Formula Regional European Championship

Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA)
Category	Formula Regional
Region	Europe
Constructors	Tatuus
Engine suppliers	Renault
Tyre suppliers	Pirelli
Drivers' champion	Rafael Câmara
Teams' champion	Prema Racing
Official website	formularegionaleubyalpine.com
	Current season

Last updated February 04, 2025

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified regional European Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018, it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) and karting promoter WSK would organize the inaugural year of the championship in 2019.^[1] Their bid was chosen over Renault Sport's bid with the same chassis, who attracted fewer votes from Single-Seater Commission members.^[1] Following the 2020 season, the Formula Renault Eurocup merged with the Formula Regional European Championship to become the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine.^[2]

The championship's first season featured eight rounds on the circuits across Europe with half of them in Italy.^[3] Like other Formula Regional championships, it serves as a development series as part of the FIA Global Pathway, and is primarily contested by young drivers seeking a professional racing career. The driver champions receive FIA Super License points. The series is intended to be a stepping stone between Formula 4 and the international FIA Formula 3 Championship.^[4] Franco Colapinto was the first driver from the series to make it to Formula One, driving for Williams Racing for the latter part of the 2024 season. 2025 will feature the next three graduates in the name of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar, all scheduled to drive for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team respectively starting from the 2025 season.^[5]^[6]^[7] Many FRECA drivers have subsequently competed in the feeder series directly below F1, the FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Car

The championship features Tatuus-designed and built cars. The cars will be constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis which feature a number of enhanced safety features including the new Halo device and improved side impact protection, and will have a six-speed paddle-shift sequential gearbox.^[1] In the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the car was powered by an Alfa Romeo 270PS (200 kW) turbo engine tuned by Autotecnica.^[1] After the merge with Formula Renault Eurocup for the 2021 season the championship uses Renault engines. From 2022, the cars feature a push-to-pass system. When pressed, the engine temporarily produces extra power for a period of 15 seconds. Push-to-pass can be used five times during a race. Unlike DRS in Formula One, the push-to-pass system can be used at any time during a race.^[8]

Costs

One 2024 estimate puts the cost of competing in a front-running car at around € 1,000,000 per season. The minimum for "back-marker" cars was around € 350,000. These costs are typically met by either the competitors' families or personal sponsors.^[9]

Media

Races are livestreamed and are available on YouTube at no cost.^[10]

Champions

Drivers'

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	% points achievable	Clinched	Margin
2019	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	10	13	20	9	467	77.833	Race 21 of 24	131
2020	Gianluca Petecof	Prema Powerteam	5	4	14	7	359	62.435	Race 24 of 24	16
2021	Grégoire Saucy	ART Grand Prix	7	8	10	2	277	55.400	Race 17 of 20	68
2022	Dino Beganovic	Prema Racing	4	4	14	2	300	60.000	Race 19 of 20	26
2023	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	3	5	11	5	300	60.000	Race 18 of 20	39
2024	Rafael Câmara	Prema Racing	7	7	12	7	309	61.800	Race 18 of 20	73

Teams'

Season	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Margin
2019	Prema Powerteam	13	16	40	14	870	Race 23 of 24	390
2020	Prema Powerteam	18	16	43	12	842	Race 22 of 24	347
2021	R-ace GP	3	5	21	6	481	Race 20 of 20	59
2022	Prema Racing	11	10	21	6	531	Race 18 of 20	110
2023	Prema Racing	7	7	18	6	512	Race 20 of 20	2
2024	Prema Racing	13	12	25	9	575	Race 17 of 20	264

Rookie

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins (rookie)	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points (rookie)	Clinched	Margin
2019	Frederik Vesti	Prema Powerteam	10	13 (14)	20	9	467 (506)	Race 21 of 24	125
2020	Gianluca Petecof	Prema Powerteam	5	4 (7)	14	7	359 (430)	Race 24 of 24	43
2021	Isack Hadjar	R-ace GP	1	2 (8)	5	3	166	Race 20 of 20	44
2022	Leonardo Fornaroli	Trident Racing	0	0	0	0	83	Race 20 of 20	4
2023	Martinius Stenshorne	R-ace GP	3	5 (13)	11	3	261	Race 18 of 20	150
2024	Noah Strømsted	RPM	1	0 (7)	4	3	121	Race 20 of 20	24

