2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship

2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship

Drivers' champion: Kyffin Simpson
Teams' champion: TJ Speed Motorsports

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Feeder series:
Formula 4 United States Championship

The 2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda was the fourth season for the FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America, and the second season under the Formula Regional moniker after a rebrand in 2020. The series was sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. Drivers competed to win a Honda-backed Super Formula seat in 2022. ^[1]

Kyffin Simpson took the drivers' championship at the last round at the Circuit of the Americas, while TJ Speed Motorsports secured the teams' title.

Teams and drivers

All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires.

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Jay Howard Driver Development	7	Christian Bogle [2]	1–3
Crosslink Competition	9	Joshua Car [3]	All
	14	Dylan Tavella [4]	All
Kiwi Motorsport	15	Kaleb Ngatoa [5]	6
Velocity Racing Development	11	Hunter Yeany [6]	1–4
		Arias Deukmedjian [7]	5
	27	Matt Round-Garrido [8]	1
	29	Nick Persing	3–6
	77	Jason Alder [5]	6
TJ Speed Motorsports [9]	17	Baptiste Berthelot [10]	All
	19	Varun Choksey [11]	All
	21	Kyffin Simpson [12]	All
	99	Logan Cusson [13]	All
WISKO	24	Kevin Janzen [7]	5–6
Newman Wachs Racing	45	Ian Rodríguez [14]	1–4
	48	Jordan Missig [15]	All
Newman Wachs Racing/Abel Motorsport	51	Jacob Abel	3
Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	78	Ryan Yardley [7]	5–6
	91	Cooper Becklin [7]	5–6
Future Star Racing	98	Ernie Francis Jr. [16] [17]	All

• Erikson Evans was contracted to drive for Velocity Racing Development, but didn't appear in any rounds.

Race calendar

The 2021 calendar was announced on 5 November 2020. Each round featured three races. ^[18] A pre-season test was held at Virginia International Raceway as well as a Winter Cup at the road course of Homestead-Miami Speedway in February. ^{[19] [20]} Two rounds at Sonoma and Laguna Seca were later replaced by Road America and Brainerd International Raceway. ^[21] The round at Circuit Trois-Rivières in Quebec, Canada - the planned first international event for the series - was cancelled due to border restrictions and replaced with a round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. ^[22]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
1	R1	Road Atlanta, Braselton	27 March	Kyffin Simpson	Kyffin Simpson	Kyffin Simpson	TJ Speed Motorsports	Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA
	R2				Kyffin Simpson	Kyffin Simpson	TJ Speed Motorsports
	R3		28 March		Kyffin Simpson	Kyffin Simpson	TJ Speed Motorsports
2	R1	Road America, Elkhart Lake	16 May	Hunter Yeany	Kyffin Simpson	Dylan Tavella [a]	Crosslink Competition	Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA
	R2		17 May		Joshua Car	Kyffin Simpson	TJ Speed Motorsports
	R3				Kyffin Simpson	Kyffin Simpson	TJ Speed Motorsports
3	R1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	26 June	Joshua Car [b]	Jacob Abel	Joshua Car	Crosslink Competition	Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA International GT
	R2		27 June		Kyffin Simpson	Jacob Abel	Newman Wachs Racing/Abel Motorsport
	R3				Dylan Tavella	Ernie Francis Jr.	Future Star Racing
4	R1	Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd	17 July	Joshua Car	Jordan Missig	Ian Rodríguez	Newman Wachs Racing	Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA
	R2		18 July		Joshua Car	Joshua Car	Crosslink Competition
	R3				Joshua Car	Joshua Car	Crosslink Competition
5	R1	Virginia International Raceway, Alton	25 September	Joshua Car	Joshua Car	Jordan Missig	Newman Wachs Racing	Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA
	R2				Joshua Car	Ernie Francis Jr.	Future Star Racing
	R3		26 September		Kyffin Simpson	Ernie Francis Jr.	Future Star Racing
6	R1	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	5 November	Kyffin Simpson	Kyffin Simpson	Jason Alder	Velocity Racing Development	SVRA
	R2		6 November		Kyffin Simpson	Kyffin Simpson	TJ Speed Motorsports
	R3				Dylan Tavella	Kyffin Simpson	TJ Speed Motorsports

Championship standings

Points were 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 ATL ROA MOH BRA VIR COA Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Kyffin Simpson 1 1 1 4 1 1 12 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 2 11 1 1 314 2 Joshua Car 2 DNS 3 8 2 4 1 2 Ret 3 1 1 Ret 4 4 13† 8 3 218 3 Ernie Francis Jr. 11 5 Ret 11 5 Ret 5 4 1 DNS Ret 7† 5 1 1 3 NC 4 160 4 Varun Choksey 6 7 4 6 3 3 6 11 11 6 3 6 8 Ret 3 8 2 11 144 5 Jordan Missig 4 3 2 3 Ret DNS 3 Ret 10 4 DNS 8 1 3 Ret 5 NC 13 142 6 Logan Cusson 3 4 6 10 6 Ret 7 9 3 10† 5 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 7 9 118 7 Dylan Tavella 5 2 Ret 1 8 6† 13† 12 9 7 Ret 10 2 8 Ret DNS NC 2 114 8 Ian Rodríguez Ret DNS DNS 2 10 2 11 6 5 1 4 Ret 92 9 Baptiste Berthelot 10 8 Ret 7 7 7† 8 10 6 5 7 3 6 Ret 6 9 10 10 87 10 Ryan Yardley 3 2 7 2 11 5 67 11 Nick Persing 9 8 4 8 6 5 10 Ret 9 10 3 6 67 12 Hunter Yeany 7 6 5 9 4 5 10 5 8 9 Ret 9 67 13 Jacob Abel 2 1 Ret 43 14 Jason Alder 1 5 7 41 15 Christian Bogle 8 10 NC 5 9 DNS 4 7 7 41 16 Cooper Becklin 7 7 8 7 6 12 30 17 Kaleb Ngatoa 6 4 8 24 18 Arias Deukmedjian 9 10 5 13 19 Matt Round-Garrido 9 9 7 10 20 Kevin Janzen 11 9 10 12 9 14 5 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts ATL ROA MOH BRA VIR COA

