The F3 Asian Championship has unveiled a strong international entry brimming with talent for its second season which gets underway this weekend at Malaysia’s FIA Grade 1 Sepang International Circuit.
Joining Australian youngster Jack Doohan at reigning team champions Dragon Hitech GP are newly-confirmed W Series driver, Briton Jamie Chadwick, and 2018 Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup entrant Ukyo Sasahara of Japan. As well as earning her place on the 18-car grid for the inaugural all-female W Series this season, Chadwick recently became the first-ever woman to be crowned MRF Challenge champion.
New Zealand talent Brendon Leitch will race with BlackArts Racing this weekend, the 23-year-old competing amongst drivers from 10 nations and territories. Leitch joins Czech driver Tom Beckhäuser and Masters class driver Thomas Luedi at the Hong Kong-based squad.
Reigning F4 China champion Jordan Dempsey of Ireland is joined at Pinnacle Motorsport by 16-year-old Australian Thomas Smith, while reigning Asian Formula Renault champion Daniel Cao of China joins Sri Lankan Eshan Pieris at Absolute Racing.
Japanese team Super License has a strong line-up with Tomoki Takahashi, fourth in the Asian Winter Series and fifth in last year’s F3 Asian Championship, joined by Japanese Formula 3 Championship driver Yu Kanamaru.
Provisional Entry List – Round 1 (Races 1-3)
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# |
Name |
Nat |
Team |
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1 |
Jack DOOHAN |
AUS |
Dragon Hitech GP |
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2 |
Jamie CHADWICK |
GBR |
Dragon Hitech GP |
|
3 |
Jordan DEMPSEY |
IRL |
Pinnacle Motorsport |
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4 |
YU Kuai |
CHN |
ZEN Motorsport |
|
5 |
Daniel CAO |
CHN |
Absolute Racing |
|
7 |
Tomoki TAKAHASHI |
JPN |
Super License |
|
8 |
Yu KANAMARU |
JPN |
Super License |
|
9 |
Thomas LUEDI (M) |
HKG |
BlackArts Racing |
|
15 |
Eshan PIERIS |
LKA |
Absolute Racing |
|
16 |
Thomas SMITH |
AUS |
Pinnacle Motorsport |
|
17 |
Ukyo SASAHARA |
JPN |
Dragon Hitech GP |
|
28 |
Tairoku YAMAGUCHI (M) |
JPN |
B-Max Racing Team |
|
30 |
DRAGON (M) |
JPN |
B-Max Racing Team |
|
33 |
Akash GOWDA |
IND |
M-Sport Asia |
|
44 |
Paul WONG (M) |
CHN |
ZEN Motorsport |
|
86 |
Brendon LEITCH |
NZL |
BlackArts Racing |
|
95 |
Tom BECKHÄUSER |
CZE |
BlackArts Racing |
2019 F3 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA PROVISIONAL CALENDAR
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Date |
Venue |
Event |
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April 6-7 |
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia |
Round 1 (Races 1-3) |
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May 11-12 |
Buriram International Circuit, Thailand |
Round 2 (Races 4-6) |
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June 22-23 |
Suzuka Circuit, Japan |
Round 3 (Races 7-9) |
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Sep 7-8 |
Shanghai International Circuit, China |
Round 4 (Races 10-12) |
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Sep 27-28 |
Shanghai International Circuit, China |
Round 5 (Races 13-15) |