# 2018 Asian Formula Renault Series

The 2018 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) is the 19th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season will begin on 17 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and will end after six double-header events.
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.
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.
By virtue of a 67 point lead in the 2018 Team Championship at the conclusion of Race Two in Sepang on August 26, BlackArts Racing Team won the Team Championship for the 4th consecutive year in the Asia Formula Renault Series, with one round remaining.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Class | Rounds |
| Asia Racing Team | 1 | Perdana Putra Minang | P | 1–2 |
| Asia Racing Team | 3 | Ni Weiliang | P | 1–2 |
| Asia Racing Team | 5 | Keanon Santoso | P | 2 |
| Asia Racing Team | 11 | Akmal Ashibli | E | 1 |
| Wu Racing | 4 | Jimmy Cheung | E | 1 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 9 | Thomas Lüdi | P | 1–2 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 19 | Ryan Liu | P | 1–2 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 51 | Oscar Lee | E | 1 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 55 | Daniel Cao | P | 1–2 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 66 | Eric Sun | E | 1–2 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 69 | Matteo Radicioni | E | 1 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 88 | Antolín González | P | 1–2 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 91 | David Pun | P | 1–2 |
| Spirit-Z Racing | 16 | Rocky Chan | E | 2 |
| KRC Racing | 17 | Stephen Hong | P | 1–2 |
| KRC Racing | 22 | Peter Liao | P | 1–2 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 20 | Daniel Julián Miranda | P | 1–2 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 30 | Eshan Pieris | P | 1 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 96 | Kurt Hill | P | 1–2 |
| PS Racing | 18 | Neric Wei | P | 2 |
| PS Racing | 26 | David Lau | E | 1 |
| PS Racing | 27 | Louis Prette | P | 1 |
| S&D Motorsports | 44 | Luo Kailuo | P | 1–2 |
| S&D Motorsports | 99 | Hugo Hung | P | 1–2 |
| Icon | Class |
| P | Pro |
| E | Elite |

## Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2018 season was published on 9 November 2017.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Class B Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 17 March | Antolín González | Antolín González | Antolín González | BlackArts Racing Team | Akmal Ashibli |
| 1 | R2 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 18 March | Louis Prette | Kurt Hill | Perdana Putra Minang | Asia Racing Team | Eric Sun |
| 2 | R3 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 29 April | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | BlackArts Racing Team | Eric Sun |
| 2 | R4 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 29 April | Daniel Cao | Luo Kailuo | Daniel Cao | BlackArts Racing Team | Eric Sun |
| 3 | R5 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 26 May | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | Luo KaiLuo | S&D Motorsports | |
| 3 | R6 | Ningbo International Circuit, Ningbo | 27 May | Daniel Cao | Charles Leong | Charles Leong | Asia Racing Team | |
| 4 | R7 | Zhuhai International Circuit | 16 June | Charles Leong | Perdana Putra Minang | Charles Leong | Asia Racing Team | |
| 4 | R8 | Zhuhai International Circuit | 17 June | Charles Leong | Daniel Cao | Charles Leong | Asia Racing Team | |
| 5 | R9 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 25 August | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | BlackArts Racing Team | |
| 5 | R10 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 26 August | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | BlackArts Racing Team | |
| 6 | R11 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 29 September | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | Daniel Cao | BlackArts Racing Team | |
| 6 | R12 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 30 September | Daniel Cao | Antolín González | Daniel Cao | BlackArts Racing Team | |

## 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 | SIC | SIC | NIS | NIS | ZIC | ZIC | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | Pts |
| Pro |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daniel Cao | 20 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 30 | | | 219 |
| 2 | Luo Kai Luo | 24 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 17 | | | 189 |
| 3 | Antolín González | 30 | Ret | 15 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 24 | | | 182 |
| 4 | Perdana Putra Minang | Ret | 30 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 15 | DNS | DNS | | | 154 |
| 5 | Daniel Julian Miranda | 4 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 15 | | | 98 |
| 6 | Charles Leong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ret | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | | | 90 |
| 7 | David Pun | 11 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | | | 86 |
| 8 | Kurt Hill | 15 | 20 | 13 | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | DNS | DNS | | | 81 |
| 9 | Eshan Pieris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 20 | | | 68 |
| 10 | Peter Liao | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 67 |
| 11 | Stephen Hong | 0 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | | | 44 |
| 12 | Thomas Lüdi | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 43 |
| 13 | Hugo Hung | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | | 41 |
| 14 | Ryan Liu | 13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 39 |
| 15 | Keanon Santoso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | | 31 |
| Elite |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Akmal Ashibli | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 2 | Eric Sun | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 3 | Jimmy Cheung | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 4 | Matteo Radicioni | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 5 | Oscar Lee | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 6 | David Lau | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| Pos | Driver | ZIC | ZIC | SIC | SIC | NIS | NIS | ZIC | ZIC | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | 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) |