Formula Regional

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Formula Regional (FR) is an FIA-approved moniker for certified regional one-make

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]

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

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 Americas Championship North America 2018–present Ligier JS F3 Honda 2.0 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–present
Tatuus F.3 T-318
 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L
Formula Regional Oceania Championship New Zealand 2023–present Tatuus FT-60 Toyota 2.0 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 [fr][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
Planned FIA Formula Regional series
Formula Regional Indian Championship India
Tatuus F.3 T-318
 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L
Former series using FIA Formula Regional regulations
Formula Regional Asian Championship Asia 2018–2022
Tatuus F.3 T-318
 Alfa Romeo 1.8 L
Formula Renault Eurocup Europe 2019–2020 Tatuus FR-19 Renault Sport 1.8 L

References

  1. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile
    . 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  7. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived
    from the original on 24 June 2021.
  8. FIA
    . Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  9. FIA
    . Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. ^ "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.
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