Formula Regional European Championship

Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA)
Category	Formula Regional
Region	Europe
Constructors	Tatuus
Engine suppliers	Renault
Tyre suppliers	Pirelli
Drivers' champion	Dino Beganovic
Teams' champion	Prema Racing
Official website	Official Website
	Current season

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]

The championship's first season featured eight rounds on the circuits across Europe with half of them in Italy.^[3]

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]

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 a Alfa Romeo 270PS (200kW) turbo engine tuned by Autotecnica.^[1] After the merge with Formula Renault Eurocup for the 2021 season the championship uses Renault engines.

Champions

Drivers'

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Margin
2019	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	10	13	20	9	467	Race 21 of 24	131
2020	Gianluca Petecof	Prema Powerteam	5	4	14	7	359	Race 24 of 24	16
2021	Grégoire Saucy	ART Grand Prix	7	8	10	2	277	Race 17 of 20	68
2022	Dino Beganovic	Prema Powerteam	4	4	12	2	267	Race 19 of 20	26

Teams'

Season	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Margin
2019	Prema Powerteam	13	16	40	14	870	Race 23 of 24	390
2020	Prema Powerteam	18	16	43	12	842	Race 22 of 24	347
2021	R-ace GP	3	5	21	6	481	Race 20 of 20	59
2022	Prema Racing	11	10	21	6	531	Race 18 of 20	110

Rookie

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins (rookie)	Podiums (rookie)	Fastest laps	Points (rookie)	Clinched	Margin
2019	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	10	14	21	9	506	Race 21 of 24	125
2020	Gianluca Petecof	Prema Powerteam	5	7	20	7	430	Race 24 of 24	43
2021	Isack Hadjar	R-ace GP	1	2 (8)	6	3	166	Race 20 of 20	44
2022	Leonardo Fornaroli	Trident Racing	0	0	0	0	83	Race 20 of 20	4

Drivers graduated to FIA Formula 2/3 Championship

Driver	Formula Regional European				FIA Formula 3					FIA Formula 2					Other major titles before FREC
Driver	Seasons	Races	Wins	Podiums	Seasons	First team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Seasons	First team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Other major titles before FREC
Olli Caldwell	2019	24	1	7	2020-2021	Trident	38	1	4	2021	Campos Racing	6	0	0
Pierre-Louis Chovet	2020	23	1	7	2020-2021	Hitech Grand Prix	10	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Enzo Fittipaldi	2019	24	2	13	2020-2021	HWA Racelab	30	0	1	2021	Charouz Racing System	8	0	0	Italian F4 Championship
Sophia Flörsch	2019	24	0	0	2020	Campos Racing	16	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Igor Fraga	2019	24	4	11	2020	Charouz Racing System	16	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jake Hughes	2019	3	0	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2020–2022	BWT HWA Racelab	10*	0*	0*	BRDC F4 Championship
Arthur Leclerc	2020	23	6	15	2021–2022	Prema Racing	20*	2*	3*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Matteo Nannini	2019–2020	18	0	0	2020–2021	Jenzer Motorsport	38	1	3	2021	HWA Racelab	5	0	0	F4 UAE Championship
Gianluca Petecof	2020	23	4	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2021	Campos Racing	6	0	0
Oliver Rasmussen	2020	23	6	13	2021	HWA Racelab	20	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grégoire Saucy	2021	20	8	10	2022	ART Grand Prix	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
David Schumacher	2019	24	4	9	2019–2021	Campos Racing	40	1	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Frederik Vesti	2019	24	13	20	2020–2021	Prema Racing	38	4	9	2022	ART Grand Prix	0*	0*	0*
Jüri Vips	2020	9	0	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2020–2022	DAMS	31*	2*	7*	ADAC F4 Championship
Lirim Zendeli	2019	3	0	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2021	MP Motorsport	17	0	0	ADAC F4 Championship

* Season still in progress.

Notes:

Gold background denotes Formula Regional European champion.

Circuits

Bold denotes a circuit used in the 2022 season.
Italic denotes a circuit will be used in the 2023 season.

Number	Circuits	Rounds	Years
1	Circuit Paul Ricard	4	2019–present
	Red Bull Ring	4	2019–present
	Imola Circuit	4	2019–present
	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	4	2019–present
	Mugello Circuit	4	2019–present
	Monza Circuit	4	2019–present
7	Vallelunga Circuit	2	2019–2020
	Hungaroring	2	2019, 2022
	Circuit de Monaco	2	2021–2022
	Circuit Zandvoort	2	2021–present
	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2	2021–present
12	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	1	2020
12	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	1	2021
14	Hockenheimring	0	2023

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wood, Elliot (12 October 2018). "Italian bid beats Renault to run European regional F3 series". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ Smith, Luke (31 October 2020). "Formula Regional Europe merges with Renault Eurocup for 2021". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ Allen, Peter (2 November 2018). "Prema commits to Italian-promoted European Regional F3 championship". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "The Championship". Formula Regional by Alpine. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

External links

Formula Regional European Championship Official Website

[Bid-1] Wood, Elliot (12 October 2018). "Italian bid beats Renault to run European regional F3 series". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[2] Smith, Luke (31 October 2020). "Formula Regional Europe merges with Renault Eurocup for 2021". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[3] Allen, Peter (2 November 2018). "Prema commits to Italian-promoted European Regional F3 championship". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[4] "The Championship". Formula Regional by Alpine. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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v t e Formula Regional European Championship circuits (2019–present)
Current (2024)	Hockenheimring Spa-Francorchamps Zandvoort Hungaroring Mugello Paul Ricard Imola Spielberg Catalunya Monza
Returning (2025)	Misano
Former	Monte Carlo Valencia Vallelunga

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