2021 F3 Asian Championship

The 2021 F3 Asian Championship is a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship features a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This is the fourth season of the championship.

The season consists of five consecutive weekends in January and February of 2021.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Drivers	Status	Rounds
Pinnacle Motorsport	3	Pierre-Louis Chovet^[2]		1–4
	10	Alessio Deledda^[3]		1–4
	25	Alexandre Bardinon^[4]		1–4
	40	Matthias Lüthen^[5]		1–3
3Y Evans GP	4	Patrik Pasma^[6]		1–4
	5	Casper Stevenson^[7]	Template:Rookie	1–2
	5	Alex Connor	Template:Rookie	4
	6	Isack Hadjar^[8]	Template:Rookie	1–3
	51	Irina Sidorkova^[9]	Template:Rookie	1–2, 4
Motorscape	7	Roberto Faria^[10]^[a]	Template:Rookie	1–4
Motorscape	77	Nicola Marinangeli^[11]		1–4
BlackArts Racing Team	8	Rafael Villagómez^[12]	Template:Rookie	1–4
	62	Lorenzo Fluxá^[13]	Template:Rookie	1–4
	66	Zdenek Chovanec^[14]^[b]		1
	74	Cem Bölükbaşı^[10]	Template:Rookie	1–4
Hitech Grand Prix	11	Roman Staněk^[15]		1–4
	12	Ayumu Iwasa^[16]	Template:Rookie	1–4
	13	Reece Ushijima^[17]^[c]	Template:Rookie	1–4
	14	Roy Nissany^[3]		1–4
Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	16	Dino Beganovic^[18]	Template:Rookie	1–3
	16	David Vidales^[18]		4
	33	Guanyu Zhou^[18]		1–4
	88	Amna Al Qubaisi^[18]	Template:Rookie	1–4
	99	Khaled Al Qubaisi^[18]		4
Mumbai Falcons	19	Jehan Daruvala^[19]		1–4
Mumbai Falcons	28	Kush Maini^[19]		1–4

Race calendar

The first proposal for the race calendar was announced on 23 September 2020. To combat possible travel and quarantine regulations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season is planned to consists only of races in the United Arab Emirates.^[20] This calendar was slightly amended later on.^[21]^[22]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
1	R1	Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit)	29 January	Guanyu Zhou	Guanyu Zhou	Guanyu Zhou	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	Formula 4 UAE Championship Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship Gulf Radical Cup UAE Touring Car Championship
	R2		30 January		Guanyu Zhou	Guanyu Zhou	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema
	R3		30 January	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Jehan Daruvala	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pinnacle Motorsport
2	R1	Yas Marina Circuit (Corkscrew Circuit)	4 February	Jehan Daruvala	Jehan Daruvala	Jehan Daruvala	Mumbai Falcons	Formula 4 UAE Championship
	R2		5 February		Jehan Daruvala	Jehan Daruvala	Mumbai Falcons
	R3		5 February	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pinnacle Motorsport
3	R1		6 February	Jehan Daruvala	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pinnacle Motorsport
	R2		7 February		Guanyu Zhou	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pinnacle Motorsport
	R3		7 February	Jehan Daruvala	Isack Hadjar	Jehan Daruvala	Mumbai Falcons
4	R1	Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit)	12 February	Guanyu Zhou	Kush Maini	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pinnacle Motorsport	Formula 4 UAE Championship Waleed Alshemais National Sportsbike Championship Gulf Radical Cup Asian Le Mans Series
	R2		13 February
	R3		14 February	Guanyu Zhou
5	R1	Yas Marina Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit)	19-20 February					Asian Le Mans Series UAE Touring Car Championship
	R2
	R3

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are 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

