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Founded by Kenneth Ma.1
Asian Formula Renault Series (2000–present)
With the aim of providing a budget junior racing series around the Asian region, FRD, with the support from Renault Sport, imported a fleet of Formula Renault 2.0 race cars and first organised the Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) in 2000. This is a pioneering junior racing series in Asia and it attracted numerous young talents from the region to join the grid over the years. From 2002 to 2005, the series even held an invitation race during the Macau Grand Prix weekend and big names such as Japanese F1 stars Kamui Kobayashi, Kazuki Nakajima, Red Bull Junior Team's Scott Speed, Brazilian Bruno Senna all once took part in the event. In the coming 2014 season, the Series will be using the latest version of Formula Renault cars.
Clio Cup China Series (2009–present)
Clio Cup China Series is a one-make series held in China that featured Renault Clio since 2009. Originally begun by Renault Sport in Europe, managed and organised by Formula Racing Development (FRD) in China, the Clio Cup China Series is a one-make racing series featuring the Clio supermini car.
Over the years, many experienced drivers from the region joined the race and even Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok once joined the series and won the championship in 2009.
2013, there will be ten rounds of Clio Cup China Series around China: there will be four races as one of the supporting race of 2013 CTCC.
Formula Campus (1997–2009)
With the concept of having a professional, competitive entry level racing for young drivers, Formula Racing Development (FRD) introduces FORD's Formula Campus Championship to the Asian region. Started in 1997, it provided a modern and professional platform for aspiring young racers in Asia to challenge and test themselves.
In 2007, the Formula Campus cars were upgraded with more advanced engineering, design and training technology. Body chassis’ were improved for aerodynamics and the MoTec Data Analysis system was introduced to allow trainers and the drivers themselves, to get a better understanding of training progression and driving skill. In co-operation with Changan Ford and their joint commitment with FRD to help promote motorsports in Asia, Ford engines and gearboxes were also installed into the cars for a remarked leap forward in performance and racing time.
Celebrity Race (2004–present)
FRD has been hosting the Celebrity Charity Race since 2004. For the first 2 years, FRD joined Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation to hold the "Jackie Chan Cup" Charity Race, which mainly contested by Asian female celebrities. In 2006, FRD successfully organised the Hong Kong China Travel Service Cup, with stars like Alan Tam and Eric Tsang to participate in.
From 2007, FRD partners Jet Li’s One Foundation Project, and organised the One Foundation Charity Celebrity Race. Jet Li and guest celebrities come and call for the spectators to support charity. Over the years, more than 80 celebrities joined the Celebrity Race, and the race helped raised fund to charities in the past 11 years.
From Wikipedia’s article on Formula Racing Development, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3