2023 Formula Regional Americas Championship

The 2023 Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda is the sixth season of a FIA-sanctioned F3 series across North America, and the fourth 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. Drivers compete to win a Honda-backed Super Formula seat for 2024.[1]

Teams and drivers

All drivers compete with Honda-powered Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires. This is the last season of the championship using a Honda powertrain, with a switch to Ligier engines planned for 2024.[2]

Team No. Driver Rounds
United States Jensen Global Advisors 1 Sweden Oliver Westling[3] 1–2
United States IGY6 Motorsports 3 United States Hayden Bowlsbey[4] 1–2
22 United States Max Hewitt[4] 1–2
United States Austin Hill Motorsports 8 United States Austin Hill[4] 1–2
United States Velocity Racing Development 10 Bolivia Rodrigo Gutiérrez[5] 2
United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports 12 Mexico Manuel Roza[4] 1–2
17 New Zealand Callum Hedge[6] 1–2
19 United States Cooper Becklin[4] 1–2
24 United States Kevin Janzen[4] 1–2
39 United States Bryson Morris[4] 1–2
66 United States Ryan Shehan[7] 1–2
United States Cameron Racing 29 United States Nick Persing[4] 1–2
Canada JMF Motorsports TBA Canada Nicole Havrda[3] TBC

Race calendar

The 2023 calendar was announced on 9 October 2022, and will visit the same locations as the season before. Each round features three races, bringing the total to 18 races over the season.[8]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 R1 NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale 11 March Formula 4 United States Championship
SVRA Sprint Series
Trans-Am Series
Radical Cup North America
Ultimate Street Car Association
R2 12 March
R3
2 R1 Road America, Elkhart Lake 18–21 May Formula 4 United States Championship
SVRA
R2
R3
3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 22–25 June Formula 4 United States Championship
SVRA
Trans-Am Series
R2
R3
4 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville 28–30 July Formula 4 United States Championship
SVRA
R2
R3
5 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 5–8 October Formula 4 United States Championship
SVRA
R2
R3
6 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 2–5 November Formula 4 United States Championship
SVRA
R2
R3

Race results
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale United States Ryan Shehan United States Ryan Shehan United States Ryan Shehan United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R2 United States Cooper Becklin United States Ryan Shehan United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R3 United States Nick Persing New Zealand Callum Hedge United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
2 R1 Road America, Elkhart Lake
R2
R3
3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington
R2
R3
4 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville
R2
R3
5 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Alton
R2
R3
6 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin
R2
R3

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' standings
Pos Driver NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR COA Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 United States Ryan Shehan 1 1 3 65
2 New Zealand Callum Hedge 6 3 1 48
3 United States Nick Persing 2 Ret 2 36
4 United States Cooper Becklin 3 2 11† 33
5 United States Bryson Morris 5 4 5 32
6 Sweden Oliver Westling 4 5 7 28
7 Mexico Manuel Roza 7 6 4 26
8 United States Kevin Janzen 8 7 10 11
9 United States Hayden Bowlsbey Ret 9 6 10
10 United States Max Hewitt 9† 8 9 8
11 United States Austin Hill Ret DNS 8 4
Bolivia Rodrigo Gutiérrez
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR COA
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

Only a team's two best-finishing cars are eligible for teams' championship points.

Pos Team NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR COA Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports 1 1 1 123
3 2 3
2 United States Cameron Racing 2 Ret 2 36
3 United States Jensen Global Advisors 4 5 7 28
4 United States IGY6 Motorsports 9† 8 6 18
Ret 9 9
5 United States Austin Hill Motorsports Ret DNS 8 4
United States Velocity Racing Development
Pos Team R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR COA

References
  1. Wood, Ida (2022-02-08). "FRegional Americas keeps Super Formula scholarship for next two years". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  2. Wood, Ida (2022-05-25). "Ligier unveils design for F4 Gen2 car to be used in America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  3. Wood, Ida (2023-02-06). "Nicole Havrda to race in FRegional Americas for first full year in cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  4. "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List: Rounds 1-3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF).
  5. "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List: Rounds 4-6 at Road America" (PDF). Formula Regional Americas Championship. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  6. "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | Callum Hedge joins Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport in Formula Regional Americas!". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. "FR Americas here I come!". Ryan Shehan Racing on Twitter. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  8. "Formula 4 United States and Formula Regional Americas Unveil 2023 Schedule". FR Americas Championship. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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