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Strong international entry for 2019 F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA

W Series driver Jamie Chadwick and Ukyo Sasahara join Jack Doohan in three-car Dragon Hitech GP assault
•New Zealander Brendon Leitch confirmed at BlackArts Racing alongside Tom Beckhäuser and Thomas Luedi for season-opener
•17-car entry confirmed for Malaysian triple-headerFour FIA Grade 1 circuits across four nations in second season

Shanghai, China (April 2, 2019) – The F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA 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. 

ZEN Motorsport enters China’s Yu Kuai, who made a strong series debut in 2018 finishing seventh despite missing out on the Ningbo races, and championship newcomer Paul Wong, winner of the 2018 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Lamborghini Cup who is entered in the Masters class. India’s Akash Gowda enters with M-Sport Asia, the 20-year-old returning for his second season with the championship.

B-Max Racing Team enters team principal DRAGON, third in class in the Asian Winter Series and fourth last season, and Asian Winter Series Masters Class champion Tairoku Yamaguchi. 

Qualifying for Races 1 and 3 of the F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA gets underway on Friday, April 5th at 17:30 local time (GMT+8). Races 1 and 2 will be held on Saturday at 10:00 and 14:20 local time respectively, with Race 3 following on Sunday, April 7 at 13:50. 

Provisional Entry List – Round 1 (Races 1-3)

#

Name

Nat

Team

1

Jack DOOHAN

AUS

Dragon Hitech GP

2

Jamie CHADWICK

GBR

Dragon Hitech GP

3

Jordan DEMPSEY

IRL

Pinnacle Motorsport

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

Date

Venue

Event

April 6-7

Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia

Round 1 (Races 1-3)

May 11-12

Buriram International Circuit, Thailand

Round 2 (Races 4-6)

June 22-23

Suzuka Circuit, Japan

Round 3 (Races 7-9)

Sep 7-8

Shanghai International Circuit, China

Round 4 (Races 10-12)

Sep 27-28

Shanghai International Circuit, China

Round 5 (Races 13-15)

 

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By Jamie Klerck
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