqi Guillaume Cunnington R5 11 May Qin Tianqi Maxx Ebenal Qin Tianqi Leo Wong 3 R6 Zhuhai International Circuit(Zhuhai, Guangdong) 14 June Maxx Ebenal Alice Powell Alice Powell Qin Tianqi Wayne Shen R7 15 June Maxx Ebenal Shigetomo Shimono Shigetomo Shimono Qin Tianqi Guillaume Cunnington 4 R8 Zhuhai International Circuit(Zhuhai, Guangdong) 20 September Alice Powell Alice Powell Alice Powell Qin Tianqi Guillaume Cunnington R9 21 September Alice Powell Shigetomo Shimono Shigetomo Shimono Wang Yang Chris Chang 5 R10 Shanghai International Circuit(Shanghai) † 1 November Alice Powell Pu Jun Jin Alice Powell Pu Jun Jin Guillaume Cunnington R11 2 November Alice Powell Pu Jun Jin Maxx Ebenal Pu Jun Jin Leo Wong 6 R12 Zhuhai International Circuit(Zhuhai, Guangdong) 13 December Pu Jun Jin Alice Powell Alice Powell Pu Jun Jin Samson Chan R13 Pu Jun Jin Alice Powell Alice Powell Pu Jun Jin Guillaume Cunnington
Notes
† - Supporting race to 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship Round in Shanghai.
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