2019 AutoReject World Series season

2019 AutoReject World Series season
Season
Races	18
Start date	10th March 2019
Start Event	Template:AUS Australian Grand Prix
End date	17th November 2019
End Event	Chinese Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	TBD
Constructor's Champion	TBD
Harvey Jones Memorial Trophy winner	TBD
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
2018	2020
Development Categories
Tier 1	2019 AutoReject 3.5 season
Tier 2	2019 AutoReject 2.0 season

The 2019 AutoReject World Series season will be the 10th season of ARWS competition, and the second since the rebrand from the former F1RWRS moniker. Terry Hawkin will enter the season as the reigning champion, whilst MRT return as constructors' championship winners. This was the first ARWS season to cut the entry list down to 17 teams, following the bankruptcy and withdrawal of numerous teams. Eric Vincent Racing and Euromotor International were new additions to the grid, and there were plenty of driver changes too, most notably three-time champion Mark Dagnall's move to the Kjellerup team, as 2017 winner Thomas De Bock left the series to join the reborn IndyCar Series. The series also returned to Indianapolis for the first time since 2015, adding a 500km championship event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Drivers and Teams

See Also: AutoReject World Series Chassis and Engine List

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test Driver(s)
Template:BEL Fusion Lotto Racing [?]	Fusion-Renault	CL1/19	RSXXII-19	Template:Dunlop	1	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	1-	Matthias Valsattis
					2	Marcel Agyemang-Badu	1-
Template:AUS/ Jooky Melrose Racing Team [?]	MRT-BMW	M10	P92/19	Template:Dunlop	3	Alberto Cara	1-	Jean-Vincent Albertini Template:AUS Mitchell Macklin
					4	Salvatore Miccoli	1-
Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois [?]	Kjellerup-Renault	019	RSXXII-19	Template:Dunlop	5	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	1-	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier
					6	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	1-
Template:GBR Jones Unipart TAG [?]	Jones-Ford	117	XR8E	Template:Dunlop	7	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron	1-	Template:GBR James Jones Template:GBR Stan Frankham
					8	Gary Pacer	1-
Template:FRA Voeckler Renault [?]	Voeckler-Renault	VGP3	RSXXII-19	Template:Goodyear	9	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	1-	Template:GBR Pippa Mann Mineiro
					10	Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas	1-
Template:AUS Simpson Motorsports [?]	Simpson-Yamaha	DSM-050	OX64A	Template:Goodyear	11	Template:SUI Jean-Luc Schiller	1-	TBA
					12	Alexey Buyvolov	1-
Kamaha Revolution Motorsports [?]	Kamaha-Yamaha	KMS-9	OX64A	Template:Dunlop	13	Akira Yamamura	1-	Template:AUS Daniel Melville Barii Mori
					14	Nick Nurmester	1-
Template:FRA Winfield Venturi Formula [?]	Venturi-Yamaha	V-500	OX64A	Template:Bridgestone	15	Fredo Mestolio	1-	Andrej Kremnicky
					16	Kenan Ardaoglu	1-
/ BASF Nurminen Grand Prix [?]	Nurminen-BMW	NRE Type 03	P92/19	Template:Goodyear	17	Template:AUT Marko Jantscher	1-	TBA
					18	Alessandro Lucarelli	1-
Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering [?]	Aeroracing-Audi	PAE Mk.2	AF1-5B	Template:Goodyear	19	Daniel Martins	1-	Jorge Álvarez Torrente Template:FRA Lukas Zuber
					20	Template:SUI Gregor Pascal	1-
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments [?]	USD-Daihatsu	KS-02	Zeetec-R2/19	Template:Goodyear	21	Naoki Shinjo	1-	Template:GBR Ashley Watkinson
					22	Shinobu Katayama	1-
Team Mecha Racing [?]	Mecha-Pure Hart	FM-19	PHWS-2-19	Template:Pirelli	23	Template:GBR John Bean	1-	TBA
					24	Nino Barlini	1-
RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team [?]	Blokkmonsta-Holden	GPR-02	LSWS-19	Template:Dunlop	25	Template:BEL Wouter Lamberigts	1-	Template:USA Nicolas Steele
					26	Template:GBR Martin McFry	1-
Template:BEL Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge [?]	Gillet ENB	ENB119	GV12B	Template:Goodyear	27	Template:USA Shane Walsh	1-	TBA
					28	Template:BEL Alexandre Dorval	1-
Template:GBR Rob Lomas Racing [?]	Lomas-Great Wall	RLR-P03	GW19		29	Jesús Plaza	1-	TBA
					30	Gianluigi Pazzini	1-
Template:GBR Eric Vincent Racing [?]	Vixen-Daihatsu	FA.2	Zeetec-R2/19	Template:Pirelli	31	Danny van Rijkens	1-	Alexis Tantovich
					32	Hansuke Shioya	1-
Euromotor International [?]	Euromotor-Audi	TBA	AF1-5B	Template:Goodyear	33	Du Lon	1-	TBA
					34	Takuma Taki	1-

