2018 AutoReject 3.5 season

2018 AutoReject 3.5
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Related: Africa Cup

The 2018 AutoReject 3.5 season will be the third season of AutoReject 3.5. This is the first season of the series as a direct feeder category to ARWS (previously known as F1RWRS).

Like in the previous year, the regular season was preceded by a non-championship cup, this time in Africa as an extended form of pre-season testing.

RonDen Racing Engineering are the defending drivers' champion team and Falik Arrows are the defending teams' champions.

Teams and Drivers

Team	#	Drivers	Rounds
Falik Arrows	1	Kenan Ardaoglu	1-
	2	Hwok Kwol-Cho	1-
Template:GBR National Jones Ford Juniors	3	Luke Gilson-Clarke	1-
	4	Template:GBR James Jones	1-
Template:BEL RonDen Racing Engineering	5	Template:USA Chuck Barrett	1-5
		Justin Case 3	6-
	6	Tommi Hämäläinen	1-
Template:FRA Voeckler Grand Prix Engineering	7	Mineiro	1-
	8	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	1-
Template:FRA Écurie Prenois	9	Gary Pacer	1-
	10	Roger Ibe	1-
Template:AUS Ansett Australia Racing	11	Template:FRA Manon Blanchett	1-
	12	Iakopo Fuamatu	1-
Template:FRA Airwaves Nebula Grand Prix	13	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron	1-
	14	Nino Barlini	1-
Schröder	15	Template:GBR Thomas Butler	1-
	16	James Wilmington	1-
Template:GBR Chris Short Racing	17	Pablo Galaz	1-
	18	Volker Scrattenheim	1-
Minarae	19	Andrea Massini	1-
	20	Template:GBR Thomas Yorke	1-
De Friis Motorsport	21	Björn Ekdal	1-
	22	Urmas Pärn	1-
Template:AUS Simpson Motorsports	23	Template:AUS Michael Robertson	1-
	24	Template:SUI Daniela Anger	1-
Template:AUT Speedworld Racing 1	25	Template:FRA Gilles Massinion	None
	26	N/A	None
Euromotor International	27	Darko Kuzmanovic	1-
	28	Fredson Santos	1-
RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport	29	Template:GBR Jordan Davies	1-
	30	Anu Võsu	1-
Template:USA Clockwork Racing	31	Silvia Renaldi	1-
	32	Template:AUT Verna Klien	1-
Takagi Racing Enterprises	33	Template:USA Jerry de Boer 2	1-
	34	Simon Garfünkel	1-
Template:FRA Equipe Gauthier	35	Template:AUS Rick Simpson	1-
	36	Template:BEL Laurent Seron	1-
ICE-3 Racing	37	Jari Lappalainen	1-
	38	Template:FRA Mathilde Thybes	1-
Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering	39	Jorge Álvarez Torrente	1-
	40	Pierre St. Laurent	1-
Template:GBR Rob Lomas Racing	41	Template:FRA Benoît Voeckler	1-
	42	Eduardo Armando	1-

Notes:

• 1 - Although being on the initial entry list, Speedworld Racing failed to appear at the first race of the season due to not paying their travel fees. A further investigation into the team's finances revealed that they were essentially bankrupt and were banned from the series as a result.
• 2 - Chacko Palaniappan accumulated too many penalty points during the pre-season Africa Cup and was banned from completing at the Round of Australia as a result. Jerry de Boer stood in as his replacement, and after impressing the team in Australia they decided that he should do the whole season instead of Palaniappan.
• 3 - Chuck Barrett was sacked from RonDen Racing Engineering due to poor results after the Round of the United Kingdom. He was replaced by Justin Case.