Pos	Driver	DUB1			ABU1			ABU2			DUB2		ABU3	Pts
1	Pierre-Louis Chovet	4	4	1	5	5	1	1	1	4	1	3		181
2	Guanyu Zhou	1	1	Ret	2	4	5	3	2	2	2	2		159
3	Jehan Daruvala	3	7	7	1	1	2	2	6	1	5			156
4	Isack Hadjar	8	3	4	3	2	3	10	Ret	3				95
5	Dino Beganovic	5	2	2	Ret	3	15	4	3	Ret				88
6	Ayumu Iwasa	6	5	5	9	10	4	6	10	7	3			73
7	Roy Nissany	2	8	3	7	8	7	5	Ret	11	8			67
8	Patrik Pasma	9	10	11	4	6	11	Ret	Ret	5	4	1		45
9	Cem Bölükbaşı	7	9	8	8	7	10	7	5	Ret	7			45
10	Roman Staněk	12	12	Ret	6	9	8	9	8	6	6	5		36
11	Reece Ushijima	10	11	6	10	13	6	12	11	10	10	6		20
12	Lorenzo Fluxá	14	14	10	11	21	13	Ret	4	9	13	8		15
13	Kush Maini	21	DNS	20	12	11	17	8	7	8	NC			14
14	Alessio Deledda	13	6	13	22	15	Ret	16	13	15	17			8
15	Roberto Faria	11	15	19	16	20	9	11	9	17	16			4
16	Zdenek Chovanec	DNS	18	9										2
17	David Vidales										9	4		2
18	Alex Connor										11	7		0
19	Rafael Villagómez	Ret	Ret	12	20	19	14	Ret	12	12	12			0
20	Alexandre Bardinon	18	17	Ret	15	12	12	14	Ret	13	Ret			0
21	Nicola Marinangeli	15	13	14	14	14	Ret	13	Ret	14	14			0
22	Casper Stevenson	17	16	16	13	Ret	Ret							0
23	Amna Al Qubaisi	16	Ret	18	17	17	16	15	14	Ret	18			0
24	Irina Sidorkova	19	19	15	19	18	Ret				15			0
25	Matthias Lüthen	20	20	17	18	16	18	17	Ret	16				0
26	Khaled Al Qubaisi										19			0
Pos	Driver	DUB1			ABU1			ABU2			DUB2		ABU3	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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie Cup

Pos	Driver	DUB1			ABU1			ABU2			DUB2	ABU3	Pts
1	Ayumu Iwasa	6	5	5	9	10	4	6	10	7	3		164
2	Isack Hadjar	8	3	4	3	2	3	10	Ret	3			160
3	Dino Beganovic	5	2	2	Ret	3	15	4	3	Ret			147
4	Cem Bölükbaşı	7	9	8	8	7	10	7	5	Ret	7		128
5	Reece Ushijima	10	11	6	10	13	6	12	11	10	10		112
6	Lorenzo Fluxá	14	14	10	11	21	13	Ret	4	9	13		84
7	Roberto Faria	11	15	19	16	20	9	11	9	17	16		68
8	Rafael Villagómez	Ret	Ret	12	20	19	14	Ret	12	12	12		47
9	Amna Al Qubaisi	16	Ret	18	17	17	16	15	14	Ret	18		29
10	Irina Sidorkova	19	19	15	19	18	Ret				15		21
11	Casper Stevenson	17	16	16	13	Ret	Ret						16
12	Alex Connor										11		12
Pos	Driver	DUB1			ABU1			ABU2			DUB2	ABU3	Pts

Teams Championship

Ahead of each event, the teams nominate two drivers that accumulate teams' points.

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	229
2	Mumbai Falcons	160
2	Pinnacle Motorsport	156
4	Evans GP	128
5	Hitech Grand Prix	88
6	BlackArts Racing Team	54
7	Motorscape	4

