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{{Motorsport season
|title = [[MRF Challenge]]
|link = MRF Challenge
|year = 2014–15
|previous = 2013–14
|previouslink = 2013–14 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship season
|next = 2015–16
|nextlink = 2015–16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship season
}}

The '''2014–2015 [[MRF Challenge]] Formula 2000 Championship''' was the third running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. The championship commenced on 17 October 2014 in [[Losail International Circuit]], [[Qatar]] and finished on 25 January 2015 in [[Irungattukottai Race Track|Madras Motor Racing Track]], [[India]]. The series consisted of 12 races, spread across 3 meetings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MRF_Racing/status/497695458362277888|title=@MRF_Racing: 8 August|work=Twitter|publisher=Twitter Inc.|date=8 August 2014|accessdate=14 August 2014}}</ref>

With four victories – two at Losail and two in Madras – and top-five finishes in every race, [[Toby Sowery]] finished the season as champion. Sowery finished 47 points clear of his next closest competitor [[Ryan Cullen (racing driver)|Ryan Cullen]], who was a three-time race winner, winning a pair of races in [[Bahrain International Circuit|Bahrain]] and one in Madras. Third place in the championship went to the best placed home driver [[Raj Bharath]], who was a race winner at Losail; he finished 26 points in arrears of Cullen. Four other drivers won races during the season; Tarun Reddy won the other race to be held at Losail, Struan Moore and [[Mathias Lauda]] each won races in Bahrain, and Oscar King won the season's final race, in Madras.

==Drivers==
Freddie Hunt, son of {{F1|1976}} [[Formula One]] champion [[James Hunt]] and [[Mathias Lauda]], son of {{F1|1975}}, {{F1|1977}} and {{F1|1984}} Formula One champion [[Niki Lauda]] both competed in the series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114968|title=The sons of James Hunt and Niki Lauda to race in MRF series|last=Simmons|first=Marcus|date=15 July 2014|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]|accessdate=15 August 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Driver
! Rounds
|-
|align=center| 1
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Mathias Lauda]]
| 1–2
|-
|align=center| 2
| {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Reddy
| All
|-
|align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dylan Young]]
| All
|-
|align=center| 4
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Mariot
| 2
|-
|align=center| 5
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Raj Bharath]]
| All
|-
|align=center| 6
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Cardoso
| 1
|-
|align=center| 7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
| All
|-
|align=center| 8
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Cullen (racing driver)|Ryan Cullen]]
| All
|-
|align=center| 9
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lee Keshav]]
| All
|-
|align=center| 10
| {{flagicon|IND}} Vikash Anand
| 1–2
|-
|align=center| 11
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Freddie Hunt
| All
|-
|align=center| 12
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Vinicius Papareli
| All
|-
|align=center| 15
| {{flagicon|IND}} Advait Deodhar
| 2
|-
|align=center| 16
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Laura Tillett
| All
|-
|align=center| 17
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nikita Mazepin]]
| 1
|-
|align=center| 18
| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Kyle Mitchell
| 1–2
|-
|align=center| 19
| {{flagicon|USA}} Camren Kaminsky
| 2
|-
|align=center| 20
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Struan Moore
| 2
|-
|align=center| 21
| {{flagicon|HKG}} Matthew Solomon
| 3
|-
|align=center| 23
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan Albert
| 3
|-
|align=center| 35
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mahaveer Raghunathan]]
| 3
|-
|align=center| 50
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Myasava
| 3
|-
|align=center| 61
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Sebastian Balthasar]]
| 3
|-
|align=center| 77
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oscar King
| 3
|}

