# 2017 Asian Formula Renault Series

The 2017 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) is the 18th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season began on 18 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 17 October at the Zhejiang International Circuit after six double-header events.
Starting from 2015, drivers and teams compete in two classes, Class A for drivers and teams competing with the 2013 FR2.0 car, and Class B for drivers and teams using the FR2.0 old spec cars.
As part of an enhanced agreement with Renault Sport, the season will feature a scholarship program for young Chinese drivers, called Road to Champion. The winner among these drivers over the last three rounds of the championship will secure a link to race the following year in Europe with the help of Renault Sport.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Class | Rounds |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 1 | Charles Leong | A | 1–5 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 9 | Thomas Luedi | A | 1–3, 5–6 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 10 | Hua Miao | B | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 18 | Louis Prette | A | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 20 | Neric Wei | A | 1–4, 6 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 28 | Pavan Ravishankar | A | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 44 | Luo Kailuo | A | 6 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 65 | Brad Dias | A | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 77 | Ryan Liu | A | 6 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 84 | Jacky Liu | A | 4–5 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 91 | David Pun | B | 1 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 91 | David Pun | A | 2–6 |
| Asia Racing Team | 3 | Ni Weiliang | A | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 22 | Lin Taian | B | 1 |
| Asia Racing Team | 23 | Daniel Cao | A | 3–6 |
| Asia Racing Team | 38 | Ayumu Iwasa | A | 4 |
| Asia Racing Team | 55 | Daniel Lu | A | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Asia Racing Team | 56 | Karl Yip | A | 1 |
| PS Racing | 7 | Kimi Qin | A | 2 |
| PS Racing | 15 | Iori Kimura | B | 1 |
| PS Racing | 21 | Dominic Tjia | B | 1 |
| PS Racing | 33 | Victor Liang | A | 1–2, 4–6 |
| PS Racing | 77 | Ryan Liu | B | 5 |
| KRC Racing | 11 | Billy Zheng | A | 1 |
| KRC Racing | 17 | Stephen Hong | A | All |
| S&D Motorsports | 14 | Umar bin Abdul Rahman | A | 1–5 |
| S&D Motorsports | 14 | Julio Acosta | A | 6 |
| S&D Motorsports | 31 | Marcus Song | A | 1, 3–6 |
| S&D Motorsports | 31 | Luo Kailuo | A | 2 |
| S&D Motorsports | 36 | Grace Gui | B | All |
| S&D Motorsports | 52 | Long Mohammad Nor Ariff | A | 1–2 |
| S&D Motorsports | 52 | Luo Kailuo | A | 3 |
| S&D Motorsports | 77 | Ryan Liu | B | 4 |
| S&D Motorsports | 99 | Hugo Hung | A | 5–6 |
| RTC Team (FRD Road to Champion) | 16 | Xu Zixuan | B | 4–6 |
| RTC Team (FRD Road to Champion) | 66 | Li Wei | B | 4–6 |
| RTC Team (FRD Road to Champion) | 86 | Allen Wang | B | 4–5 |
| Champ Motorsport | 63 | Xie Ruilin | B | 1 |
| Icon | Class |
| A | Class A |
| B | Class B |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Class B Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 18 March | Charles Leong | Daniel Lu | Charles Leong | BlackArts Racing Team | Xie Ruilin |
| 1 | R2 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 19 March | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | BlackArts Racing Team | Xie Ruilin |
| 2 | R3 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 6 May | Daniel Lu | Daniel Lu | Daniel Lu | Asia Racing Team | Hua Miao |
| 2 | R4 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 7 May | Daniel Lu | Daniel Lu | Victor Liang | PS Racing | Grace Gui |
| 3 | R5 | Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing | 2 July | Daniel Lu | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | Asia Racing Team | Hua Miao |
| 3 | R6 | Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing | 2 July | Daniel Lu | Luo Kailuo | Luo Kailuo | S&D Motorsports | Hua Miao |
| 4 | R7 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 30 July | Ayumu Iwasa | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | BlackArts Racing Team | Ryan Liu |
| 4 | R8 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 30 July | Ayumu Iwasa | Ayumu Iwasa | Charles Leong | BlackArts Racing Team | Ryan Liu |
| 5 | R9 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 26 August | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | Daniel Lu | Asia Racing Team | Ryan Liu |
| 5 | R10 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 27 August | Pavan Ravishankar | Daniel Cao | Daniel Lu | Asia Racing Team | Ryan Liu |
| 6 | R11 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 16 September | Pavan Ravishankar | Pavan Ravishankar | Pavan Ravishankar | BlackArts Racing Team | Hua Miao |
| 6 | R12 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 17 September | Louis Prette | Daniel Lu | Daniel Lu | Asia Racing Team | Hua Miao |

## Championship standings
### Points system

Points are awarded to the top 14 classified finishers. Drivers in classes A and B 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 | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | SEP | SEP | ZHE | ZHE | SIC1 | SIC1 | SIC2 | SIC2 | SIC2 | SIC2 | Pts |
| Class A |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charles Leong | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | 245 |
| 2 | Daniel Lu | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 231 |
| 3 | Louis Prette | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 192 |
| 4 | Daniel Cao | | | | | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 168 |
| 5 | Pavan Ravishankar | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 8 | 166 |
| 6 | Brad Dias | 8 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 124 |
| 7 | Stephen Hong | 6 | 13 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 108 |
| 8 | Luo Kailuo | | | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | | | | 4 | 7 | 97 |
| 9 | Victor Liang | 5 | 18 | 6 | 1 | | | 10 | 7 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 93 |
| 10 | Marcus Song | 11 | 10 | | | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 64 |
| 11 | Jacky Liu | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | 60 |
| 12 | Neric Wei | 7 | 6 | 12 | EX | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | | | 10 | Ret | 59 |
| 13 | Ayumu Iwasa | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 48 |
| 14 | Thomas Luedi | 9 | 7 | 9 | EX | 9 | Ret | | | 11 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 48 |
| 15 | Ni Weilang | 15 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 16 | David Pun | | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 17 | Kimi Qin | | | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 18 | Billy Zheng | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 19 | Umar Bin Abdul Rahman | 20 | 11 | 14 | EX | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | | | 20 |
| 20 | Karl Yip | 19 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 21 | Long Mohamad Nor Ariff | 17 | 17 | 10 | EX | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 22 | Ryan Liu | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | 9 |
| 23 | Hugo Hung | | | | | | | | | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 |
| Class B |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hua Miao | 13 | Ret | 11 | EX | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 270 |
| 2 | Grace Gui | 21 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 227 |
| 3 | Ryan Liu | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | | | 120 |
| 4 | Li Wei | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 93 |
| 5 | Xu Zixuan | | | | | | | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | | | 84 |
| 6 | Xie Ruilin | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 60 |
| 7 | Allen Wang | | | | | | | 18 | 18 | 20 | Ret | | | 41 |
| 8 | Dominic Tjia | 18 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 9 | Lin Taian | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| 10 | Iori Kimura | 22 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 11 | David Pun | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| Pos | Driver | ZIC1 | ZIC1 | SEP | SEP | ZHE | ZHE | SIC1 | SIC1 | SIC2 | SIC2 | SIC2 | SIC2 | 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) |