2025 Formula Regional Americas Championship

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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.

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Teams and drivers

All drivers will compete with Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires powered by mountune MK20R engine power units based on the Honda K20C1 engine.

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Jensen Global Advisors 1 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Pollack [1] TBC
Atlantic Racing TeamTBA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Lawley [2] TBC
Toney Driver DevelopmentTBA Flag of the United States.svg Lincoln Day [3] TBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC

Race calendar

The 2025 calendar was announced on 27 September 2024. [4] 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. [5]

RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations
1R1 Flag of the United States.svg NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale 27–30 MarchNOLA SpeedTour
SVRA Sprint Series
Ligier JS F4 Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2
R3
2R1 Flag of the United States.svg Road America, Elkhart Lake 15–18 May SVRA Sprint Series
Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA
Ligier JS F4 Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2
R3
3R1 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 12–15 June SVRA Sprint Series
R2
R3
4R1 Flag of the United States.svg Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 19–22 June SVRA Sprint Series
Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA
Ligier JS F4 Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2
R3
5R1 Flag of the United States.svg New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville 31 July – 3 August SVRA Sprint Series
Ligier JS F4 Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2
R3
6R1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville 28–31 AugustTrans-Am Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2
R3
7R1 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia International Raceway, Alton 18–21 September SVRA Sprint Series
Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA
Ligier JS F4 Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2
R3
8R1 Flag of the United States.svg Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham 17–19 October SVRA Sprint Series
Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA
Ligier JS F4 Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2
R3

Championship standings

Points will be awarded as follows:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

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