The 2018 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) is the 19th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season will begin on 17 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and will end after six double-header events.
Starting from 2015, drivers and teams compete in two classes, Pro (Class A) for drivers and teams competing with the 2013 FR2.0 car, and Elite (Class B) for drivers and teams using the FR2.0 old spec cars.
As part of an enhanced agreement with Renault Sport, the season will feature a scholarship program for young Chinese drivers, called Road to Champion. The winner among these drivers over the last three rounds of the championship will secure a link to race the following year in Europe with the help of Renault Sport.
By virtue of a 67 point lead in the 2018 Team Championship at the conclusion of Race Two in Sepang on August 26, BlackArts Racing Team won the Team Championship for the 4th consecutive year in the Asia Formula Renault Series, with one round remaining.
Teams and drivers
Team Driver name Class Rounds Asia Racing Team 1 Perdana Putra Minang P 1–2 3 Ni Weiliang P 1–2 5 Keanon Santoso P 2 11 Akmal Ashibli E 1 Wu Racing 4 E 1 BlackArts Racing Team 9 Thomas Lüdi P 1–2 19 P 1–2 51 E 1 55 P 1–2 66 E 1–2 69 Matteo Radicioni E 1 88 Antolín González P 1–2 91 P 1–2 Spirit-Z Racing 16 E 2 KRC Racing 17 P 1–2 22 P 1–2 Eurasia Motorsport 20 Daniel Julián Miranda P 1–2 30 Eshan Pieris P 1 96 Kurt Hill P 1–2 PS Racing 18 P 2 26 E 1 27 Louis Prette P 1 S&D Motorsports 44 Luo Kailuo P 1–2 99 P 1–2 Icon Class P Pro E Elite
Race calendar and results
The calendar for the 2018 season was published on 9 November 2017.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Class B Winner 1 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 17 March Antolín González Antolín González Antolín González BlackArts Racing Team Akmal Ashibli R2 18 March Louis Prette Kurt Hill Perdana Putra Minang Asia Racing Team Eric Sun 2 R3 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 29 April Daniel Cao Daniel Cao Daniel Cao BlackArts Racing Team Eric Sun R4 Daniel Cao Luo Kailuo Daniel Cao BlackArts Racing Team Eric Sun 3 R5 Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo 26 May Daniel Cao Daniel Cao Luo Kailuo S&D Motorsports R6 27 May Daniel Cao Charles Leong Charles Leong Asia Racing Team 4 R7 Zhuhai International Circuit 16 June Charles Leong Perdana Putra Minang Charles Leong Asia Racing Team R8 17 June Charles Leong Daniel Cao Charles Leong Asia Racing Team 5 R9 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 25 August Daniel Cao Daniel Cao Daniel Cao BlackArts Racing Team R10 26 August Daniel Cao Daniel Cao Daniel Cao BlackArts Racing Team 6 R11 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 29 September Daniel Cao Daniel Cao Daniel Cao BlackArts Racing Team R12 30 September Daniel Cao Antolín González Daniel Cao BlackArts Racing Team
Championship standings
Points system
Points are awarded to the top 14 classified finishers. Drivers in Pro and Elite classes are classified separately.
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 ZIC SIC NIS ZIC SEPSEP Pts Pro 1 Daniel Cao 20 03030242015203030 219 2 Luo Kai Luo 24 24171301520172417 189 3 Antolín González 30 Ret1524111717242024 182 4 Perdana Putra Minang Ret 30241720242415DNSDNS 154 5 Daniel Julian Miranda 4 720150111101515 98 6 Charles Leong 0 000Ret30303000 90 7 David Pun111551117701109 86 8 Kurt Hill 15 20 13 20 Ret Ret Ret 13DNSDNS 81 9 Eshan Pieris 5 0000131301720 68 10 Peter Liao 7 11971599000 67 11 Stephen Hong 0 911130000011 44 12 Thomas Lüdi 9 5211357001 43 13 Hugo Hung 2 404933970 41 14 Ryan Liu 13 1745000000 39 15 Keanon Santoso 0 00000501313 31 Elite 1 Akmal Ashibli 14 13 54 2 Eric Sun 16 12 50 3 Jimmy Cheung 15 14 44 4 Matteo Radicioni 17 17 30 5 Oscar Lee Ret 15 17 6 David Lau Ret 16 15 Pos Driver ZIC SIC NISZIC SEPSEP PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
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