2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship

The 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda was the third season for the FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America. The series was sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. The 2020 season was first season under the moniker of Formula Regional Americas, after a rebranding to align with the FIA single-seater development pathway.[1] Linus Lundqvist won the championship, finishing 118 points in front of runner-up David Malukas, meanwhile Global Racing Group dominated the team's championship.

Teams and drivers

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Relentless Motorsports were the first Canadian-based team to compete in the series.[2] All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires.

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
  Crosslink Racing/Kiwi Motorsport 2   Joshua Car R All
  Relentless Motorsports 4   Mitch Egner R 2
93   Andrew Dobbie R 2–3
  Global Racing Group 9   James Roe Jr. All
22   Dario Cangialosi R All
24   Benjamin Pedersen 1–2
26   Linus Lundqvist R All
51   Nicky Hays R All
  Jay Howard Driver Development 11   Antonio Serravalle R 1
  Velocity Racing Development   Hunter Yeany R G 6
14   Mathias Soler-Obel 1–2
27   Matt Round-Garrido 4
  Abel Motorsports 15   Jacob Abel All
19   Blake Upton 1–3
  Momentum Motorsports 16   Kent Vaccaro 1
  Newman Wachs Racing 23   Victor Franzoni R All
48   Jordan Missig R All
  HMD Motorsports 39   Marco Kacic[3] 6
55   Santiago Urrutia R 1
59   Kyffin Simpson[4] R 4–6
79   David Malukas R All
99   Logan Cusson 3–6
  Jensen Global Advisors 1–2
  Andretti Autosport 68   Danial Frost R 1–4
Source:[5]
Icon Status
R Rookie
G Guest

Race calendar

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The series schedule was announced on 19 December 2019.[6] However, after multiple postponements and cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised calendar was announced on 29 May 2020. This new calendar includes new rounds at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Miami Speedway. The round at Circuit Trois-Rivières in Quebec, Canada - the planned first international event for the series - was not included in the reworked calendar.[7][8] The round at Circuit of the Americas was held as a triple-header to finish out the season.[9]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 27 June   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
Trans-Am Series
SVRA
R2 28 June   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group
2 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 18 July   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
Formula Race Promotions
R2 19 July   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group
R3   Joshua Car   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group
3 R1 Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham 1 August   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
Radical Cup
Formula Race Promotions
R2 2 August   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group
R3   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group
4 R1 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring 26 September   Linus Lundqvist   David Malukas   David Malukas   HMD Motorsports Formula 4 United States Championship
ProtoAmerica
R2 27 September   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group
R3   Victor Franzoni   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group
5 R1 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead 3 October   Linus Lundqvist[a]   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
R2 4 October   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group
R3   Linus Lundqvist   David Malukas   HMD Motorsports
6 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 24 October   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
Radical Cup
Pro SRF3 Series
R2 25 October   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group
R3   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Global Racing Group

Championship standings

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  • Points are awarded as follows:
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings

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Pos Driver MOH VIR BAR SEB HMS COA Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Linus Lundqvist 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 401
2   David Malukas 2 2 5 3 3 3 3 2 1 5 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 283
3   Victor Franzoni 3 8 4 6 4 2 4 4 3 2 2 3 11 3 2 2 3 225
4   Nicky Hays 9 7 10 4 7 4 2 3 11 6 7 4 4 6 5 7 8 142
5   Jacob Abel 6 6 6 9 Ret 7 5 Ret 5 3 5 7 5 8 4 4 5 133
6   Joshua Car 14 5 2 2 2 5 6 10 4 Ret Ret 11 9 Ret 6 9 Ret 109
7   James Roe Jr. 5 12 Ret 8 9 8 9 8 9 7 4 5 6 9 7 5 6 92
8   Logan Cusson DNS 14 8 13 Ret 13 12 12 10 4 8 6 3 4 Ret 13 7 64
9   Danial Frost 8 4 11 NC 5 9 7 5 2 Ret DNS 62
10   Jordan Missig 7 13 3 14 8 6 11 6 NC Ret DNS 10 8 10 11 8 Ret 54
11   Dario Cangialosi 12 9 Ret 10 Ret 10 10 9 8 9 10 9 10 5 9 11 9 36
12   Benjamin Pedersen 4 Ret Ret 5 6 30
13   Kyffin Simpson 7 Ret 9 8 7 7 10 10 10 30
14   Blake Upton 13 15 7 15 10 11 8 7 17
15   Santiago Urrutia 15† 3 15
16   Matthew Round-Garrido NC 8 6 12
17   Mathias Soler-Obel 11 10 9 7 12 9
18   Antonio Serravalle 10 16 1
19   Marco Kacic 12 12 11 1
20   Mitch Egner Ret 11 11 0
21   Andrew Dobbie 12 12 13 12 Ret 11 0
22   Kent Vaccaro NC 11 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
  Hunter Yeany 8 6 4
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
MOH VIR BAR SEB HMS COA
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' Championship

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Only a team's two best finishing cars are eligible for teams' championship points.

Pos Team MOH VIR BAR SEB HMS COA Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Global Racing Group 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 573
4 7 10 4 6 4 2 3 8 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6
2   HMD Motorsports 2 2 5 3 3 3 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 367
15† 3 13 12 12 7 5 8 6 3 4 10 10 7
3   Newman Wachs Racing 3 8 3 6 4 2 4 4 3 2 2 3 8 3 2 2 3 279
7 13 4 14 8 6 11 6 NC Ret DNS 10 11 10 11 8 Ret
4   Abel Motorsports 6 6 6 9 Ret 7 5 7 5 3 5 7 5 8 4 4 5 150
13 15 7 15 10 11 8 Ret
5   Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport 14 5 2 2 2 5 6 10 4 Ret Ret 11 9 Ret 6 9 Ret 109
6   Andretti Autosport 8 4 11 NC 5 9 7 5 2 Ret DNS 62
7   Velocity Racing Development 11 10 9 7 12 NC 8 6 8 6 4 21
8   Jensen Global Advisors DNS 14 8 13 Ret 4
9   Jay Howard Driver Development 10 16 1
10   Relentless Motorsports Ret 11 11 12 Ret 11 0
12 12 13
11   Momentum Motorsports NC 11 0
Pos Team R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
MOH VIR BAR SEB HMS COA

Notes

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  1. ^ The qualifying session was canceled due to heavy rain. The Race 1 starting grid was set by point standings.

References

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  1. ^ "FR Americas Championship Gets Rebranded Ahead of 2020 Season". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  2. ^ "First Canadian-Based Team Enters F3 Americas for 2020". F3 Americas Championship. 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Marco Kacic Joins HMD Motorsports for FR Americas Season Finale". FR Americas Championship. 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "KYFFIN SIMPSON STEPS UP TO FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS WITH HMD MOTORSPORT". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  5. ^ "2020 FR Americas Drivers - FR Americas Championship". www.framericas.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  6. ^ "Formula Regional Americas Championship 2020 Schedule". F3 Americas Championship. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ^ "F3 AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP MAKES INTERNATIONAL DEBUT ON THE STREETS OF QUEBEC IN 2020". F3 Americas Championship. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  8. ^ "FR Americas Reveals Revised 2020 Schedule, Two New Circuits Added". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  9. ^ "SCCA Pro Racing Finalizes 2020 F4 U.S. and FR Americas Schedule". F3 Americas Championship. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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