- Asian Formula Renault Challenge
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Asian Formula Renault Challenge Category Formula Renault 2.0 Country or region Asia Inaugural season 2002 Constructors Tatuus Engine suppliers Renault Drivers' champion 
Sandy Nicholas StuvikTeams' champion 
Asia Racing TeamOfficial website frdsports.com 
Current seasonThe Asian Formula Renault Challenge is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on Asia. The series debuted in 2002 and also held the China Formula Renault Challenge.
The series is a part of the Formula Racing Development Limited (FRD) organization managed by Kenneth Ma to promote motorsport in Asia.[1] The FRD also runs the China Formula Campus and Asian GT Challenge.
The cars use Tatuus chassis and the 2.0 L Renault Clio engines like other Formula Renault 2.0 series. This Formula Renault series uses Kumho tyres.
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Regulation
The championship reward is the International Challenge Category which is the overall winner. Since 2007, Asian drivers also have a parallel classification with the Asian Challenge Category.
Another classification, for Chinese events only, is the China Formula Renault Challenge, which is an entry-level series intended to reduce the championship cost. All series drivers and teams will race at the same time during the races in China but points will be calculated separately.
The cars can be tested outside the race weekend on the Zhuhai International Circuit or Shanghai International Circuit.
The race weekend starts on Thursday and Friday with a 2 hour free practice session but with additional cost for drivers. On Saturday there are two 30 minute practice sessions and 20 minutes of qualifications. A warm-up (15 minutes) occurs on Sunday morning and two 10 lap races are held in the afternoon.
Only drivers/teams that complete 75% of the race are awarded by points. Points are allowed in each race, as follows:
Drivers points attribution Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points 30 24 20 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1 Teams attribution Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Complete regulations ([1]PDF (577 KiB))
Champions
Season International Challenge Team Champion Asian Challenge China Challenge Team Champion 2002 Cheng Congfu
??2003 
Rodolfo Ávila ??2004 
Hideaki Nakao ??2005 
Hanss Lin Shangsai FRD Team Hanss Lin Shangsai FRD Team2006 
Pekka Saarinen Asia Racing Team
Alexandre Imperatori Shangsai FRD Team2007 Pekka Saarinen M3 Racing Team
Jim Ka To Pekka Saarinen M3 Racing Team2008 Jim Ka To Pekka Saarinen Racing Cao Hong-Wei
Christian Chia Pekka Saarinen Racing2009 
Alon Day Asia Racing Team Zhi Qiang Zhang- Asia Racing Team2010 Sandy Nicholas Stuvik Asia Racing Team Sandy Nicholas Stuvik- Asia Racing TeamReferences
- ^ FRD Motorsports, About us frdsports.com
External links
- Asian Formula Renault Challenge at frdsports.com.
- China Formula Renault Challenge at frdsports.com.
- Formula Racing Development Limited official site.
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