# 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship

The 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda was the third season for the FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America. The series was sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. The 2020 season was first season under the moniker of Formula Regional Americas, after a rebranding to align with the FIA single-seater development pathway. Linus Lundqvist won the championship, finishing 118 points in front of runner-up David Malukas, meanwhile Global Racing Group dominated the team's championship.

## Teams and drivers

Relentless Motorsports were the first Canadian-based team to compete in the series. All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires.
| Team | No. | Driver | Status | Rounds |
| Crosslink Racing/Kiwi Motorsport | 2 | Joshua Car | R | All |
| Relentless Motorsports | 4 | Mitch Egner | R | 2 |
| Relentless Motorsports | 93 | Andrew Dobbie | R | 2–3 |
| Global Racing Group | 9 | James Roe | | All |
| Global Racing Group | 22 | Dario Cangialosi | R | All |
| Global Racing Group | 24 | Benjamin Pedersen | | 1–2 |
| Global Racing Group | 26 | Linus Lundqvist | R | All |
| Global Racing Group | 51 | Nicky Hays | R | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 11 | Antonio Serravalle | R | 1 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 11 | Hunter Yeany | R G | 6 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 14 | Mathias Soler-Obel | | 1–2 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 27 | Matt Round-Garrido | | 4 |
| Abel Motorsports | 15 | Jacob Abel | | All |
| Abel Motorsports | 19 | Blake Upton | | 1–3 |
| Momentum Motorsports | 16 | Kent Vaccaro | | 1 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 23 | Victor Franzoni | R | All |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 48 | Jordan Missig | R | All |
| HMD Motorsports | 39 | Marco Kacic | | 6 |
| HMD Motorsports | 55 | Santiago Urrutia | R | 1 |
| HMD Motorsports | 59 | Kyffin Simpson | R | 4–6 |
| HMD Motorsports | 79 | David Malukas | R | All |
| HMD Motorsports | 99 | Logan Cusson | | 3–6 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 99 | Logan Cusson | | 1–2 |
| Andretti Autosport | 68 | Danial Frost | R | 1–4 |
| Source: |||||
| Icon | Status |
| R | Rookie |
| G | Guest |

## Race calendar

The series schedule was announced on 19 December 2019. However, after multiple postponements and cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised calendar was announced on 29 May 2020. This new calendar includes new rounds at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Miami Speedway. The round at Circuit Trois-Rivières in Quebec, Canada - the planned first international event for the series - was not included in the reworked calendar. The round at Circuit of the Americas was held as a triple-header to finish out the season.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 27 June | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA |
| 1 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 28 June | | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA |
| 2 | R1 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 18 July | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Formula Race Promotions |
| 2 | R2 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 19 July | | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Formula Race Promotions |
| 2 | R3 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 19 July | | Joshua Car | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Formula Race Promotions |
| 3 | R1 | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham | 1 August | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Radical Cup Formula Race Promotions |
| 3 | R2 | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham | 2 August | | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Radical Cup Formula Race Promotions |
| 3 | R3 | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham | 2 August | | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Radical Cup Formula Race Promotions |
| 4 | R1 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring | 26 September | Linus Lundqvist | David Malukas | David Malukas | HMD Motorsports | Formula 4 United States Championship ProtoAmerica |
| 4 | R2 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring | 27 September | | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship ProtoAmerica |
| 4 | R3 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring | 27 September | | Victor Franzoni | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship ProtoAmerica |
| 5 | R1 | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead | 3 October | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship |
| 5 | R2 | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead | 4 October | | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship |
| 5 | R3 | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead | 4 October | | Linus Lundqvist | David Malukas | HMD Motorsports | Formula 4 United States Championship |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 24 October | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Radical Cup Pro SRF3 Series |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 25 October | | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Radical Cup Pro SRF3 Series |
| 6 | R3 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 25 October | | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Global Racing Group | Formula 4 United States Championship Radical Cup Pro SRF3 Series |

## 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 | MOH | MOH | VIR | VIR | VIR | BAR | BAR | BAR | SEB | SEB | SEB | HMS | HMS | HMS | COA | COA | COA | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Linus Lundqvist | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 401 |
| 2 | David Malukas | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 283 |
| 3 | Victor Franzoni | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 225 |
| 4 | Nicky Hays | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 142 |
| 5 | Jacob Abel | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 133 |
| 6 | Joshua Car | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | 109 |
| 7 | James Roe | 5 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 92 |
| 8 | Logan Cusson | DNS | 14 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 64 |
| 9 | Danial Frost | 8 | 4 | 11 | NC | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 62 |
| 10 | Jordan Missig | 7 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | NC | Ret | DNS | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 54 |
| 11 | Dario Cangialosi | 12 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 12 | Benjamin Pedersen | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 13 | Kyffin Simpson | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 14 | Blake Upton | 13 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 15 | Santiago Urrutia | 15† | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 16 | Matthew Round-Garrido | | | | | | | | | NC | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 |
| 17 | Mathias Soler-Obel | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 18 | Antonio Serravalle | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Marco Kacic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | Mitch Egner | | | Ret | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 21 | Andrew Dobbie | | | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Kent Vaccaro | NC | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score points ||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Hunter Yeany | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 4 | — |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | MOH | MOH | VIR | VIR | VIR | BAR | BAR | BAR | SEB | SEB | SEB | HMS | HMS | HMS | 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' Championship

Only a team's two best finishing cars are eligible for teams' championship points.
| Pos | Team | MOH | MOH | VIR | VIR | VIR | BAR | BAR | BAR | SEB | SEB | SEB | HMS | HMS | HMS | COA | COA | COA | Pts |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Global Racing Group | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 573 |
| 1 | Global Racing Group | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 573 |
| 2 | HMD Motorsports | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 367 |
| 2 | HMD Motorsports | 15† | 3 | | | | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 367 |
| 3 | Newman Wachs Racing | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 279 |
| 3 | Newman Wachs Racing | 7 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | NC | Ret | DNS | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 279 |
| 4 | Abel Motorsports | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 150 |
| 4 | Abel Motorsports | 13 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 150 |
| 5 | Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | 109 |
| 6 | Andretti Autosport | 8 | 4 | 11 | NC | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 62 |
| 7 | Velocity Racing Development | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | | | | NC | 8 | 6 | | | | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Jensen Global Advisors | DNS | 14 | 8 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 9 | Jay Howard Driver Development | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 10 | Relentless Motorsports | | | Ret | 11 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 10 | Relentless Motorsports | | | 12 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 11 | Momentum Motorsports | NC | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Team | MOH | MOH | VIR | VIR | VIR | BAR | BAR | BAR | SEB | SEB | SEB | HMS | HMS | HMS | COA | COA | COA | | Pts |