# 2013 Formula Masters China

The 2013 Formula Masters China season is the third season of the Formula Pilota China series, and the first under the Formula Masters China branding. It was also the first season with one-make Volkswagen 2.0 engines. The championship began on 10 May at Zhuhai and will finish on 10 November at Guia Circuit in Macau after nineteen races held at seven meetings.

## Teams and drivers

* All cars are Volkswagen-engined Tatuus FA010 chassis.
| Team | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Meritus.GP | 3 | Andersen Martono | 4–5 |
| Meritus.GP | 38 | Aidan Wright | All, NC |
| Meritus.GP | 88 | Afiq Yazid | All |
| Meritus.GP | 95 | Yang Fan | NC |
| Lin Li Feng | 5 | Lin Li Feng | 1–2 |
| Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 7 | Ronald Wu | 1–4 |
| Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 9 | Thomas Lüdi | 6, NC |
| Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 16 | Dan Wells | 6, NC |
| Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 29 | Akash Nandy | All, NC |
| Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 78 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | 6 |
| Star Racing Team | 8 | Yuan Bo | All, NC |
| Star Racing Team | 15 | Bao Jin Long | All, NC |
| Star Racing Team | 23 | Zou Si Rui | All |
| Star Racing Team | 75 | Zou Chen Yu | All |
| Meco Motorsports | 10 | Raj Bharath | All |
| Super License Team | 11 | Ren Nagabuchi | All, NC |
| Super License Team | 12 | Yin Hai Tao | All, NC |
| Super License Team | 28 | William Lok | NC |
| Super License Team | 55 | Wu Zhou | 2–3 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 17 | Pu Jun Jin | All, NC |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 18 | Tanart Sathienthirakul | 3–6, NC |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 19 | Matthew Solomon | All, NC |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 20 | Wing Chung Chang | 6, NC |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 21 | Shaun Thong | NC |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 21 | Andrea Reggiani | 4 |
| Andrea Reggiani | 21 | Andrea Reggiani | 2–3 |
| Gold Wolf Racing | 37 | Yudai Jinkawa | NC |
| Zhang Zhen Dong | 98 | Zhendong Zhang | 1 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit | 11 May | Raj Bharath | Aidan Wright | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP |
| 1 | R2 | Zhuhai International Circuit | 11 May | | Akash Nandy | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP |
| 1 | R3 | Zhuhai International Circuit | 12 May | Afiq Yazid | Matthew Solomon | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP |
| 2 | R1 | Shanghai International Circuit | 25 May | Afiq Yazid | Aidan Wright | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP |
| 2 | R2 | Shanghai International Circuit | 25 May | | Afiq Yazid | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP |
| 2 | R3 | Shanghai International Circuit | 26 May | Akash Nandy | Afiq Yazid | Raj Bharath | Meco Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | Ordos International Circuit | 6 July | Akash Nandy | Afiq Yazid | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP |
| 3 | R2 | Ordos International Circuit | 7 July | | Afiq Yazid | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP |
| 3 | R3 | Ordos International Circuit | 7 July | Race postponed | Race postponed | Race postponed | Race postponed |
| 4 | R1 | Inje Speedium | 10 August | Aidan Wright | Raj Bharath | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP |
| 4 | R2 | Inje Speedium | 10 August | Aidan Wright | Raj Bharath | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG |
| 4 | R3 | Inje Speedium | 11 August | Akash Nandy | Aidan Wright | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP |
| 4 | R4 | Inje Speedium | 11 August | Akash Nandy | Aidan Wright | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP |
| 5 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 14 September | Tanart Sathienthirakul | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG |
| 5 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 14 September | | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG |
| 5 | R3 | Sepang International Circuit | 15 September | Tanart Sathienthirakul | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG |
| 6 | R1 | Shanghai International Circuit | 26 October | Tanart Sathienthirakul | Afiq Yazid | Tanart Sathienthirakul | Eurasia Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | Shanghai International Circuit | 26 October | | Akash Nandy | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP |
| 6 | R3 | Shanghai International Circuit | 27 October | Akash Nandy | Aidan Wright | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP |
| NC | NC | Guia Circuit | 10 November | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG |

## Standings
### Drivers' championship

* Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
Race :
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP |
| Race 1&3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Pos | Driver | ZHU | ZHU | ZHU | SHI | SHI | SHI | ORD | ORD | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | SEP | SEP | SEP | SHI | SHI | SHI | MAC$^†$ | Pts |
| 1 | Aidan Wright | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 210 |
| 2 | Afiq Yazid | 1 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 208 |
| 3 | Akash Nandy | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 163 |
| 4 | Ren Nagabuchi | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 129 |
| 5 | Matthew Solomon | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 128 |
| 6 | Raj Bharath | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | | 120 |
| 7 | Tanart Sathienthirakul | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 115 |
| 8 | Pu Jun Jin | 5 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 45 |
| 9 | Yuan Bo | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| 10 | Ronald Wu | 6 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 11 | Yin Hai Tao | Ret | 8 | DNS | 11 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 26 |
| 12 | Bao Jin Long | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 18 |
| 13 | Dan Wells | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Zou Si Rui | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 14 | | 6 |
| 15 | Andersen Martono | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | Ret | | 9 | 10 | 7 | | | | | 4 |
| 16 | Zou Chen Yu | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 15 | | 2 |
| 17 | Zhendong Zhang | Ret | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 18 | Andrea Reggiani | | | | 13 | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Lin Li Feng | DNS | 12 | 10 | Ret | 11 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 20 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | 12 | | 0 |
| 21 | Wu Zhou | | | | Ret | 13 | 13 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Thomas Lüdi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 0 |
| | Shaun Thong | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 |
| | Wing Chung Chang | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| | William Lok | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 0 |
| | Yang Fan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 0 |
| | Yudai Jinkawa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ZHU | ZHU | ZHU | SHI | SHI | SHI | ORD | ORD | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | SEP | SEP | SEP | SHI | SHI | SHI | MAC | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
Notes:
* † — No points are awarded for the non-championship Macau Grand Prix event.

### Teams

| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Meritus.GP | 415 |
| 2 | Eurasia Motorsport | 262 |
| 3 | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 203 |
| 4 | Super License Team | 155 |
| 5 | Meco Motorsports | 121 |
| 6 | Star Racing Team | 57 |