2023 Formula Regional Asian Championship

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The 2023 Formula Regional Asian Championship was to be a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship would have featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars. It would have been the sixth season of the championship, and the second season under the Formula Regional moniker, after a rebrand happened due to the FIA ending the F3 category name.[1][2]

After the season was originally scheduled to be held in January and February of the year in the Middle East, this schedule then became the first season of the newly founded Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[3] The Asian championship was then scheduled to be held from October to December of 2023.[4] However, only one driver was announced to be competing, with no further communication by the series itself through all the scheduled rounds.

Announced teams and drivers[edit]

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
Australia Evans GP[5] TBA Australia Costa Toparis[6] TBC

Race calendar[edit]

After a few years of disruption because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the championship was supposed to return its traditional pre-COVID South East Asian region.[4] The 2023 calendar was never officially confirmed by the series and none of the rounds happened.

Round Circuit Date Map of circuit locations
- R1 China Zhuzhou International Circuit, Zhuzhou 27–29 October
R2
R3
- R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 24–26 November
R2
R3
- R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 1–3 December
R2
R3

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wood, Ida (2 August 2021). "FIA brings end to F3 as a category, BRDC British F3 rebrands to GB3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (7 December 2021). "Confusion reigns as two series adopt FRegional Asia name for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (10 November 2022). "FRegional Middle East series created via rebrand and tweaked calendar". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b Wood, Ida (5 September 2023). "Evans GP signs GB3 racer Costa Toparis for two FRegional series". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ GP, Evans (4 August 2023). "Evans GP Returns to Asian Motorsports for 2023 & 2024 Championships". Evans GP | Official Web Site | Motorsport Team. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ^ EvansGP (3 September 2023). "Evans GP Welcomes Australian Karting Champion Costa Toparis". Evans GP | Official Web Site | Motorsport Team. Retrieved 9 September 2023.