2018 F3 Americas Championship

The 2018 F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda was the inaugural season for the all-new FIA Formula 3 regional series across North America, sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. This was the third season in total for Formula 3 racing in the United States, which was last run in 2001 with the United States Formula Three Championship.

2018 F3 Americas Championship
Previous: none Next: 2019
Feeder series:
Formula 4 United States Championship
Trans-Am Series

The season began on 4 August at Pittsburgh International Race Complex and concluded on 21 October at Circuit of the Americas, after 17 races to be held at 6 meetings.[1]

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver Rounds
Abel Motorsports[2] 8 Kyle Kirkwood[3] All
51 Jacob Abel[4] 3–6
Global Racing Group[5] 9 Baltazar Leguizamón[6] All
24 Benjamin Pedersen[7] 2, 4–6
66 Parker Locke[8] 4–6
Importante Autosport 13 Peter Portante[9] 1
Southern Motorsports 61 John Paul Southern, Jr.[10] All
Howard Motorsports 81 David Glassman[11] 5

Race calendar

All races were held on permanent road courses in the United States. The series schedule was announced on May 9, 2018.[12]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum 4 August Baltazar Leguizamón Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports Trans-Am Series
Atlantic Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2 5 August Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports
R3 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports
2 R4 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington August 10 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports NASCAR Xfinity Series
Trans-Am Series
R5 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports
R6 August 11 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports
3 R7 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville September 15 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports Atlantic Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
R8 September 16 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports
R9 Kyle Kirkwood Baltazar Leguizamón Global Racing Group
4 R10 Road Atlanta, Braselton September 22 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports Historic Sportscar Racing
R11 September 23 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports
R12 Parker Locke Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports
5 R13 NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale October 13 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Baltazar Leguizamón Global Racing Group Edge Addicts
R14 October 14 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports
R15 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports
6 R16 Circuit of the Americas, Austin October 20 Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports Formula One
Formula 4 United States Championship
R17 October 21 Benjamin Pedersen Kyle Kirkwood Abel Motorsports

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 PIT[N 1] MDO NJM ROA NOL COTA Pts
1 Kyle Kirkwood 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 405
2 Baltazar Leguizamón 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 5 DNS 276
3 Benjamin Pedersen 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 183
4 Jacob Abel 3 3 3 5 4 4 Ret 5 3 6 4 124
5 John Paul Southern, Jr. 3 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 4 2 Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS Ret 4 5 106
6 Parker Locke 4 5 Ret 3 4 5 3 3 89
7 Peter Portante 4 NC Ret 12
– David Glassman WD –
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams Championship
Pos Team Pts
1 Abel Motorsports 529
2 Global Racing Group 459
3 Southern Motorsports 106
4 Importante Autosport 12
5 Howard Motorsports 0

Notes
  1. Peter Portante was a non-classified finisher in Race 2, finishing 4 laps down in 3rd place. He was not awarded points.

References
  1. "F3 Americas 2018 Press Kit". www.f3americas.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. "Multi-car F4 U.S. Team Expands Operation into F3 Americas". June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. "Abel Motorsports Leads Entry List for F3 Americas Series Debut".
  4. "Dominant F3 Team Expands, Seeks Seventh Straight Win". September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  5. "Global Racing Group Commits to Inaugural F3 Americas Season". June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  6. "Leguizamon inks deal with GRG for Inaugural F3 Americas Season".
  7. "Pedersen set to compete in both F3 Americas and F4 US".
  8. "2018 F3 Americas Entry List For Road Atlanta". September 18, 2018.
  9. "2017 Formula Atlantic Champion Moves into F3 Americas with K-Hill Motorsports".
  10. "First F3 Americas entry confirmed".
  11. "2018 F3 Americas Entry List For NOLA". October 10, 2018.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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