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2019 F3 Americas Championship

The 2019 F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda was the second season for the FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America. The series is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America.

2019 Champion Dakota Dickerson racing at Road America.

The season began on 5 April at Barber Motorsports Park as part of the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama and concluded on 15 September at Sebring International Raceway after six rounds.[1]

Teams and drivers edit

All teams are American-registered.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Velocity Racing Developments 5   Parker Locke[2] All
11   Antonio Serravalle[3] 5
14   Mathias Soler-Obel[4] All
25   Dominic Cicero[5] 1–4
Global Racing Group 9   Baltazar Leguizamón[6] 1–3
19   Blake Upton[7] 2–6
24   Benjamin Pedersen[2] 1, 4–6
72   Dakota Dickerson[8] All
95   James Roe Jr.[9] All
Momentum Motorsports 16   Kent Vaccaro[10] All
34   Megan Gilkes[11] 3–4
49   Quinlan Lall[12] 4
67   Shea Holbrook[13] 1–2, 4
  Quinlan Lall[14] 3
Kiwi Motorsport 34   Austin Kaszuba[15] 1–2
DEForce Racing 34   James Raven 6
Abel Motorsports 49   Danny van Dongen[16] 6
51   Jacob Abel[17] 1–3, 6
Southern Motorsports 61   John Paul Southern, Jr.[2] All
Jensen Global Advisors 99   Logan Cusson[15] All

Race calendar edit

All races were held on permanent road courses in the United States. The series schedule was announced on 7 December 2018. On 21 February 2019 the series announced the addition of Road America to the schedule. Four rounds were joint F3 Americas and United States F4 championship rounds, with events at one NTT IndyCar Series and one NASCAR Xfinity Series round each.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham 6 April   Benjamin Pedersen   Dakota Dickerson   Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group IndyCar Series
R2 7 April   Logan Cusson   Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group
2 R3 Road Atlanta, Braselton 19 April   Dakota Dickerson[N 1]   Dakota Dickerson   Jacob Abel Abel Motorsports Formula 4 United States Championship
Formula Race Promotions
R4 20 April   Kent Vaccaro   Jacob Abel Abel Motorsports
R5   Dakota Dickerson   Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group
3 R6 Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum 22 June   Dakota Dickerson   Dakota Dickerson   Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
R7 23 June   Dakota Dickerson   Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group
R8   Dakota Dickerson   Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group
4 R9 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 27 July   Benjamin Pedersen   Mathias Soler-Obel   Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
Formula Race Promotions
R10 28 July   Mathias Soler-Obel   Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group
R11   Dakota Dickerson   Mathias Soler-Obel Velocity Racing Developments
5 R12 Road America, Elkhart Lake 23 August   Mathias Soler-Obel   Benjamin Pedersen   James Roe Jr. Global Racing Group NASCAR Xfinity Series
Trans-Am Series
Stadium Super Trucks
R13 24 August   Benjamin Pedersen   Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group
6 R14 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring 14 September   Benjamin Pedersen   Jacob Abel   Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
R15   Jacob Abel   Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group
R16 15 September   Jacob Abel   Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group

Championship standings edit

  • 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 edit

Pos Driver BAR ATL PIT VIR ROA SEB Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1   Dakota Dickerson 2 1 3 6 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 Ret 2 5 2 2 269
2   Benjamin Pedersen 1 2 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 221
3   Mathias Soler-Obel Ret 5 Ret Ret 13† 6 6 4 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 9† 161
4   Jacob Abel 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 11 2 Ret 3 155
5   James Roe Jr. 4 7 4 Ret 6 5 7 6 8 5 5 1 6 6 5 5 147
6   John Paul Southern, Jr. 8 Ret Ret 4 4 4 5 5 Ret 6 Ret 3 4 4 3 4 134
7   Baltazar Leguizamón 5 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 100
8   Blake Upton 9 5 7 8 10 8 6 8 7 4 5 8 6 7 85
9   Quinlan Lall 11 4 3 4 3 3 69
10   Parker Locke 10 9 7 2 8 7 8 7 9 Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 8 6 61
11   Kent Vaccaro 9 3 11 8 11 Ret 9 9 10† 9 6 Ret DNS 7 Ret DNS 42
12   Logan Cusson 6 11 10 7 9 10 12 12 7 7 NC Ret DNS Ret 7 8 40
13   Shea Holbrook Ret 6 8 3 10 Ret DNS DNS 28
14   Dominic Cicero 7 10 5 Ret 12 12 11 10 5 Ret Ret 28
15   Austin Kaszuba Ret 8 6 DSQ 5 22
16   Antonio Serravalle 6 NC 8
17   Megan Gilkes 9 13 13 Ret DNS DNS 2
—   James Raven Ret Ret DNS 0
—   Danny van Dongen Ret DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BAR ATL PIT VIR ROA SEB
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 edit

Pos Team Pts
1 Global Racing Group 617
2 Velocity Racing Development 254
3 Abel Motorsports 155
4 Momentum Motorsports 141
5 Southern Motorsports 134
6 Jensen Global Advisors 40
7 Kiwi Motorsport 22
8 DEForce Racing 0

Notes edit

  1. ^ Heavy rains cancelled the qualifying session. Starting grid set based on current point standings.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "F3 Americas Championship Enhances 2019 Schedule with a Visit to Road America". F3 Americas Championship. 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Full Inaugural Roster Returns to Robust F3 Americas Field for Season Opener". April 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Antonio Serravalle to Compete with Velocity Racing Development at Road America". August 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Velocity Racing Development Signs Mathias Soler-Obel for F3 Americas Program". November 21, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "First Masters Cup Driver Enters F3 Americas". March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Inaugural Vice Champion Returns to F3 Set on Claiming the Championship". March 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "F4 U.S. Driver Advances to F3 Americas Championship". March 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Dickerson Announces F3 Americas Bid with Global Racing Group". March 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Team Ireland Driver Confirms Drive with Global Racing Group". March 11, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Kent Vaccaro and Momentum Motorsports Make the Move to F3 Americas". February 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Momentum Motorsports Adds W Series Driver Megan Gilkes to F3 Americas Roster". April 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "2019 F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda Entry List-Rounds 9-11". 22 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Newly Announced W Series Competitor Shea Holbrook Joins Momentum Motorsports Ahead of F3 Americas Debut". April 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "Quinlan Lall Joins Momentum Motorsports and F3 Americas". May 29, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "F3 Americas Field Doubles for Season Two Debut at Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama". April 5, 2019.
  16. ^ "2019 F3 Americas Championship Entry List-Rounds 14-16". 11 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Inaugural F3 Americas Championship Team Returns for Season Opener in Alabama". March 29, 2019.

External links edit

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