2019 F3 Americas Championship

2019 F3 Americas Championship

Drivers' Champion: Dakota Dickerson
Teams' Champion: Global Racing Group

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Feeder series:
Formula 4 United States Championship

2019 Champion Dakota Dickerson racing at Road America.

The 2019 F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda was the second season for the FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America. The series is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America.

The season began on 5 April at Barber Motorsports Park as part of the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama and concluded on 15 September at Sebring International Raceway after six rounds. ^[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams are American-registered.

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Velocity Racing Development	5	Parker Locke [2]	All
	11	Antonio Serravalle [3]	5
	14	Mathias Soler-Obel [4]	All
	25	Dominic Cicero [5]	1–4
Global Racing Group	9	Baltazar Leguizamón [6]	1–3
	19	Blake Upton [7]	2–6
	24	Benjamin Pedersen [2]	1, 4–6
	72	Dakota Dickerson [8]	All
	95	James Roe [9]	All
Momentum Motorsports	16	Kent Vaccaro [10]	All
	34	Megan Gilkes [11]	3–4
	49	Quinlan Lall [12]	4
	67	Shea Holbrook [13]	1–2, 4
		Quinlan Lall [14]	3
Kiwi Motorsport	34	Austin Kaszuba [15]	1–2
DEForce Racing	34	James Raven	6
Abel Motorsports	49	Danny van Dongen [16]	6
	51	Jacob Abel [17]	1–3, 6
Southern Motorsports	61	John Paul Southern, Jr. [2]	All
Jensen Global Advisors	99	Logan Cusson [15]	All

Race calendar

All races were held on permanent road courses in the United States. The series schedule was announced on 7 December 2018. On 21 February 2019 the series announced the addition of Road America to the schedule. Four rounds were joint F3 Americas and United States F4 championship rounds, with events at one NTT IndyCar Series and one NASCAR Xfinity Series round each. ^[1]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
1	R1	Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham	6 April	Benjamin Pedersen	Dakota Dickerson	Benjamin Pedersen	Global Racing Group	IndyCar Series
	R2		7 April		Logan Cusson	Dakota Dickerson	Global Racing Group
2	R3	Road Atlanta, Braselton	19 April	Dakota Dickerson [N 1]	Dakota Dickerson	Jacob Abel	Abel Motorsports	Formula 4 United States Championship Formula Race Promotions
	R4		20 April		Kent Vaccaro	Jacob Abel	Abel Motorsports
	R5				Dakota Dickerson	Dakota Dickerson	Global Racing Group
3	R6	Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum	22 June	Dakota Dickerson	Dakota Dickerson	Dakota Dickerson	Global Racing Group	Formula 4 United States Championship
	R7		23 June		Dakota Dickerson	Dakota Dickerson	Global Racing Group
	R8				Dakota Dickerson	Dakota Dickerson	Global Racing Group
4	R9	Virginia International Raceway, Alton	27 July	Benjamin Pedersen	Mathias Soler-Obel	Benjamin Pedersen	Global Racing Group	Formula 4 United States Championship Formula Race Promotions
	R10		28 July		Mathias Soler-Obel	Benjamin Pedersen	Global Racing Group
	R11				Dakota Dickerson	Mathias Soler-Obel	Velocity Racing Development
5	R12	Road America, Elkhart Lake	23 August	Mathias Soler-Obel	Benjamin Pedersen	James Roe	Global Racing Group	NASCAR Xfinity Series Trans-Am Series Stadium Super Trucks
	R13		24 August		Benjamin Pedersen	Benjamin Pedersen	Global Racing Group
6	R14	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring	14 September	Benjamin Pedersen	Jacob Abel	Benjamin Pedersen	Global Racing Group	Formula 4 United States Championship
	R15				Jacob Abel	Benjamin Pedersen	Global Racing Group
	R16		15 September		Jacob Abel	Benjamin Pedersen	Global Racing Group

