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
Championship Leaders
Driver's Championship	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen
Constructor's Championship	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault
Awards
Driver's Champion	TBD
Constructor's Champion	TBD
Pre-Qualifying Cup Driver's Champion	TBD
Pre-Qualifying Cup Team'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	1-4, 6-	Matthias Valsattis Ryan McReynolds
						Template:GBR Pippa Mann	5
					2	Marcel Agyemang-Badu	1-
Template:AUS/ Jooky Melrose Racing Team [?]	MRT-BMW	M10 M10/19	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 019B	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 VGP3B	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	1-5, 8-	TBA
						Template:AUS Michael Robertson	6-7
					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 V-512	OX64A	Template:Bridgestone	15	Fredo Mestolio	1-	Andrej Kremnicky Template:GBR Nathanael Spencer
					16	Kenan Ardaoglu	1, 4-
						Template:GBR Nathanael Spencer	2
						Andrej Kremnicky	3
/ 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	Template:Pirelli	29	Jesús Plaza	1-4, 6-	TBA
						Template:FRA Benoît Voeckler	5
					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 both of the official public pre-season tests, 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, and would stay there for both tests. 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.

Testing

Official Public Tests

	Date	Venue	Teams Present	Fastest Driver	Fastest Team	Fastest Time	Main Article
1	9-10 February	Circuito de Jerez	All	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois	1.20.789	ARWS 2019 Pre-Season Test 1
2	25-26 February		All	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois	1.20.850	ARWS 2019 Pre-Season Test 2

Private Tests

	Date	Venue	Teams Present	Fastest Driver	Fastest Team	Fastest Time	Main Article
1	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

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	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault	Blokkmonsta	Gary Pacer	Report Video
2	New South Wales Grand Prix	Mount Panorama Circuit	17 March	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Fredo Mestolio	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Fredo Mestolio
3	Kinki Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	31 March	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Fredo Mestolio	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault	Template:GBR Fusion Lotto Racing	Template:FRA Venturi Formula / Jesus Plaza
4	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	21 April	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault	Template:AUT Marko Jantscher	Marcel Agyemang-Badu
5	Moroccan Grand Prix	Circuit Moulay El Hassan	5 May	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas	Template:FRA Voeckler GPE	Mecha Grand Prix	Template:FRA Voeckler GPE
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	26 May	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron
7	Template:USA ARWS Indy 500km	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	2 June	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	Template:FRA Voeckler-Renault	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois	Alberto Cara
8	Template:GBR British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	16 June	Kenan Ardaoglu	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault	Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois
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 Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen 1 2 1 2 4 Ret Ret 2 44 2 Template:GBR Mark Dagnall Ret 1 Ret 1 5 1 Ret 1 42 3 Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas 2 Ret 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 6 32 4 Template:USA Dan Greenlaw Ret 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 3 27 5 Alberto Cara 3 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 4 18 6 Marcel Agyemang-Badu 7 Ret DNQ 3 Ret 3 3 11 15 7 Fredo Mestolio Ret Ret 3 Ret 3 6 Ret 7 11 8 Salvatore Miccoli 5 5 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 7 9 Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron Ret Ret 4 Ret 10 4 Ret Ret 6 10 Alexey Buyvolov Ret 6 7† Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 4 11 Gary Pacer 4 12 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 3 12 Template:SUI Jean-Luc Schiller Ret 10 Ret 4 Ret EX EX 14 3 13 Template:AUT Marko Jantscher 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 3 14 Shinobu Katayama Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 5 Ret 2 15 Alessandro Lucarelli Ret 9 Ret 5 8 Ret Ret 9 2 16 Jesus Plaza DNPQ DNPQ 5 Ret EX DNPQ 9† DNQ 2 17 Nino Barlini 8 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 1 18 Danny van Rijkens 11 DNQ Ret 6 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 1 19 Kenan Ardaoglu Ret INJ INJ Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 1 20 Template:GBR Terry Hawkin Ret 7 Ret Ret EX Ret Ret 8 0 21 Template:AUS Michael Robertson Ret 7 0 22 Template:GBR Pippa Mann 7 0 23 Akira Yamamura Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 10† Ret 0 24 Template:USA Shane Walsh DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ Ret 8 Ret 12 0 25 Naoki Shinjo 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 0 26 Template:GBR Nick Nurmester 10 Ret DNQ Ret 14† 10 Ret Ret 0 27 Template:GBR John Bean Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 17 0 28 Hansuke Shioya 12 13 Ret Ret 13 12 DNQ 16 0 29 Template:BEL Alexandre Dorval DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ Ret 15 0 30 Template:GBR Martin McFry Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 0 31 Template:BEL Wouter Lamberigts Ret DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 32 Gianluigi Pazzini DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNQ 0 33 Template:GBR Nathanael Spencer Ret 0 34 Andrej Kremnicky Ret 0 35 Daniel Martins DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 36 Template:SUI Gregor Pascal DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 37 Du Lon DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 38 Takuma Taki DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 39 Template:FRA Benoît Voeckler DNPQ 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

