Formula Regional European Championship

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The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified regional European Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018, it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) and karting promoter WSK would organize the inaugural year of the championship in 2019.[1] Their bid was chosen over Renault Sport's bid with the same chassis, who attracted fewer votes from Single-Seater Commission members.[1] Following the 2020 season, the Formula Renault Eurocup merged with the Formula Regional European Championship to become the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine.[2]

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Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA)
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CategoryFormula Regional
RegionEurope
ConstructorsTatuus
Engine suppliersRenault
Tyre suppliersPirelli
Drivers' champion Rafael Câmara
Teams' champion Prema Racing
Official websiteformularegionaleubyalpine.com
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The championship's first season featured eight rounds on the circuits across Europe with half of them in Italy.[3] Like other Formula Regional championships, it serves as a development series as part of the FIA Global Pathway, and is primarily contested by young drivers seeking a professional racing career. The driver champions receive FIA Super License points. The series is intended to be a stepping stone between Formula 4 and the international FIA Formula 3 Championship.[4] Franco Colapinto was the first driver from the series to make it to Formula One, driving for Williams Racing for the latter part of the 2024 season. 2025 will feature the next three graduates in the name of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar, all scheduled to drive for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team respectively starting from the 2025 season.[5][6][7] Many FRECA drivers have subsequently competed in the feeder series directly below F1, the FIA Formula 2 Championship.

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 sequential gearbox.[1] In the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the car was powered by an Alfa Romeo 270PS (200 kW) turbo engine tuned by Autotecnica.[1] After the merge with Formula Renault Eurocup for the 2021 season the championship uses Renault engines. From 2022, the cars feature a push-to-pass system. When pressed, the engine temporarily produces extra power for a period of 15 seconds. Push-to-pass can be used five times during a race. Unlike DRS in Formula One, the push-to-pass system can be used at any time during a race.[8]

Costs

One 2024 estimate puts the cost of competing in a front-running car at around 1,000,000 per season. The minimum for "back-marker" cars was around 350,000. These costs are typically met by either the competitors' families or personal sponsors.[9]

Media

Races are livestreamed and are available on YouTube at no cost.[10]

Champions

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Racing scene from the 2022 season

Drivers'

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Season Driver Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points % points achievable Clinched Margin
2019 Denmark Frederik Vesti Italy Prema Powerteam 10 13 20 9 467 77.833 Race 21 of 24 131
2020 Brazil Gianluca Petecof Italy Prema Powerteam 5 4 14 7 359 62.435 Race 24 of 24 16
2021 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy France ART Grand Prix 7 8 10 2 277 55.400 Race 17 of 20 68
2022 Sweden Dino Beganovic Italy Prema Racing 4 4 14 2 300 60.000 Race 19 of 20 26
2023 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing 3 5 11 5 300 60.000 Race 18 of 20 39
2024 Brazil Rafael Câmara Italy Prema Racing 7 7 12 7 309 61.800 Race 18 of 20 73
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Teams'

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Season Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2019 Italy Prema Powerteam 13 16 40 14 870 Race 23 of 24 390
2020 Italy Prema Powerteam 18 16 43 12 842 Race 22 of 24 347
2021 France R-ace GP 3 5 21 6 481 Race 20 of 20 59
2022 Italy Prema Racing 11 10 21 6 531 Race 18 of 20 110
2023 Italy Prema Racing 7 7 18 6 512 Race 20 of 20 2
2024 Italy Prema Racing 13 12 25 9 575 Race 17 of 20 264
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Rookie

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Season Driver Team Poles Wins (rookie) Podiums Fastest laps Points (rookie) Clinched Margin
2019 Denmark Frederik Vesti Italy Prema Powerteam 10 13 (14) 20 9 467 (506) Race 21 of 24 125
2020 Brazil Gianluca Petecof Italy Prema Powerteam 5 4 (7) 14 7 359 (430) Race 24 of 24 43
2021 France Isack Hadjar France R-ace GP 1 2 (8) 5 3 166 Race 20 of 20 44
2022 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Italy Trident Racing 0 0 0 0 83 Race 20 of 20 4
2023 Norway Martinius Stenshorne France R-ace GP 3 5 (13) 11 3 261 Race 18 of 20 150
2024 Denmark Noah Strømsted Italy RPM 1 0 (7) 4 3 121 Race 20 of 20 24
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Drivers graduated to FIA Formula 2/3 Championship

