The 2013–2014 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the second running of the
MRF Challenge
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
FIA is the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (English: International Automobile Federation), ...
Formula 2000 Championship. The series consisted of 13 races, spread across 4 meetings began on 26 October 2013 at the
Buddh International Circuit
The Buddh International Circuit ( hi, बुद्ध अंतरराष्ट्रीय परिपथ) is an Indian motor racing circuit situated in National Capital Region at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The track shares its name with ...
, supporting the
2013 Indian Grand Prix
The 2013 Indian Grand Prix (formally the 2013 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 October 2013 at the Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was the sixteenth round of the 20 ...
and ended on 16 February 2014.
Rupert Svendsen-Cook
Rupert Jack Svendsen-Cook (born 17 September 1990 in Ipswich) is a British racing driver with Norwegian family history.
Career
Following eight years in karting, Rupert's first step into car racing was the Formula BMW Europe series in 2008 wit ...
claimed the championship title,
after successfully appealing a penalty that was given to him, at the final round of the season at the
Madras Motor Racing Track. Svendsen-Cook had been given a 30-second penalty for pushing
Tio Ellinas
Eftihios "Tio" Ellinas (born 27 January 1992 in Larnaca, Cyprus) is a Cypriot race car driver. Ellinas began racing go-karts at the age of seven, and from 2003 - 2009 won 10 kart racing championships in Cyprus, in 2005 winning the ROK Cup Intern ...
off the track, which had allowed Ellinas to provisionally claim the championship title.
This penalty was overturned in March, allowing Svendsen-Cook's advantage of two points to stand.
Drivers
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
;Scoring system
; Reverse grid Race
;Drivers' standings
References
Further reading
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MRF Limited
Madras Rubber Factory, commonly known as MRF or MRF Tyres, is an Indian Multinational tyre manufacturing company and the largest manufacturer of tyres in India. It is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The company manufactures rubber ...
''. Retrieved on 21 March 2014.
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MRF Limited
Madras Rubber Factory, commonly known as MRF or MRF Tyres, is an Indian Multinational tyre manufacturing company and the largest manufacturer of tyres in India. It is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The company manufactures rubber ...
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Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
, 16 February 2014. Retrieved on 21 March 2014.
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Madras Motor Sports Club
Madras Motor Sports Club is an Indian auto racing club founded in 1952 and based in Chennai, India.
Madras Motor Sports Club with its history of over 50 years is the reason that Chennai can be called the epicentre of motor racing in India.
Mad ...
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Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, 10 February 2013. Retrieved on 21 March 2014.
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2013–2014
MRF Challenge
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
FIA is the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (English: International Automobile Federation), ...
MRF Challenge
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
FIA is the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (English: International Automobile Federation), ...
MRF Challenge
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
FIA is the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (English: International Automobile Federation), ...
MRF Challenge
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
FIA is the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (English: International Automobile Federation), ...