2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship
The 2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda was the fourth season for the FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America, and the second season under the Formula Regional moniker after a rebrand in 2020. The series was sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. Drivers competed to win a Honda-backed Super Formula seat in 2022.[1]
Kyffin Simpson took the drivers' championship at the last round at the Circuit of the Americas, while TJ Speed Motorsports secured the teams' title.
Teams and drivers
[edit]All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires.
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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7 | ![]() |
1–3 |
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9 | ![]() |
All |
14 | ![]() |
All | |
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15 | ![]() |
6 |
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11 | ![]() |
1–4 |
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5 | ||
27 | ![]() |
1 | |
29 | ![]() |
3–6 | |
77 | ![]() |
6 | |
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17 | ![]() |
All |
19 | ![]() |
All | |
21 | ![]() |
All | |
99 | ![]() |
All | |
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24 | ![]() |
5–6 |
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45 | ![]() |
1–4 |
48 | ![]() |
All | |
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51 | ![]() |
3 |
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78 | ![]() |
5–6 |
91 | ![]() |
5–6 | |
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98 | ![]() |
All |
- Erikson Evans was contracted to drive for Velocity Racing Development, but didn't appear in any rounds.
Race calendar
[edit]The 2021 calendar was announced on 5 November 2020. Each round featured three races.[18] A pre-season test was held at Virginia International Raceway as well as a Winter Cup at the road course of Homestead-Miami Speedway in February.[19][20] Two rounds at Sonoma and Laguna Seca were later replaced by Road America and Brainerd International Raceway.[21] The round at Circuit Trois-Rivières in Quebec, Canada - the planned first international event for the series - was cancelled due to border restrictions and replaced with a round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[22]
Championship standings
[edit]Points were 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 |
Teams' standings
[edit]Only a team's two best-finishing cars were eligible for teams' championship points.
Pos | Team | ATL | ROA | MOH | BRA | 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 529 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | |||
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 398 |
5 | DNS | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6† | 13† | 12 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | |||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 5 | NC | 13 | 276 |
Ret | DNS | DNS | 3 | Ret | DNS | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | DNS | Ret | |||||||||
4 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 200 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
5 | ![]() |
11 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 1 | DNS | Ret | 7† | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | NC | 4 | 160 |
6 | ![]() |
8 | 10 | NC | 5 | 9 | DNS | 4 | 7 | 7 | 41 | |||||||||
8 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
ATL | ROA | MOH | BRA | VIR | COA |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Joshua Car was first to take the checkered flag, but was later penalized for causing a collision.[23]
- ^ The qualifying session was cancelled due to inclement weather. The grid for Race 1 was set by the results of the practice session.
- ^ Entry list has Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport listed as a separate team of two cars, while official points list Crosslink Competition and Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport as the same team.
- ^ Entry list has Newman Wachs Racing/Abel Motorsport listed as a separate team of one car, while official points list Newman Wachs Racing and Newman Wachs Racing/Abel Motorsport as the same team.
References
[edit]- ^ Wood, Elliot (18 January 2021). "FRegional Americas champion to get scholarship for Super Formula". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18.
- ^ "JHDD and Bogle Ready for 2021". us3.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Josh Car Returns to Team Crosslink for 2021 FR Americas Season". Formula Regional Americas Championship. 18 January 2021.
- ^ "DYLAN TAVELLA JOINS TEAM CROSSLINK FOR ROAD ATLANTA IN FR AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY HONDA :: RTD Media". racetechdevelopmentgroup.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ a b "COTA-FR-Entrylist" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-03.
- ^ "HUNTER YEANY TO COMPETE IN FR AMERICAS PROGRAM IN 2021 :: RTD Media". racetechdevelopmentgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ a b c d "VIR-FR-EntryList 20210920" (PDF).
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-03-26). "Matt Round-Garrido joins Velocity RD for FRegional Americas season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (January 21, 2021). "Racing engineer Tim Neff sets up own FRegional Americas team". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "TJ SPEED ADDS FOURTH DRIVER FOR 2021 FR AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP :: RTD Media". racetechdevelopmentgroup.com. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ "Varun Choksey Graduates to FR Americas with New TJ Speed Motorsports". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Kyffin Simpson Returns to FR Americas with New TJ Speed".
- ^ "Logan Cusson Joins TJ Speed and the 2021 FR Americas Championship". Formula Regional Americas Championship. 3 March 2021.
- ^ "GUATEMALA'S IAN RODRIGUEZ JOINS NEWMAN WACHS FOR 2021 CAMPAIGN". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Jordan Missig Rejoins Newman Wachs Racing for 2021 FR Americas Campaign". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Seven-Time Champion Ernie Francis Jr. Selected for FR Americas PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "Francis & Chambers Join Future Star Racing".
- ^ "FR Americas Goes West and International in 2021 (Full Schedule)". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (2020-11-05). "FRegional Americas and US F4 to visit classic tracks in 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "F4 U.S. and FR Americas Schedules Expand Coast to Coast in 2021 with SpeedTour". F4 U.S. Championships. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "FR Americas Cancels California Tour for 2021". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "FR Americas Adds Mid-Ohio to 2021 Schedule; Cancels Trip to Canada". Formula Regional Americas Championship. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "NEWS FLASH: Dylan Tavella Awarded Race 1 Victory at Road America". Formula Regional Americas. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website: Formula Regional Americas