# 2017–18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

The 2017–18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the fifth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 16 November 2017 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain and ended on 4 February 2018 at the Madras Motor Racing Track in Chennai, India. The series consisted of 16 races spread across four meetings, with the first round in Bahrain being a support event to the FIA World Endurance Championship.

## Drivers

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| 3 | Dylan Young | All |
| 4 | Henning Enqvist | All |
| 5 | Louis Gachot | 2–4 |
| 8 | Michelangelo Amendola | All |
| 9 | Robert Megennis | All |
| 10 | Richard Wagner | All |
| 11 | Felipe Drugovich | All |
| 12 | Manuel Maldonado | All |
| 14 | Christophe Mariot | 1 |
| 17 | Nazim Azman | All |
| 20 | Rinus van Kalmthout | All |
| 21 | Harri Jones | All |
| 22 | Alex Karkosik | All |
| 26 | Julien Falchero | All |
| 28 | Pavan Ravishankar | All |
| 32 | Presley Martono | All |
| 69 | Perdana Putra Minang | All |
| 88 | Danial Frost | All |
| 96 | Kurt Hill | All |

## Calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 2017 |||||||
| 1 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 17 November | Rinus van Kalmthout | Presley Martono | Felipe Drugovich |
| 1 | R2 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 17 November | | Rinus van Kalmthout | Felipe Drugovich |
| 1 | R3 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 18 November | Rinus van Kalmthout | Rinus van Kalmthout | Rinus van Kalmthout |
| 1 | R4 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 18 November | | Julien Falchero | Julien Falchero |
| 2 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 8 December | Presley Martono | Rinus van Kalmthout | Felipe Drugovich |
| 2 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 8 December | | Rinus van Kalmthout | Rinus van Kalmthout |
| 2 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 9 December | Presley Martono | Rinus van Kalmthout | Felipe Drugovich |
| 2 | R4 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 9 December | | Presley Martono | Presley Martono |
| 3 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 14 December | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich |
| 3 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 15 December | | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich |
| 3 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 15 December | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich |
| 3 | R4 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 15 December | | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich |
| 2018 |||||||
| 4 | R1 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 3 February | Presley Martono | Rinus van Kalmthout | Rinus van Kalmthout |
| 4 | R2 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 3 February | | Rinus van Kalmthout | Presley Martono |
| 4 | R3 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 4 February | Presley Martono | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich |
| 4 | R4 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 4 February | | Presley Martono | Felipe Drugovich |

## 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 | BHR | BHR | BHR | BHR | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | YMC | YMC | YMC | YMC | CHE | CHE | CHE | CHE | Points |
| 1 | Felipe Drugovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 335 |
| 2 | Presley Martono | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 254 |
| 3 | Rinus van Kalmthout | Ret | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 245 |
| 4 | Julien Falchero | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | DSQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 194 |
| 5 | Alex Karkosik | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | DSQ | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 122 |
| 6 | Danial Frost | 14 | 9 | 9 | DSQ | 9 | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 83 |
| 7 | Harri Jones | Ret | 14 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | DSQ | 4 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 66 |
| 8 | Dylan Young | 3 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 65 |
| 9 | Louis Gachot | | | | | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 16 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 7 | 5 | 8 | 63 |
| 10 | Robert Megennis | 7 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 54 |
| 11 | Michelangelo Amendola | 10 | 8 | 12 | NC | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 54 |
| 12 | Manuel Maldonado | 5 | DSQ | 15 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 39 |
| 13 | Nazim Azman | 8 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 27 |
| 14 | Pavan Ravishankar | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 8 | DSQ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 15 | Henning Enqvist | 11 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
| 16 | Perdana Putra Minang | 13 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 7 |
| 17 | Richard Wagner | 12 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 1 |
| 18 | Kurt Hill | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Christophe Mariot | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | BHR | BHR | BHR | BHR | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | YMC | YMC | YMC | YMC | CHE | CHE | CHE | CHE | 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) |