2019 Formula Regional European Championship

The 2019 Formula Regional European Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship features a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. In the inaugural season of the championship, Frederik Vesti was the drivers' champion.

2019 Formula Regional European Championship

Drivers' Champion: Frederik Vesti
Teams' Champion: Prema Powerteam

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Feeder series:
Italian F4 Championship

The season commenced on 14 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and concluded on 20 October at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, after eight meetings.

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers competed with the Tatuus-Alfa Romeo F.3 T-318.^[1]

Team No. Drivers Status Rounds Prema Powerteam[2] 2 Frederik Vesti[3] R All 64 Olli Caldwell[4] R All 74 Enzo Fittipaldi[5] R All KIC Motorsport[6] 6 Niko Kari[7] 8 10 Konsta Lappalainen[8] R All 11 Jake Hughes[9] 7 46 Isac Blomqvist[8][N 1] R 1–5 Scorace Team-Viola Formula 7 Sharon Scolari[11] All Scuderia DF Corse by Corbetta[12] 15 Matteo Nannini[13][N 2] R 4–7 115 G 2 DR Formula RP Motorsport[14][15] 17 Igor Fraga[16] All 41 Raúl Guzmán[17] R All Mas du Clos Racing Team 25 Alexandre Bardinon[18][19] R 2 Van Amersfoort Racing 3–8 65 Dan Ticktum[20] 6–7 66 Andreas Estner[7] 8 96 Joey Mawson[21] 2 99 Sophia Flörsch[22] All US Racing[23] 27 David Schumacher[24] R All 28 Marcos Siebert[25] 2–5 44 Lirim Zendeli[26] 7 Technorace[27] 95 Tom Beckhäuser[28] R 3–5, 7–8

Icon Status R Rookie G Guest

Race calendar

The provisional calendar was announced on 31 October 2018.^[29] The schedule was altered on 9 November 2018 with Hockenheimring replaced by Circuit Paul Ricard,^[30] and on 1 December 2018, with the round at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari moved from its original 9 June date.^[31] The last two race weekends of the season at Monza and Mugello were swapped.^[32] The cancelled race from Vallelunga Circuit was rescheduled and run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Round 5 as a fourth race.^[33]

Round		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard	13 April	European Le Mans Series
	R2
	R3		14 April
2	R1	Vallelunga Circuit	4 May	Main event
	R2		5 May
	R3
3	R1	Hungaroring	6 July	Euroformula Open
	R2		7 July
	R3
4	R1	Red Bull Ring	13 July	International GT Open
	R2		14 July
	R3
5	R1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	31 August	Main event
	R2
	R3		1 September
	R4
6	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	21 September	International GT Open
	R2
	R3		22 September
7	R1	Mugello Circuit	5 October	Main event
	R2
	R3		6 October
8	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	19 October	Main event
	R2		20 October
	R3

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner
1	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard	Enzo Fittipaldi	Enzo Fittipaldi	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R2		Olli Caldwell	Enzo Fittipaldi	Enzo Fittipaldi	Prema Powerteam	Enzo Fittipaldi
	R3		Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
2	R1	Vallelunga Circuit	David Schumacher[N 3]	Enzo Fittipaldi	David Schumacher	US Racing	David Schumacher
	R2		Isac Blomqvist	Igor Fraga	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R3		Isac Blomqvist	Race postponed due to weather conditions[35]
3	R1	Hungaroring	Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R2		Frederik Vesti	Enzo Fittipaldi	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R3		Frederik Vesti	Marcos Siebert	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
4	R1	Red Bull Ring	Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R2		Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R3		Frederik Vesti	Sophia Flörsch	Igor Fraga	DR Formula	Enzo Fittipaldi
5	R1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Igor Fraga	Frederik Vesti	Igor Fraga	DR Formula	Olli Caldwell
	R2		Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R3		Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Enzo Fittipaldi	Prema Powerteam	Enzo Fittipaldi
	R4		Isac Blomqvist	Frederik Vesti	Olli Caldwell	Prema Powerteam	Olli Caldwell
6	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Enzo Fittipaldi	David Schumacher	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R2		David Schumacher	David Schumacher	David Schumacher	US Racing	David Schumacher
	R3		David Schumacher	Matteo Nannini	David Schumacher	US Racing	David Schumacher
7	R1	Mugello Circuit	Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R2		David Schumacher	Jake Hughes	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti
	R3		David Schumacher	David Schumacher	David Schumacher	US Racing	David Schumacher
8	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Igor Fraga	Igor Fraga	Igor Fraga	DR Formula	Frederik Vesti
	R2		Igor Fraga	Igor Fraga	Igor Fraga	DR Formula	Raúl Guzmán
	R3		Igor Fraga	Enzo Fittipaldi	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	Frederik Vesti

