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]
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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
editCreated 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIA Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Asia to Host FIA-Certified F3 Championship in 2018". F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA. 26 January 2018.
- ^ DiZinno, Tony (19 October 2017). "F3 Americas launches car; confirms April 2018 debut at VIR". NBC Sports.
- ^ "Five F3 T-318 already delivered while the new sire goes on-line". ACI Sport. 23 November 2018.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 September 2019). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout.
- ^ "TRS to become Formula Regional Oceania". www.motorsport.com. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Formula Regional". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Formula 3 Regional Technical Regulations". fia.com. FIA. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "2024 Formula Regional – 2nd Gen Technical Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. FIA. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Challenge Monoplace Ultimate Cup Series 2021 Sporting and Technical Regulation" (PDF). series.ultimatecup.racing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Formula Regional machinery set for ultimate challenge in Macau FIA FR World Cup". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Entries open for headlining FIA World Cups at Macau GP". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Entries open for headlining FIA World Cups at Macau GP". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-12.