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 Drivers Status Rounds Chase Owen Racing 00 Chase Owen 1 5 1 Super License 2 Takashi Hata All 7 Tomoki Takahashi All Zen-Motorsport 3 Yin Hai Tao All 5 2–3, 5 Kang Ling 4 10 Zheng Jianian 1 BlackArts Racing Team 4 Louis Prette All 9 Thomas Lüdi 3, 5 32 Presley Martono 1 95 Tom Beckhäuser 5 Emc2 Racing 6 2–4 SVC Asia 8 Jeremy Wahome 1, 3–5 Pinnacle Motorsport 10 Liam Lawson 5 55 1 Dragon HitechGP 11 Hon Chio Leong All 27 Raoul Hyman All 34 Jake Hughes 1, 3–4 Ben Hingeley 2 Harrison Scott 5 Absolute Racing 16 Yifei Ye 5 29 Akash Nandy All 80 Jaden Conwright All B-Max Racing Team 28 Tairoku Yamaguchi 5 30 Ryuji Kumita 1, 3, 5 MSport Asia 33 Akash Gowda All Icon Status Master
Race calendar The calendar was announced on 26 January 2018.
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 SeriesFormula 4 South East Asia Championship R2 Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Dragon HitechGP R3 15 July Jake Hughes Tomoki Takahashi Jake Hughes Dragon HitechGP 2 R1 Ningbo International Circuit 1 September Jaden Conwright Jaden Conwright Ben Hingeley Dragon HitechGP Audi R8 LMS CupChina Formula 4 ChampionshipChina Formula Grand PrixTCR China Touring Car Championship R2 Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Dragon HitechGP R3 2 September Jaden Conwright Raoul Hyman Jaden Conwright Absolute Racing 3 R1 Shanghai International Circuit 22 September Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Dragon HitechGP Blancpain GT Series AsiaChina Formula 4 ChampionshipChina Formula Grand Prix R2 23 September Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Dragon HitechGP R3 Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Dragon HitechGP 4 R1 Ningbo International Circuit 13 October Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Dragon HitechGP R2 14 October Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Dragon HitechGP R3 Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Jake Hughes Dragon HitechGP 5 R1 Sepang International Circuit 23 November Liam Lawson Liam Lawson Liam Lawson Pinnacle Motorsport Sepang 1000 kmAudi R8 LMS CupFormula 4 South East Asia Championship R2 24 November Liam Lawson Liam Lawson Pinnacle Motorsport R3 25 November Liam Lawson Liam Lawson Liam Lawson Pinnacle Motorsport
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 NIS1 SIC NIS2 SEP2 PtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3 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 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 10 8 11 9 9 10 8 12 11 14 18 Kang Ling 10† 7 7 12 19 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 0PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Pts SEP1 NIS1 SIC NIS2 SEP2Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap Notes: † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Masters Cup
Pos Driver SEP1 NIS1 SIC NIS2 SEP2 PtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3 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 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 61PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsSEP1NIS1SICNIS2SEP2
Teams' championship
Pos.TeamPoints 1 Dragon HitechGP 545 2 Absolute Racing 333 3 Super License 144 4 Zen-Motorsport 101 5 Pinnacle Motorsport 82 6 BlackArts Racing Team 77 7 Chase Owen Racing 34 8 SVC Asia 32 9 MSport Asia 28 10 Emc2 Racing 14 11 B-Max Racing Team 0
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