==Race calendar and results==
The second round in Bahrain was held in support of the [[2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season|FIA World Endurance Championship]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
|-
!colspan=2| Round
! Circuit
! Date
! Pole position
! Fastest lap
! Winning driver
|-
!colspan=7| 2014
|-
!rowspan=4| 1
! {{Tooltip|R|Race number}}1
|rowspan=4| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Losail International Circuit]], [[Lusail]]
|rowspan=2| 17 October
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
|-
! R2
|
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Reddy
|-
! R3
|rowspan=2| 18 October
|
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Kyle Mitchell
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Raj Bharath]]
|-
! R4
|
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Raj Bharath]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
|-
!rowspan=4| 2
! R1
|rowspan=4| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain International Circuit]], [[Sakhir]]
|rowspan=2| 14 November
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Raj Bharath]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Cullen (racing driver)|Ryan Cullen]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Cullen (racing driver)|Ryan Cullen]]
|-
! R2
|
| {{flagicon|USA}} Camren Kaminsky
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Struan Moore
|-
! R3
|rowspan=2| 15 November
|
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Kyle Mitchell
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Cullen (racing driver)|Ryan Cullen]]
|-
! R4
|
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Cullen (racing driver)|Ryan Cullen]]
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Mathias Lauda]]
|-
!colspan=7| 2015
|-
!rowspan=4| 3
! R1
|rowspan=4| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Irungattukottai Race Track|Madras Motor Racing Track]], [[Chennai]]
|rowspan=2| 24 January
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Sebastian Balthasar]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oscar King
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
|-
! R2
|
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
|-
! R3
|rowspan=2| 25 January
|
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Cullen (racing driver)|Ryan Cullen]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Cullen (racing driver)|Ryan Cullen]]
|-
! R4
|
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oscar King
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oscar King
|}

==Championship standings==
{|
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
|- style="background:#f9f9f9" valign="top"
!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
!valign="middle"| Driver
!colspan=4| [[Losail International Circuit|LOS]] {{flagicon|QAT}}
!colspan=4| [[Bahrain International Circuit|BHR]] {{flagicon|BHR}}
!colspan=4| [[Irungattukottai Race Track|MMR]] {{flagicon|IND}}
!valign="middle"| Points
|-
! 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Toby Sowery]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''1''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | ''3''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''1''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
! 221
|-
! 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Cullen (racing driver)|Ryan Cullen]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''1''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ''8''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10†
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''1''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
! 174
|-
! 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Raj Bharath]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ''2''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
! 148
|-
! 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Kyle Mitchell
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ''2''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ''2''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
|
|
|
|
! 112
|-
! 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Reddy
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
! 87
|-
! 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Mathias Lauda]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 15†
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|
|
|
|
! 71
|-
! 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oscar King
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ''9''†
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''1''
! 61
|-
! 8
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Myasava
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
! 58
|-
! 9
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Struan Moore
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|
|
|
|
! 45
|-
! 10
|align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nikita Mazepin]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 36
|-
! 11
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dylan Young]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
! 36
|-
! 12
|align="left"| {{flagicon|HKG}} Matthew Solomon
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
! 30
|-
! 13
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Vinícius Papareli
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12
! 29
|-
! 14
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Cardoso
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 26
|-
! 15
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan Albert
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
! 26
|-
! 16
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Camren Kaminsky
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ''9''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|
|
|
|
! 18
|-
! 17
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Laura Tillett
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
! 18
|-
! 18
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IND}} Vikash Anand
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|
|
|
|
! 16
|-
! 19
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lee Keshav]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13
! 10
|-
! 20
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Sebastian Balthasar]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | '''Ret'''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
! 8
|-
! 21
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mahaveer Raghunathan]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" | DNS
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
! 5
|-
! 22
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Freddie Hunt
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
! 5
|-
! 23
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Mariot
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|
|
|
|
! 1
|-
! 24
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IND}} Advait Deodhar
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
|
|
|
! 1
|- style="background:#f9f9f9" valign="top"
!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
!valign="middle"| Driver
!colspan=4| [[Losail International Circuit|LOS]] {{flagicon|QAT}}
!colspan=4| [[Bahrain International Circuit|BHR]] {{flagicon|BHR}}
!colspan=4| [[Irungattukottai Race Track|MMR]] {{flagicon|IND}}
!valign="middle"| Points
|}
|valign="top"|
{{Motorsport driver results legend}}
'''Bold''' – Pole ''Italics'' – Fastest Lap
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.mrfracing.in/}}

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