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Driver Formula Regional European FIA Formula 3 FIA Formula 2 Other major titles before FREC
Seasons Races Wins Podiums Seasons First team Races Wins Podiums Seasons First team Races Wins Podiums
Finland William Alatalo 20212022 22 0 1 2022 Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli 2023 20 5 11 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2024 Prema Racing 26 2 3 Italian F4 Championship
ADAC F4 Championship
Estonia Paul Aron 20212022 40 8 15 2023 Prema Racing 18 1 4 20232024 Trident 30 1 8
Italy Brando Badoer 2024 20 0 7 2025 Prema Racing 4* 0* 0* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sweden Dino Beganovic 20212022 40 4 13 20232024 Prema Racing 38 2 8 20242025 DAMS 8* 0* 2*
Poland Roman Biliński 20222024 52 0 2 2025 Rodin Motorsport 4* 0* 1* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto 20212022 40 2 6 2023 Trident 18 2 6 2024 Invicta Racing 28 2 8
Spain Mari Boya 20212022 40 0 2 20232025 MP Motorsport 42* 1* 2* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
United Kingdom Olli Caldwell 2019 24 1 7 2020-2021 Trident 38 1 4 20212022 Campos Racing 26 0 0
Brazil Rafael Câmara 20232024 40 8 16 2025 Trident 4* 2* 2* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
France Pierre-Louis Chovet 2020, 20222023 31 1 9 2020-2021 Hitech Grand Prix 10 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Argentina Franco Colapinto 2021 16 2 4 20222023 Van Amersfoort Racing 36 4 10 20232024 MP Motorsport 22 1 3
Portugal Ivan Domingues 20232024 24 0 2 2025 Van Amersfoort Racing 4* 0* 0* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Switzerland Joshua Dufek 20222023 31 0 3 20232025 Campos Racing 26* 0* 0* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Paraguay Joshua Dürksen 20222023 40 0 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20242025 PHM AIX Racing 32* 3* 5*
Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi 2019 24 2 13 2020-2021 HWA Racelab 30 0 1 20212024 Charouz Racing System 67 2 13 Italian F4 Championship
Germany Sophia Flörsch 2019 24 0 0 2020, 20232024 Campos Racing 54 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Italy Leonardo Fornaroli 2022 20 0 0 20232024 Trident 38 0 10 20242025 Rodin Motorsport 6* 0* 2*
Brazil Igor Fraga 2019 24 4 11 2020 Charouz Racing System 16 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
France Alessandro Giusti 20232024 40 5 11 2025 MP Motorsport 4* 0* 0* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
France Isack Hadjar 2021 20 2 4 2022 Hitech Grand Prix 18 3 5 20232024 Hitech Grand Prix 54 4 9
United Kingdom Jake Hughes 2019 3 0 3 20192021 HWA Racelab 37 3 8 20202022 BWT HWA Racelab 26 0 0 BRDC F4 Championship
Italy Nicola Lacorte 2024 20 0 0 2025 DAMS 4* 0* 0* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Monaco Arthur Leclerc 2020 23 6 15 20212022 Prema Racing 38 3 5 2023 DAMS 26 0 1
Mexico Noel León 2022 20 0 0 20242025 Van Amersfoort Racing 24* 0* 4* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A F4 US Championship
France Sami Meguetounif 20212023 41 0 4 2024 Trident 20 2 2 2025 Trident 4* 0* 0*
Italy Gabriele Mini 20212022 40 3 13 20232024 ART Grand Prix 38 3 9 20242025 Prema Racing 6* 0* 1* Italian F4 Championship
Colombia Sebastián Montoya 2022 20 0 0 20222024 Campos Racing 40 0 1 2025 Prema Racing 4* 0* 0*
France Théophile Naël 2024 20 1 1 2025 Van Amersfoort Racing 4* 0* 1* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Italy Matteo Nannini 20192020 18 0 0 20202021 Jenzer Motorsport 38 1 3 2021 HWA Racelab 8 0 0 F4 UAE Championship
Brazil Gianluca Petecof 2020 23 4 14 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021 Campos Racing 6 0 0
Mexico Santiago Ramos 20222023 36 0 1 20242025 Trident 24* 1* 2* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen 2020 23 6 13 20212022 HWA Racelab 24 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Switzerland Grégoire Saucy 2021 20 8 10 20222023 ART Grand Prix 36 0 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Germany David Schumacher 2019 24 4 9 20192022 Campos Racing 44 1 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Norway Martinius Stenshorne 2023 20 5 11 20242025 Hitech Pulse-Eight 22* 1* 3* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Norway Noah Strømsted 20232024 24 0 4 20242025 Trident 6* 0* 1* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Germany Tim Tramnitz 20222023 40 3 10 20242025 MP Motorsport 24* 1* 5* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Finland Tuukka Taponen 2024 20 4 7 20242025 ART Grand Prix 6* 0* 1* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
United States Ugo Ugochukwu 2024 20 1 2 2025 Prema Racing 4* 0* 0* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen 20222023 40 0 2 20242025 ART Grand Prix 24* 0* 3* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Denmark Frederik Vesti 2019 24 13 20 20202021 Prema Racing 38 4 9 20222023 ART Grand Prix 53 7 15
Estonia Jüri Vips 2020 9 0 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20202022 DAMS 59 3 12 ADAC F4 Championship
Australia James Wharton 2024 20 4 10 20242025 Hitech Grand Prix 6* 0* 0* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Poland Piotr Wiśnicki 2022 17 0 0 20232024 PHM Racing by Charouz 28 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Peru Matías Zagazeta 20222023 39 0 0 20242025 Jenzer Motorsport 22* 0* 1* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Germany Lirim Zendeli 2019 3 0 2 2019, 2022 Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 34 1 3 20212022 MP Motorsport 19 0 0 ADAC F4 Championship
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Notes:

  • Gold background denotes Formula Regional European champion.

Circuits

  • Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2025 season.
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Number Circuits Rounds Years
1 France Circuit Paul Ricard 6 2019–present
Austria Red Bull Ring 6 2019–present
Italy Imola Circuit 6 2019–present
Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 6 2019–present
Italy Mugello Circuit 6 2019–2024
Italy Monza Circuit 6 2019–present
7 Hungary Hungaroring 4 2019, 2022–present
Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort 4 2021–present
Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 4 2021–present
10 Italy Vallelunga Circuit 2 2019–2020
Monaco Circuit de Monaco 2 2021–2022
Germany Hockenheimring 2 2023–present
13 Italy Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 1 2020
Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo 1 2021
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