The Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda (formerly the F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda ) is an FIA Formula Regional racing series that competes in the United States , with plans in the future to race in Canada and Mexico . The championship is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing , the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America , in conjunction with the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States , the United States representative to the FIA. Starting in 2020 the champion will win a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights . The F3 Americas Championship updated its name to Formula Regional Americas Championship Powered by Honda in 2020.
31-466: Each event of the championship consists of three races, which are run on the support package of other motorsport events across North America. The top 8 in points standings receive FIA Super License points. Starting in 2021, the champion of the series receives a scholarship of $ 600,000 from Honda to compete in Super Formula . The championship utilizes a spec chassis for all competitors, this being
62-447: A loss of his front wing endplate. Piastri and Verstappen did not suffer damage. After Piastri took the lead, Norris lost 2nd position to Charles Leclerc , who had started 4th. Daniel Ricciardo , battling Nico Hülkenberg , pushed the latter into the gravel in turn 8. Four laps later, Hülkenberg locked-up his tyres and collided with Ricciardo's teammate Yuki Tsunoda . causing sidepod and floor damage to his RB car. Tsunoda retired due to
93-632: A result of this rule, several mistakes occurred on official entry lists issued by and podium ceremonies organized by the FIA or race organisers, the most notable relating to Eddie Irvine . He was a British citizen throughout his career and he held a racing licence issued by the National Sporting Authority of the Republic of Ireland . The FIA mistakenly issued official entry lists (for the 1995 and 1996 seasons) which stated that Irvine
124-624: A round of the Formula One World Championship. On 29 August, the Safety Car crashed off the track at turn 11. Driver Bernd Mayländer and passenger Richard Darker were not injured in the incident. Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 295 points, 70 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 103 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing , with 434 points, led
155-463: A series must have at least 12 drivers compete at any event and a minimum of 16 drivers compete across a season to meet the criteria for full points – a series with 12 or more drivers per event and between 12 and 15 over the course of a season will award 75% points, and a series with entry lists of 11 competitors or lower will not be eligible for points. Championships, such as the 2019 F3 Asian Winter Series , may be set aside points but cannot award them if
186-612: A very positive meeting between FIA President Max Mosley and representatives of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), a proposal will be made to the World Motor Sport Council to revise super licence fees for drivers in the 2010 championship". In November 2012, however, FIA announced that it would again increase the cost of the super licence. According to McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh,
217-488: The Constructors' Championship from McLaren and Ferrari , who are second and third with 404 and 370 points, respectively. The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with the exception of Franco Colapinto , who replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams from this Grand Prix onwards. Colapinto made his Formula One debut. Andrea Kimi Antonelli drove for Mercedes in place of George Russell during
248-702: The Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2024 ) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 September 2024 at the Monza Circuit in Monza , Italy. It was the sixteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship . The race featured the Grand Prix debut of Franco Colapinto , who will be driving for Williams until the end of the season. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri locked out the front row for McLaren , their first at Monza since 2012 . The 53-lap race
279-608: The Ligier JS F3 chassis. This chassis features the halo device, which was also implemented in Formula One and Formula 2 in 2018. This motorsport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sports in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . FIA Super License The FIA Super Licence is a driver's qualification allowing
310-627: The FIA. In June 2024, FIA modified the rules so that drivers were no longer required to hold road legal driving licence. As of May 2024 , the Supplement 1 Super Licence points, which also qualify for the 80% rule, are awarded according to the following table: In 2019, for a series to award Super Licence points, a championship season must consist of at least five events spanning at least three different circuits, with alternative circuit configurations considered to be separate circuits. Additionally,
341-681: The beginning of the Formula One World Championship. In the past, the choice of the nationality was up to the driver. Jochen Rindt , for instance, chose to hold in Formula One an Austrian nationality. He competed with a license issued by the Austrian National Sporting Authority during his career, despite the fact he was born in Germany and had German and not Austrian citizenship. 2024 Italian Grand Prix The 2024 Italian Grand Prix (officially known as
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#1732788069173372-508: The championship season does not meet these criteria. A driver can earn points from either 1 or 2 series in a calendar year. The results from a maximum of 2 championships can be accumulated from a single calendar year, provided that the start date of the second championship falls after the end date of the first championship during the year in question. For any season ending in 2020 or 2021 the criteria have decreased from racing five events to three, from three tracks to two and from 16 drivers on
403-490: The course of a season the FIA may impose penalty points. Since 2014 if a driver accumulates 12 or more penalty points in a 12-month period they will receive a one race ban for the next event they are scheduled to participate in. The issuing of penalty points is not subject to reprimands being issued as a pre-requisite. Following the 2024 Italian Grand Prix , Kevin Magnussen became the first driver since 2013 to fall foul of
434-588: The damage on lap 7. Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. initially overtook the McLarens during their first stops but ended up losing the positions to them. Leclerc stopped early to run the hard tyres, a decision he initially criticised on team radio. However, he was shifted into first place following stops for other drivers and ended up running the tyres to the end, winning the race ahead of Piastri and Norris. Leclerc's victory marked his seventh career win and Ferrari's first win at their home race since 2019 , which
