The 2025 Formula Regional Americas Championship is scheduled to be the eighth season of a FIA-sanctioned F3/FR-level series across North America, and the sixth season under the Formula Regional moniker after a rebrand in 2020. The series is promoted by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America.
All drivers will compete with Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires powered by Ligier 1.65-litre V4 ‘Storm’ engines.
The 2025 calendar was announced on 27 September 2024. [1] The championship will return to Virginia International Raceway and Barber Motorsports Park after one- and four-year absences respectively. The non-championship round at Laguna Seca will not be held, as will the round at Circuit of the Americas. Three of the rounds will be shortened to two instead of three races, forming a 21-race calendar. [2]
Points will be awarded as follows:
| 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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