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' standings

Only a team's two best-finishing cars were eligible for teams' championship points.

Pos	Team	ATL			ROA			MOH			BRA			VIR			COA			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	TJ Speed Motorsports	1	1	1	4	1	1	6	3	2	2	2	2	4	5	2	4	1	1	529
		3	4	4	6	3	3	7	9	3	5	3	3	6	6	3	8	2	9
2	Crosslink Competition [c]	2	2	3	1	2	4	1	2	9	3	1	1	2	2	4	2	6	2	398
		5	DNS	Ret	8	8	6†	13†	12	Ret	7	Ret	10	3	4	7	7	8	3
3	Newman Wachs Racing [d]	4	3	2	2	10	2	2	1	5	1	4	8	1	3	Ret	5	NC	13	276
		Ret	DNS	DNS	3	Ret	DNS	3	6	10	4	DNS	Ret
4	Velocity Racing Development	7	6	5	9	4	5	9	5	4	8	6	5	9	10	5	1	3	6	200
		9	9	7				10	8	8	9	Ret	9	10	Ret	9	10	5	7
5	Future Star Racing	11	5	Ret	11	5	Ret	5	4	1	DNS	Ret	7†	5	1	1	3	NC	4	160
6	Jay Howard Driver Development	8	10	NC	5	9	DNS	4	7	7										41
8	Kiwi Motorsport																6	4	8	24
7	WISKO													11	9	10	12	9	14	5
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		ATL			ROA			MOH			BRA			VIR			COA

Notes

1. Joshua Car was first to take the checkered flag, but was later penalized for causing a collision. ^[23]
2. The qualifying session was cancelled due to inclement weather. The grid for Race 1 was set by the results of the practice session.
3. Entry list has Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport listed as a separate team of two cars, while official points list Crosslink Competition and Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport as the same team.
4. Entry list has Newman Wachs Racing/Abel Motorsport listed as a separate team of one car, while official points list Newman Wachs Racing and Newman Wachs Racing/Abel Motorsport as the same team.

References

1. Wood, Elliot (January 18, 2021). "FRegional Americas champion to get scholarship for Super Formula". Archived from the original on January 18, 2021.
2. "JHDD and Bogle Ready for 2021". us3.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
3. "Josh Car Returns to Team Crosslink for 2021 FR Americas Season". Formula Regional Americas Championship. January 18, 2021.
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5. "COTA-FR-Entrylist" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2021.
6. "HUNTER YEANY TO COMPETE IN FR AMERICAS PROGRAM IN 2021 :: RTD Media". racetechdevelopmentgroup.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
7. "VIR-FR-EntryList 20210920" (PDF).
8. Wood, Ida (March 26, 2021). "Matt Round-Garrido joins Velocity RD for FRegional Americas season". Formula Scout. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
9. Wood, Elliot (January 21, 2021). "Racing engineer Tim Neff sets up own FRegional Americas team". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
10. "TJ SPEED ADDS FOURTH DRIVER FOR 2021 FR AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP :: RTD Media". racetechdevelopmentgroup.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
11. "Varun Choksey Graduates to FR Americas with New TJ Speed Motorsports". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
12. "Kyffin Simpson Returns to FR Americas with New TJ Speed".
13. "Logan Cusson Joins TJ Speed and the 2021 FR Americas Championship". Formula Regional Americas Championship. March 3, 2021.
14. "GUATEMALA'S IAN RODRIGUEZ JOINS NEWMAN WACHS FOR 2021 CAMPAIGN". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
15. "Jordan Missig Rejoins Newman Wachs Racing for 2021 FR Americas Campaign". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
16. "Seven-Time Champion Ernie Francis Jr. Selected for FR Americas PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
17. "Francis & Chambers Join Future Star Racing".
18. "FR Americas Goes West and International in 2021 (Full Schedule)". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
19. Woollard, Craig (November 5, 2020). "FRegional Americas and US F4 to visit classic tracks in 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
20. "F4 U.S. and FR Americas Schedules Expand Coast to Coast in 2021 with SpeedTour". F4 U.S. Championships. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
21. "FR Americas Cancels California Tour for 2021". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
22. "FR Americas Adds Mid-Ohio to 2021 Schedule; Cancels Trip to Canada". Formula Regional Americas Championship. May 28, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
23. "NEWS FLASH: Dylan Tavella Awarded Race 1 Victory at Road America". Formula Regional Americas. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

External links

• Official website: Formula Regional Americas