The 2024 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine is a planned multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship to be held across Europe. The championship will feature a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This will be the sixth season of the championship and the fourth after a merger with Formula Renault Eurocup which resulted to the change of the engine supplier to Alpine.

Teams and drivers

The same twelve teams that contested the 2023 season were also pre-selected for the 2024 season.[1]

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
United Kingdom Arden Motorsport TBA TBA TBC
France ART Grand Prix TBA TBA TBC
Switzerland G4 Racing TBA France Romain Andriolo R TBC
TBA Mexico Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. R TBC
TBA Japan Kanato Le R TBC
Finland KIC Motorsport TBA TBA TBC
Netherlands MP Motorsport TBA Singapore Nikhil Bohra[lower-alpha 1] TBC
TBA Italy Valerio Rinicella R TBC
Italy Monolite Racing TBA TBA TBC
Italy Prema Racing TBA Brazil Rafael Câmara[2] TBC
TBA Spain Marta García F TBC
TBA United States Ugo Ugochukwu R TBC
TBA Australia James Wharton R TBC
France R-ace GP TBA France Enzo Deligny TBC
TBA Finland Tuukka Taponen R TBC
TBA Malta Zachary David TBC
Italy RPM TBA Italy Giovanni Maschio TBC
TBA Denmark Noah Strømsted TBC
France Saintéloc Racing TBA France Théophile Naël R TBC
TBA Italy Matteo De Palo R TBC
TBA France Enzo Peugeot R TBC
Italy Trident TBA Italy Nicola Lacorte R TBC
TBA Poland Roman Bilinski[3] TBC
TBA China Ruiqi Liu R TBC
Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing TBA Brazil Pedro Clerot R TBC
Icon Status
R Rookie
F Female
G Guest drivers ineligible for points

Driver changes

Reigning Teams' Champions Prema Racing saw Driver's Champion Andrea Kimi Antonelli graduate to the team's Formula 2 outfit and Lorenzo Fluxá leave the team.[4] To replace them, they signed 2023 Euro 4 champion, McLaren junior Ugo Ugochukwu, and 2023 F4 UAE Champion James Wharton.[5][6] 2023 F1 Academy champion Marta García also joined the team as part of an agreement allowing FRECA teams to run a fourth car for one of the top three F1 Academy finishers.[7]

R-ace GP will have an all-new lineup in 2024. Martinius Stenshorne, who will join Hitech Pulse-Eight in Formula 3, will be replaced by UAE Formula 4 runner-up and Ferrari junior Tuukka Taponen, who will also contest the Middle Eastern Championship with the team.[8][9] Matías Zagazeta, who will also graduate to F3 with Jenzer Motorsport, saw his seat taken by Enzo Deligny, who will step up to Formula Regional after coming fourth in Spanish F4 with Campos Racing.[10][11] To replace Tim Tramnitz, the team signed Zachary David, who came seventh with US Racing in Italian F4 and Euro 4.[11]

Van Amersfoort Racing signed 2022 Brazilian F4 champion Pedro Clerot, who will graduate to Formula Regional after coming sixth in the 2023 Spanish F4 Championship with MP Motorsport.[12] He will replace Niels Koolen, who will move over to America to join HMD Motorsport in Indy NXT.[13]

RPM saw Santiago Ramos graduate to Formula 3 with Trident.[14] The team signed Noah Strømsted to replace him, after having already fielded him as a guest driver for two rounds in 2023.[15] Joining him will be Giovanni Maschio, embarking on his second season in the championship after coming 34th with Monolite Racing in 2023.[16]

G4 Racing will have an all-new driver lineup. The team signed a French F4 graduate to replace another, with Romain Andriolo taking the seat of Alessandro Giusti.[17] Alongside him, Pierre-Alexandre Provost will be replaced by Jesse Carrasquedo Jr., who debuted in the championship as a guest driver for MP Motorsport for two rounds in 2023.[18] The team's third car will be piloted by Kanato Le, who will become the first Japanese driver to race in the series.[19]

MP Motorsport promoted Valerio Rinicella from their Spanish and UAE Formula 4 outfit after he came third and fourth respectively in 2023.[20] He will replace Sami Meguetounif, who will step up to Formula 3 with Trident.[21] The team also recruited Nikhil Bohra, who will move over from Trident after coming 12th with the Italian team in 2023.[22]

Trident signed two new drivers to replace Owen Tangavelou and MP-bound Nikhil Bohra. The team recruited Alpine Academy driver Nicola Lacorte, who will step up to the category after coming ninth in both the Italian F4 and the Euro 4 Championship in 2023, and Ruiqi Liu, who also contested multiple Formula 4 championships in 2023, culminating in a fourth place in the Formula Winter Series with US Racing.[23][24]

ART Grand Prix promoted Laurens van Hoepen to their Formula 3 outfit.[25]