Calendar

Championship races

#	Round	Track	With	Date	Race	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Template:AUS Round of Australia	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit		March 17	HA	Kenan Ardaoglu	Mineiro	Kenan Ardaoglu	Falik Arrows
				March 17	HB	Tommi Hämäläinen	Roger Ibe	Tommi Hämäläinen	Template:BEL RonDen Racing Engineering
				March 18	F	Kenan Ardaoglu	Gary Pacer	Kenan Ardaoglu	Falik Arrows
2	Round of Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	ARWS AR 2.0	April 7	HA	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron	Kenan Ardaoglu	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron	Template:FRA Airwaves Nebula Grand Prix
				April 7	HB	Tommi Hämäläinen	Iakopo Fuamatu	Tommi Hämäläinen	Template:BEL RonDen Racing Engineering
				April 8	F	Gary Pacer	Template:GBR Jordan Davies	Gary Pacer	Template:FRA Écurie Prenois
3	Template:FRA Round of France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	AR 2.0	April 28	HA	Template:GBR Jordan Davies	Template:FRA Manon Blanchett	Template:GBR Jordan Davies	RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport
				April 28	HB	Roger Ibe	Hwok Kwol-Cho	Anu Võsu	RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport
				April 29	F	Gary Pacer	Kenan Ardaoglu	Kenan Ardaoglu	Falik Arrows
4	Template:USA Round of the United States	Phoenix Street Circuit	ARWS	May 19	HA	Kenan Ardaoglu	Kenan Ardaoglu	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron	Template:FRA Airwaves Nebula Grand Prix
				May 20	HB	Anu Võsu	Nino Barlini	Roger Ibe	Template:FRA Écurie Prenois
				May 20	F	Cancelled 1
5	Template:GBR Round of the United Kingdom	Brands Hatch	ARWS AR 2.0	June 23	HA	Kenan Ardaoglu	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron	Gary Pacer	Template:FRA Écurie Prenois
				June 23	HB	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Hwok Kwol-Cho	Anu Võsu	RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport
				June 24	F	Mineiro	Tommi Hämäläinen	Tommi Hämäläinen	Template:BEL RonDen Racing Engineering
6	Template:AUT Round of Austria	Red Bull Ring	ARWS AR 2.0	July 7	HA
				July 7	HB
				July 8	F
7	Round of the Netherlands	Circuit Park Zandvoort	AR 2.0	July 28	HA
				July 28	HB
				July 29	F
8	Round of Germany	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	AR 2.0	August 18	HA
				August 18	HB
				August 19	F
9	Template:BEL Round of Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	ARWS AR 2.0	September 1	HA
				September 1	HB
				September 2	F
10	Round of Japan	Suzuka Circuit		October 6	HA
				October 6	HB
				October 7	F

Notes:

• 1 - The feature race of the US round was cancelled due to safety concerns

Non-championship races

Name	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
Nobushige Fukuda Memorial Trophy	Autopolis International Racing Course	October 14

Championship standings

Points system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL	PP
Heats	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1			1	1
Final	20	14	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	2	2

