# 2021 F3 Asian Championship

The 2021 F3 Asian Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This was the fourth season of the championship and was won by Guanyu Zhou for Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema.
The season consisted of five consecutive weekends in January and February 2021.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers | Status | Rounds |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 3 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | | All |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 10 | Alessio Deledda | | All |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 25 | Alexandre Bardinon | | All |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 40 | Matthias Lüthen | | 1–3 |
| Evans GP | 4 | Patrik Pasma | | All |
| Evans GP | 5 | Casper Stevenson | R | 1–2 |
| Evans GP | 5 | Alex Connor | R | 4–5 |
| Evans GP | 6 | Isack Hadjar | R | 1–3 |
| Evans GP | 51 | Irina Sidorkova | R | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Motorscape | 7 | Roberto Faria | R | All |
| Motorscape | 77 | Nicola Marinangeli | | All |
| BlackArts Racing | 8 | Rafael Villagómez | R | All |
| BlackArts Racing | 62 | Lorenzo Fluxá | R | All |
| BlackArts Racing | 66 | Zdeněk Chovanec | | 1 |
| BlackArts Racing | 74 | Cem Bölükbaşı | R | All |
| Hitech Grand Prix | 11 | Roman Staněk | | All |
| Hitech Grand Prix | 12 | Ayumu Iwasa | R | All |
| Hitech Grand Prix | 13 | Reece Ushijima | R | All |
| Hitech Grand Prix | 14 | Roy Nissany | | All |
| Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 16 | Dino Beganovic | R | 1–3 |
| Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 16 | David Vidales | | 4–5 |
| Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 33 | Guanyu Zhou | | All |
| Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 88 | Amna Al Qubaisi | R | All |
| Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 99 | Khaled Al Qubaisi | | 4–5 |
| Mumbai Falcons | 19 | Jehan Daruvala | | All |
| Mumbai Falcons | 28 | Kush Maini | | All |
* Manaf Hijjawi was set to compete with Motorscape but did not appear at any rounds due to an injury.
* Alister Yoong was set to compete with BlackArts Racing but only appeared in practice sessions.