Saintéloc Racing will field an all-new lineup after Lucas Medina, Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. and Esteban Masson left the team, with the latter joining Akkodis ASP in the World Endurance Championship.[26] The team signed three F4 graduates: Matteo De Palo, who competed in four different Formula 4-level series in 2023 and came fifth in the Spanish championship, French Formula 4 runner-up Enzo Peugeot and Théophile Naël, who won the Spanish F4 championship driving for the same team.[27][28][29]

Arden Motorsport saw their driver Joshua Dürksen jump up to Formula 2 with PHM Racing.[30]

Race calendar

The calendar was revealed on 13 October 2023.[31] The championship will visit the same ten destinations as the year before.[32]

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 11 May International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
R2 12 May
2 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 25 May International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
R2 26 May
3 R1 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 8 June Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
R2 9 June
4 R1 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 22 June International GT Open
R2 23 June
5 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 13 July Italian GT Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
R2 14 July
6 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 20 July International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
R2 21 July
7 R1 Italy Imola Circuit, Imola 7 September Italian GT Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
R2 8 September
8 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 14 September International GT Open
R2 15 September
9 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 28 September International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
R2 29 September
10 R1 Italy Monza Circuit, Monza 26 October Italian GT Championship
R2 27 October

Championship standings

Points system

Points will be awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Notes

  1. ↑ Bohra is an American-Indian driver competing under a Singaporean licence.

References

  1. ↑ Fasano, Emanuele (22 November 2023). "Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine: 2023 - A Dynamic and Competitive Season". Formula Regional by Alpine (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Camara, PREMA extend collaboration into 2024 FRECA season". Prema Racing. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Allen, Peter (18 December 2023). "Roman Bilinski continues with Trident in FREC for third straight season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Andrea Kimi Antonelli Moves Up to Formula 2 for 2024". Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "PREMA Racing announces Ugochukwu for 2024 FRECA programme". Prema Racing. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Wood, Ida (3 January 2024). "James Wharton steps up to FREC with Prema". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Marta Garcia joins PREMA for 2024 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine". Prema Racing. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Wood, Ida (7 December 2023). "Ferrari junior Tuukka Taponen steps up to FRegional with R-ace GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Wood, Ida (12 December 2023). "Todt protege Martinius Stenshorne steps up to F3 for third year in cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jenzer Motorsport announce rookie Matias Zagazeta as first signing for the 2024 campaign". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. 1 2 "R-ace GP on Instagram: "NEWS DRIVERS📢 @forza.enzo and @zachdavidracing join @r.ace.gp for the 2024 FRECA season !"". Instagram. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Wood, Ida (11 December 2023). "Pedro Clerot steps up to FRegional Europe with VAR". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "HMD Motorsports Adds Koolen to 2024 Lineup". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Wood, Ida (21 December 2023). "FREC podium-finisher Santiago Ramos steps up to F3 with Trident". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "NOAH STRØMSTED JOINS RPM IN 2024 – Race Performance Motorsport". Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "RPM on Instagram: "Announcement!🚨 We're very happy to announce that @giovanni_maschio will join RPM for the 2024 FRECA season"". Instagram. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "G4 Racing on Instagram: "G4 Racing is excited to announce that Romain Andriolo will join the team for the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) 2024 season."". Instagram. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "G4 Racing on Instagram: "G4 Racing Welcomes @jesseacarrasquedo Jesse Carrasquedo Jr for the FRECA 2024 Championship"". Instagram. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  19. ↑ Costa, Massimo (11 January 2024). "G4 Racing annuncia Le". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  20. ↑ Allen, Peter (18 December 2023). "Valerio Rinicella stays with MP Motorsport for FRegional step". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  21. ↑ Allen, Peter (14 December 2023). "Trident F3 team signs Sami Meguetounif for 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  22. ↑ Wood, Ida (4 January 2024). "MP Motorsport signs Nikhil Bohra for FRegional Europe and Middle East". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  23. ↑ MotorSport, Trident. "Nicola Lacorte joins Trident for 2024 Freca". Trident Motorsport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  24. ↑ MotorSport, Trident. "Trident completa la propria line-up 2024 con Ruiqi Liu". Trident Motorsport (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  25. ↑ Wood, Ida (12 December 2023). "Laurens van Hoepen to race for ART GP in FIA F3 Championship". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  26. ↑ "Akkodis ASP Team presents their two FIA WEC crews". Endurance Info. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  27. ↑ "Saintéloc Racing on Instagram: "Welcome Matteo!"". Instagram. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  28. ↑ "Saintéloc Racing on Instagram: "Welcome Enzo!"". Instagram. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  29. ↑ "Saintéloc Racing on Instagram: "Welcome Théophile!"". Instagram. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  30. ↑ Gascoigne, Roger (10 November 2023). "PHM Racing signs Joshua Duerksen to its F2 line-up for 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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  32. ↑ Allen, Peter (13 October 2023). "Same 10 circuits shuffled up for 2024 Formula Regional Europe calendar". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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