2019 F3 Asian Championship
The 2019 F3 Asian Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Asia. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. It was the second season of the championship.
The season commenced on 6 April at Sepang International Circuit and concluded on 29 September at Shanghai International Circuit, after fifteen races held at five meetings.[1]
In 2019 the F3 Asian Championship hosted a Winter Series to give existing and new drivers from around the world an opportunity to prepare for the new season. The inaugural season of the Winter Series consisted of three rounds with nine total races, beginning on 11 January at Chang International Circuit and ending on 24 February after two more rounds at Sepang International Circuit.[2]
Summer Series
[edit]Teams and drivers
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Race calendar
[edit]The second season of the series will be contested in four countries.[7]
Championship standings
[edit]Scoring system
[edit]Points are awarded to the top ten drivers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Masters Cup
[edit]Pos | Driver | SEP |
CHA |
SUZ |
SIC1 |
SIC2 |
Pts | ||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | Paul Wong | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 313 |
2 | Thomas Lüdi | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 161 |
3 | "Dragon" | 13 | 14 | 17 | 62 | ||||||||||||
4 | Tairoku Yamaguchi | Ret | 15 | 14 | 43 | ||||||||||||
– | Takashi Hata | Ret | DNS | DNS | – | ||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
SEP |
CHA |
SUZ |
SIC1 |
SIC2 |
Teams Championship
[edit]Pos | Team | Pts |
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1 | Hitech Grand Prix | 599 |
2 | Absolute Racing | 310 |
3 | BlackArts Racing | 176 |
4 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 132 |
5 | Super License | 75 |
6 | Zen Motorsport | 54 |
7 | Seven GP | 45 |
8 | M-Sport Asia | 26 |
9 | B-Max Racing Team | 20 |
10 | 852 Challengers | 3 |
Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Winter series
[edit]Teams and drivers
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Race calendar
[edit]Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting | |
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1 | R1 | Chang International Circuit | 11 January | Dan Ticktum | Rinus VeeKay | Rinus VeeKay | Dragon Hitech GP | Asian Le Mans Series |
R2 | 12 January | Rinus VeeKay | Rinus VeeKay | Dragon Hitech GP | ||||
R3 | Dan Ticktum | Yifei Ye | Yifei Ye | Absolute Racing | ||||
2 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 19 January | Rinus VeeKay | Rinus VeeKay | Rinus VeeKay | Dragon Hitech GP | TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship GT Masters Asia |
R2 | 20 January | Rinus VeeKay | Rinus VeeKay | Dragon Hitech GP | ||||
R3 | Rinus VeeKay | Yifei Ye | Yifei Ye | Absolute Racing | ||||
3 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 23 February | Yifei Ye | Yifei Ye | Yifei Ye | Absolute Racing | Asian Le Mans Series TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship |
R2 | Yifei Ye | Yifei Ye | Absolute Racing | |||||
R3 | 24 February | Yifei Ye | Yifei Ye | Eshan Pieris | Absolute Racing |
Championship standings
[edit]Scoring system
[edit]Points are awarded to the top ten drivers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
Masters Cup
[edit]Pos | Driver | CHA |
SEP1 |
SEP2 |
Pts | ||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | Tairoku Yamaguchi | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 143 |
2 | Motoyoshi Yoshida | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 116 | |||
3 | "Dragon" | DNS | DNS | DNS | 11 | 12 | 12 | 68 | |||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
CHA |
SEP1 |
SEP2 |
Teams Championship
[edit]Pos | Team | Pts |
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1 | Hitech Grand Prix | 316 |
2 | Absolute Racing | 222 |
3 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 113 |
4 | Super License | 44 |
5 | BlackArts Racing | 29 |
6 | B-Max Racing Team | 18 |
Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "F3 Asian Championship: Races". F3 Asian Championship. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "F3 Asian Championship announces Winter Series 2019". F3 Asian Championship. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Strong international entry for 2019 F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". f3asia.com. 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Australian Red Bull Junior Driver Jack Doohan Joins Dragon Hitech GP for 2019 FIA Asian F3 Championship". 7 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Australian F4 Driver Jackson Walls Joins Hitech GP in Asian F3 Championship". 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Pinnacle Motorsport confirm driver lineup for 2019 F3 Asian Championship". 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Countdown begins as F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA prepares for second sensational season". f3asia.com. 28 March 2019.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (8 May 2019). "BRDC British F3 contender Ayrton Simmons joins Asian F3". formulascout.com.
- ^ a b "Absolute Racing announces Daniel Cao and Eshan Pieris for F3 Asian driver line-up". Absolute Racing. 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Iconic Suzuka presents biggest challenge yet as F3 Asian Championship makes Japan debut". 20 June 2019.
- ^ "2019 Asian F3 Championship: Luedi re-signs with BlackArts Racing". BlackArts Racing. 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Leitch heading to F3 Asia". New Zealand Motorsport News. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Beckhäuser signs with BlackArts Racing for 2019 Asian F3 Championship". BlackArts Racing. 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Final Entry List R1 Sepang V1". Facebook. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "F3 Asian Drivers Alessandro Ghiretti". 14 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Hitech GP add Dan Ticktum and Pavan Ravishankar to 2019 FIA Asian F3 Winter Series Line-Up". 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Renault Sport Academy driver Max Fewtrell joins Dragon Hitech GP for second round of Asian F3 Winter Series this weekend". 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ a b Herrero, Daniel (9 January 2019). "Jack Doohan to race in F3 Asian Winter Series". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (16 November 2018). "Pro Mazda champion Rinus VeeKay to contest Asian F3 Winter Series". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Keszthelyi Vivien az első magyar női pilóta a Forma-3-ban". ORIGO. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (14 February 2019). "Jamie Caroline to make racing return in Asian F3 Winter Series". formulascout.com. Formula Scout.
- ^ "Three-way Asian Winter Series championship shootout as Jack Doohan makes Asian debut". F3 Asian Championship. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b Wood, Elliot (21 February 2019). "Ticktum pulls out of Asian F3 Winter Series". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Suttill, Josh (8 January 2019). "David Schumacher to races in Asian F3 Winter Series as part of three-car Pinnacle line-up". FormulaScout. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Rinus Veekay leads charge as Asian Winter Series resumes in Malaysia this weekend". 18 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Pinnacle Motorsport reveal all-star lineup for F3 Asian Winter Series". Pinnacle Motorsport. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "W Series candidate Miki Koyama joins F3 Asian Winter Series grid". F1 Feeder Series. 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Eshan Pieris joins Absolute Racing for F3 Asia Winter Series". 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Absolute Racing signs Chinese hot prospect Ye Yifei for Asian F3". 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.