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver LEC VLL HUN RBR IMO CAT MUG MNZ Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Frederik Vesti 1 2 1 5 1 C 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 6 1 3 10 1 1 4 2 3 1 467 2 Enzo Fittipaldi 2 1 2 2 2 C 2 2 3 4 5 2 4 7 1 Ret 5 2 3 4 4 6 13† 4 2 336 3 Igor Fraga 3 3 7 7 8 C 5 DNS 4 2 9 1 1 3 2 3 10 4 7 5 5 5 1 1 3 300 4 David Schumacher 8 6 3 1 7 C 6 5 7 3 2 6 8 5 6 4 3 1 1 2 14 1 7 7 6 285 5 Olli Caldwell 4 DSQ 4 8 3 C 3 3 2 7 Ret 7 2 2 Ret 1 7 6 4 9 11 10 5 8 7 213 6 Raúl Guzmán 5 4 8 6 9 C 8 7 5 5 Ret 4 5 4 7 12 4 7 6 10 12 8 3 2 5 180 7 Sophia Flörsch 9 8 5 9 5 C 7 4 6 6 6 5 7 8 4 7 9 8 5 6 8 9 6 10 9 149 8 Marcos Siebert 3 13† C 4 6 10 11 4 10 Ret 10 5 5 70 9 Dan Ticktum 2 5 2 8 6 7 64 10 Isac Blomqvist 6 5 Ret 11 6 C 9 8 8 10 11 8 9 11 12 2 62 11 Konsta Lappalainen 7 7 Ret 12 11 C 10 9 Ret 12 3 9 11 9 8 8 Ret 9 8 12 9 13 9 9 10 56 12 Jake Hughes 3 3 3 45 13 Matteo Nannini[N 2] 10 10 C 8 8 11 6 6 9 9 6 10 9 11 7 11 43 14 Lirim Zendeli 7 2 2 42 15 Niko Kari 8 5 4 26 16 Joey Mawson 4 4 C 24 17 Andreas Estner 4 6 8 24 18 Sharon Scolari 10 9 6 14 Ret C 13 11 11 13 10 12 13 14 11 11 8 12 Ret Ret DNS Ret 12 13 DNS 17 19 Tom Beckhäuser 12 10 DNS 9 7 Ret 10 12 10 13 10 14 11 12 12 12 20 Alexandre Bardinon 13 12 C 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret DNS 12 13 Ret 10 11 11 11 14 13 12 10 11 11 5 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts LEC VLL HUN RBR IMO CAT MUG MNZ

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

Rookies' standings

Pos	Driver	LEC			VLL			HUN			RBR			IMO				CAT			MUG			MNZ			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Frederik Vesti	1	2	1	5	1	C	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	6	1	3	10	1	1	4	2	3	1	506
2	Enzo Fittipaldi	2	1	2	2	2	C	2	2	3	4	5	2	4	7	1	Ret	5	2	3	4	4	6	13†	4	2	381
3	David Schumacher	8	6	3	1	7	C	6	5	7	3	2	6	8	5	6	4	3	1	1	2	14	1	7	7	6	347
4	Olli Caldwell	4	DSQ	4	8	3	C	3	3	2	7	Ret	7	2	2	Ret	1	7	6	4	9	11	10	5	8	7	288
5	Raúl Guzmán	5	4	8	6	9	C	8	7	5	5	Ret	4	5	4	7	12	4	7	6	10	12	8	3	2	5	284
6	Konsta Lappalainen	7	7	Ret	12	11	C	10	9	Ret	12	3	9	11	9	8	8	Ret	9	8	12	9	13	9	9	10	157
7	Isac Blomqvist	6	5	Ret	11	6	C	9	8	8	10	11	8	9	11	12	2										116
8	Matteo Nannini[N 2]				10	10	C				8	8	11	6	6	9	9	6	10	9	11	7	11				103
9	Alexandre Bardinon				13	12	C	11	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	DNS	12	13	Ret	10	11	11	11	14	13	12	10	11	11	74
10	Tom Beckhäuser							12	10	DNS	9	7	Ret	10	12	10					13	10	14	11	12	12	64
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		LEC			VLL			HUN			RBR			IMO				CAT			MUG			MNZ

Teams' standings

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Prema Powerteam	870
2	DR Formula	480
3	US Racing	397
4	Van Amersfoort Racing	264
5	KIC Motorsport	189
6	Scuderia DF Corse by Corbetta	43
7	Scorace Team-Viola Formula	17
8	Technorace	12
9	Mas du Clos Racing Team	0

Notes

1. Blomqvist is a Swedish driver racing with a Finnish license.^[10]
2. Nannini was not eligible to classify or score points at Vallelunga due to age restrictions. This points restriction also included the Vallelunga make-up race at Imola.
3. Isac Blomqvist was the fastest qualifier but received a grid penalty from an incident during one of the earlier sessions.^[34]

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External links

• Official website