# 2015–16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

The 2015–2016 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the fourth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 31 October 2015 at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi and finished on 31 January 2016 at the Madras Motor Racing Track, India. The series comprised 14 races, spread across four meetings, with the second round in Sakhir being a support event to the FIA World Endurance Championship.

## Drivers

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| 2 | Tatiana Calderón | All |
| 3 | Dylan Young | All |
| 4 | Nikita Troitskiy | All |
| 5 | Max Fewtrell | All |
| 6 | Sean Walkinshaw | 1–3 |
| 7 | Harrison Newey | All |
| 8 | Matt Draper | 1–3 |
| 9 | Jake Dennis | 1 |
| 10 | Nobuharu Matsushita | 1 |
| 11 | Alice Powell | 1 |
| 12 | Karthik Tharani | 1–2, 4 |
| 14 | Arjun Narendran | All |
| 15 | Tarun Reddy | All |
| 16 | Laura Tillett | All |
| 17 | Nerses Isaakyan | All |
| 18 | Matheus Leist | 2 |
| 19 | Sebastian Balthasar | 1 |
| 20 | Jessica Hawkins | 2 |
| 21 | Pietro Fittipaldi | All |
| 22 | Christophe Mariot | 2 |
| 23 | Sam Dejonghe | 2 |
| 24 | Alessio Picariello | 2–4 |
| 25 | Rik Breukers | 3 |
| 26 | José Luis Abadín | 3 |
| 27 | Giuliano Alesi | 3 |
| 28 | Aleksanteri Huovinen | 4 |
| 29 | Mick Schumacher | 4 |
| 85 | Enzo Bortoleto | 4 |

## Race calendar and results

The second round in Bahrain was held in support of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 2015 |||||||
| 1 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 30 October | Nobuharu Matsushita | Nobuharu Matsushita | Nobuharu Matsushita |
| 1 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 30 October | | Nobuharu Matsushita | Nikita Troitskiy |
| 1 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 31 October | Nobuharu Matsushita | Nobuharu Matsushita | Nobuharu Matsushita |
| 1 | R4 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 31 October | | Jake Dennis | Pietro Fittipaldi |
| 2 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 20 November | Alessio Picariello | Alessio Picariello | Alessio Picariello |
| 2 | R2 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 20 November | | Alessio Picariello | Alessio Picariello |
| 3 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 18 December | Alessio Picariello | Alessio Picariello | Alessio Picariello |
| 3 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 18 December | | Tatiana Calderón | Tatiana Calderón |
| 3 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 19 December | Alessio Picariello | Pietro Fittipaldi | Alessio Picariello |
| 3 | R4 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 19 December | | Alessio Picariello | Pietro Fittipaldi |
| 2016 |||||||
| 4 | R1 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 30 January | Pietro Fittipaldi | Pietro Fittipaldi | Pietro Fittipaldi |
| 4 | R2 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 30 January | | Alessio Picariello | Nikita Troitskiy |
| 4 | R3 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 31 January | Pietro Fittipaldi | Harrison Newey | Pietro Fittipaldi |
| 4 | R4 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 31 January | | Alessio Picariello | Alessio Picariello |

## 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 | ABU | ABU | ABU | ABU | BHR | BHR | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | CHE | CHE | CHE | CHE | Points |
| 1 | Pietro Fittipaldi | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 244 |
| 2 | Tatiana Calderón | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 199 |
| 3 | Nikita Troitskiy | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 191 |
| 4 | Alessio Picariello | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 181 |
| 5 | Harrison Newey | 10 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 5 | DSQ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 107 |
| 6 | Nobuharu Matsushita | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 80 |
| 7 | Tarun Reddy | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 74 |
| 8 | Nerses Isaakyan | 12 | 9 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 59 |
| 9 | Jake Dennis | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 53 |
| 10 | Mick Schumacher | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 51 |
| 11 | Max Fewtrell | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 51 |
| 12 | Sean Walkinshaw | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 9 | | | | | 35 |
| 13 | Dylan Young | 15† | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 14 | Matheus Leist | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 15 | Rik Breukers | | | | | | | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | | | | | 11 |
| 16 | Laura Tillett | Ret | 15 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| 17 | José Luis Abadín | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | | | 10 |
| 18 | Alice Powell | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 19 | Sam Dejonghe | | | | | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 20 | Sebastian Balthasar | 7 | 17 | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 21 | Enzo Bortoleto | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 5 |
| 22 | Aleksanteri Huovinen | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 23 | Giuliano Alesi | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 9 | 12 | | | | | 3 |
| 24 | Matt Draper | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | Ret | | | | | 2 |
| 25 | Arjun Narendran | 14 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 26 | Karthik Tharani | Ret | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | | | | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 27 | Jessica Hawkins | | | | | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Christophe Mariot | | | | | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | ABU | ABU | ABU | ABU | BHR | BHR | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | 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) |