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and was scheduled to finish on 30 October in

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after eighteen races held at six meetings. However, due to unexpected cancellations, the final meeting was held on 4 December in

. Nine teams fielded 28 full-time and guest drivers during the tour. Austrian rookie

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, the nephew of Formula 1 driver

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became the 2011 JK Racing Asia Series Driver Champion with 292 points after scoring 17 podium finishes from 18 races with 7 wins. His nearest competitor, Afiq Ikhwan, took 10 wins during the whole season, equalling the record previously set by Jazeman Jaafar, but only managed second overall with 285 points. Lucas Auer was also crowned the JK Racing Asia Series Rookie of the Year 2011 for finishing the season as the rookie with the most points. After collecting 2 points for taking 2 pole positions in India, Auer made his lead in the rookie standings unassailable, thus deciding the rookie title with 6 races to go. His nearest challenger, Irfan Ilyas from Petronas Mofaz Racing Team managed 135 points from the whole season. Auer's consistent podium finishes also resulted in his team

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being crowned the JK Racing Asia Series Team Trophy Winners 2011 with 574 points.

Teams and drivers

* All cars are

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-engined Mygale FB02 chassis. Guest drivers in ''italics''.

Race calendar and results

The series' provisional schedule was released on 11 February 2011. Latterly, the round scheduled for the

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on 6–8 May was moved to

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on 13–14 August. The Guangdong round was later cancelled due to a typhoon, and was scheduled to be replaced with an additional round at the

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on 25–27 November. However, the final meet was moved to the

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after the

had to be closed for maintenance work.

Standings

*Points were awarded as follows:

Teams' Championship

*Points were awarded on the same basis (excluding pole points) as the drivers' championship, but only to a team's first two cars at the end of the race. If a team was running just one car at a meeting, their points were doubled.

References

External links

Asian Festival Of Speed
{{Formula BMW years JK Racing Asia Series seasons JK Racing Asia Series season JK Racing Asia Series season

JK Racing Asia Series JK Racing Asia Series, formerly known as both Formula BMW Asia and Formula BMW Pacific, was a Open wheel car, single-seater racing series based in Asia. Formula BMW Asia was created in 2003 as a replacement for Asian Formula 2000 and was under ...