Formula Regional Asian Championship

The Formula Regional Asian Championship is 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]

See also: Asian Formula Three Championship
Formula Regional Asian Championship
CategoryFormula 3
Formula Regional
RegionAsia
Inaugural season2018
ConstructorsTatuus
Engine suppliersAutotecnica
Tyre suppliersGiti Tire
Drivers' champion Arthur Leclerc
Teams' champion Mumbai Falcons India Racing
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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 Countries, Circuits Years
1 Sepang International Circuit 2018–2020
2 Ningbo International Circuit 2018
3 Shanghai International Circuit 2018–2019
4 Chang International Circuit 2019–2020
5 Suzuka International Racing Course 2019
6 Dubai Autodrome 2020–2022
7 Yas Marina Circuit 2020–2022

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.

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.
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