Drivers

Pos	Driver	AUS Template:AUS		ITA		FRA Template:FRA		USA Template:USA		GBR Template:GBR		AUT Template:AUT		NED		GER		BEL Template:BEL		JAP		Pts.
		H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F
1	Gary Pacer	A:2	2	A:12	1	A:14	3	A:4	C	A:1	3											83
2	Kenan Ardaoglu	A:1	1	A:2	9	A:8	1	A:10	C	A:4	8											78
3	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron	A:3	3	A:1	3	A:11	4	A:1	C	A:5	Ret											60
4	Tommi Hämäläinen	B:1	12	B:1	24†	B:7	18	B:3	C	B:4	1											57
5	Template:GBR Jordan Davies	A:4	4	A:6	4	A:1	2	A:13	C	A:3	Ret											57
6	Template:GBR Thomas Butler	A:7	5	A:3	2	A:15	DNQ	A:2	C	A:11	6											41
7	Roger Ibe	B:6	Ret	B:2	16	B:2	Ret	B:1	C	B:3	Ret											37
8	Anu Võsu	B:13	Ret	B:6	10	B:1	20	B:11	C	B:1	4											33
9	Mineiro	A:5	7	A:4	5	A:7	Ret	A:6	C	A:6	Ret											30
10	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	B:9	11	B:7	17	B:6	DNS	B:17	C	B:2	2											28
11	Template:FRA Manon Blanchett	A:6	9	A:7	13	A:2	14	A:8	C	A:2	Ret											25
12	Nino Barlini	B:3	17	B:8	8	B:5	7	B:5	C	B:13	Ret											23
13	Iakopo Fuamatu	B:10	6	B:3	Ret	B:4	16	B:7	C	B:Ret	DNQ											19
14	Jari Lappalainen	A:Ret	DNQ	A:5	23	A:5	5	A:15	C	A:7	18											16
15	Template:SUI Daniela Anger	B:11	24	B:12	7	B:3	13	B:Ret	C	B:10	5											16
16	Template:GBR Thomas Yorke	B:7	16	B:15	DNQ	B:9	9	B:2	C	B:8	10											14
17	Volker Scrattenheim	B:12	13	B:5	22	B:8	6	B:13	C	B:7	13											12
18	Jorge Álvarez Torrente	A:8	14	A:18	DNQ	A:3	22†	A:7	C	A:10	9											11
19	Silvia Renaldi	A:9	Ret	A:8	11	A:Ret	DNQ	A:3	C	A:9	7											11
20	Eduardo Armando	B:4	19	B:14	6	B:12	10	B:15	C	B:12	14											11
21	Hwok Kwol-Cho	B:16	DNQ	B:4	12	B:11	Ret	B:Ret	C	B:6	19											10
22	Pierre St. Laurent	B:2	20	B:9	15	B:10	17	B:9	C	B:18†	DNQ											8
23	Template:GBR James Jones	B:5	21	B:11	Ret	B:16	DNQ	B:12	C	B:5	12											8
24	Template:AUS Michael Robertson	A:10	8	A:10	14	A:6	15	A:Ret	C	A:8	17											7
25	Template:FRA Mathilde Thybes	B:8	18	B:10	18	B:15	DNQ	B:4	C	B:9	18											6
26	Template:AUS Rick Simpson	A:11	25†	A:9	Ret	A:4	Ret	A:Ret	C	A:15	DNQ											5
27	Template:USA Jerry de Boer	A:12	22	A:17	DNQ	A:10	12	A:5	C	A:12	15											4
28	Template:BEL Laurent Seron	B:17	DNQ	B:17	DNQ	B:13	21	B:6	C	B:16	DNQ											3
29	Luke Gilson-Clarke	A:13	15	A:15	DNQ	A:12	8	A:12	C	A:13	11											3
30	Template:AUT Verna Klien	B:Ret	DNQ	B:13	25	B:Ret	DNQ	B:8	C	B:11	21											1
31	Darko Kuzmanovic	A:14	10	A:11	20	A:9	11	A:9	C	A:14	Ret											1
32	James Wilmington	B:14	23	B:18	DNQ	B:14	19	B:10	C	B:15	DNQ											0
33	Andrea Massini	A:15	DNQ	A:14	19	A:13	Ret	A:11	C	A:DNS	DNQ											0
34	Pablo Galaz	A:18	DNQ	A:13	21	A:16	DNQ	A:14	C	A:16	DNQ											0
35	Fredson Santos	B:15	DNQ	B:16	DNQ	B:DNS	DNQ	B:14	C	B:14	20											0
36	Template:USA Chuck Barrett	A:17	DNQ	A:16	DNQ	A:17	DNQ	A:16	C	A:18	DNQ											0
37	Simon Garfünkel	B:18	DNQ	B:19	DNQ	B:17	DNQ	B:16	C	B:17	DNQ											0
38	Template:FRA Benoît Voeckler	A:16	DNQ	A:DNS	DNQ	A:18	DNQ	A:17	C	A:17	DNQ											0
39	Justin Case																					0

Teams

Pos	Team	#	AUS Template:AUS		ITA		FRA Template:FRA		USA Template:USA		GBR Template:GBR		AUT Template:AUT		NED		GER		BEL Template:BEL		JAP		Pts.
			H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F	H	F
1	Template:FRA Écurie Prenois	9	A:2	2	A:12	1	A:14	3	A:4	C	A:1	3											120
		10	B:6	Ret	B:2	16	B:2	Ret	B:1	C	B:3	Ret
2	RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport	29	A:4	4	A:6	4	A:1	2	A:13	C	A:3	Ret											90
		30	B:13	Ret	B:6	10	B:1	20	B:11	C	B:1	4
3	Falik Arrows	1	A:1	1	B:2	9	A:8	1	A:10	C	A:4	8											88
		2	B:16	DNQ	B:4	12	B:11	Ret	B:Ret	C	B:6	19
4	Template:FRA Airwaves Nebula Grand Prix	13	A:3	3	A:1	3	A:11	4	A:1	C	A:5	Ret											83
		14	B:3	17	B:8	8	B:5	7	B:5	C	B:13	Ret
5	Template:FRA Voeckler Grand Prix Engineering	7	A:5	7	A:4	5	A:7	Ret	A:6	C	A:6	Ret											58
		8	B:9	11	B:7	17	B:6	DNS	B:17	C	B:2	2
6	Template:BEL RonDen Racing Engineering	5	A:17	DNQ	A:16	DNQ	A:17	DNQ	A:16	C	A:18	DNQ											57
		6	B:1	12	B:1	24†	B:7	18	B:3	C	B:4	1
7	Template:AUS Ansett Australia Racing	11	A:6	9	A:7	13	A:2	14	A:8	C	A:2	Ret											44
		12	B:10	6	B:3	Ret	B:4	16	B:7	C	B:Ret	DNQ
8	Schröder	15	A:7	5	A:3	2	A:15	DNQ	A:2	C	A:11	6											41
		16	B:14	23	B:18	DNQ	B:14	19	B:10	C	B:15	DNQ
9	Template:AUS Simpson Motorsports	23	A:10	8	A:10	14	A:6	15	A:Ret	C	A:8	17											23
		24	B:11	24	B:12	7	B:3	13	B:Ret	C	B:10	5
10	ICE-3 Racing	37	A:Ret	DNQ	A:5	23	A:5	5	A:15	C	A:7	18											22
		38	B:8	18	B:10	18	B:15	DNQ	B:4	C	B:9	18
11	Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering	39	A:8	14	A:18	DNQ	A:3	22†	A:7	C	A:10	9											19
		40	B:2	20	B:9	15	B:10	17	B:9	C	B:18†	DNQ
12	Minarae	19	A:15	DNQ	A:14	19	A:13	Ret	A:11	C	A:DNS	DNQ											14
		20	B:7	16	B:15	DNQ	B:9	9	B:2	C	B:8	10
13	Template:USA Clockwork Racing	31	A:9	Ret	A:8	11	A:Ret	DNQ	A:3	C	A:9	7											12
		32	B:Ret	DNQ	B:13	25	B:Ret	DNQ	B:8	C	B:11	21
14	Template:GBR Chris Short Racing	17	A:18	DNQ	A:13	21	A:16	DNQ	A:14	C	A:16	DNQ											12
		18	B:12	13	B:5	22	B:8	6	B:13	C	B:7	13
15	Template:GBR Rob Lomas Racing	41	A:16	DNQ	A:DNS	DNQ	A:18	DNQ	A:17	C	A:17	DNQ											11
		42	B:4	19	B:14	6	B:12	10	B:15	C	B:12	14
16	Template:GBR National Jones Ford Juniors	3	A:13	15	A:15	DNQ	A:12	8	A:12	C	A:13	11											11
		4	B:5	21	B:11	Ret	B:16	DNQ	B:12	C	B:5	12
17	Template:FRA Equipe Gauthier	35	A:11	25†	A:9	Ret	A:4	Ret	A:Ret	C	A:15	DNQ											8
		36	B:17	DNQ	B:17	DNQ	B:13	21	B:6	C	B:17	DNQ
18	Takagi Racing Enterprises	33	A:12	22	A:17	DNQ	A:10	12	A:5	C	A:12	15											4
		34	B:18	DNQ	B:19	DNQ	B:17	DNQ	B:16	C	B:17	DNQ
19	Euromotor International	27	A:14	10	A:11	20	A:9	11	A:9	C	A:14	Ret											1
		28	B:15	DNQ	B:16	DNQ	B:DNS	DNQ	B:14	C	B:14	20