2011 JK Racing Asia Series season
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The 2011 JK Racing Asia Series season is the first season of the rebranded Formula BMW Pacific Series, which ran for seven seasons in Asia. The championship began on April 9 in Sepang and was scheduled to finish on October 30 in India[1] after eighteen races held at six meetings.However, due to unexpected cancellations, the final meeting was held on 4 December in Sepang.[2]
9 teams fielded 28 full-time and guest drivers during the whole tour.
Austrian rookie Lucas Auer, the nephew of Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger became the 2011 JK Racing Asia Series Driver Champion with 292 points after scoring 17 podium finishes from 18 races with 7 wins. His nearest competitor, Afiq Ikhwan, took 10 wins during the whole season, equalling the record previously set by Jazeman Jaafar,[3] but only managed second overall with 285 points.
Lucas Auer was also crowned the JK Racing Asia Series Rookie of the Year 2011 for finishing the season as the rookie with the most points. After collecting 2 points for taking 2 pole positions in India, Auer made his lead in the Rookie standings unassailable, thus deciding the Rookie Title with 6 races to go.[4] His nearest challenger, Irfan Ilyas from Petronas Mofaz Racing Team managed 135 points from the whole season.
Auer’s consistent podium finishes also resulted in his team Eurointernational being crowned the JK Racing Asia Series Team Trophy Winners 2011 with 574 points.
Teams and drivers
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Race calendar and results
The series' provisional schedule was released on 11 February 2011.[1] Latterly, the round scheduled for the Korea International Circuit on 6–8 May was moved to Guangdong on 13–14 August.[18] The Guangdong round was later cancelled due to a typhoon,[19] and was scheduled to be replaced with an additional round at the Buddh International Circuit on 25–27 November.[20] However, the final meet was moved to the Sepang International Circuit after the Buddh International Circuit had to be closed for maintenance work.[2]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting | |
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1 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 9 April | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | Nabil Jeffri | Petronas Mofaz Racing | Malaysian Grand Prix |
R2 | 10 April | Lucas Auer | Nabil Jeffri | Lucas Auer | EuroInternational | |||
2 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 28 May | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | EuroInternational | Asian Festival of Speed |
R2 | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | EuroInternational | ||||
R3 | 29 May | Jimmy Antunes | Lucas Auer | EuroInternational | ||||
R4 | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | EuroInternational | |||||
3 | R1 | Sentul International Circuit | 23 July | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP | Asian Festival of Speed |
R2 | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP | ||||
R3 | 24 July | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP | ||||
R4 | Lucas Auer | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP | |||||
4 | R1 | Marina Bay Street Circuit | 24 September | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Lucas Auer | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP | Singapore Grand Prix |
R2 | 25 September | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Lucas Auer | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP | |||
5 | R1 | Buddh International Circuit | 29 October | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | EuroInternational | Indian Grand Prix |
R2 | 30 October | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | Lucas Auer | EuroInternational | |||
6 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit[2] | 2 December | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP | Sepang 1000KM[2] |
R2 | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP | ||||
R3 | 3 December | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP | ||||
R4 | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid | www.Meritus.GP |
Standings
- Points were awarded as follows:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | |
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Race 1 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Teams' Championship
- Points were awarded on the same basis (excluding pole points) as the drivers' championship, but only to a team's first two cars at the end of the race. If a team was running just one car at a meeting, their points were doubled.
Pos | Team | SEP |
SEP |
SEN |
SIN |
BUD |
SEP |
Pts | ||||||||||||
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1 | Eurointernational | 24 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 574 |
2 | www.Meritus.GP | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 408 |
3 | PETRONAS Mofaz Racing Team | 26 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 405 |
4 | Eurasia Motorsport | 18 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 230 |
5 | Atlantic Racing Team | 4 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 75 | ||||||||||
- | Meco Racing | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
- | Meco's Ministry of Speed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
- | E-Rain Racing | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
- | Mahara | 0 |
References
- 1 2 "JK Tyre announces JK Racing Asia series". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sepang will now host JK Racing Asia Series Season Finale". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ↑ Teik Huat, Lim (2007-11-05). "Jazeman makes racing history". The Star. Star Publications (M) Bhd. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ↑ "Khuslani back with a bang. Austrian Auer bags rookie cup". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JK Racing Asia Series Driver Lineup and Mentor Announced". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Andy (15 February 2011). "Lathouras switches to Eurasia for JK Asia Series". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- 1 2 "Final battle for JK Racing Asia Series' first Champion". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ↑ "Aaron Chang completes Eurasia JK Racing Asia Series line up". eurasiamotorsport.com. Eurasia Motorsport. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Andy (7 March 2011). "Padayachee re-signs with Eurasia". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Andy (2 March 2011). "Seatter switches to Eurasia for JK Racing Asia Series". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "JKRAS Drivers". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "One Second Separates Top Eight in JK Racing Asia Series Qualifying". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Seven Indian drivers joining JK Racing Asia Series". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ Hornsby, Tom (2 February 2011). "Antunes signs with Atlantic Racing". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ Hornsby, Tom (6 April 2011). "Nandy joins Meritus for JK Racing Asia Series". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "16 year old from Bangalore is the only Indian Driver in the series". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Andy (25 March 2011). "Ikhwan completes Meritus JK Racing Asia Series line up". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Racing Asia: Korea Event Canceled". eFormulaCarNews. Holbi. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ↑ "JK Racing Asia Series in Guangdong to be replaced". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ "Spectacular JK Racing Asia Series Season Finale to replace Guangdong event". JK Racing Asia Series. Asian Festival of Speed. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.