Championship standings

• Points are awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver BAR ATL PIT VIR ROA SEB Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 1 Dakota Dickerson 2 1 3 6 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 Ret 2 5 2 2 269 2 Benjamin Pedersen 1 2 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 221 3 Mathias Soler-Obel Ret 5 Ret Ret 13† 6 6 4 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 9† 161 4 Jacob Abel 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 11 2 Ret 3 155 5 James Roe 4 7 4 Ret 6 5 7 6 8 5 5 1 6 6 5 5 147 6 John Paul Southern, Jr. 8 Ret Ret 4 4 4 5 5 Ret 6 Ret 3 4 4 3 4 134 7 Baltazar Leguizamón 5 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 100 8 Blake Upton 9 5 7 8 10 8 6 8 7 4 5 8 6 7 85 9 Quinlan Lall 11 4 3 4 3 3 69 10 Parker Locke 10 9 7 2 8 7 8 7 9 Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 8 6 61 11 Kent Vaccaro 9 3 11 8 11 Ret 9 9 10† 9 6 Ret DNS 7 Ret DNS 42 12 Logan Cusson 6 11 10 7 9 10 12 12 7 7 NC Ret DNS Ret 7 8 40 13 Shea Holbrook Ret 6 8 3 10 Ret DNS DNS 28 14 Dominic Cicero 7 10 5 Ret 12 12 11 10 5 Ret Ret 28 15 Austin Kaszuba Ret 8 6 DSQ 5 22 16 Antonio Serravalle 6 NC 8 17 Megan Gilkes 9 13 13 Ret DNS DNS 2 — James Raven Ret Ret DNS 0 — Danny van Dongen Ret DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts BAR ATL PIT VIR ROA SEB

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified

Teams Championship

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Global Racing Group	617
2	Velocity Racing Development	254
3	Abel Motorsports	155
4	Momentum Motorsports	141
5	Southern Motorsports	134
6	Jensen Global Advisors	40
7	Kiwi Motorsport	22
8	DEForce Racing	0

Notes

1. Heavy rains cancelled the qualifying session. Starting grid set based on current point standings.

References

1. "F3 Americas Championship Enhances 2019 Schedule with a Visit to Road America". F3 Americas Championship. February 21, 2019.
2. "Full Inaugural Roster Returns to Robust F3 Americas Field for Season Opener". April 3, 2019.
3. "Antonio Serravalle to Compete with Velocity Racing Development at Road America". August 21, 2019.
4. "Velocity Racing Development Signs Mathias Soler-Obel for F3 Americas Program". November 21, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
5. "First Masters Cup Driver Enters F3 Americas". March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
6. "Inaugural Vice Champion Returns to F3 Set on Claiming the Championship". March 1, 2019.
7. "F4 U.S. Driver Advances to F3 Americas Championship". March 5, 2019.
8. "Dickerson Announces F3 Americas Bid with Global Racing Group". March 15, 2019.
9. "Team Ireland Driver Confirms Drive with Global Racing Group". March 11, 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
10. "Kent Vaccaro and Momentum Motorsports Make the Move to F3 Americas". February 11, 2019.
11. "Momentum Motorsports Adds W Series Driver Megan Gilkes to F3 Americas Roster". April 25, 2019.
12. "2019 F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda Entry List-Rounds 9-11". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
13. "Newly Announced W Series Competitor Shea Holbrook Joins Momentum Motorsports Ahead of F3 Americas Debut". April 3, 2019.
14. "Quinlan Lall Joins Momentum Motorsports and F3 Americas". May 29, 2019.
15. "F3 Americas Field Doubles for Season Two Debut at Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama". April 5, 2019.
16. "2019 F3 Americas Championship Entry List-Rounds 14-16". September 11, 2019.
17. "Inaugural F3 Americas Championship Team Returns for Season Opener in Alabama". March 29, 2019.

External links

• Official website: F3 Americas Championship