Formula Regional

Formula Regional (FR) is an FIA-approved moniker for certified regional one-make Formula Three championships with the concept being approved during the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in December 2017.[1] The first series under new regulations were launched in Asia and North America in 2018, followed by European counterpart in 2019 and Japanese in 2020.[2][3][4][5] On 13 December 2022, the Toyota Racing Series was rebranded as the Formula Regional Oceania Championship.[6]

Formula Regional "FR" logo

This step of the FIA Global Pathway ladder serves to close the performance gap between Formula 4 (160 bhp) and global Formula 3 Championship (380 bhp), being powered by 270 bhp engines.[2][7]

Name

Created under the name Regional Formula 3 by the FIA within the Article 275 / Appendix J of the international sporting code,[8] the category had, at its beginning few championships having the F3 mention in their official title.

All of the category's championships certified by FIA got gradually rebranded by its commercial moniker "Formula Regional" in order to avoid confusion with previous Formula 3 regulations (pre-2018) and with the "International" Formula 3 (the FIA Formula 3 Championship and FIA Formula 3 World Cup). The category itself is set to be renamed as Formula Regional in the upcoming 2024 technical regulations.[9]

Championships
Series name Zone/country Active years Chassis Engine
FIA Formula Regional series
Formula Regional Asian Championship Asia 2018–2022 Tatuus F.3 T-318 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L
Formula Regional Americas Championship North America 2018–present Ligier JS F3 Honda 2.0 L
Formula Renault Eurocup Europe 2019–2020 Tatuus FR-19 Renault Sport 1.8 L
Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine Europe 2019–present Tatuus F.3 T-318 (2019–2020)
Tatuus FR-19 (2021–present)		 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L (2019–2020)
Renault Sport 1.8 L (2021–present)
Formula Regional Japanese Championship Japan 2020–present Dome F111/3 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L
Formula Regional Middle East Championship Middle East 2023 Tatuus F.3 T-318 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L
Formula Regional Oceania Championship New Zealand 2023 Tatuus FT-60 Toyota 2.0 L
Formula Regional Indian Championship India 2023 Tatuus F.3 T-318 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L
Other series using FIA Formula Regional regulations
W Series International 2019, 2021–2022 Tatuus F.3 T-318
Tatuus FT-60 (for two rounds in 2022)		 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L
Toyota 2.0 L (for two rounds in 2022)
Ultimate Cup Series[10] France 2020– Tatuus FR-19 Renault Sport 1.8 L
Eurocup-3 Europe 2023 Tatuus F.3 T-318 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L

See also
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  • FIA Formula 3, the international multiregional F3 championship
  • Formula 5000, 5.0-L 5000-cc, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar category
  • Formula 4000, 4.0-L 4000-cc, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar category
  • Formula 3000, 3.0-L 3000-cc, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar category
  • Formula 2000 (disambiguation), 2.0-L 2000-cc, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar category
  • Formula 1000, 1.0-L 1000-cc, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar category
  • Formula 500, 0.5-L 500-cc, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar category
  • Formula 4, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar category
  • Formula Three, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar category
  • Formula Two, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar category
  • Formula One, open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar championship
  • List of Formula Regional champions
  • All pages with titles beginning with Formula Regional
  • All pages with titles containing Formula Regional

References
  1. "FIA Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 December 2017.
  2. "Asia to Host FIA-Certified F3 Championship in 2018". F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA. 26 January 2018.
  3. DiZinno, Tony (19 October 2017). "F3 Americas launches car; confirms April 2018 debut at VIR". NBC Sports.
  4. "Five F3 T-318 already delivered while the new sire goes on-line". ACI Sport. 23 November 2018.
  5. Wood, Ida (11 September 2019). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout.
  6. "TRS to become Formula Regional Oceania". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  7. "Formula Regional". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
  8. https://www.fia.com/file/76698/download/19614
  9. https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2024_fia_formula_regional_2nd_gen_technical_regulations.pdf
  10. Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
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