2018 F3 Americas Championship

The 2018 F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda was the inaugural season for the all-new FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America, sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. This was the third season in total for Formula 3 racing in the United States, which was last run in 2001 with the United States Formula Three Championship.

The season began on 4 August at Pittsburgh International Race Complex and concluded on 21 October at Circuit of the Americas, after 17 races to be held at 6 meetings.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Abel Motorsports^[2]	8	Kyle Kirkwood^[3]	All
Abel Motorsports^[2]	51	Jacob Abel^[4]	3–6
Global Racing Group^[5]	9	Baltazar Leguizamón^[6]	All
	24	Benjamin Pedersen^[7]	2, 4–6
	66	Parker Locke^[8]	4–6
Importante Autosport	13	Peter Portante^[9]	1
Southern Motorsports	61	John Paul Southern, Jr.^[10]	All
Howard Motorsports	81	David Glassman^[11]	5

Race calendar

All races were held on permanent road courses in the United States. The series schedule was announced on May 9, 2018.^[12]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	R1	Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum	4 August	Baltazar Leguizamón	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports	Trans-Am Series Atlantic Championship Formula 4 United States Championship
	R2		5 August		Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports
	R3		5 August		Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports
2	R4	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	August 10	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports	NASCAR Xfinity Series Trans-Am Series
	R5		August 10		Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports
	R6		August 11		Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports
3	R7	New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville	September 15	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports	Atlantic Championship Formula 4 United States Championship
	R8		September 16		Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports
	R9		September 16		Kyle Kirkwood	Baltazar Leguizamón	Global Racing Group
4	R10	Road Atlanta, Braselton	September 22	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports	Historic Sportscar Racing
	R11		September 23		Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports
	R12		September 23		Parker Locke	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports
5	R13	NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale	October 13	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Baltazar Leguizamón	Global Racing Group	Edge Addicts
	R14		October 14		Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports
	R15		October 14		Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports
6	R16	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	October 20	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports	Formula One Formula 4 United States Championship
6	R17	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	October 21		Benjamin Pedersen	Kyle Kirkwood	Abel Motorsports	Formula One Formula 4 United States Championship

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	PIT^{[N 1]}			MOH			NJM			ROA			NOL			COTA		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	Pts
1	Kyle Kirkwood	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	405
2	Baltazar Leguizamón	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	1	2	3	3	1	2	2	5	DNS	276
3	Benjamin Pedersen				2	2	3				3	2	2	2	3	4	2	2	183
4	Jacob Abel							3	3	3	5	4	4	Ret	5	3	6	4	124
5	John Paul Southern, Jr.	3	Ret	3	Ret	4	4	4	2	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	4	5	106
6	Parker Locke										4	5	Ret	3	4	5	3	3	89
7	Peter Portante	4	NC	Ret															12
–	David Glassman													WD	WD	WD			–
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	PIT^{[N 2]}			MOH			NJM			ROA			NOL			COTA		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did 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 Championship

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Abel Motorsports	529
2	Global Racing Group	459
3	Southern Motorsports	106
4	Importante Autosport	12
5	Howard Motorsports	0

Notes

↑ Peter Portante was a non-classified finisher in Race 2, finishing 4 laps down in 3rd place. He was not awarded points.
↑ Peter Portante was a non-classified finisher in Race 2, finishing 4 laps down in 3rd place. He was not awarded points.

References

↑ "F3 Americas 2018 Press Kit". www.f3americas.com. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
↑ "Multi-car F4 U.S. Team Expands Operation into F3 Americas". June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
↑ "Abel Motorsports Leads Entry List for F3 Americas Series Debut".
↑ "Dominant F3 Team Expands, Seeks Seventh Straight Win". September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
↑ "Global Racing Group Commits to Inaugural F3 Americas Season". June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
↑ "Leguizamon inks deal with GRG for Inaugural F3 Americas Season".
↑ "Pedersen set to compete in both F3 Americas and F4 US".
↑ "2018 F3 Americas Entry List For Road Atlanta". September 18, 2018.
↑ "2017 Formula Atlantic Champion Moves into F3 Americas with K-Hill Motorsports".
↑ "First F3 Americas entry confirmed".
↑ "2018 F3 Americas Entry List For NOLA". October 10, 2018.
↑ "SCCA Pro Racing Releases Full F3 Americas Schedule – F3 Americas". Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

External links

Official website: F3 Americas Championship

[13] Peter Portante was a non-classified finisher in Race 2, finishing 4 laps down in 3rd place. He was not awarded points.

[14] Peter Portante was a non-classified finisher in Race 2, finishing 4 laps down in 3rd place. He was not awarded points.

[F3_Americas_Media_Guide-1] "F3 Americas 2018 Press Kit". www.f3americas.com. Retrieved August 4, 2018.

[2] "Multi-car F4 U.S. Team Expands Operation into F3 Americas". June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[3] "Abel Motorsports Leads Entry List for F3 Americas Series Debut".

[4] "Dominant F3 Team Expands, Seeks Seventh Straight Win". September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[5] "Global Racing Group Commits to Inaugural F3 Americas Season". June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[6] "Leguizamon inks deal with GRG for Inaugural F3 Americas Season".

[7] "Pedersen set to compete in both F3 Americas and F4 US".

[8] "2018 F3 Americas Entry List For Road Atlanta". September 18, 2018.

[9] "2017 Formula Atlantic Champion Moves into F3 Americas with K-Hill Motorsports".

[10] "First F3 Americas entry confirmed".

[11] "2018 F3 Americas Entry List For NOLA". October 10, 2018.

[12] "SCCA Pro Racing Releases Full F3 Americas Schedule – F3 Americas". Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

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