2013 Asian Formula Renault Series

2013 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) is the 14th season since its being created by FRD back in 2000. The Series bases the races in Zhuhai International Circuit as 4 rounds of races to be held there. For 3 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. Moreover, the AFR series will return to Shanghai for this season as the series holds a round of races on May 1–2 at Shanghai International Circuit.

2013 Asian Formula Renault Series

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This year's AFR Series will see drivers to be divided in 3 categories – International, Asian and Masters Class. The International Class will include drivers who are the front runners of previous AFR seasons or other national races. Asian Class will consist of the up-and-coming Asian drivers. Meanwhile, Masters Class will be the battlefield for experienced drivers who are 35 or above. The points scoring system is twisted by a bit this year as well, as the championship will count towards the best 8 rounds out of 10. This change shall stimulate the battle for the championship.^[1]

Teams and drivers

I = International Class A = Asian Class M = Master Class

2013 Entry List
Team	No.	Driver name	Class	Rounds
Asia Racing Team	3	Ni Weiliang	A	3–4
	7	Yang Xi	I	2
	9	Thomas Lüdi	M	All
	10	Thomas Chow	M	2
	24	Robert Buchheit	M	4
	28	Karl Yip	A	5
	69	Kenneth Low	M	1
	76	Guillaume Cunnington	M	5
	81	Eitan Zidkilov	M	5
	82	Leo Wong	M	All
	96	Li Chao	A	4
Buzz Racing	22	Yuki Shiraishi	I	1, 4
	23	Shigetomo Shimono	I	1, 3–5
Champ Motorsport	8	Yuan Bo	A	2, 5
	15	Alexandra Asmasoebrata	I	4
	19	William Lau	A	4
	77	Ronald Wu	I	2
	88	Yung Hau Woon	M	4
	91	Julio Acosta	I	All
	98	Jim Ka To	I	5
FRD Racing Team	1	Tommy Chan	I	2
	5	Samson Chan	M	1
	13	Kenneth Ma	M	2
	99	Naomi Schiff	I	4
KRC	2	Leo Ye	A	4–5
	11	Jason Kang	A	1–2, 4–5
PS Racing	12	Sunny Wong	I	1, 4
	15	Alexandra Asmasoebrata	I	1, 3
	17	Neric Wei	A	2–5
	20	Pete Olson	I	1, 3–5
PTRS	14	Jem Chen	M	1, 4
	18	Roy Chiu	A	1
Q Team	18	Roy Chiu	A	3

Race calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Overall Winner	International Class Winner	Asian Class Winner	Master Class Winner
1	R1	Zhuhai International Circuit (Zhuhai, Guangdong)	15–17 March	Julio Acosta	Shigetomo Shimono	Shigetomo Shimono	Roy Chiu	Leo Wong
	R2				Yuki Shiraishi	Yuki Shiraishi	Jason Kang	Thomas Lüdi
2	R3	Shanghai International Circuit (Shanghai)	1–2 May	Ronald Wu	Yuan Bo	Julio Acosta	Yuan Bo	Kenneth Ma
	R4				Yuan Bo	Julio Acosta	Yuan Bo	Kenneth Ma
3	R5	Zhuhai International Circuit (Zhuhai, Guangdong)	14–16 June	Shigetomo Shimono	Julio Acosta	Julio Acosta	Roy Chiu	Leo Wong
	R6				Shigetomo Shimono	Shigetomo Shimono	Roy Chiu	Leo Wong
4	R7	Zhuhai International Circuit (Zhuhai, Guangdong)	13–15 September	Yuki Shiraishi	Leo Ye	Shigetomo Shimono	Leo Ye	Leo Wong
	R8				Shigetomo Shimono	Shigetomo Shimono	Leo Ye	Leo Wong
5	R9	Zhuhai International Circuit (Zhuhai, Guangdong)	20–21 December	Leo Ye	Leo Ye	Jim Ka To	Leo Ye	Leo Wong
	R10				Leo Ye	Julio Acosta	Leo Ye	Leo Wong

Championship Winners

International Class	Team Champion	Asian Class	Team Champion	Master Class	Team Champion
Julio Acosta	Champ Motorsport	Jason Kang	KRC	Leo Wong	Asia Racing Team

References

1. http://frdsports.com/en/news-218.html Fierce excitement returns as AFR Series to kick off this Weekend (14 March 2013)

External links

• The Official Website for AFR Series