# 2016 Asian Formula Renault Series

The 2016 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) is the 17th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season began on 19 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 23 October at the Zhejiang International Circuit after six double-header events. For the first time, the series travelled to Korea and Thailand, hosting a round at Yeongam and Buriram respectively; the rest of the rounds were held in China.
Starting from previous season, drivers and teams compete in two classes, Class A for drivers and teams competing with the 2013 FR2.0 car, and Class B for drivers and teams using the FR2.0 old spec cars.
As part of an enhanced agreement with Renault Sport, the season featured a scholarship program for young Chinese drivers, called Road to Champion. The winner among these drivers over the last three rounds of the championship secured a link to race the following year in Europe with the help of Renault Sport.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Class | Rounds |
| S&D Motorsports | 2 | Najiy Razak | A | All |
| S&D Motorsports | 14 | Umar bin Abdul Rahman | A | 3 |
| S&D Motorsports | 31 | Song Xujie | B RTC | 4–6 |
| S&D Motorsports | 48 | Louis Prette | A | 5–6 |
| S&D Motorsports | 56 | Tam Kuan Ioi | B RTC | 4–6 |
| S&D Motorsports | 59 | Yu Yuk Hang | B RTC | 4, 6 |
| S&D Motorsports | 66 | Maxx Ebenal | A | 1–2 |
| Asia Racing Team | 3 | Ni Weiliang | A | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 10 | William Tan | A | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 11 | Hua Miao | B | 1–5 |
| Asia Racing Team | 18 | Liu Kai | A | 1–3 |
| Asia Racing Team | 36 | Lin Taian | B RTC | 5 |
| Asia Racing Team | 36 | Lin Taian | A RTC | 6 |
| Asia Racing Team | 66 | Maxx Ebenal | A | 4–6 |
| Asia Racing Team | 67 | Jasper Thong | B | 1–5 |
| Asia Racing Team | 67 | Jasper Thong | A | 6 |
| Asia Racing Team | 71 | James Runacres | A | 1, 3 |
| Asia Racing Team | 88 | Evan Chen | A | 4 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 5 | Pete Olson | B | 5 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 5 | Pete Olson | A | 6 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 6 | Josh Burdon | A | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 9 | Thomas Lüdi | A | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 17 | Neric Wei | A | 1–3 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 26 | Li Qingyuan | A RTC | 4–6 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 28 | Pavan Ravishankar | A | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 65 | Brad Dias | B | 6 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 91 | David Pun | B | 6 |
| KRC Racing | 7 | Bao Jinlong | A | 1 |
| KRC Racing | 8 | Wang Yang | A | 4 |
| KRC Racing | 24 | Hong Shijie | A | 6 |
| KRC Racing | 43 | Mars Kang | A | 5 |
| KRC Racing | 77 | Ye Hongli | A | 3 |
| KRC Racing | 99 | Pu Shu | A | 4 |
| Korea Formula | 27 | Suh Seung-beom | B | 2 |
| Korea Formula | 37 | Kim Hak-kyum | B | 2 |
| Champ Motorsport | 38 | Victor Yung | B | 5 |
| Champ Motorsport | 63 | Xie Ruilin | B | 1, 5 |
| KCMG | 47 | Liu Junjie | B RTC | 4–6 |
| KCMG | 85 | Ngan Ming Hang | B RTC | 4–6 |
| privateers | 1 | Chen Yi-Hsien | B | 1 |
| privateers | 16 | Wayne Shen | B | 1 |
| privateers | 21 | Dominic Tjia | B | 1 |
| privateers | 22 | Francis Tjia | B | 1 |
| privateers | 68 | Sébastien Mailleux | B | 1 |
| Icon | Class |
| A | Class A |
| B | Class B |
| RTC | Road to Champion Division |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Overall Winner | Class A Winner | Class B Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 19 March | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Wayne Shen |
| 1 | R2 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 20 March | Josh Burdon | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Wayne Shen |
| 2 | R3 | Korea International Circuit, Yeongam | 14 May | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Kim Hak-kyum |
| 2 | R4 | Korea International Circuit, Yeongam | 15 May | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Kim Hak-kyum |
| 3 | R5 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 11 June | Ye Hongli | Ye Hongli | Ye Hongli | Ye Hongli | Jasper Thong |
| 3 | R6 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 12 June | Josh Burdon | Ye Hongli | Ye Hongli | Ye Hongli | Hua Miao |
| 4 | R7 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 21 August | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Hua Miao |
| 4 | R8 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 21 August | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Jasper Thong |
| 5 | R9 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 17 September | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Jasper Thong |
| 5 | R10 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 18 September | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Maxx Ebenal | Xie Ruilin |
| 6 | R11 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 29 October | Maxx Ebenal | Najiy Razak | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Song Xujie |
| 6 | R12 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 30 October | Maxx Ebenal | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Josh Burdon | Ngan Ming Hang |

