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2018 F3 Asian Championship

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The 2018 F3 Asian Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Asia. The championship features a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This is the inaugural season of the championship.

The season commenced on 14 July at Sepang International Circuit and concluded on 25 November at the same venue, after fifteen races to be held at five meetings.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Status Rounds
United States Chase Owen Racing[2] 00 United Kingdom Chase Owen[3][note 1] 1
5 China James Yu[3] 1
Japan Super License[2] 2 Japan Takashi Hata[4] M All
7 Japan Tomoki Takahashi[4] All
China Zen-Motorsport[2] 3 China Yin Hai Tao[4] M All
5 China James Yu[5] 2–3, 5
China Kang Ling 4
10 China Zheng Jianian[3] 1
Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team[2] 4 Hong Kong Louis Prette[4][note 2] All
9 Hong Kong Thomas Lüdi[3] M 3, 5
32 Indonesia Presley Martono 1
95 Czech Republic Tom Beckhäuser 5
China Emc2 Racing[6] 6 China Ryan Liu M 2–4
Austria SVC Asia[2] 8 Kenya Jeremy Wahome[4] 1, 3–5
Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport[2] 10 New Zealand Liam Lawson[7] 5
55 China Daniel Cao[3] 1
United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP[2] 11 Macau Hon Chio Leong[8] All
27 United Kingdom Raoul Hyman[9][note 3] All
34 United Kingdom Jake Hughes[3] 1, 3–4
United Kingdom Ben Hingeley[6] 2
United Kingdom Harrison Scott[10] 5
China Absolute Racing[11] 16 France Yifei Ye[12][note 4] 5
29 Malaysia Akash Nandy[3] All
80 United States Jaden Conwright[9] All
Japan B-Max Racing Team[2] 28 Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi[7] M 5
30 Japan Ryuji Kumita[3] M 1, 3, 5
India MSport Asia[2] 33 India Akash Gowda[4] All
Icon Status
M Master

Race calendar

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The calendar was announced on 26 January 2018.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 14 July United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP Malaysia Championship Series
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
R2 United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP
R3 15 July United Kingdom Jake Hughes Japan Tomoki Takahashi United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP
2 R1 China Ningbo International Circuit 1 September United States Jaden Conwright United States Jaden Conwright United Kingdom Ben Hingeley United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP Audi R8 LMS Cup
China Formula 4 Championship
China Formula Grand Prix
TCR China Touring Car Championship
R2 United Kingdom Raoul Hyman United Kingdom Raoul Hyman United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP
R3 2 September United States Jaden Conwright United Kingdom Raoul Hyman United States Jaden Conwright China Absolute Racing
3 R1 China Shanghai International Circuit 22 September United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP Blancpain GT Series Asia
China Formula 4 Championship
China Formula Grand Prix
R2 23 September United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP
R3 United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP
4 R1 China Ningbo International Circuit 13 October United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP
R2 14 October United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP
R3 United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Jake Hughes United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP
5 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 23 November New Zealand Liam Lawson New Zealand Liam Lawson New Zealand Liam Lawson Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport Sepang 1000 km
Audi R8 LMS Cup
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
R2 24 November New Zealand Liam Lawson New Zealand Liam Lawson Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport
R3 25 November New Zealand Liam Lawson New Zealand Liam Lawson New Zealand Liam Lawson Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport

