2019 Formula Regional European Championship

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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.

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[edit]

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

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

Race calendar[edit]

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

Results[edit]

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

Championship standings[edit]

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[edit]

Pos Driver LEC
France 		VLL
Italy 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		IMO
Italy 		CAT
Spain 		MUG
Italy 		MNZ
Italy 		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 Denmark 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 Brazil 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 Brazil 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 Germany 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 United Kingdom 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 Mexico 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 Germany 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 Argentina Marcos Siebert 3 13† C 4 6 10 11 4 10 Ret 10 5 5 70
9 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum 2 5 2 8 6 7 64
10 Finland Isac Blomqvist 6 5 Ret 11 6 C 9 8 8 10 11 8 9 11 12 2 62
11 Finland 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 United Kingdom Jake Hughes 3 3 3 45
13 Italy Matteo Nannini[N 2] 10 10 C 8 8 11 6 6 9 9 6 10 9 11 7 11 43
14 Germany Lirim Zendeli 7 2 2 42
15 Finland Niko Kari 8 5 4 26
16 Australia Joey Mawson 4 4 C 24
17 Germany Andreas Estner 4 6 8 24
18 Switzerland 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 Czech Republic Tom Beckhäuser 12 10 DNS 9 7 Ret 10 12 10 13 10 14 11 12 12 12
20 France 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
France 		VLL
Italy 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		IMO
Italy 		CAT
Spain 		MUG
Italy 		MNZ
Italy
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[edit]

Pos Driver LEC
France 		VLL
Italy 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		IMO
Italy 		CAT
Spain 		MUG
Italy 		MNZ
Italy 		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 Denmark 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 Brazil 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 Germany 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 United Kingdom 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 Mexico 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 Finland 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 Finland Isac Blomqvist 6 5 Ret 11 6 C 9 8 8 10 11 8 9 11 12 2 116
8 Italy Matteo Nannini[N 2] 10 10 C 8 8 11 6 6 9 9 6 10 9 11 7 11 103
9 France 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 Czech Republic 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
France 		VLL
Italy 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		IMO
Italy 		CAT
Spain 		MUG
Italy 		MNZ
Italy

Teams' standings[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Blomqvist is a Swedish driver racing with a Finnish license.[10]
  2. ^ a b c 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[edit]

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