The 2018 F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda was the inaugural season for the all-new FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America, sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. This was the third season in total for Formula 3 racing in the United States, which was last run in 2001 with the United States Formula Three Championship.
The season began on 4 August at Pittsburgh International Race Complex and concluded on 21 October at Circuit of the Americas, after 17 races to be held at 6 meetings. [1]
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Abel Motorsports [2] | 8 | Kyle Kirkwood [3] | All |
51 | Jacob Abel [4] | 3–6 | |
Global Racing Group [5] | 9 | Baltazar Leguizamón [6] | All |
24 | Benjamin Pedersen [7] | 2, 4–6 | |
66 | Parker Locke [8] | 4–6 | |
Importante Autosport | 13 | Peter Portante [9] | 1 |
Southern Motorsports | 61 | John Paul Southern, Jr. [10] | All |
Howard Motorsports | 81 | David Glassman [11] | 5 |
All races were held on permanent road courses in the United States. The series schedule was announced on May 9, 2018. [12]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | Abel Motorsports | 529 |
2 | Global Racing Group | 459 |
3 | Southern Motorsports | 106 |
4 | Importante Autosport | 12 |
5 | Howard Motorsports | 0 |
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