Drivers graduated to FIA Formula 2/3 Championship

Driver	Formula Regional European				FIA Formula 3					FIA Formula 2					Other major titles before FREC
Driver	Seasons	Races	Wins	Podiums	Seasons	First team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Seasons	First team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Other major titles before FREC
William Alatalo	2021–2022	22	0	1	2022	Jenzer Motorsport	18	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	2023	20	5	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2024	Prema Racing	10*	0*	0*	Italian F4 Championship ADAC F4 Championship
Paul Aron	2021–2022	40	8	15	2023	Prema Racing	18	1	4	2023–2024	Trident	12*	0*	5*
Dino Beganovic	2021–2022	40	4	13	2023–2024	Prema Racing	22*	1*	5*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabriel Bortoleto	2021–2022	40	2	6	2023	Trident	18	2	6	2024	Invicta Racing	10*	0*	2*
Mari Boya	2021–2022	40	0	2	2023–2024	MP Motorsport	26*	0*	1*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Olli Caldwell	2019	24	1	7	2020-2021	Trident	38	1	4	2021–2022	Campos Racing	26	0	0
Pierre-Louis Chovet	2020, 2022–2023	31	1	9	2020-2021	Hitech Grand Prix	10	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Joshua Dufek	2022–2023	31	0	3	2023–2024	Campos Racing	10*	0*	0*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Joshua Dürksen	2022–2023	40	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2024	PHM AIX Racing	10*	0*	1*
Enzo Fittipaldi	2019	24	2	13	2020-2021	HWA Racelab	30	0	1	2021–2024	Charouz Racing System	67	2	13	Italian F4 Championship
Sophia Flörsch	2019	24	0	0	2020, 2023–2024	Campos Racing	38*	0*	0*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leonardo Fornaroli	2022	20	0	0	2023–2024	Trident	24*	0*	6*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Igor Fraga	2019	24	4	11	2020	Charouz Racing System	16	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jake Hughes	2019	3	0	3	2019–2021	HWA Racelab	37	3	8	2020–2022	BWT HWA Racelab	26	0	0	BRDC F4 Championship
Arthur Leclerc	2020	23	6	15	2021–2022	Prema Racing	38	3	5	2023	DAMS	26	0	1
Noel León	2022	20	0	0	2024	Van Amersfoort Racing	8*	0*	1*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	F4 US Championship
Sami Meguetounif	2021–2023	41	0	4	2024	Trident	8*	1*	1*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabriele Mini	2021–2022	40	3	13	2023–2024	ART Grand Prix	22*	2*	5*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Italian F4 Championship
Sebastián Montoya	2022	20	0	0	2022–2024	Campos Racing	28*	0*	1*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Matteo Nannini	2019–2020	18	0	0	2020–2021	Jenzer Motorsport	38	1	3	2021	HWA Racelab	8	0	0	F4 UAE Championship
Gianluca Petecof	2020	23	4	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2021	Campos Racing	6	0	0
Santiago Ramos	2022–2023	36	0	1	2024	Trident	8*	0*	0*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oliver Rasmussen	2020	23	6	13	2021–2022	HWA Racelab	24	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grégoire Saucy	2021	20	8	10	2022–2023	ART Grand Prix	36	0	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
David Schumacher	2019	24	4	9	2019–2022	Campos Racing	44	1	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Martinius Stenshorne	2023	20	5	11	2024	Hitech Pulse-Eight	8*	1*	1*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tim Tramnitz	2022–2023	40	3	10	2024	MP Motorsport	8*	0*	3*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Laurens van Hoepen	2022–2023	40	0	2	2024	ART Grand Prix	8*	0*	3*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Frederik Vesti	2019	24	13	20	2020–2021	Prema Racing	38	4	9	2022–2023	ART Grand Prix	53	7	15
Jüri Vips	2020	9	0	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2020–2022	DAMS	59	3	12	ADAC F4 Championship
Piotr Wiśnicki	2022	17	0	0	2023–2024	PHM Racing by Charouz	16*	0*	0*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Matías Zagazeta	2022–2023	39	0	0	2024	Jenzer Motorsport	6*	0*	0*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lirim Zendeli	2019	3	0	2	2019, 2022	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	34	1	3	2021–2022	MP Motorsport	19	0	0	ADAC F4 Championship

* Season still in progress.