## Race calendar

The first proposal for the race calendar was announced on 23 September 2020. To combat possible travel and quarantine regulations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season consisted only of races in the United Arab Emirates. This calendar was slightly amended later on. The grid for Race 2 was determined by the fastest laps of Race 1.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie winner | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit) | 29 January | Guanyu Zhou | Guanyu Zhou | Guanyu Zhou | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | Dino Beganovic | Formula 4 UAE Championship Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship Gulf Radical Cup UAE Touring Car Championship |
| 1 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit) | 30 January | | Guanyu Zhou | Guanyu Zhou | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | Dino Beganovic | Formula 4 UAE Championship Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship Gulf Radical Cup UAE Touring Car Championship |
| 1 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit) | 30 January | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Jehan Daruvala | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pinnacle Motorsport | Dino Beganovic | Formula 4 UAE Championship Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship Gulf Radical Cup UAE Touring Car Championship |
| 2 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit (Corkscrew Circuit) | 4 February | Jehan Daruvala | Jehan Daruvala | Jehan Daruvala | Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. | Isack Hadjar | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 2 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit (Corkscrew Circuit) | 5 February | | Jehan Daruvala | Jehan Daruvala | Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. | Isack Hadjar | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 2 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit (Corkscrew Circuit) | 5 February | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pinnacle Motorsport | Isack Hadjar | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 3 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit (Corkscrew Circuit) | 6 February | Jehan Daruvala | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pinnacle Motorsport | Dino Beganovic | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 3 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit (Corkscrew Circuit) | 7 February | | Guanyu Zhou | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pinnacle Motorsport | Dino Beganovic | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 3 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit (Corkscrew Circuit) | 7 February | Jehan Daruvala | Isack Hadjar | Jehan Daruvala | Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. | Isack Hadjar | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 4 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) | 12 February | Guanyu Zhou | Kush Maini | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pinnacle Motorsport | Ayumu Iwasa | Formula 4 UAE Championship Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship Gulf Radical Cup Asian Le Mans Series |
| 4 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) | 13 February | | Kush Maini | Patrik Pasma | Evans GP | Reece Ushijima | Formula 4 UAE Championship Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship Gulf Radical Cup Asian Le Mans Series |
| 4 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) | 14 February | Guanyu Zhou | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Pinnacle Motorsport | Reece Ushijima | Formula 4 UAE Championship Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship Gulf Radical Cup Asian Le Mans Series |
| 5 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit) | 19 February | Guanyu Zhou | Guanyu Zhou | Guanyu Zhou | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | Cem Bölükbaşı | Asian Le Mans Series UAE Touring Car Championship |
| 5 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit) | 20 February | | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | Evans GP | Cem Bölükbaşı | Asian Le Mans Series UAE Touring Car Championship |
| 5 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit) | 20 February | Guanyu Zhou | Guanyu Zhou | Guanyu Zhou | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | Ayumu Iwasa | Asian Le Mans Series UAE Touring Car Championship |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten drivers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | ABU1 | ABU1 | ABU1 | ABU2 | ABU2 | ABU2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | ABU3 | ABU3 | ABU3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Guanyu Zhou | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 257 |
| 2 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 241 |
| 3 | Jehan Daruvala | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 3 | 192 |
| 4 | Patrik Pasma | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 146 |
| 5 | Roy Nissany | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 99 |
| 6 | Isack Hadjar | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 3 | | | | | | | 95 |
| 7 | Dino Beganovic | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | 88 |
| 8 | Ayumu Iwasa | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 82 |
| 9 | Cem Bölükbaşı | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 61 |
| 10 | Roman Staněk | 12 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18† | Ret | 4 | 60 |
| 11 | Kush Maini | 21 | DNS | 20 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 8 | NC | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 55 |
| 12 | Reece Ushijima | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 45 |
| 13 | David Vidales | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 38 |
| 14 | Lorenzo Fluxá | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 25 |
| 15 | Alessio Deledda | 13 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 9 |
| 16 | Alex Connor | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 6 | 13 | 17† | Ret | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | Rafael Villagómez | Ret | Ret | 12 | 20 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 18 | Roberto Faria | 11 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 |
| 19 | Zdeněk Chovanec | DNS | 18 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 20 | Alexandre Bardinon | 18 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 0 |
| 21 | Nicola Marinangeli | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| 22 | Irina Sidorkova | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 18 | Ret | | | | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Casper Stevenson | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 24 | Amna Al Qubaisi | 16 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | Khaled Al Qubaisi | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| 26 | Matthias Lüthen | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | ABU1 | ABU1 | ABU1 | ABU2 | ABU2 | ABU2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | ABU3 | ABU3 | ABU3 | | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Rookie Cup

| Pos | Driver | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | ABU1 | ABU1 | ABU1 | ABU2 | ABU2 | ABU2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | ABU3 | ABU3 | ABU3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Ayumu Iwasa | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 226 |
| 2 | Cem Bölükbaşı | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 218 |
| 3 | Reece Ushijima | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 211 |
| 4 | Isack Hadjar | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 3 | | | | | | | 160 |
| 5 | Dino Beganovic | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | 147 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Fluxá | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 125 |
| 7 | Roberto Faria | 11 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 101 |
| 8 | Rafael Villagómez | Ret | Ret | 12 | 20 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 97 |
| 9 | Alex Connor | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 6 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 56 |
| 10 | Irina Sidorkova | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 18 | Ret | | | | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 55 |
| 11 | Amna Al Qubaisi | 16 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 18 | 15 | 49 |
| 12 | Casper Stevenson | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | ABU1 | ABU1 | ABU1 | ABU2 | ABU2 | ABU2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | ABU3 | ABU3 | ABU3 | | Pts |

### Teams Championship

Ahead of each event, the teams nominated two drivers that accumulate teams' points.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 383 |
| 2 | Evans GP | 249 |
| 3 | Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. | 247 |
| 4 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 241 |
| 5 | Hitech Grand Prix | 152 |
| 6 | BlackArts Racing | 82 |
| 7 | Motorscape | 6 |