Driver and team changes

Teams leaving the sport

Team Name	CEO	Reason
Template:FRA Equipe Gauthier	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Liquidated in 2018
Revolution Engineering	Hagane Shizuka	Liquidated in 2018
Template:AUS Tassie Racing	Template:AUS Matthew Saoea	Wound down in 2018
Template:GBR Rosenforth Engineering	Template:GBR Jimmy Rosenforth	Wound down in 2018
Template:GBR Plus One Kingfisher Racing	Template:GBR Luke Knight	Withdrew

Teams joining the sport

Team Name	Base	CEO
Template:GBR Eric Vincent Racing	United Kingdom	Template:GBR Eric Vincent
Euromotor International	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Unknown

Team ownership changes

Former team	Purchaser	New team name
Template:GBR Coca-Cola Fusion Motorsports [?]	Miguel Rocha	Template:BEL Fusion Lotto Racing [?]

Season Review

Pre-season testing - Jerez

Jerez would be the venue for the first pre-season test of the year, and as the paddock descended on the Spanish circuit the air was awash with optimism for the season ahead - 2018 had ended on a high, with Terry Hawkin being the first world champion from an official feeder series, and the likes of Kjellerup and Fusion challenging the establishment. The optimism soon faded slightly, as the Kjellerup pairing of Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen and Mark Dagnall immediately jumped to the top of the timing screens. However, the rest of the paddock were not left scratching heads, as several of the front running teams were waiting for B-spec chassis to be unveiled. Of the new teams, Eric Vincent Racing impressed the most, posting respectable times to finish mid-table. However, the same could not be said for Euromotor, whose outdated chassis left them languishing at the bottom of the table.

Race Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Reject of the Race	Driver of the Race	Report
1	Template:AUS Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	10 March
2	New South Wales Grand Prix	Mount Panorama Circuit	17 March
3	Kinki Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	31 March
4	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	21 April
5	Moroccan Grand Prix	Circuit Moulay El Hassan	5 May
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	26 May
7	Template:USA ARWS Indy 500km	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	2 June
8	Template:GBR British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	16 June
9	Template:AUT Austrian Grand Prix	Laudaring	30 June
10	German Grand Prix	Norisring	14 July
11	Scandinavian Grand Prix	Ås Fartway	28 July
12	Template:BEL Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	25 August
13	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	8 September
14	South African Grand Prix	Phakisa Freeway	29 September
15	Brazilian Grand Prix	São Paulo Street Circuit	13 October
16	Argentine Grand Prix	Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez	20 October
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	10 November
18	Chinese Grand Prix	Guia Circuit	17 November

Note : Pink background denotes a Temporary Circuit, which may not be tested on at any time.
Note : Blue background denotes an Oval Circuit.

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	10	7	5	3	2	1

Pos Driver AUS Template:AUS NSW KIN ITA MAR CAN 500 Template:USA GBR Template:GBR AUT Template:AUT GER SCA BEL Template:BEL MON SAF BRA ARG JPN CHN Pts 1 Template:GBR Terry Hawkin 0 2 Marcel Agyemang-Badu 0 3 Alberto Cara 0

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance