# 2019 Asian Formula Renault Series

The 2019 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) was the 20th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season began on 23 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and ended at the same venue on 8 December after five events. Joey Alders won the 2019 Championship in his debut season with his team BlackArts Racing Team.
Starting from 2015, drivers and teams compete in two classes, Pro (Class A) for drivers and teams competing with the 2013 FR2.0 car, and Elite (Class B) for drivers and teams using the FR2.0 old spec cars.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Class | Rounds |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 2 | Patrick Tsang | P | 2 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 2 | Patrick Tsang | E | 5 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 7 | Stephen Hong | P | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 23 | Joey Alders | P | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 33 | Sandro Tavartkiladze | P | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 3 | Ni Weiliang | P | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 6 | Ryan Liu | P | 1 |
| Asia Racing Team | 8 | Alex Suen | P | 3 |
| Asia Racing Team | 9 | Peter Li | P | 2, 5 |
| Asia Racing Team | 11 | Nicholas Lai | P | 4 |
| Asia Racing Team | 21 | Bruno Carneiro | P | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 36 | Jack Chan | E | 1–2, 5 |
| Asia Racing Team | 44 | Pang Changyuan | E | 2 |
| Asia Racing Team | 96 | Kurt Hill | P | 1 |
| FRD | 8 | Alex Suen | E | 1 |
| KRC Racing | 16 | Naomi Zhang | P | 1 |
| KRC Racing | 77 | Wang Yang | P | 1 |
| PS Racing | 17 | Neric Wei | P | 2–4 |
| PS Racing | 62 | Erwin Boon | P | 3–4 |
| PS Racing | 76 | Elias Niskanen | P | 1–4 |
| Champ Motorsport | 48 | James Wong | P | 5 |
| S&D Motorsports | 88 | Victor Yung | P | 1 |
| S&D Motorsports | 99 | Hugo Hung | P | 1–2 |
| Icon | Class |
| P | Pro |
| E | Elite |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Elite Class Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 23 March | Joey Alders | Elias Niskanen | Elias Niskanen | PS Racing | Alex Suen |
| 1 | R2 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 24 March | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | Sandro Tavartkiladze | BlackArts Racing Team | Jack Chan |
| 2 | R3 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 15 June | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | Jack Chan |
| 2 | R4 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 16 June | Joey Alders | Bruno Carneiro | Bruno Carneiro | Asia Racing Team | Jack Chan |
| 3 | R5 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 24 August | Joey Alders | Bruno Carneiro | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | No entrants |
| 3 | R6 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 24 August | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | No entrants |
| 3 | R7 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 25 August | Joey Alders | Bruno Carneiro | Bruno Carneiro | Asia Racing Team | No entrants |
| 4 | R8 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 28 September | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | No entrants |
| 4 | R9 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 28 September | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | No entrants |
| 4 | R10 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 29 September | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | No entrants |
| 5 | R11 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 7 December | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | Jack Chan |
| 5 | R12 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 8 December | Bruno Carneiro | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | Patrick Tsang |

## Championship standings
### Points system

Points are awarded to the top 14 classified finishers. Drivers in Pro and Elite classes are classified separately.
Drivers' Championship :
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th |
| Points | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championships

| Pos | Driver | ZIC | ZIC | ZIC | ZIC | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | ZIC | ZIC | Pts |
| Pro |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Joey Alders | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 314 |
| 2 | Bruno Carneiro | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 265 |
| 3 | Sandro Tavartkiladze | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 240 |
| 4 | Elias Niskanen | 1 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | 174 |
| 5 | Stephen Hong | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 153 |
| 6 | Ni Weiliang | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 111 |
| 7 | Neric Wei | | | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | | | 74 |
| 8 | Peter Li | | | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 61 |
| 9 | Erwin Boon | | | | | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Ret | | | 51 |
| 10 | Kurt Hill | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 11 | Ryan Liu | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 12 | Hugo Hung | Ret | 7 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 13 | Nicholas Lai | | | | | | | | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | 29 |
| 14 | James Wong | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 15 | Alex Suen | | | | | Ret | 7 | 9 | | | | | | 18 |
| 16 | Wang Yang | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 17 | Victor Yung | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 18 | Naomi Zhang | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 19 | Patrick Tsang | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Elite |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jack Chan | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Ret | 120 |
| 2 | Patrick Tsang | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 1 | 30 |
| 3 | Alex Suen | 1 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 4 | Pang Changyuan | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ZIC | ZIC | ZIC | ZIC | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | ZIC | ZIC | 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) |