2023 Formula Regional Americas Championship
The 2023 Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda is the sixth season of a FIA-sanctioned F3 series across North America, and the fourth season under the Formula Regional moniker after a rebrand in 2020. The series is promoted by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. Drivers compete to win a Honda-backed Super Formula seat for 2024.[1]
Teams and drivers
All drivers compete with Honda-powered Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires. This is the last season of the championship using a Honda powertrain, with a switch to Ligier engines planned for 2024.[2]
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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1–5 |
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5 | |
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3 | ![]() |
1–2 |
22 | 3–5 | ||
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1–2 | ||
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6 | ![]() |
4–5 |
12 | ![]() |
1–3, 5 | |
17 | ![]() |
1–5 | |
19 | ![]() |
1–5 | |
24 | ![]() |
1–3, 5 | |
39 | ![]() |
1–2 | |
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3–5 | ||
66 | ![]() |
1–5 | |
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8 | ![]() |
1–5 |
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10 | ![]() |
2 |
11 | ![]() |
3 | |
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29 | ![]() |
1–2 |
Race calendar
The 2023 calendar was announced on 9 October 2022, and will visit the same locations as the season before. Each round features three races, bringing the total to 18 races over the season.[11]
Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations | |
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1 | R1 | NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale | 11 March | Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series Ultimate Street Car Association |
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R2 | 12 March | ||||
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2 | R1 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 20 May | Formula 4 United States Championship Road America SpeedTour SVRA Sprint Series | |
R2 | 21 May | ||||
R3 | |||||
3 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 24 June | PERMCO Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA Sprint & Endurance Trans-Am Series | |
R2 | 25 June | ||||
R3 | |||||
4 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | 29 July | New Jersey SpeedTour Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA Sprint Series FRP (F2000, F1600) | |
R2 | 30 July | ||||
R3 | |||||
5 | R1 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 7 October | VIR SpeedTour Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA Sprint & Endurance Trans-Am Series | |
R2 | |||||
R3 | 8 October | ||||
6 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 2–5 November | Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA | |
R2 | |||||
R3 |
Race results
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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5 | R1 | Virginia International Raceway | ![]() |
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6 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas | ||||
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R3 |
Championship standings
Points are awarded as follows:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' standings
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified |
Teams' standings
Only a teams' two best-finishing cars are eligible for teams' championship points.
Pos | Team | NOL | ROA | MOH | NJM | VIR | COA | Pts | ||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 626 | |||
3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
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4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10† | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 184 | |||
7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
9† | 8 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 110 | |||
Ret | 9 | 9 | 10 | Ret | DNS | |||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
2 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 52 | ||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
Ret | DNS | 8 | 11 | 10† | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | WD | WD | WD | 5 | 8 | DNS | 42 | |||
6 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
NOL | ROA | MOH | NJM | VIR | COA |
References
- Wood, Ida (2022-02-08). "FRegional Americas keeps Super Formula scholarship for next two years". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- Wood, Ida (2022-05-25). "Ligier unveils design for F4 Gen2 car to be used in America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- Wood, Ida (2023-02-06). "Nicole Havrda to race in FRegional Americas for first full year in cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List: Rounds 13 – 15 at VIRginia International Raceway" (PDF).
- "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List: Rounds 1-3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF).
- "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List - Rounds 10 – 12 at New Jersey Motorsports Park" (PDF). Formula Regional Americas Championship. July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | Callum Hedge joins Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport in Formula Regional Americas!". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List - Rounds 7-9 at MidOhio Sports Car Course" (PDF). Formula Regional Americas Championship. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- "FR Americas here I come!". Ryan Shehan Racing on Twitter. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List: Rounds 4-6 at Road America" (PDF). Formula Regional Americas Championship. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- "Formula 4 United States and Formula Regional Americas Unveil 2023 Schedule". FR Americas Championship. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
External links
- Official website: Formula Regional Americas