465-549: The event, Monza Circuit underwent significant changes. In addition to facility improvements, the entire track was resurfaced. The DRS zone leading in to turn 1 was extended by 103 metres (338 ft). Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 30 August 2024, at 13:30 local time ( UTC+2 ), and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Lando Norris of McLaren . Debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelli spun at turn 11, crashing into
496-427: The first 12 months the FIA may review and withdraw a super licence if the standards to continue holding a licence are not being met. Super Licences are issued on an annual calendar year basis and must be renewed at the end of each year. The FIA have a series of sanctions which can be placed on a driver's Super Licence which are in the form of reprimands and penalty points. If a driver accumulated three reprimands over
527-485: The first practice session, making his Formula One practice debut. Aston Martin were planning to have Felipe Drugovich drive in first practice in place of Fernando Alonso , before cancelling this plan in response to the track changes. Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the three softest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at this event. Ahead of
558-405: The first race to 10. Drivers may also earn points for: If multiple drivers complete a season competing in the same car they will be awarded a fraction of their points according to their FIA Driver Categorisation: Beginning in the 2019 Formula One season the FIA introduced a requirement for drivers participating in free practice sessions to hold a stand-alone Free Practice Only Super Licence with
589-548: The holder to compete in the Formula One World Championship . To qualify for an FIA Racing Super Licence an applicant must meet the requirements of the FIA's International Sporting Code , Appendix L, Article 5. As of June 2024, the article states: Provided a driver has previously held a super licence, they do not have to meet these requirements: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic , requirement 6
620-449: The holding of a standard Super licence not automatically granting a Free Practice Only Super licence. The criteria are as follows: Should the three-calendar year period include the year 2020, the FIA will consider the three seasons with most accumulated points in the season out of four seasons. The FIA issue licences subject to a 12-month probation period after first issue which applies to full and free practice licence. At any time during
651-470: The penalty points rules and was banned from competing at the following event - the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix . The FIA charges the licence holder an annual fee. According to a report on the BBC, the cost of a super licence rose by an average £8,700 in 2009, and there was an extra charge of €2,100 per point earned in 2008—up from €447 per point in 2007. In 2009, Lewis Hamilton paid £242,000 for his licence for
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#1732788069173682-502: The proposed increase would lead to a basic fee of €10,000 ($ 12,800) for the super licence plus €1,000 ($ 1,280) for each World Championship point. 2009 Formula 1 World Driver's Champion Jenson Button objected, and expressed his position that all current F1 drivers should pay the same flat fee for their super licences: Personally I don't feel that we should be paying different super licence fees for different drivers and different point situations. I mean, when you get your licence to drive on
713-543: The racing licence is identical to a driver's passport . This is not necessarily the same as the country issuing the racing licence. A Frenchman living in Germany would receive a licence issued by the German motorsport authorities, but the nationality displayed on the licence would still be French. In order to race with a licence that displays German, the driver would need to have a German passport as well. Drivers with multiple citizenship choose their "official" nationality. As
744-442: The road, because you do more miles you don't pay more for it, do you? And you don't pay more for a licence in any other category because you've got a better car or whatever, so it should be a flat fee. Button's total super licensing costs for the 2010 season, based on his 2009 results, were variously reported as over a quarter of a million Euros by one source and approximately €1M ($ 1.28M) by others. The nationality that appears on
775-471: The season. Reducing the cost of the super licence represented a significant policy shift for FIA's then-president Max Mosley , who wrote to Formula 1 drivers in February 2009 suggesting that they "race elsewhere if they were unable to pay for their super licences". Later on March 23, after Mosley met with representatives from the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), the FIA issued a statement: "Following
806-412: The wall and causing the session to be stopped temporarily . The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari. The third practice session was held on 31 August 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Hamilton ahead of his teammate George Russell and Leclerc. Qualifying
837-417: Was also won by Leclerc. This race marked the debut of Franco Colapinto , who finished in twelfth having qualified in eighteenth. A Williams junior , Colapinto was brought in from Formula 2 early to replace Logan Sargeant , who was dropped due to underperforming. Following the race, Kevin Magnussen of Haas received penalty points on his licence for a collision with Pierre Gasly . This took Magnussen over
868-476: Was amended to allow the three best-scoring seasons from the previous four seasons to count if the three-season window includes 2021. If a driver has accumulated at least 30 points and competed in any of the Championships reported in Supplement 1 and was unable to accumulate the 40 points due to "circumstances outside their control or reasons of force majeure", the licence could be granted at the discretion of
899-464: Was competing as an Irish national. This situation also created some confusion as to Irvine's nationality when he appeared at podium ceremonies in the Formula One World Championship. During his earliest podium appearances (at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix , 1996 Australian Grand Prix , 1997 Argentine Grand Prix and 1997 Monaco Grand Prix ), an Irish Tricolour was mistakenly flown by the race organisers. This rule, however, has not been in force since
930-461: Was held on 31 August 2024, at 16:00 local time ( UTC+2 ). The race was held on 1 September 2024, at 15:00 local time ( UTC+2 ), and was run for 53 laps. Polesitter Lando Norris kept the lead until teammate Oscar Piastri took the lead at turn 4 on the opening lap. Prior to this, on the run-in to turn one, George Russell clipped Piastri's rear-left tyre, forcing Russell to take the run-off area. He then made contact with Max Verstappen , causing
961-488: Was won by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari , marking the team’s first win at Monza since 2019 . Piastri and Norris rounded out the podium. The event was held at the Monza Circuit in Monza for the 74th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 30 August – 1 September. The Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 75th running of the Italian Grand Prix as