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2013–14 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

The 2013–2014 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the second running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. The series consisted of 13 races, spread across 4 meetings began on 26 October 2013 at the Buddh International Circuit, supporting the 2013 Indian Grand Prix and ended on 16 February 2014.

Rupert Svendsen-Cook claimed the championship title,[1] after successfully appealing a penalty that was given to him, at the final round of the season at the Madras Motor Racing Track. Svendsen-Cook had been given a 30-second penalty for pushing Tio Ellinas off the track,[2] which had allowed Ellinas to provisionally claim the championship title.[3] This penalty was overturned in March, allowing Svendsen-Cook's advantage of two points to stand.[1]

Drivers

No. Driver Rounds
1 India Narain Karthikeyan 4
2 India Parth Ghorpade 1–2
India Tarun Reddy 3
3 Japan Yudai Jinkawa 1–2
Japan Kotaro Sakurai 3
4 India Ashwin Sundar 1
5 Australia Dylan Young All
7 Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen All
8 Brazil Renan Guerra 1–3
9 Australia Sam Brabham All
10 India Vikash Anand All
11 Israel Bar Baruch 1
United Kingdom Oscar King 4
12 France Arthur Pic 1–3
15 Bahrain Salman Al-Khalifa 1–3
16 United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw 1
India Gaurav Gill 4
17 Bahrain Abdulla Al-Thawadi 2–4
18 France Christophe Mariot 1–3
United Kingdom Max Marshall 4
20 India Raj Bharath 2–4
21 United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook All
22 Spain Carmen Jordá 2–3
26 United Kingdom Laura Tillett All
28 Cyprus Tio Ellinas All
29 Belgium Sam Dejonghe All
30 Japan Shinya Michimi 1–3
31 United Kingdom Harry Tincknell All
34 United States Camren Kaminsky 2–3
37 United Kingdom Benjamin Anderson 4
117 Brazil Gustavo Myasava 4

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
2013
1 R1 India Buddh International Circuit, Noida 26 October France Arthur Pic France Arthur Pic France Arthur Pic
R2 27 October Cyprus Tio Ellinas United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook
2 R1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 29 November Cyprus Tio Ellinas France Arthur Pic United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook
R2 Race cancelled due to bad light
R3 30 November France Arthur Pic France Arthur Pic
R4 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Cyprus Tio Ellinas
3 R1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 20 December Cyprus Tio Ellinas Cyprus Tio Ellinas United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook
R2 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Cyprus Tio Ellinas
R3 21 December France Arthur Pic Cyprus Tio Ellinas
R4 United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook
2014
4 R1 India Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai 14 February Cyprus Tio Ellinas United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook
R2 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Belgium Sam Dejonghe
R3 16 February United Kingdom Harry Tincknell United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook
R4 Cyprus Tio Ellinas India Narain Karthikeyan
R5 Belgium Sam Dejonghe Belgium Sam Dejonghe

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole FL
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 2
Reverse grid Race
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th FL
Points 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2
Drivers' standings
Pos Driver BIC BHR BHR CHE Points
1 United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook 5 1 1 C 5 4 1 Ret 2 1 1 3 1 3 200
2 Cyprus Tio Ellinas 2 3 3 C 2 1 2 1 1 10 2 Ret 5 2 182
3 France Arthur Pic 1 5 2 C 1 2 3 2 3 Ret 138

References

  1. ^ a b Khorounzhiy, Valentin (19 March 2014). "Rupert Svendsen-Cook wins MRF title after successful appeal". Paddock Scout. WordPress. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (16 February 2014). "Dejonghe wins MRF finale, series title hinges on appeal outcome". Paddock Scout. WordPress. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ^ "TIO ELLINAS CROWNED MRF CHALLENGE 2013 CHAMPION". MRF Limited. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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