2021 F3 Asian Championship

The 2021 F3 Asian Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This was the fourth season of the championship and was won by Guanyu Zhou for Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema.

The season consisted of five consecutive weekends in January and February of 2021.[1]

Teams and drivers
Team No. Drivers Status Rounds
Pinnacle Motorsport 3 Pierre-Louis Chovet[2] All
10 Alessio Deledda[3] All
25 Alexandre Bardinon[4] All
40 Matthias Lüthen[5] 1–3
Evans GP 4 Patrik Pasma[6] All
5 Casper Stevenson[7] R 1–2
Alex Connor R 4–5
6 Isack Hadjar[8] R 1–3
51 Irina Sidorkova[9] R 1–2, 4–5
Motorscape 7 Roberto Faria[10][lower-alpha 1] R All
77 Nicola Marinangeli[11] All
BlackArts Racing 8 Rafael Villagómez[12] R All
62 Lorenzo Fluxá[13] R All
66 Zdeněk Chovanec[14][lower-alpha 2] 1
74 Cem Bölükbaşı[10] R All
Hitech Grand Prix 11 Roman Staněk[15] All
12 Ayumu Iwasa[16] R All
13 Reece Ushijima[17][lower-alpha 3] R All
14 Roy Nissany[3] All
Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 16 Dino Beganovic[18] R 1–3
David Vidales[18] 4–5
33 Guanyu Zhou[18] All
88 Amna Al Qubaisi[18] R All
99 Khaled Al Qubaisi[18] 4–5
Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. 19 Jehan Daruvala[19] All
28 Kush Maini[19] All
  • Manaf Hijjawi was set to compete with Motorscape but did not appear at any rounds due to an injury.
  • Alister Yoong was set to compete with BlackArts Racing but only appeared in practice sessions.

Race calendar

The first proposal for the race calendar was announced on 23 September 2020. To combat possible travel and quarantine regulations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season consisted only of races in the United Arab Emirates.[20] This calendar was slightly amended later on.[21][22] The grid for Race 2 was determined by the fastest laps of Race 1.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie winner Supporting
1 R1 Dubai Autodrome
(International Circuit)		 29 January Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Zhou Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema Dino Beganovic Formula 4 UAE Championship
Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship
Gulf Radical Cup
UAE Touring Car Championship
R2 30 January Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Zhou Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema Dino Beganovic
R3 Pierre-Louis Chovet Jehan Daruvala Pierre-Louis Chovet Pinnacle Motorsport Dino Beganovic
2 R1 Yas Marina Circuit
(Corkscrew Circuit)		 4 February Jehan Daruvala Jehan Daruvala Jehan Daruvala Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. Isack Hadjar Formula 4 UAE Championship
R2 5 February Jehan Daruvala Jehan Daruvala Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. Isack Hadjar
R3 Pierre-Louis Chovet Pierre-Louis Chovet Pierre-Louis Chovet Pinnacle Motorsport Isack Hadjar
3 R1 6 February Jehan Daruvala Pierre-Louis Chovet Pierre-Louis Chovet Pinnacle Motorsport Dino Beganovic
R2 7 February Guanyu Zhou Pierre-Louis Chovet Pinnacle Motorsport Dino Beganovic
R3 Jehan Daruvala Isack Hadjar Jehan Daruvala Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. Isack Hadjar
4 R1 Dubai Autodrome
(Grand Prix Circuit)		 12 February Guanyu Zhou Kush Maini Pierre-Louis Chovet Pinnacle Motorsport Ayumu Iwasa Formula 4 UAE Championship
Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship
Gulf Radical Cup
Asian Le Mans Series
R2 13 February Kush Maini Patrik Pasma Evans GP Reece Ushijima
R3 14 February Guanyu Zhou Pierre-Louis Chovet Pierre-Louis Chovet Pinnacle Motorsport Reece Ushijima
5 R1 Yas Marina Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit)		 19 February Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Zhou[lower-alpha 4] Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema Cem Bölükbaşı Asian Le Mans Series
UAE Touring Car Championship
R2 20 February Patrik Pasma Patrik Pasma Evans GP Cem Bölükbaşı
R3 Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Zhou Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema Ayumu Iwasa

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten drivers.

