# 2012–13 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

The 2012-2013 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the inaugural running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. The series consisted of 10 races, spread across 3 meetings began on 26 October 2012 at the Buddh International Circuit, supporting the 2012 Indian Grand Prix and ended on 10 February 2013.

## Drivers

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| 2 | Parth Ghorpade | 2-3 |
| 3 | Parthiva Sureshwaren | All |
| 4 | Luciano Bacheta | All |
| 5 | Dylan Young | 1-2 |
| 6 | Noel Jammal | 1-2 |
| 6 | Sebastian Balthasar | 3 |
| 7 | Alice Powell | All |
| 8 | Yudai Jinkawa | All |
| 9 | Shinya Michimi | 3 |
| 11 | Vicky Piria | 3 |
| 13 | Gaurav Gill | 2 |
| 14 | Matthew Mason | 1 |
| 14 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | 3 |
| 16 | Henrique Baptista | 1-2 |
| 18 | Carmen Jordá | 3 |
| 19 | Ashwin Sundar | 1 |
| 20 | Carmen Boix | 1-2 |
| 22 | Conor Daly | All |
| 23 | Jon Lancaster | All |
| 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1-2 |
| 29 | Sam Dejonghe | 2-3 |
| 33 | Sean Walkinshaw | 1 |
| 35 | Hector Hurst | 1-2 |
| 42 | Jordan King | All |
| 55 | Josh Hill | 3 |
| 117 | Gustavo Myasava | All |

## Race calendar and results

All rounds were held in India.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 2012 |||||||
| 1 | R1 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 27 October | Jordan King | Conor Daly | Conor Daly |
| 1 | R2 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 28 October | | Jordan King | Jordan King |
| 2 | R1 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 29 November | Jordan King | Jordan King | Jordan King |
| 2 | R2 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 30 November | | Jordan King | Jordan King |
| 2 | R3 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 1 December | | Alice Powell | Conor Daly |
| 2 | R4 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 2 December | | Sam Dejonghe | Yudai Jinkawa |
| 2013 |||||||
| 3 | R1 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 9 February | Jon Lancaster | Josh Hill | Josh Hill |
| 3 | R2 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 9 February | | Conor Daly | Conor Daly |
| 3 | R3 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 10 February | | Jordan King | Jordan King |
| 3 | R4 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 10 February | | Yudai Jinkawa | Conor Daly |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | BIC | BIC | BIC | BIC | BIC | BIC | MMRT | MMRT | MMRT | MMRT | Points |
| 1 | Conor Daly | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 164 |
| 2 | Jordan King | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 159 |
| 3 | Luciano Bacheta | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 17 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 102 |
| 4 | Jon Lancaster | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 91 |
| 5 | Alice Powell | 4 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 79 |
| 6 | Sam Dejonghe | | | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 77 |
| 7 | Josh Hill | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 64 |
| 8 | Yudai Jinkawa | 13 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 55 |
| 9 | Hector Hurst | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 55 |
| 10 | Parthiva Sureshwaren | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 33 |
| 11 | Noel Jammal | 5 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 2 | | | | | 27 |
| 12 | Shinya Michimi | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 13 | Tom Gladdis | 6 | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | | | | | 18 |
| 14 | Vicky Piria | | | | | | | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 15 | Gustavo Myasava | 14 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 |
| 16 | Parth Ghorpade | | | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 10 |
| 17 | Gaurav Gill | | | Ret | 9 | 6 | 16 | | | | | 10 |
| 18 | Matthew Mason | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 19 | Sebastian Balthasar | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 9 |
| 20 | Ashwin Sundar | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 21 | Henrique Baptista | Ret | 13 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 12 | | | | | 4 |
| 22 | Dylan Young | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | | | | | 3 |
| 23 | Carmen Jordá | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 2 |
| 24 | Carmen Boix | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | | | | | 1 |
| 25 | Sean Walkinshaw | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | | | | | | | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | BIC | BIC | BIC | BIC | BIC | BIC | MMRT | MMRT | MMRT | MMRT | Points |
| 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) |