2023 Formula Regional European Championship

The 2023 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine is a planned multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship to be held across Europe. The championship will feature a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This will be the fifth season of the championship and the third after a merger with Formula Renault Eurocup which resulted to the change of the engine supplier to Alpine.

Teams and drivers

Twelve teams were pre-selected by the championship organizers on 2 December 2022.[1] FA Racing by MP announced their departure from the championship in October 2022. The entry would be taken over by French team Saintéloc Racing.[2]

Teams No. Driver Status Rounds
Arden Motorsport TBA Joshua Dürksen[3] TBC
TBA Levente Révész[4] TBC
ART Grand Prix TBA Marcus Amand[5] R TBC
TBA Laurens van Hoepen[6] TBC
TBA Charlie Wurz[7] TBC
G4 Racing TBA Alessandro Giusti[8] R TBC
KIC Motorsport TBA Shannon Lugassy[9] R TBC
TBA Iker Oikarinen[10] R TBC
TBA Maya Weug[lower-alpha 1][11] F R TBC
Monolite Racing TBA Giovanni Maschio[12] TBC
MP Motorsport TBA TBA TBC
Prema Racing TBA Andrea Kimi Antonelli[13] TBC
TBA Rafael Câmara[14] TBC
TBA Lorenzo Fluxá[15] TBC
R-ace GP TBA TBA TBC
RPM TBA TBA TBC
Saintéloc Racing TBA TBA TBC
Trident TBA Roman Bilinski[16] TBC
TBA Nikhil Bohra[lower-alpha 2][17] TBC
TBA Owen Tangavelou[18] TBC
Van Amersfoort Racing TBA TBA TBC
Icon Status
R Rookie
F Female
G Guest drivers ineligible for points

Race calendar

The calendar was revealed on 2 December 2022.[1] Three pre-season tests will be held at Barcelona, Paul Ricard and Monza in March and April. The championship will visit Germany for the first time in its history, but will not support Formula One unlike in the years before.[19]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 R1 Imola Circuit, Imola 22 April TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
Italian F4 Championship
R2 23 April
2 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 20 May 6H of Barcelona - Espíritu de Montjuïc
R2 21 May
3 R1 Hungaroring, Mogyoród 17 June International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Euroformula Open Championship
R2 18 June
4 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 30 June Intercontinental GT Challenge
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Spa 24 Hours)
GT4 European Series
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe
R2 1 July
5 R1 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 8 July Italian GT Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
R2 9 July
6 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 22 July International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Euroformula Open Championship
R2 23 July
7 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 9 September
R2 10 September
8 R1 Monza Circuit, Monza 16 September Italian GT Championship
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
R2 17 September
9 R1 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 14 October GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
GB3 Championship
R2 15 October
10 R1 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 21 October Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
ADAC GT Masters
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
R2 22 October

Championship standings
Points system

Points will be awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

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

Notes
  1. Weug is a Dutch-Belgian-Spanish driver competing under a Spanish licence.
  2. Bohra is an American-Indian driver competing under a Singaporean licence.

References
  1. Fasano, Emanuele (2 December 2022). "Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine unveils the upcoming season calendar and the 12 pre-selected teams". Formula Regional by Alpine (in Italian). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. Allen, Peter (15 October 2022). "Sainteloc set to take over FA Racing entry in FREC for 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. Waring, Bethonie (6 January 2023). "Duerksen continues with Arden in FRegional Europe". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. "Levente Révész joins Arden Motorsport for 2023 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine. | Arden Motorsport". www.arden-motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. "Marcus Amand completes 2023 FRECA line-up". ART Grand Prix. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. "Laurens Van Hoepen to race with ART in 2023 Formula Regional". ART Grand Prix. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. Allen, Peter (1 February 2023). "Charlie Wurz signs with ART Grand Prix for Formula Regional Europe". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. Wood, Ida (8 December 2022). "French F4 champion Alessandro Giusti steps up to FREC with G4 Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  9. Wood, Ida (30 January 2023). "KIC Motorsport signs Shannon Lugassy for FRegional Europe". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  10. Wood, Ida (16 January 2023). "F4 winner Iker Oikarinen steps up to FREC with KIC Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  11. Wood, Ida (27 December 2022). "Ferrari continues backing of Maya Weug as she steps up to FREC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  12. Wood, Ida (2 February 2023). "Giovanni Maschio joins Monolite Racing's FRegional Europe line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. "Antonelli makes 2023 FRECA switch with PREMA Racing". Prema Team. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  14. "Rafael Camara moves to FRECA with PREMA Racing for 2023". PremaRacing. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  15. "PREMA Racing, Lorenzo Fluxá join forces for 2023 FRECA". Prema Team. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  16. Wood, Ida (10 January 2023). "Trident retains Roman Bilinski for a second FREC season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  17. Wood, Ida (17 January 2023). "Nikhil Bohra joins Trident's 2023 FRegional Europe line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  18. Wood, Ida (24 January 2023). "Owen Tangavelou completes Trident's 2023 FREC line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  19. Wood, Ida (2 December 2022). "FREC heads to Germany for first time in shake up of 2023 calendar". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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