2021 Formula Regional European Championship

The 2021 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine will be a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship will feature a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that will conform to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This will be the third season of the championship and the first after a merger with Formula Renault Eurocup which resulted to the change of the engine supplier to Alpine.

2021 Formula Regional European Championship
Previous: 2020 (FREC)
2020 (Eurocup)		 Next: 2022

The season will commence on 25 April at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and will conclude on 18 October at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, after ten rounds.

Teams and drivers

Following teams have been pre-selected to the 2021 championship.[1]

Teams No. Driver Status
Arden Motorsport TBA TBA
ART Grand Prix TBA Gabriele Minì[2] R
TBA Grégoire Saucy[3]
TBA Thomas ten Brinke[4] R
Bhaitech Racing TBA TBA
DR Formula RP Motorsport TBA TBA
FA Racing TBA TBA
JD Motorsport TBA Eduardo Barrichello[5] R
TBA Tommy Smith[6] R
KIC Motorsport TBA TBA
Monolite Racing-AS Motorsport TBA TBA
MP Motorsport TBA TBA
M2 Competition TBA TBA
Prema Powerteam TBA Paul Aron[7]
TBA Dino Beganovic[8] R
TBA David Vidales[9]
R-ace GP TBA Isack Hadjar[10] R
TBA Zane Maloney[11] R
Van Amersfoort Racing TBA TBA
Icon Status
R Rookie
F Female[N 1]
G Guest drivers ineligible for points

Notes
  1. Teams will have a maximum of three cars, but may have a fourth car if there is a female driver in their team.

Race calendar

The initial calendar was revealed on 7 December 2020.[12] The series will adopt the Formula Renault Eurocup weekend format with qualifying session 1 and race 1 on Saturday and qualifying session 2 and race 2 on Sunday.[13]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 24 April Creventic weekend
R2 25 April
2 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 8 May Spanish Grand Prix
R2 9 May
3 R1 Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 22 May Monaco Grand Prix
R2 23 May
4 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 29 May GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
R2 30 May
5 R1 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 19 June GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
R2 20 June
6 R1 Imola Circuit, Imola 24 July Main event
R2 25 July
7 R1 Nürburgring, Nürburg 7 August ADAC GT Masters
R2 8 August
8 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 11 September International GT Open
R2 12 September
9 R1 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 9 October Main event
R2 10 October
10 R1 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 30 October Main event
R2 31 October

References
  1. "FREC calendar grows to 10 rounds and two F1 support slots for 2021". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "ART welcomes Gabriele Mini to its Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine campaign". ART Grand Prix. 21 January 2021.
  3. "Grégoire Saucy to drive again for ART Grand Prix in the FREC by Alpine (FRECA)". ART Grand Prix. 22 January 2021.
  4. "ART RETAINS THOMAS TEN BRINKE FOR THE NEW FORMULA REGIONAL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP BY ALPINE". January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. Wood, Elliot (2021-01-05). "Barrichello off to Europe for FREC campaign with JD Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  6. Wood, Elliot (2021-01-20). "Tommy Smith finally joins JD Motorsport in F3 after pandemic delay". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  7. Allen, Peter (4 February 2021). "Paul Aron returns to Prema for Formula Regional European Championship". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. "DINO BEGANOVIC MOVES UP TO FORMULA REGIONAL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP BY ALPINE WITH PREMA". January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  9. "PREMA Powerteam signs David Vidales for 2021 Regional by Alpine Championship". mailchi.mp. maichi.mp. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. "FRE - Isack Hadjar avec R-ace GP en Formule Régionale". www.autohebdo.fr. 4 January 2021.
  11. Wood, Elliot (December 20, 2020). "Maloney switches from Euroformula to FREC with R-ace GP for 2021". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  12. Costa, Massimo (7 December 2020). "Anteprima calendario 2021 Barcellona e Monaco con la F1". italiaracing.net. Inpagina. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  13. "13 teams ready for the new series". ACI Sport. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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