# 2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

The 2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the sixth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 16 November 2018 at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and finished on 10 February 2019 at the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai, India. The series comprised 15 races spread across three meetings. The 2018–19 season saw Britain's Jamie Chadwick become the first female champion of the series.

## Drivers

The following drivers contested the championship:
| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| 3 | Dylan Young | All |
| 4 | Jack Doohan | 3 |
| 5 | Patrik Pasma | All |
| 7 | Chetan Korada | All |
| 8 | Michelangelo Amendola | All |
| 10 | Sebastian Estner | All |
| 11 | Andreas Estner | All |
| 16 | Glenn van Berlo | 3 |
| 18 | Reema Juffali | 3 |
| 21 | Josh Mason | All |
| 26 | Linus Lundqvist | 3 |
| 33 | Max Defourny | All |
| 55 | Jamie Chadwick | All |
| 68 | Danial Frost | 1–2 |
| 85 | Valdemar Eriksen | All |
| 99 | Petr Ptáček | 1–2 |

## Calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 2018 |||||||
| 1 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 16 November | Max Defourny | Danial Frost | Max Defourny |
| 1 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 16 November | | Max Defourny | Danial Frost |
| 1 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 17 November | Max Defourny | Max Defourny | Andreas Estner |
| 1 | R4 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 17 November | | Max Defourny | Patrik Pasma |
| 1 | R5 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 17 November | | Jamie Chadwick | Max Defourny |
| 2 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 7 December | Max Defourny | Max Defourny | Andreas Estner |
| 2 | R2 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 7 December | | Jamie Chadwick | Jamie Chadwick |
| 2 | R3 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 7 December | Max Defourny | Max Defourny | Max Defourny |
| 2 | R4 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 9 December | | Jamie Chadwick | Jamie Chadwick |
| 2 | R5 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 9 December | | Jamie Chadwick | Jamie Chadwick |
| 2019 |||||||
| 3 | R1 | Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai | 9 February | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma |
| 3 | R2 | Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai | 9 February | | Max Defourny | Jamie Chadwick |
| 3 | R3 | Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai | 10 February | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma |
| 3 | R4 | Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai | 10 February | | Michelangelo Amendola | Jamie Chadwick |
| 3 | R5 | Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai | 10 February | | Jamie Chadwick | Jamie Chadwick |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | R1 PP | FL |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |

### Drivers' standings

| Pos. | Driver | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | BHR | BHR | BHR | BHR | BHR | CHE | CHE | CHE | CHE | CHE | Points |
| 1 | Jamie Chadwick | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 280 |
| 2 | Max Defourny | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 243 |
| 3 | Patrik Pasma | Ret | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | DNS | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 186 |
| 4 | Andreas Estner | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 181 |
| 5 | Michelangelo Amendola | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 172 |
| 6 | Dylan Young | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 125 |
| 7 | Danial Frost | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | DNS | 12 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 106 |
| 8 | Petr Ptáček | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 91 |
| 9 | Jack Doohan | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 50 |
| 10 | Sebastian Estner | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 11 | DNS | 11 | 40 |
| 11 | Linus Lundqvist | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 25 |
| 12 | Josh Mason | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 19 |
| 13 | Glenn van Berlo | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| 14 | Valdemar Eriksen | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | DNS | 8 | 9 |
| 15 | Chetan Korada | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| 16 | Reema Juffali | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 |