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2019 F3 Americas Championship

2019 Champion Dakota Dickerson racing at Road America.

The 2019 F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda was the second season for the FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America. The series is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America.

The season began on 5 April at Barber Motorsports Park as part of the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama and concluded on 15 September at Sebring International Raceway after six rounds.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams are American-registered.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Velocity Racing Developments 5 United States Parker Locke[2] All
11 Canada Antonio Serravalle[3] 5
14 Colombia Mathias Soler-Obel[4] All
25 United States Dominic Cicero[5] 1–4
Global Racing Group 9 Argentina Baltazar Leguizamón[6] 1–3
19 United States Blake Upton[7] 2–6
24 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen[2] 1, 4–6
72 United States Dakota Dickerson[8] All
95 Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr.[9] All
Momentum Motorsports 16 United States Kent Vaccaro[10] All
34 Canada Megan Gilkes[11] 3–4
49 United States Quinlan Lall[12] 4
67 United States Shea Holbrook[13] 1–2, 4
United States Quinlan Lall[14] 3
Kiwi Motorsport 34 United States Austin Kaszuba[15] 1–2
DEForce Racing 34 United Kingdom James Raven 6
Abel Motorsports 49 Netherlands Danny van Dongen[16] 6
51 United States Jacob Abel[17] 1–3, 6
Southern Motorsports 61 United States John Paul Southern, Jr.[2] All
Jensen Global Advisors 99 Canada Logan Cusson[15] All

Race calendar

All races were held on permanent road courses in the United States. The series schedule was announced on 7 December 2018. On 21 February 2019 the series announced the addition of Road America to the schedule. Four rounds were joint F3 Americas and United States F4 championship rounds, with events at one NTT IndyCar Series and one NASCAR Xfinity Series round each.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham 6 April Denmark Benjamin Pedersen United States Dakota Dickerson Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group IndyCar Series
R2 7 April Canada Logan Cusson United States Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group
2 R3 Road Atlanta, Braselton 19 April United States Dakota Dickerson[N 1] United States Dakota Dickerson United States Jacob Abel Abel Motorsports Formula 4 United States Championship
Formula Race Promotions
R4 20 April United States Kent Vaccaro United States Jacob Abel Abel Motorsports
R5 United States Dakota Dickerson United States Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group
3 R6 Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum 22 June United States Dakota Dickerson United States Dakota Dickerson United States Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
R7 23 June United States Dakota Dickerson United States Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group
R8 United States Dakota Dickerson United States Dakota Dickerson Global Racing Group
4 R9 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 27 July Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Colombia Mathias Soler-Obel Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
Formula Race Promotions
R10 28 July Colombia Mathias Soler-Obel Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group
R11 United States Dakota Dickerson Colombia Mathias Soler-Obel Velocity Racing Developments
5 R12 Road America, Elkhart Lake 23 August Colombia Mathias Soler-Obel Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr. Global Racing Group NASCAR Xfinity Series
Trans-Am Series
Stadium Super Trucks
R13 24 August Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group
6 R14 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring 14 September Denmark Benjamin Pedersen United States Jacob Abel Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group Formula 4 United States Championship
R15 United States Jacob Abel Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group
R16 15 September United States Jacob Abel Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group

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 BAR ATL PIT VIR ROA SEB Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 United States Dakota Dickerson 2 1 3 6 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 Ret 2 5 2 2 269
2 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen 1 2 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 221
3 Colombia Mathias Soler-Obel Ret 5 Ret Ret 13† 6 6 4 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 9† 161
4 United States Jacob Abel 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 11 2 Ret 3 155
5 Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr. 4 7 4 Ret 6 5 7 6 8 5 5 1 6 6 5 5 147
6 United States John Paul Southern, Jr. 8 Ret Ret 4 4 4 5 5 Ret 6 Ret 3 4 4 3 4 134
7 Argentina Baltazar Leguizamón 5 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 100
8 United States Blake Upton 9 5 7 8 10 8 6 8 7 4 5 8 6 7 85
9 United States Quinlan Lall 11 4 3 4 3 3 69
10 United States Parker Locke 10 9 7 2 8 7 8 7 9 Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 8 6 61
11 United States Kent Vaccaro 9 3 11 8 11 Ret 9 9 10† 9 6 Ret DNS 7 Ret DNS 42
12 Canada Logan Cusson 6 11 10 7 9 10 12 12 7 7 NC Ret DNS Ret 7 8 40
13 United States Shea Holbrook Ret 6 8 3 10 Ret DNS DNS 28
14 United States Dominic Cicero 7 10 5 Ret 12 12 11 10 5 Ret Ret 28
15 United States Austin Kaszuba Ret 8 6 DSQ 5 22
16 Canada Antonio Serravalle 6 NC 8
17 Canada Megan Gilkes 9 13 13 Ret DNS DNS 2
United Kingdom James Raven Ret Ret DNS 0
Netherlands Danny van Dongen Ret DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BAR ATL PIT VIR ROA SEB
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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 Global Racing Group 617
2 Velocity Racing Development 254
3 Abel Motorsports 155
4 Momentum Motorsports 141
5 Southern Motorsports 134
6 Jensen Global Advisors 40
7 Kiwi Motorsport 22
8 DEForce Racing 0

Notes

  1. ^ Heavy rains cancelled the qualifying session. Starting grid set based on current point standings.

References

  1. ^ a b "F3 Americas Championship Enhances 2019 Schedule with a Visit to Road America". F3 Americas Championship. 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Full Inaugural Roster Returns to Robust F3 Americas Field for Season Opener". April 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Antonio Serravalle to Compete with Velocity Racing Development at Road America". August 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Velocity Racing Development Signs Mathias Soler-Obel for F3 Americas Program". November 21, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "First Masters Cup Driver Enters F3 Americas". March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Inaugural Vice Champion Returns to F3 Set on Claiming the Championship". March 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "F4 U.S. Driver Advances to F3 Americas Championship". March 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Dickerson Announces F3 Americas Bid with Global Racing Group". March 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Team Ireland Driver Confirms Drive with Global Racing Group". March 11, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Kent Vaccaro and Momentum Motorsports Make the Move to F3 Americas". February 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Momentum Motorsports Adds W Series Driver Megan Gilkes to F3 Americas Roster". April 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "2019 F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda Entry List-Rounds 9-11". 22 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Newly Announced W Series Competitor Shea Holbrook Joins Momentum Motorsports Ahead of F3 Americas Debut". April 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "Quinlan Lall Joins Momentum Motorsports and F3 Americas". May 29, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "F3 Americas Field Doubles for Season Two Debut at Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama". April 5, 2019.
  16. ^ "2019 F3 Americas Championship Entry List-Rounds 14-16". 11 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Inaugural F3 Americas Championship Team Returns for Season Opener in Alabama". March 29, 2019.