Championship standings

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Scoring system

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Points are awarded to the top ten drivers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver SEP1
Malaysia
NIS1
China
SIC
China
NIS2
China
SEP2
Malaysia
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 United Kingdom Raoul Hyman 3 2 3 5 1 3 2 8 2 2 2 2 5 3 5 227
2 United Kingdom Jake Hughes 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 225
3 United States Jaden Conwright 4 4 15 2 2 1 6 5 3 6 4 4 6 14 3 173
4 Macau Hon Chio Leong 2 3 12 6 5 6 4 3 4 3 3 3 13 15† 9 145
5 Japan Tomoki Takahashi 6 NC 4 3 Ret 5 3 2 6 5 5 12 2 Ret 2 142
6 Malaysia Akash Nandy 16† 5 2 4 3 4 7 4 7 4 6 6 9 8 Ret 125
7 China James Yu 13 12 5 7 4 7 5 6 Ret 4 4 6 84
8 New Zealand Liam Lawson 1 1 1 75
9 Hong Kong Louis Prette 7 9 7 12 7 8 Ret 7 5 Ret 8 5 11 5 7 70
10 United Kingdom Ben Hingeley 1 Ret 2 43
11 France Yifei Ye 3 2 8 37
12 Kenya Jeremy Wahome 8 6 9 8 Ret 11 7 10 10 8 9 Ret 32
13 India Akash Gowda 11 11 11 8 6 9 DNS 11 8 Ret 11 9 10 7 10 28
14 United Kingdom Harrison Scott 7 6 4 26
15 United Kingdom Chase Owen 5 7 6 24
16 China Yin Hai Tao 14 14 16 9 9 10 10 10 Ret 9 9 8 12 Ret 11 15
17 China Ryan Liu 10 8 11 9 9 10 8 12 11 14
18 China Kang Ling 10† 7 7 12
19 China Daniel Cao 9 8 10 7
20 Indonesia Presley Martono 10 10 8 6
21 Japan Takashi Hata 12 13 13 11 Ret 12 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret DNS 16 13 13 2
22 Czech Republic Tom Beckhäuser 15 10 14 1
23 Japan "Dragon" 15 16 Ret 11 13 12 17 Ret 15 0
24 Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi 14 11 12 0
25 Hong Kong Thomas Lüdi 12 14 13 18 12 Ret 0
26 China Zheng Jianian Ret 15 14 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SEP1
Malaysia
NIS1
China
SIC
China
NIS2
China
SEP2
Malaysia
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Masters Cup

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Pos Driver SEP1
Malaysia
NIS1
China
SIC
China
NIS2
China
SEP2
Malaysia
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 China Yin Hai Tao 14 14 16 9 9 10 10 10 Ret 9 9 8 12 Ret 11 276
2 Japan Takashi Hata 12 13 13 11 Ret 12 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret DNS 16 13 13 193
3 China Ryan Liu 10 8 11 9 9 10 8 12 11 192
4 Japan "Dragon" 15 16 Ret 11 13 12 17 Ret 15 96
5 Hong Kong Thomas Lüdi 12 14 13 18 12 Ret 62
6 Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi 14 11 12 61
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SEP1
Malaysia
NIS1
China
SIC
China
NIS2
China
SEP2
Malaysia

Teams' championship

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Pos. Team Points
1 United Kingdom Dragon HitechGP 545
2 China Absolute Racing 333
3 Japan Super License 144
4 China Zen-Motorsport 101
5 Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 82
6 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 77
7 United States Chase Owen Racing 34
8 Austria SVC Asia 32
9 India MSport Asia 28
10 China Emc2 Racing 14
11 Japan B-Max Racing Team 0

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Owen is an American driver who raced under a British racing license.
  2. ^ Prette is a Monégasque-Italian driver who raced under a Hong Kong racing license.
  3. ^ Hyman is a South African driver who raced under a British license.
  4. ^ Ye is a Chinese driver who raced under a French racing license.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Asia to host FIA-Certified F3 Championship in 2018". Speedcafe.com. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Costa, Massimo (3 April 2018). "Dieci team per la serie asiatica Al via la squadra italiana SVC Asia". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Allen, Peter (10 July 2018). "Jake Hughes to contest first Asian F3 round with Hitech". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA announces first driver entries". f3asia.com. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ "F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA Prepares for China Debut". f3asia.com. 29 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b Wood, Elliot (28 August 2018). "Ben Hingeley to make Asian F3 debut with Hitech". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b Wood, Elliot (November 21, 2018). "Yifei Ye and Liam Lawson to make F3 debuts at Sepang this weekend". FormulaScout. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Hitech GP add Charles Leong to their FIA Asian F3 Championship line up". June 1, 2018. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Allen, Peter (25 May 2018). "Hitech signs Raoul Hyman for new Asian F3 series". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Euroformula Open Champion Harrison Scott joins Dragon Hitech GP in Sepang for final round of the Asian F3 Championship". November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Absolute Racing joins new F3 Asian series". absoluteracing.net. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Absolute Racing signs Chinese hot prospect Ye Yifei for Asian F3". October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
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