2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship
The 2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the fifth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 18 November 2016 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain and ended on 19 February 2017 at the Madras Motor Racing Track in Chennai, India. The series comprised 16 races spread across four meetings, with the first round in Bahrain being a support event to the FIA World Endurance Championship.Drivers whose name appears in italics are ineligible to score points in the championship.
| Driver | Rounds |
| 1 |  Narain Karthikeyan | 3–4 |
| 2 |  Rinus van Kalmthout | 1–3 |
| 3 |  Dylan Young | All |
| 4 |  Harrison Newey | All |
| 5 |  Christophe Mariot | 1 |
| 7 | Parth Ghorpade | 2 |
| 8 |  Chia Wing Hoong | 3–4 |
| 9 | Dan Ticktum | 4 |
| 11 |  Felipe Drugovich | All |
| 12 |  Neil Verhagen | 4 |
| 13 | Bobby Eberle | 1–2 |
| 25 |  Mick Schumacher | All |
| 27 | Kim-Luis Schramm | 1–3 |
| 28 |  Pavan Ravishankar | All |
| 32 |  Presley Martono | 4 |
| 43 | Pedro Cardoso | 1–3 |
| 44 |  Jüri Vips | All |
| 51 | Toby Sowery | 1–2, 4 |
| 78 |  Yoshiaki Katayama | All |
| 83 |  Manuel Maldonado | All |
| 93 | Zane Goddard | 2 |
| 96 | Joey Mawson | All |
| 97 | Bruna Tomaselli | 1 |
| 99 | Ralf Aron | 1, 3–4 |
Calendar and results
Footnotes
Scoring system
;Drivers' standings
