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The 2022 Australian Formula 3 Championship is an Australian open-wheel racing series for FIA Formula 3 cars constructed and conforming to the regulations before and including 2016, [1] having previously been before and including 2011 the previous season. Organized by Formula Three Management Pty Ltd, [2] it is to be the 22nd season of Australian Formula 3, with the 2020 and 2021 season having been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
The following teams and drivers contested the 2022 Australian Formula 3 Championship. All teams are Australian-registered.
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Competing cars were nominated into one of three classes: [2]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Championship Class Winner | National Class Winner | |
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| 1 |  Sydney Motorsport Park | 19 February | R1 |  Mitchell Neilson | Trent Grubel | Trent Grubel | Noah Sands |
| R2 | Mitchell Neilson | Trent Grubel | Mitchell Neilson | ||||
| R3 | Trent Grubel | Trent Grubel | Noah Sands | ||||
| 2 |  The Bend Motorsport Park | 24 April | R1 | Trent Grubel | Trent Grubel | Trent Grubel | Roman Krumins |
| R2 | Trent Grubel | Trent Grubel | Gerrit Ruff | ||||
| R3 | Trent Grubel | Trent Grubel | Roman Krumins | ||||
| 3 |  Winton Motor Raceway | 12 June | R1 | Ryan Astley | Noah Sands | Ryan Astley | Roman Krumins |
| R2 | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Roman Krumins | ||||
| R3 | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Roman Krumins | ||||
| 4 |  Queensland Raceway | 21 August | R1 | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Roman Krumins |
| R2 | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Roman Krumins | ||||
| R3 | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Roman Krumins | ||||
| 5 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 2 October | R1 | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Roman Krumins |
| R2 | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Roman Krumins | ||||
| R3 | Noah Sands | Noah Sands | Roman Krumins | ||||
| 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit [lower-alpha 1] | 27 November | R1 | Trent Grubel | Mitchell Neilson | Trent Grubel | Roman Krumins |
| R2 | Ethan Brown | Trent Grubel | Roman Krumins | ||||
| R3 | Race abandoned due to poor weather conditions. | ||||||
Points for are awarded as follows: [2]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL | Pole |
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| Race 1 and 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Race 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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