Notes:

Gold background denotes Formula Regional European champion.

Circuits

Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2025 season.

Number	Circuits	Rounds	Years
1	Circuit Paul Ricard	6	2019–present
	Red Bull Ring	6	2019–present
	Imola Circuit	6	2019–present
	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	6	2019–present
	Mugello Circuit	6	2019–2024
	Monza Circuit	6	2019–present
7	Hungaroring	4	2019, 2022–present
	Circuit Zandvoort	4	2021–present
	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	4	2021–present
10	Vallelunga Circuit	2	2019–2020
	Circuit de Monaco	2	2021–2022
	Hockenheimring	2	2023–present
13	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	1	2020
13	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	1	2021

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References

1 2 3 4 Wood, Elliot (12 October 2018). "Italian bid beats Renault to run European regional F3 series". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
↑ Smith, Luke (31 October 2020). "Formula Regional Europe merges with Renault Eurocup for 2021". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
↑ Allen, Peter (2 November 2018). "Prema commits to Italian-promoted European Regional F3 championship". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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↑ Osten, Phillip van (31 August 2024). "Mercedes confirm Antonelli for 2025 F1 seat alongside Russell". F1i.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
↑ Iversen, Patrick (31 August 2024). "Mercedes F1 promotes Andrea Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton in 2025". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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[2] Smith, Luke (31 October 2020). "Formula Regional Europe merges with Renault Eurocup for 2021". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

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[4] "The Championship". Formula Regional by Alpine. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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[6] Iversen, Patrick (31 August 2024). "Mercedes F1 promotes Andrea Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton in 2025". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[7] "Kick Sauber confirm rookie Bortoleto as second driver for 2025". 6 November 2024.

[8] Wood, Ida (30 March 2022). "FRegional Europe lays out rules of new push-to-pass system". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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v t e Formula Regional European Championship circuits (2019–present)
Current (2025)	Misano Spa-Francorchamps Zandvoort Hungaroring Paul Ricard Imola Spielberg Catalunya Hockenheimring Monza
Former	Monte Carlo Mugello Valencia Vallelunga

v t e FIA Global Pathway
Tier I	Formula One (1950–present)
Tier II	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2017–present)
Tier III	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019–present) FIA Formula 3 World Cup (2016–2019, 2023)
Tier IV	FIA Formula Regional World Cup (2024) Formula Regional Americas Championship (2018–present) Formula Regional Asian Championship (2018–2022) Formula Regional European Championship (2019–present) Formula Regional Japanese Championship (2020–present) Formula Regional Middle East Championship (2023–present) Formula Regional Oceania Championship (2023–present) Formula Regional Australia (2025)
Tier V	ADAC Formula 4 (2015–2022) Australian Formula 4 Championship (2015–2019, 2024–present) China Formula 4 Championship (2015–present) F4 Argentina Championship (2021) F4 Brazilian Championship (2022–present) F4 British Championship (2015–present) F4 Danish Championship (2017–2023) F4 Indian Championship (2023–present) F4 Japanese Championship (2015–present) F4 Middle East Championship (2025) F4 Saudi Arabian Championship (2024) F4 Spanish Championship (2016–present) French F4 Championship (2018–present) Formula 4 CEZ Championship (2023–present) Formula 4 South East Asia Championship (2016–2020, 2023, 2025) Formula 4 UAE Championship (2016–2024) Formula 4 United States Championship (2016–present) Italian F4 Championship (2014–present) NACAM Formula 4 Championship (2015–2020, 2022–present) SMP F4 Championship (2015–2019)