References

^ Allen, Peter (2020-09-23). "Asian F3 plans condensed 2021 calendar exclusively in UAE". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "F3 - Pierre-Louis Chovet en Asian F3". www.autohebdo.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
^ ^a ^b "Check out the provisional Entry list for the first round of #f3asianchampionship 2021".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Wood, Elliot (2020-12-22). "Alexandre Bardinon joins Pinnacle Motorsport in Asian F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
^ "F3 Asian Championship announces 23-car field for 2021 Dubai season-opener - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA. 27 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Patrik Pasma joins Evans GP line up for Asian F3". Evans GP. 22 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Casper Stevenson joins Evans GP for Asian F3". Evans GP. 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | Isack Hadjar will not only make his debut in Formula Regional by Alpine this season with R-ace GP, the French driver will also compete in the first three rounds of F3 Asia with Evans GP! #F3".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Evans GP signs Irina Sidorkova for Asian F3". Evans GP. 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b "Teams & Drivers confirm for season 2021 (Updated on 18/01/2021) - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
^ "Marinangeli si accorda con Motorscape via Hitech - F3 FIA ASIA". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
^ Wood, Elliot (23 December 2020). "Rafael Villagomez to Asian F3 with BlackArts Racing". Formula Scout.
^ "Teams & Drivers confirm for season 2021 (Updated on 18/01/2021) - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
^ Wood, Elliot (2020-12-21). "BlackArts Racing signs Zdenek Chovanec for Asian F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
^ Wood, Elliot (2021-01-18). "Roman Stanek joins Hitech GP for Asian and FIA F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
^ "Honda 2021 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Global. 15 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Wood, Elliot (2020-12-17). "Hitech GP names Reece Ushijima as first 2021 Asian F3 signing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Abu Dhabi Racing by PREMA announces 2021 F3 Asia line-up". premapowerteam.com. 18 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b Wood, Elliot (11 January 2021). "India's Mumbai Falcons team set for Asian F3 with Daruvala and Maini". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "F3 Asian Championship announces plans for condensed UAE-based 2021 calendar - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "Asian F3's Abu Dhabi season opener replaced by Dubai round". Formula Scout. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
^ "NEWS | The F3 Asia calendar has been altered again. Instead of a double round at Dubai, there will now be a double round at Yas Marina a week earlier".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Notes

^ Faria is a Brazilian driver competing under a British license.
^ Chovanec is a Czech-Venezuelan driver racing under a Portuguese licence
^ Ushijima is a Japanese-American driver racing under a British licence

External links

Official website

[1] Allen, Peter (2020-09-23). "Asian F3 plans condensed 2021 calendar exclusively in UAE". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[:0-2] "F3 - Pierre-Louis Chovet en Asian F3". www.autohebdo.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

[:2-3] "Check out the provisional Entry list for the first round of #f3asianchampionship 2021".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:1-4] Wood, Elliot (2020-12-22). "Alexandre Bardinon joins Pinnacle Motorsport in Asian F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-12-22.

[:4-5] "F3 Asian Championship announces 23-car field for 2021 Dubai season-opener - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA. 27 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "Patrik Pasma joins Evans GP line up for Asian F3". Evans GP. 22 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[7] "Casper Stevenson joins Evans GP for Asian F3". Evans GP. 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[8] "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | Isack Hadjar will not only make his debut in Formula Regional by Alpine this season with R-ace GP, the French driver will also compete in the first three rounds of F3 Asia with Evans GP! #F3".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[9] "Evans GP signs Irina Sidorkova for Asian F3". Evans GP. 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:3-10] "Teams & Drivers confirm for season 2021 (Updated on 18/01/2021) - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

[12] "Marinangeli si accorda con Motorscape via Hitech - F3 FIA ASIA". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.

[13] Wood, Elliot (23 December 2020). "Rafael Villagomez to Asian F3 with BlackArts Racing". Formula Scout.

[14] "Teams & Drivers confirm for season 2021 (Updated on 18/01/2021) - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

[15] Wood, Elliot (2020-12-21). "BlackArts Racing signs Zdenek Chovanec for Asian F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-12-21.

[17] Wood, Elliot (2021-01-18). "Roman Stanek joins Hitech GP for Asian and FIA F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

[18] "Honda 2021 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Global. 15 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[19] Wood, Elliot (2020-12-17). "Hitech GP names Reece Ushijima as first 2021 Asian F3 signing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-12-17.

[Prema-21] "Abu Dhabi Racing by PREMA announces 2021 F3 Asia line-up". premapowerteam.com. 18 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Mumbai-22] Wood, Elliot (11 January 2021). "India's Mumbai Falcons team set for Asian F3 with Daruvala and Maini". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[23] "F3 Asian Championship announces plans for condensed UAE-based 2021 calendar - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[24] "Asian F3's Abu Dhabi season opener replaced by Dubai round". Formula Scout. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

[25] "NEWS | The F3 Asia calendar has been altered again. Instead of a double round at Dubai, there will now be a double round at Yas Marina a week earlier".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[11] Faria is a Brazilian driver competing under a British license.

[16] Chovanec is a Czech-Venezuelan driver racing under a Portuguese licence

[20] Ushijima is a Japanese-American driver racing under a British licence

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