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

Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver DUB1
 ABU1
 ABU2
 DUB2
 ABU3
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Guanyu Zhou 1 1 Ret 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 1 257
2 Pierre-Louis Chovet 4 4 1 5 5 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 5 Ret 5 241
3 Jehan Daruvala 3 7 7 1 1 2 2 6 1 5 12 Ret 7 3 3 192
4 Patrik Pasma 9 10 11 4 6 11 Ret Ret 5 4 1 3 2 1 2 146
5 Roy Nissany 2 8 3 7 8 7 5 Ret 11 8 Ret 7 4 7 6 99
6 Isack Hadjar 8 3 4 3 2 3 10 Ret 3 95
7 Dino Beganovic 5 2 2 Ret 3 15 4 3 Ret 88
8 Ayumu Iwasa 6 5 5 9 10 4 6 10 7 3 Ret 10 10 10 7 82
9 Cem Bölükbaşı 7 9 8 8 7 10 7 5 Ret 7 8 12 9 6 9 61
10 Roman Staněk 12 12 Ret 6 9 8 9 8 6 6 4 11 18† Ret 4 60
11 Kush Maini 21 DNS 20 12 11 17 8 7 8 NC Ret 5 3 4 8 55
12 Reece Ushijima 10 11 6 10 13 6 12 11 10 10 5 6 8 9 10 45
13 David Vidales 9 11 2 6 5 12 38
14 Lorenzo Fluxá 14 14 10 11 21 13 Ret 4 9 13 7 14 Ret 8 13 25
15 Alessio Deledda 13 6 13 22 15 Ret 16 13 15 17 10 16 13 13 Ret 9
16 Alex Connor 11 6 13 17† Ret 11 8
17 Rafael Villagómez Ret Ret 12 20 19 14 Ret 12 12 12 9 8 11 14 14 6
18 Roberto Faria 11 15 19 16 20 9 11 9 17 16 Ret 9 Ret 11 Ret 6
19 Zdeněk Chovanec DNS 18 9 2
20 Alexandre Bardinon 18 17 Ret 15 12 12 14 Ret 13 Ret 13 Ret Ret 17 Ret 0
21 Nicola Marinangeli 15 13 14 14 14 Ret 13 Ret 14 14 16 15 12 15 18 0
22 Irina Sidorkova 19 19 15 19 18 Ret 15 14 17 14 12 16 0
23 Casper Stevenson 17 16 16 13 Ret Ret 0
24 Amna Al Qubaisi 16 Ret 18 17 17 16 15 14 Ret 18 Ret Ret 16 18 15 0
25 Khaled Al Qubaisi 19 15 18 15 16 17 0
26 Matthias Lüthen 20 20 17 18 16 18 17 Ret 16 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
DUB1
 ABU1
 ABU2
 DUB2
 ABU3
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie Cup
Pos Driver DUB1
 ABU1
 ABU2
 DUB2
 ABU3
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Ayumu Iwasa 6 5 5 9 10 4 6 10 7 3 Ret 10 10 11 7 226
2 Cem Bölükbaşı 7 9 8 8 7 10 7 5 Ret 7 8 12 8 6 9 218
3 Reece Ushijima 10 11 6 10 13 6 12 11 10 10 5 6 9 9 10 211
4 Isack Hadjar 8 3 4 3 2 3 10 Ret 3 160
5 Dino Beganovic 5 2 2 Ret 3 15 4 3 Ret 147
6 Lorenzo Fluxá 14 14 10 11 21 13 Ret 4 9 13 7 14 Ret 10 13 125
7 Roberto Faria 11 15 19 16 20 9 11 9 17 16 Ret 9 Ret 8 Ret 101
8 Rafael Villagómez Ret Ret 12 20 19 14 Ret 12 12 12 9 8 11 14 14 97
9 Alex Connor 11 6 13 17 Ret 11 56
10 Irina Sidorkova 19 19 15 19 18 Ret 15 14 17 14 12 16 55
11 Amna Al Qubaisi 16 Ret 18 17 17 16 15 14 Ret 18 Ret Ret 16 18 15 49
12 Casper Stevenson 17 16 16 13 Ret Ret 16
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
DUB1
 ABU1
 ABU2
 DUB2
 ABU3

Teams Championship

Ahead of each event, the teams nominated two drivers that accumulate teams' points.

Pos Team Pts
1 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 383
2 Evans GP 249
3 Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. 247
4 Pinnacle Motorsport 241
5 Hitech Grand Prix 152
6 BlackArts Racing 82
7 Motorscape 6

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Notes
  1. Faria is a Brazilian driver racing under a British licence.
  2. Chovanec is a Czech-Venezuelan-Portuguese driver racing under a Portuguese licence.
  3. Ushijima is a Japanese-American driver racing under a British licence.
  4. Patrik Pasma crossed the line in first place but later received a time penalty due to not slowing down during a yellow flag.
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