## Championship standings
### Points system

Points are awarded to the top 14 classified finishers. Drivers in classes A and B are classified separately.
Drivers' Championship :
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th |
| Points | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championships

| Pos | Driver | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | KOR | KOR | CHA | CHA | SIC | SIC | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | ZIC3 | ZIC3 | Pts |
| Class A |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Josh Burdon | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 282 |
| 2 | Maxx Ebenal | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 237 |
| 3 | Najiy Razak | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 3 | 189 |
| 4 | Pavan Ravishankar | Ret | 9 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 156 |
| 5 | William Tan | 7 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 111 |
| 6 | Liu Kai | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 109 |
| 7 | Ni Weiliang | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 84 |
| 8 | Neric Wei | 13 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 84 |
| 9 | Thomas Lüdi | 5 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 79 |
| 10 | Ye Hongli | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 60 |
| 11 | Li Qingyuan | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | 4 | 6 | DNA | 7 | 50 |
| 12 | Louis Prette | | | | | | | | | 8 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 |
| 13 | Evan Chen | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | 10 | Ret | 45 |
| 14 | James Runacres | 14 | 11 | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 44 |
| 15 | Bao Jinlong | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 16 | Lin Taian | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| 17 | Pu Shu | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | 26 |
| 18 | Hong Shijie | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | 17 |
| 19 | Jasper Thong | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | 15 |
| 20 | Wang Yang | | | | | | | 13 | 9 | | | | | 11 |
| 21 | Pete Olson | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | 9 |
| 22 | Umar bin Abdul Rahman | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 23 | Mars Kang | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | 0 |
| Class B |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jasper Thong | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DSQ | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | | | 212 |
| 2 | Hua Miao | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | | | 180 |
| 3 | Song Xujie | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | | | 66 |
| 4 | Xie Ruilin | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 10 | 4 | | | 65 |
| 5 | Wayne Shen | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 60 |
| 6 | Kim Hak-kyum | | | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 60 |
| 7 | Ngan Ming Hang | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | 13 | Ret | | | 47 |
| 8 | Francis Tjia | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 9 | Suh Seung-beom | | | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| 10 | Dominic Tjia | 16 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 11 | Pete Olson | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | | | 30 |
| 12 | Lin Taian | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | | | 17 |
| 13 | Victor Yung | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | | | 15 |
| 14 | Sébastien Mailleux | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 15 | Yu Yuk Hang | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | | | | | 15 |
| 16 | Chen Yi-Hsien | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 17 | Tam Kuan Ioi | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | 11 |
| 18 | Liu Junjie | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | 15 | Ret | | | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | KOR | KOR | CHA | CHA | SIC | SIC | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | ZIC3 | ZIC3 | 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) |

### Road to Champion Division

| Pos | Driver | SIC | SIC | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | Pts |
| 1 | Song Xujie | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | | | 98 |
| 2 | Li Qingyuan | 9 | Ret | 4 | 6 | | | 90 |
| 3 | Ngan Ming Hang | 15 | 14 | 13 | Ret | | | 64 |
| 4 | Lin Taian | | | Ret | 9 | | | 24 |
| 5 | Tam Kuan Ioi | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | 17 |
| 6 | Yu Yuk Hang | 16 | Ret | | | | | 17 |
| 7 | Liu Junjie | DNS | DNS | 15 | Ret | | | 15 |
| Pos | Driver | SIC | SIC | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | ZIC2 | ZIC2 | Pts |