Formula Regional Asian Championship

See also: Asian Formula Three Championship

The Formula Regional Asian Championship was an FIA-certified regional Formula 3 racing series, which started in 2018. On 26 January 2018 it was confirmed that pan-Asian promoter Top Speed would organise the championship.^[1] Despite using Formula Regional cars since its establishment, the series was called F3 Asian Championship for four years until it was eventually rebranded in December 2021, when the FIA brought an end to F3 as a category.^[2][3]

Formula Regional Asian Championship

Category	Formula 3 Formula Regional
Region	Asia
Inaugural season	2018
Folded	2022
Constructors	Tatuus
Engine suppliers	Autotecnica
Tyre suppliers	Giti Tire
Last Drivers' champion	Arthur Leclerc
Last Teams' champion	Mumbai Falcons India Racing
Official website	Official website

The inaugural 2018 championship season featured 15 races held during five rounds of 3-race weekends on circuits across Asia. The driver champion receives FIA Super Licence points, while also it features the AM (amateur) and teams standings.

Car

The championship features Tatuus designed and built cars. The cars will be constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis which feature a number of enhanced safety features including the new Halo device and improved side impact protection, and will have a six-speed paddle shift gear box.^[1] The car will be powered by a single-make 270 hp turbo engine provided by Autotecnica.^[4]

Champions

Drivers'

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Margin
2018	Raoul Hyman[a]	Dragon Hitech GP	0	1	11	2	227	Race 15 of 15	2
2019	Ukyo Sasahara	Dragon Hitech GP	7	8	13	7	301	Race 14 of 15	25
2019–20	Joey Alders	BlackArts Racing Team	0	5	11	3	266	Race 14 of 15	37
2021	Guanyu Zhou	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	5	4	11	5	257	Race 15 of 15	16
2022	Arthur Leclerc	Mumbai Falcons India Racing	1	4	9	1	218	Race 13 of 15	60

Teams'

Season	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Margin
2018	Dragon Hitech GP	6	11	20	18	484	Race 12 of 15	215
2019	Dragon Hitech GP	8	13	28	12	376	Race 13 of 15	197
2019–20	BlackArts Racing Team	0	6	14	4	386	Race 15 of 15	29
2021	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	5	4	16	5	383	Race 15 of 15	98
2022	Mumbai Falcons India Racing	4	7	18	5	348	Race 13 of 15	84

Masters Cup

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins (Masters)	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points (Masters)	Clinched	Margin
2018	Yin Hai Tao	Zen-Motorsport	0	0 (6)	0	0	15 (276)	Race 13 of 15	83
2019	Paul Wong	852 Challengers	0	0 (7)	0	0	3 (313)	Race 15 of 15	152
2019–20	Thomas Luedi[b]	BlackArts Racing Team	0	0 (8)	0	0	3 (254)	Race 15 of 15	23
2022	Khaled Al Qubaisi	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	0	0(8)	0	0	0(287)	Race 14 of 15	26

Rookie Cup

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins (rookie)	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points (rookie)	Clinched	Margin
2021	Ayumu Iwasa	Hitech Grand Prix	0	0 (2)	1	0	81 (226)	Race 15 of 15	8
2022	Pepe Martí	Pinnacle Motorsport	0	0(10)	5	2	158(298)	Race 12 of 15	131

Winter series champions

Drivers'

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Margin
2019	Rinus VeeKay	Dragon Hitech GP	2	4	8	4	184	Race 9 of 9	29

Teams'

Season	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Margin
2019	Dragon Hitech GP	4	4	14	4	316	Race 9 of 9	94

Masters Cup

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins (Masters)	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points (Masters)	Clinched	Margin
2019	Tairoku Yamaguchi	B-Max Racing Team	0	0 (5)	0	0	7 (143)	Race 6 of 9	27

Circuits

Number	Circuits	Rounds	Years
1	Dubai Autodrome	6[c]	2020–2022
	Yas Marina Circuit	6[d]	2020–2022
3	Sepang International Circuit	5[e]	2018–2020
4	Shanghai International Circuit	3[f]	2018–2019
5	Ningbo International Circuit	2[g]	2018
	Chang International Circuit	2	2019–2020
7	Suzuka International Racing Course	1	2019

Footnotes

1. Hyman is a South African driver who raced under a British license.
2. Luedi is a Swiss driver who raced under a license from Hong Kong.
3. Dubai Autodrome hosted 3 rounds in 2022, 2 rounds in 2021.
4. Yas Marina Circuit hosted 3 rounds in 2021, 2 rounds in 2022.
5. Sepang International Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2018 and 2019–20 seasons.
6. Shanghai International Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2019.
7. Ningbo International Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2018.

References

1. "Asia to host FIA-Certified F3 Championship in 2018". Speedcafe.com. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
2. Wood, Ida (2 August 2021). "FIA brings end to F3 as a category, BRDC British F3 rebrands to GB3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
3. Wood, Ida (7 December 2021). "Confusion reigns as two series adopt FRegional Asia name for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
4. Costa, Massimo (26 January 2018). "Parte in Asia la F3 "Regional" FIA Cinque tappe con le Tatuus-Autotecnica". ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

External links

• Official website