Formula Regional Americas Championship

Formula Regional Americas Championship
CategoryFormula Regional
CountryUnited States, Canada, Mexico
RegionNorth America
ConstructorsOnroak Automotive
Engine suppliersHonda
Tyre suppliersHankook
Drivers' championCanada Patrick Woods-Toth
Teams' championUnited States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season
F3 Americas Championship logo

The Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda (formerly the F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda) is an FIA Formula Regional racing series that competes in the United States, with plans in the future to race in Canada and Mexico. The championship is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America, in conjunction with the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States, the United States representative to the FIA. Starting in 2020 the champion will win a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights. [1] The F3 Americas Championship updated its name to Formula Regional Americas Championship Powered by Honda in 2020.[2]

Championship format

Each event of the championship consists of three races, which are run on the support package of other motorsport events across North America. The top 8 in points standings receive FIA Super License points. Starting in 2021, the champion of the series receives a scholarship of $600,000 from Honda to compete in Super Formula.[3][4]

Car

The championship utilizes a spec chassis for all competitors, this being the Ligier JS F3 chassis. This chassis features the halo device, which was also implemented in Formula One and Formula 2 in 2018.[5]

Specifications (2018–present)

  • Engine displacement: Honda K20C1 2.0 L (122 cu in) DOHC inline-4
  • Gearbox: 6-speed sequential semi-automatic gearbox
  • Weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg) excluding driver and fuel
  • Power output: 270 hp (201 kW)
  • Length: 4,765 mm (188 in)
  • Width: 1,850 mm (73 in)
  • Wheelbase: 2,825 mm (111 in)
  • Steering: rack and pinion

Champions

Drivers'

2019 champion Dakota Dickerson
Season Driver Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2018 United States Kyle Kirkwood United States Abel Motorsports 5 15 16 15 405 Race 14 of 17 129
2019 United States Dakota Dickerson United States Global Racing Group 2 5 11 7 269 Race 13 of 16 48
2020 Sweden Linus Lundqvist United States Global Racing Group 6 15 16 14 401 Race 14 of 17 118
2021 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson United States Australia TJ Speed Motorsports 2 7 13 9 314 Race 16 of 18 96
2022 South Africa Raoul Hyman United States Australia TJ Speed Motorsports 6 11 16 12 362 Race 16 of 18 81
2023 New Zealand Callum Hedge United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport 5 13 16 10 384 Race 18 of 18 105
2024 Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport 6 8 14 9 294.5 Race 15 of 19 106.5

Teams'

Season Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2018 United States Abel Motorsports 5 15 20 15 529 Race 16 of 17 50
2019 United States Global Racing Group 5 13 28 9 617 Race 13 of 16 363
2020 United States Global Racing Group 6 15 18 14 573 Race 14 of 17 206
2021 United States Australia TJ Speed Motorsports 2 7 21 9 529 Race 16 of 18 131
2022 United States Australia TJ Speed Motorsports 6 14 27 15 652 Race 16 of 18 127
2023 United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports 6 16 46 15 742 Race 12 of 18 497

Circuits

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Green dots represent circuits as of the 2024 season, purple represent future circuits, red represent former circuits.
  • Bold denotes a current circuit used in the 2024 season.
  • Italic denotes future circuits will be used in the 2025 season.
Number Circuits Rounds Years
1 Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 6 2018, 2020–present
Texas Circuit of the Americas 6 2018, 2020–2024
3 Virginia Virginia International Raceway 5 2019–2023
4 New Jersey New Jersey Motorsports Park 4 2018, 2022–present
Louisiana NOLA Motorsports Park 4 2018, 2022–present
Wisconsin Road America 4 2021–present
7 Atlanta Road Atlanta 3 2018–2019, 2021
8 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh International Race Complex 2 2018–2019
Alabama Barber Motorsports Park 2 2019–2020
Florida Sebring International Raceway 2 2019–2020
11 Florida Homestead–Miami Speedway 1 2020
Minnesota Brainerd International Raceway 1 2021
Indiana Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 2024
Ontario Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 1 2024

See also

References

  1. ^ "HPD creates new Indy Lights scholarship for F3 Americas champion". RACER. 3 February 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "FR Americas Championship Gets Rebranded Ahead of 2020 Season". framericas. 10 March 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (18 January 2021). "FRegional Americas champion to get scholarship for Super Formula". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. ^ "Super Formula: Raoul Hyman seals HPD scholarship prize". www.motorsport.com. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. ^ "F3americas information guide" (PDF). F3americas.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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