# 2018 F3 Asian Championship

The 2018 F3 Asian Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Asia. The championship features a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This is the inaugural season of the championship.
The season commenced on 14 July at Sepang International Circuit and concluded on 25 November at the same venue, after fifteen races to be held at five meetings.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers | Status | Rounds |
| Chase Owen Racing | 00 | Chase Owen | | 1 |
| Chase Owen Racing | 5 | James Yu | | 1 |
| Super License | 2 | Takashi Hata | M | All |
| Super License | 7 | Tomoki Takahashi | | All |
| Zen-Motorsport | 3 | Yin Hai Tao | M | All |
| Zen-Motorsport | 5 | James Yu | | 2–3, 5 |
| Zen-Motorsport | 5 | Kang Ling | | 4 |
| Zen-Motorsport | 10 | Zheng Jianian | | 1 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 4 | Louis Prette | | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 9 | Thomas Lüdi | M | 3, 5 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 32 | Presley Martono | | 1 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 95 | Tom Beckhäuser | | 5 |
| Emc2 Racing | 6 | Ryan Liu | M | 2–4 |
| SVC Asia | 8 | Jeremy Wahome | | 1, 3–5 |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 10 | Liam Lawson | | 5 |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 55 | Daniel Cao | | 1 |
| Dragon HitechGP | 11 | Hon Chio Leong | | All |
| Dragon HitechGP | 27 | Raoul Hyman | | All |
| Dragon HitechGP | 34 | Jake Hughes | | 1, 3–4 |
| Dragon HitechGP | 34 | Ben Hingeley | | 2 |
| Dragon HitechGP | 34 | Harrison Scott | | 5 |
| Absolute Racing | 16 | Yifei Ye | | 5 |
| Absolute Racing | 29 | Akash Nandy | | All |
| Absolute Racing | 80 | Jaden Conwright | | All |
| B-Max Racing Team | 28 | Tairoku Yamaguchi | M | 5 |
| B-Max Racing Team | 30 | Ryuji Kumita | M | 1, 3, 5 |
| MSport Asia | 33 | Akash Gowda | | All |
| Icon | Status |
| M | Master |

## Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 26 January 2018.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 14 July | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Dragon HitechGP | Malaysia Championship Series Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
| 1 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 14 July | | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Dragon HitechGP | Malaysia Championship Series Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
| 1 | R3 | Sepang International Circuit | 15 July | Jake Hughes | Tomoki Takahashi | Jake Hughes | Dragon HitechGP | Malaysia Championship Series Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
| 2 | R1 | Ningbo International Circuit | 1 September | Jaden Conwright | Jaden Conwright | Ben Hingeley | Dragon HitechGP | Audi R8 LMS Cup China Formula 4 Championship China Formula Grand Prix TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| 2 | R2 | Ningbo International Circuit | 1 September | | Raoul Hyman | Raoul Hyman | Dragon HitechGP | Audi R8 LMS Cup China Formula 4 Championship China Formula Grand Prix TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| 2 | R3 | Ningbo International Circuit | 2 September | Jaden Conwright | Raoul Hyman | Jaden Conwright | Absolute Racing | Audi R8 LMS Cup China Formula 4 Championship China Formula Grand Prix TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| 3 | R1 | Shanghai International Circuit | 22 September | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Dragon HitechGP | Blancpain GT Series Asia China Formula 4 Championship China Formula Grand Prix |
| 3 | R2 | Shanghai International Circuit | 23 September | | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Dragon HitechGP | Blancpain GT Series Asia China Formula 4 Championship China Formula Grand Prix |
| 3 | R3 | Shanghai International Circuit | 23 September | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Dragon HitechGP | Blancpain GT Series Asia China Formula 4 Championship China Formula Grand Prix |
| 4 | R1 | Ningbo International Circuit | 13 October | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Dragon HitechGP | Blancpain GT Series Asia China Formula 4 Championship China Formula Grand Prix |
| 4 | R2 | Ningbo International Circuit | 14 October | | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Dragon HitechGP | Blancpain GT Series Asia China Formula 4 Championship China Formula Grand Prix |
| 4 | R3 | Ningbo International Circuit | 14 October | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Dragon HitechGP | Blancpain GT Series Asia China Formula 4 Championship China Formula Grand Prix |
| 5 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 23 November | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | Pinnacle Motorsport | Sepang 1000 km Audi R8 LMS Cup Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
| 5 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 24 November | | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | Pinnacle Motorsport | Sepang 1000 km Audi R8 LMS Cup Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
| 5 | R3 | Sepang International Circuit | 25 November | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | Pinnacle Motorsport | Sepang 1000 km Audi R8 LMS Cup Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten drivers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | NIS1 | NIS1 | NIS1 | SIC | SIC | SIC | NIS2 | NIS2 | NIS2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Raoul Hyman | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 227 |
| 2 | Jake Hughes | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 225 |
| 3 | Jaden Conwright | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 173 |
| 4 | Hon Chio Leong | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15† | 9 | 145 |
| 5 | Tomoki Takahashi | 6 | NC | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 142 |
| 6 | Akash Nandy | 16† | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 125 |
| 7 | James Yu | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | | | | 4 | 4 | 6 | 84 |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| 9 | Louis Prette | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 70 |
| 10 | Ben Hingeley | | | | 1 | Ret | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 11 | Yifei Ye | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 8 | 37 |
| 12 | Jeremy Wahome | 8 | 6 | 9 | | | | 8 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 32 |
| 13 | Akash Gowda | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | DNS | 11 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 14 | Harrison Scott | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 15 | Chase Owen | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 16 | Yin Hai Tao | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 15 |
| 17 | Ryan Liu | | | | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | | | | 14 |
| 18 | Kang Ling | | | | | | | | | | 10† | 7 | 7 | | | | 12 |
| 19 | Daniel Cao | 9 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 20 | Presley Martono | 10 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 21 | Takashi Hata | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 22 | Tom Beckhäuser | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| 23 | "Dragon" | 15 | 16 | Ret | | | | 11 | 13 | 12 | | | | 17 | Ret | 15 | 0 |
| 24 | Tairoku Yamaguchi | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Thomas Lüdi | | | | | | | 12 | 14 | 13 | | | | 18 | 12 | Ret | 0 |
| 26 | Zheng Jianian | Ret | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | NIS1 | NIS1 | NIS1 | SIC | SIC | SIC | NIS2 | NIS2 | NIS2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | | 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) |
Notes:
* † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

### Masters Cup

| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | NIS1 | NIS1 | NIS1 | SIC | SIC | SIC | NIS2 | NIS2 | NIS2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Yin Hai Tao | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 276 |
| 2 | Takashi Hata | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 16 | 13 | 13 | 193 |
| 3 | Ryan Liu | | | | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | | | | 192 |
| 4 | "Dragon" | 15 | 16 | Ret | | | | 11 | 13 | 12 | | | | 17 | Ret | 15 | 96 |
| 5 | Thomas Lüdi | | | | | | | 12 | 14 | 13 | | | | 18 | 12 | Ret | 62 |
| 6 | Tairoku Yamaguchi | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 11 | 12 | 61 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | NIS1 | NIS1 | NIS1 | SIC | SIC | SIC | NIS2 | NIS2 | NIS2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | | Pts |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Owen is an American driver who raced under a British racing license.
* ↑ Prette is a Monégasque-Italian driver who raced under a Hong Kong racing license.
* ↑ Hyman is a South African driver who raced under a British license.
* ↑ Ye is a Chinese driver who raced under a French racing license.