2013 Formula Masters China
Appearance
The 2013 Formula Masters China season is the third season of the Formula Pilota China series, and the first under the Formula Masters China branding. It was also the first season with one-make Volkswagen 2.0 engines.[1] The championship began on 10 May at Zhuhai and will finish on 10 November at Guia Circuit in Macau after nineteen races held at seven meetings.
Teams and drivers
- All cars are Volkswagen-engined Tatuus FA10 chassis.
Team | No | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
Meritus.GP | 3 | Andersen Martono | 4–5 |
38 | Aidan Wright[2] | All, NC | |
88 | Afiq Yazid[3] | All | |
95 | Yang Fan[4] | NC | |
Lin Li Feng | 5 | Lin Li Feng | 1–2 |
Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG[5] | 7 | Ronald Wu[6] | 1–4 |
9 | Thomas Luedi | 6, NC | |
16 | Dan Wells[7] | 6, NC | |
29 | Akash Nandy[8] | All, NC | |
78 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | 6 | |
Star Racing Team[9][10] | 8 | Yuan Bo | All, NC |
15 | Bao Jin Long | All, NC | |
23 | Zou Si Rui | All | |
75 | Zou Chen Yu | All | |
Meco Motorsports[11] | 10 | Raj Bharath | All |
Super License Team[12] | 11 | Ren Nagabuchi | All, NC |
12 | Yin Hai Tao | All, NC | |
28 | William Lok[4] | NC | |
55 | Wu Zhou | 2–3 | |
Eurasia Motorsport | 17 | Pu Jun Jin[13] | All, NC |
18 | Tanart Sathienthirakul | 3–6, NC | |
19 | Matthew Solomon[14] | All, NC | |
20 | Andy Chang Wing Chung[15] | 6, NC | |
21 | Shaun Thong[4] | NC | |
Andrea Reggiani | 4 | ||
Andrea Reggiani | 21 | Andrea Reggiani | 2–3 |
Gold Wolf Racing[4] | 37 | Yudai Jinkawa[4] | NC |
Zhang Zhen Dong | 98 | Zhang Zhen Dong | 1 |
Race calendar and results
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | R1 | Zhuhai International Circuit | 11 May | Raj Bharath | Aidan Wright | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP |
R2 | Akash Nandy | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP | ||||
R3 | 12 May | Afiq Yazid | Matthew Solomon | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP | ||
2 | R1 | Shanghai International Circuit | 25 May | Afiq Yazid | Aidan Wright | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP |
R2 | Afiq Yazid | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP | ||||
R3 | 26 May | Akash Nandy | Afiq Yazid | Raj Bharath | Meco Motorsport | ||
3 | R1 | Ordos International Circuit | 6 July | Akash Nandy | Afiq Yazid | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP |
R2 | 7 July | Afiq Yazid | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP | |||
R3 | Race postponed[16] | ||||||
4 | R1 | Inje Speedium | 10 August | Aidan Wright | Raj Bharath | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP |
R2 | Aidan Wright | Raj Bharath | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | |||
R3 | 11 August | Akash Nandy | Aidan Wright | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP | ||
R4 | Akash Nandy | Aidan Wright | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP | |||
5 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 14 September | Tanart Sathienthirakul | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG |
R2 | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | ||||
R3 | 15 September | Tanart Sathienthirakul | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | ||
6 | R1 | Shanghai International Circuit | 26 October | Tanart Sathienthirakul | Afiq Yazid | Tanart Sathienthirakul | Eurasia Motorsport |
R2 | Akash Nandy | Afiq Yazid | Meritus.GP | ||||
R3 | 27 October | Akash Nandy | Aidan Wright | Aidan Wright | Meritus.GP | ||
NC | Guia Circuit[17] | 10 November | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Akash Nandy | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG |
Standings
Drivers' championship
- Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
Race | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP |
Race 1&3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Race 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole |
Notes:
- † — No points are awarded for the non-championship Macau Grand Prix event.
Teams
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | Meritus.GP | 415 |
2 | Eurasia Motorsport | 262 |
3 | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 203 |
4 | Super License Team | 155 |
5 | Meco Motorsports | 121 |
6 | Star Racing Team | 57 |
References
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- ^ "Star Racing Team confirms new drivers for the last three seats". FormulaMastersChina.com. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Meco Motorsports completes multiple Training Programs and launches new batches for Feb–March 2013". Meco Motorsports. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Drivers". Team Ukyo with Super License. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Pu Jun Jin joins Eurasia for 2013 Formula Masters Series". Eurasia Motorsport. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Matt Solomon signs with Eurasia for Formula Masters China Series". Eurasia Motorsport. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Macau Grand Prix Announces Unprecedented Programme for 60th Macau Grand Prix". Macau Grand Prix Official Website. 5 April 2013.
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