2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship
The 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship was a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars. It was the fifth season of the championship, and the first season under the Formula Regional moniker, after a rebrand happened due to the FIA ending the F3 category name.[1][2]
The season was held over five consecutive weekends in January and February 2022.
For the first time, the second race of a weekend was a reversed-grid race, reversing the top 10 finishers of race one.[3]
Arthur Leclerc won the drivers' championship with two races to spare, while his team, Mumbai Falcons India Racing, won the teams' championship. Pepe Martí, second overall, won the Rookie Cup, and Khaled Al Qubaisi earned Masters Cup honors.
Teams and drivers[]
- Esteban Masson was scheduled to compete for BlackArts Racing, but did not appear in any rounds.[29]
Race calendar and results[]
The first proposal for the race calendar was announced on 21 September 2021. As the COVID-19 pandemic meant that most parts of Asia still were under heavy restrictions, the calendar only consisted of races in the United Arab Emirates for the second year in a row.[30]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie Winner | Supporting | |
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1 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit) |
22 January | Sebastián Montoya | Hadrien David | Sebastián Montoya | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | Sebastián Montoya | 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi Gulf Radical Cup' |
R2 | 23 January | Isack Hadjar | Gabriel Bortoleto | 3Y by R-ace GP | Sebastián Montoya | ||||
R3 | Gabriele Minì | Pepe Martí | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Grand Prix | Pepe Martí | ||||
2 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit) |
29 January | Sebastián Montoya | Hadrien David | Hadrien David | 3Y by R-ace GP | Pepe Martí | UAE Touring Car Championship |
R2 | 30 January | Hadrien David | Arthur Leclerc | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | Pepe Martí | ||||
R3 | Hadrien David | Pepe Martí | Hadrien David | 3Y by R-ace GP | Pepe Martí | ||||
3 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) |
5 February | Sebastián Montoya | Sebastián Montoya | Sebastián Montoya | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | Sebastián Montoya | Gulf Radical Cup UAE Touring Car Championship |
R2 | 6 February | Dino Beganovic | Dino Beganovic | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | Pepe Martí | ||||
R3 | Dilano van 't Hoff | Sebastián Montoya | Arthur Leclerc | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | Pepe Martí | ||||
4 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) |
12 February | Paul Aron | Paul Aron | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Grand Prix | Pepe Martí | Asian Le Mans Series |
R2 | 13 February | Jak Crawford | Patrik Pasma | Evans GP | Oliver Bearman | ||||
R3 | Paul Aron | Dino Beganovic | Arthur Leclerc | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | Pepe Martí | ||||
5 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit) |
19 February | Arthur Leclerc | Arthur Leclerc | Arthur Leclerc | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | Oliver Bearman | Asian Le Mans Series |
R2 | Isack Hadjar | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Grand Prix | Pepe Martí | |||||
R3 | 20 February | Isack Hadjar | Gabriele Minì | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Grand Prix | Pepe Martí |
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[]
|
Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
Rookie Cup[]
Pos | Driver | ABU1 |
DUB1 |
DUB2 |
DUB3 |
ABU2 |
Pts | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | Pepe Martí | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 298 |
2 | Dilano van 't Hoff | DNS | DNS | DNS | 7 | Ret | 24† | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 167 |
3 | Sebastián Montoya | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 19 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 145 | ||||||
4 | Levente Révész | 13 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 135 |
5 | Leonardo Fornaroli | 8 | 5 | 22† | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 26† | 9 | 104 | ||||||
6 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | 12 | Ret | 14 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 92 |
7 | Joshua Dufek | 9 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 27† | 10 | 89 | ||||||
8 | Francesco Braschi | Ret | 15 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 80 | ||||||
9 | Ayato Iwasaki | 15 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 80 |
10 | Frederick Lubin | 7 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 79 | ||||||
11 | Oliver Bearman | 7 | 3 | 24 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 73 | |||||||||
12 | David Morales | 20† | 17† | Ret | 17 | 15 | Ret | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 56 |
13 | Owen Tangavelou | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 48 | ||||||
14 | Sami Meguetounif | 13 | 7 | 22 | 27 | ||||||||||||
15 | Brice Morabito | 18 | 12 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||
16 | Vladislav Lomko | 21 | 15 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
ABU1 |
DUB1 |
DUB2 |
DUB3 |
ABU2 |
Masters Cup[]
Pos | Driver | ABU1 |
DUB1 |
DUB2 |
DUB3 |
ABU2 |
Pts | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | Khaled Al Qubaisi | 16 | Ret | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22 | Ret | 287 |
2 | Salih Yoluç | 17 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26† | 25 | 21 | 24 | 263 |
3 | Thomas Luedi | 19 | 13 | 20 | 24† | 22 | 22 | 26† | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 257 |
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
ABU1 |
DUB1 |
DUB2 |
DUB3 |
ABU2 |
Teams' Championship[]
Ahead of each event, the teams nominated two drivers that accumulate teams' points.
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | 348 |
2 | Hitech Grand Prix | 264 |
3 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 209 |
4 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 193 |
5 | 3Y by R-ace GP | 128 |
6 | Evans GP | 118 |
7 | BlackArts Racing | 30 |
8 | Evans GP Academy | 8 |
Notes[]
References[]
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External links[]
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