# 2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship

The 2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda was the fourth season for the FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America, and the second season under the Formula Regional moniker after a rebrand in 2020. The series was sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. Drivers competed to win a Honda-backed Super Formula seat in 2022.
Kyffin Simpson took the drivers' championship at the last round at the Circuit of the Americas, while TJ Speed Motorsports secured the teams' title.

## Teams and drivers

All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 7 | Christian Bogle | 1–3 |
| Crosslink Competition | 9 | Joshua Car | All |
| Crosslink Competition | 14 | Dylan Tavella | All |
| Kiwi Motorsport | 15 | Kaleb Ngatoa | 6 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 11 | Hunter Yeany | 1–4 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 11 | Arias Deukmedjian | 5 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 27 | Matt Round-Garrido | 1 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 29 | Nick Persing | 3–6 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 77 | Jason Alder | 6 |
| TJ Speed Motorsports | 17 | Baptiste Berthelot | All |
| TJ Speed Motorsports | 19 | Varun Choksey | All |
| TJ Speed Motorsports | 21 | Kyffin Simpson | All |
| TJ Speed Motorsports | 99 | Logan Cusson | All |
| WISKO | 24 | Kevin Janzen | 5–6 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 45 | Ian Rodríguez | 1–4 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 48 | Jordan Missig | All |
| Newman Wachs Racing/Abel Motorsport | 51 | Jacob Abel | 3 |
| Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | 78 | Ryan Yardley | 5–6 |
| Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | 91 | Cooper Becklin | 5–6 |
| Future Star Racing | 98 | Ernie Francis Jr. | All |
* Erikson Evans was contracted to drive for Velocity Racing Development, but didn't appear in any rounds.

## Race calendar

The 2021 calendar was announced on 5 November 2020. Each round featured three races. A pre-season test was held at Virginia International Raceway as well as a Winter Cup at the road course of Homestead-Miami Speedway in February. Two rounds at Sonoma and Laguna Seca were later replaced by Road America and Brainerd International Raceway. The round at Circuit Trois-Rivières in Quebec, Canada - the planned first international event for the series - was cancelled due to border restrictions and replaced with a round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Road Atlanta, Braselton | 27 March | Kyffin Simpson | Kyffin Simpson | Kyffin Simpson | TJ Speed Motorsports | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA |
| 1 | R2 | Road Atlanta, Braselton | 27 March | | Kyffin Simpson | Kyffin Simpson | TJ Speed Motorsports | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA |
| 1 | R3 | Road Atlanta, Braselton | 28 March | | Kyffin Simpson | Kyffin Simpson | TJ Speed Motorsports | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA |
| 2 | R1 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 16 May | Hunter Yeany | Kyffin Simpson | Dylan Tavella | Crosslink Competition | Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA |
| 2 | R2 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 17 May | | Joshua Car | Kyffin Simpson | TJ Speed Motorsports | Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA |
| 2 | R3 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 17 May | | Kyffin Simpson | Kyffin Simpson | TJ Speed Motorsports | Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA |
| 3 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 26 June | Joshua Car | Jacob Abel | Joshua Car | Crosslink Competition | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA International GT |
| 3 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 27 June | | Kyffin Simpson | Jacob Abel | Newman Wachs Racing/Abel Motorsport | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA International GT |
| 3 | R3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 27 June | | Dylan Tavella | Ernie Francis Jr. | Future Star Racing | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA International GT |
| 4 | R1 | Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd | 17 July | Joshua Car | Jordan Missig | Ian Rodríguez | Newman Wachs Racing | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA |
| 4 | R2 | Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd | 18 July | | Joshua Car | Joshua Car | Crosslink Competition | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA |
| 4 | R3 | Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd | 18 July | | Joshua Car | Joshua Car | Crosslink Competition | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA |
| 5 | R1 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 25 September | Joshua Car | Joshua Car | Jordan Missig | Newman Wachs Racing | Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA |
| 5 | R2 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 25 September | | Joshua Car | Ernie Francis Jr. | Future Star Racing | Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA |
| 5 | R3 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 26 September | | Kyffin Simpson | Ernie Francis Jr. | Future Star Racing | Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 5 November | Kyffin Simpson | Kyffin Simpson | Jason Alder | Velocity Racing Development | SVRA |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 6 November | | Kyffin Simpson | Kyffin Simpson | TJ Speed Motorsports | SVRA |
| 6 | R3 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 6 November | | Dylan Tavella | Kyffin Simpson | TJ Speed Motorsports | SVRA |

## Championship standings

Points were 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 | ATL | ATL | ATL | ROA | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | BRA | BRA | BRA | VIR | VIR | VIR | COA | COA | COA | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Kyffin Simpson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 314 |
| 2 | Joshua Car | 2 | DNS | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 13† | 8 | 3 | 218 |
| 3 | Ernie Francis Jr. | 11 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 1 | DNS | Ret | 7† | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | NC | 4 | 160 |
| 4 | Varun Choksey | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 144 |
| 5 | Jordan Missig | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 3 | Ret | 10 | 4 | DNS | 8 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 5 | NC | 13 | 142 |
| 6 | Logan Cusson | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10† | 5 | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 9 | 118 |
| 7 | Dylan Tavella | 5 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 6† | 13† | 12 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 2 | 8 | Ret | DNS | NC | 2 | 114 |
| 8 | Ian Rodríguez | Ret | DNS | DNS | 2 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | 92 |
| 9 | Baptiste Berthelot | 10 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 7† | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 87 |
| 10 | Ryan Yardley | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 67 |
| 11 | Nick Persing | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 67 |
| 12 | Hunter Yeany | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | 67 |
| 13 | Jacob Abel | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 14 | Jason Alder | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 7 | 41 |
| 15 | Christian Bogle | 8 | 10 | NC | 5 | 9 | DNS | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 16 | Cooper Becklin | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 30 |
| 17 | Kaleb Ngatoa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 18 | Arias Deukmedjian | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | 5 | | | | 13 |
| 19 | Matt Round-Garrido | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 20 | Kevin Janzen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | ATL | ATL | ATL | ROA | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | BRA | BRA | BRA | VIR | VIR | VIR | COA | COA | COA | | 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) |

### Teams' standings

Only a team's two best-finishing cars were eligible for teams' championship points.
| Pos | Team | ATL | ATL | ATL | ROA | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | BRA | BRA | BRA | VIR | VIR | VIR | COA | COA | COA | Pts |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | TJ Speed Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 529 |
| 1 | TJ Speed Motorsports | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 529 |
| 2 | Crosslink Competition | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 398 |
| 2 | Crosslink Competition | 5 | DNS | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6† | 13† | 12 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 398 |
| 3 | Newman Wachs Racing | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 5 | NC | 13 | 276 |
| 3 | Newman Wachs Racing | Ret | DNS | DNS | 3 | Ret | DNS | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | 276 |
| 4 | Velocity Racing Development | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 200 |
| 4 | Velocity Racing Development | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 200 |
| 5 | Future Star Racing | 11 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 1 | DNS | Ret | 7† | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | NC | 4 | 160 |
| 6 | Jay Howard Driver Development | 8 | 10 | NC | 5 | 9 | DNS | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 8 | Kiwi Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | WISKO | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | ATL | ATL | ATL | ROA | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | BRA | BRA | BRA | VIR | VIR | VIR | COA | COA | COA | | Pts |