MRF Challenge

MRF Formula 2000 and F1600
Category	Single seaters
Country	Based in India, Races in other Asian countries as well
Inaugural season	2013
Constructors	Dallara (2000)
Engine suppliers	2.0 litre Renault (2000); 1.6 litre Ford (1600)
Tyre suppliers	MRF
Drivers' champion	Sandeep Kumar
Official website	Official website
	Current season

MRF Challenge is an open-wheel motorsport formula based in India organized by Madras Motor Sports Club. This was India's first and only FIA approved and inscribed international series. The cars were developed and manufactured by Coimbatore based J A Motorsport.^[1] This was promoted as a Winter series where young and upcoming racing drivers could get valuable seat and track time during the off-season months in competitive tracks in Asia. This was supported by MRF Ltd in its entirety and was a unique concept of "Arrive and Drive" which meant that the drivers would not have the hassle of making all arrangements. They would pay for a seat in the Championship and everything would be taken care of by the organizers.

Point system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th		Pole	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1		2	2

Champions

MRF Challenge Formula 2000

Season	Champion	Second	Third
2012–13	Conor Daly	Jordan King	Luciano Bacheta
2013–14	Rupert Svendsen-Cook	Tio Ellinas	Arthur Pic
2014–15	Toby Sowery	Ryan Cullen	Raj Bharath
2015–16	Pietro Fittipaldi	Tatiana Calderón	Nikita Troitskiy
2016–17	Harrison Newey	Joey Mawson	Mick Schumacher
2017–18	Felipe Drugovich	Presley Martono	Rinus van Kalmthout
2018–19	Jamie Chadwick	Max Defourny	Patrik Pasma
2019–20	Michelangelo Amendola	Dylan Young	Josh Mason
2022–23	Sai Sanjay	Mohamed Ryan	Sohil Shah
2023	Sandeep Kumar^[2]	Arya Singh	Aditya Swaminathan

References

^ Ramkumar, Pratiksha (29 November 2017). "Made in Coimbatore, raced by Schumi Jr". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
^ "Sandeep claims MRF Formula 2000 crown". The Hindu. 17 December 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

External links

Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2023-12-03)
MRF Challenge on Twitter

[1] Ramkumar, Pratiksha (29 November 2017). "Made in Coimbatore, raced by Schumi Jr". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

[2] "Sandeep claims MRF Formula 2000 crown". The Hindu. 17 December 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

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