Formula Regional Americas Championship

Formula Regional Americas Championship
Category	Formula Regional
Country	United States, Canada, Mexico
Region	North America
Constructors	Onroak Automotive
Engine suppliers	Honda
Tyre suppliers	Hankook
Drivers' champion	Patrick Woods-Toth
Teams' champion	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
Official website	Official website
	Current season

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'

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Margin
2018	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports	5	15	16	15	405	Race 14 of 17	129
2019	Dakota Dickerson	Global Racing Group	2	5	11	7	269	Race 13 of 16	48
2020	Linus Lundqvist	Global Racing Group	6	15	16	14	401	Race 14 of 17	118
2021	Kyffin Simpson	TJ Speed Motorsports	2	7	13	9	314	Race 16 of 18	96
2022	Raoul Hyman	TJ Speed Motorsports	6	11	16	12	362	Race 16 of 18	81
2023	Callum Hedge	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	5	13	16	10	384	Race 18 of 18	105

Teams'

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

Circuits

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	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	6	2018, 2020–present
1	Circuit of the Americas	6	2018, 2020–2024
3	Virginia International Raceway	5	2019–2023
4	New Jersey Motorsports Park	4	2018, 2022–present
	NOLA Motorsports Park	4	2018, 2022–present
	Road America	4	2021–present
7	Road Atlanta	3	2018–2019, 2021
8	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	2	2018–2019
	Barber Motorsports Park	2	2019–2020
	Sebring International Raceway	2	2019–2020
11	Homestead–Miami Speedway	1	2020
	Brainerd International Raceway	1	2021
	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	1	2024
	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	1	2024

References

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

External links

F3 Americas Championship - official website

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[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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