Constructors' Championship

Pos Constructor # 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:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault 5 1 2 1 2 4 Ret Ret 2 86 6 Ret 1 Ret 1 5 1 Ret 1 2 Template:FRA Voeckler-Renault 9 Ret 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 3 59 10 2 Ret 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 6 3 Template:AUS/ MRT-BMW 3 3 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 4 25 4 5 5 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 4 Template:GBR Fusion-Renault 1 Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 15 2 7 Ret DNQ 3 Ret 3 3 11 5 Template:FRA Venturi-Yamaha 15 Ret Ret 3 Ret 3 6 Ret 7 12 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 Template:GBR Jones-Ford 7 Ret Ret 4 Ret 10 4 Ret Ret 9 8 4 12 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 7 Template:AUS Simpson-Yamaha 11 Ret 10 Ret 4 Ret Ret 7 14 7 12 Ret 6 7† Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 8 / NRE-BMW 17 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 18 Ret 9 Ret 5 8 Ret Ret 9 9 Template:AUT USD-Daihatsu 21 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 2 22 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 5 Ret 10 Template:GBR Rob Lomas-Great Wall 29 DNPQ DNPQ 5 Ret DNPQ DNPQ 9† DNQ 2 30 DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNQ 11 Mecha-Pure Hart 23 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 17 1 24 8 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 12 Template:GBR Vixen-Daihatsu 31 11 DNQ Ret 6 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 1 32 12 13 Ret Ret 13 12 DNQ 16 13 Kamaha-Yamaha 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 10† Ret 0 14 Ret 10 DNQ Ret 14† 10 Ret Ret 14 Template:BEL Gillet 27 DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ Ret 8 Ret 12 0 28 DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ Ret 15 15 Blokkmonsta-Holden 25 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 26 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 16 Template:GBR Aeroracing-Audi 19 DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 20 DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 17 Euromotor-Audi 33 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 34 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Harvey Jones Memorial Trophy Pos Constructor 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:Dunlop 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 62 2 Template:Goodyear 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 48 3 Template:Pirelli 3 3 4 3 Ret 4 4 24 4 Template:Bridgestone Ret Ret 3 Ret 2 3 3 22 5 DNPQ DNPQ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 AutoReject World Series seasons 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 AutoReject sanctioned series Current AutoReject series AutoReject World Series AutoReject World Series Constructors AutoReject World Series Drivers AutoReject World Series Records Past seasons AutoReject 3.5 AutoReject 3.5 Constructors AutoReject 3.5 Drivers AutoReject 3.5 Records Past seasons AutoReject 2.0 AutoReject 2.0 Constructors AutoReject 2.0 Drivers AutoReject 2.0 Records Past seasons Defunct AutoReject series AutoReject Super Touring - AutoReject GTi - AutoReject Nations - AutoReject Nippon