2023 Eurocup-3 season

The 2023 Eurocup-3 season is the inaugural season of the planned Eurocup-3 series. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship was created as an alternative to the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional European Championship and the Euroformula Open championship, after the latter series struggled to attract entries in late 2022.[1][2]

The series aims to provide a level playing field for all drivers, with all partaking teams agreeing on a maximum budget of €400,000 per season.[3]

Teams and drivers

Teams utilize the same Tatuus F3 T-318 chassis used in the Formula Regional European Championship, but fitted with an updated body kit, a new intercooler and a battery kit.[4] It also is 25kg lighter than the FRECA car.[5] The car uses a 270hp Alfa Romeo-Autotecnica engine, and Hankook tires. A push-to-pass system awarding an extra 25hp is also used.[2]

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
Spain Palou Motorsport[6] 3 Spain Javier Sagrera[7] 1
55 Spain Miron Pingasov[lower-alpha 1][8] R 1
73 United Kingdom Cian Shields[9] 1
Netherlands MP Motorsport[10] 6 Spain Bruno del Pino[11] R 1
24 Spain Mari Boya[12] 1
25 Denmark Sebastian Øgaard[13] 1
35 Denmark Sebastian Gravlund[14] R 1
99 Mexico José Garfias[15] 1
Spain Campos Racing[16] 9 France Esteban Masson[17] 1
14 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak[18] R 1
28 Italy Francesco Braschi[19] 1
52 Morocco Suleiman Zanfari[20] R 1
Spain GRS Team[21] 18 China Han Cenyu[9] 1
Spain Drivex[22] 44 Sweden William Karlsson[23] R 1
54 France Pierre-Louis Chovet[9] 1
64 Canada Nick Gilkes[24] 1

Race calendar

Eight destinations were announced when the series was revealed, with every round set to consist of two practice sessions, two qualifyings and two races.[2] This calendar was finalized on 23 December 2022. As the series shares the same promoter as the F4 Spanish Championship, six of the eight rounds are held together with that series.[25]

Round Circuit Date Support bill
1 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 5 May F4 Spanish Championship
24H GT Series (12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps)
24H TCE Series (12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps)
R2 6 May
2 R1 Spain MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz 27–28 May F4 Spanish Championship
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2
3 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 10–11 June 24H GT Series (12 Hours of Monza)
24H TCE Series (12 Hours of Monza)
R2
4 R1 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 15–16 July Zandvoort Summer Trophy
R2
5 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 23–24 September F4 Spanish Championship
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2
6 R1 Portugal Circuito do Estoril, Estoril 30 September – 1 October F4 Spanish Championship
R2
7 R1 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 14–15 October F4 Spanish Championship
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2
8 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 11–12 November F4 Spanish Championship
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2

Race results
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spain Mari Boya Italy Francesco Braschi Italy Francesco Braschi Spain Campos Racing
R2 Spain Mari Boya Spain Mari Boya Spain Mari Boya Netherlands MP Motorsport
2 R1 Spain MotorLand Aragón
R2
3 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
R2
4 R1 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort
R2
5 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez
R2
6 R1 Portugal Circuito do Estoril
R2
7 R1 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo
R2
8 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
R2

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. Additional points are awarded for setting the fastest lap during a race or qualifying on pole position.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1

Drivers' standings
Pos Driver SPA
Belgium		 ARA
Spain		 MNZ
Italy		 ZAN
Netherlands		 JER
Spain		 EST
Portugal		 CRT
Spain		 CAT
Spain		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Italy Francesco Braschi 1 2 44
2 Spain Mari Boya 4 1 42
3 China Han Cenyu 2 13 18
4 Morocco Suleiman Zanfari 3 11 15
5 Spain Javier Sagrera 13 3 15
6 France Pierre-Louis Chovet 9 4 14
7 Denmark Sebastian Øgaard 5 8 14
8 France Esteban Masson 6 7 14
9 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 10 5 11
10 Mexico José Garfias Ret 6 8
11 Canada Nick Gilkes 7 9 8
12 Spain Bruno del Pino 8 Ret 4
13 Spain Miron Pingasov Ret 10 1
14 Sweden William Karlsson 11 14 0
15 Denmark Sebastian Gravlund 12 12 0
— United Kingdom Cian Shields DNS DNS —
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
SPA
Belgium		 ARA
Spain		 MNZ
Italy		 ZAN
Netherlands		 JER
Spain		 EST
Portugal		 CRT
Spain		 CAT
Spain
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

Each team counts their two best results per race.

Pos Driver SPA
Belgium		 ARA
Spain		 MNZ
Italy		 ZAN
Netherlands		 JER
Spain		 EST
Portugal		 CRT
Spain		 CAT
Spain		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Spain Campos Racing 1 2 68
3 5
2 Netherlands MP Motorsport 4 1 55
5 6
3 Spain Drivex 7 4 22
9 9
4 Spain GRS Team 2 13 18
5 Spain Palou Motorsport 13 3 16
Ret 10
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
SPA
Belgium		 ARA
Spain		 MNZ
Italy		 ZAN
Netherlands		 JER
Spain		 EST
Portugal		 CRT
Spain		 CAT
Spain

Notes
  1. Pingasov is Russian, but he competes under a Spanish licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References
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