FIA Formula 3 European Championship

FIA Formula 3 European Championship
CategorySingle seaters
CountryEurope
Inaugural season2012
Folded2018
Drivers27 (regularly 21 including wildcard and replacement)
Teams7
ConstructorsDallara
Engine suppliersMercedes and Volkswagen
Tyre suppliersHankook
Last Drivers' championGermany Mick Schumacher
Last Teams' championItaly Prema Theodore Racing
Official websiteOfficial website

The FIA Formula 3 European Championship was a European Formula Three (F3) auto racing competition, organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). After one season of the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy, the FIA revived the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[1] The ten-event season included seven Formula 3 Euro Series rounds, two British Formula Three rounds and DTM-supporting round at Brands Hatch. From 2013, the series started running its own rounds, based upon the defunct Formula 3 Euro Series.

In 2019, the series merged with the GP3 Series to form the FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was due to relaunch as the Formula European Masters[2][3] and run in support of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.[4] The championship was cancelled ahead of its debut season due to lack of competitors. The championship would have used the current spec cars[5] and were working with Dallara to design a new car for 2020.[6] However, it was replaced by GT4-based series, DTM Trophy as the successor.

  1. ^ "FIA European Formula 3 Championship". FIA. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Preparations are running flat out – Formula European Masters". Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ Simmons, Marcus (4 December 2018). "DTM-supporting F3 series to adopt Formula European Masters name". autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ Simmons, Marcus (12 October 2018). "European Formula 3 successor sticks with DTM for 2019 calendar". autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ^ Simmons, Marcus (24 September 2018). "Two Dallara-based 'old-school' European F3 series on cards for 2019". autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ^ Simmons, Marcus (7 December 2018). "Dallara evaluating requests for new 'Formula 3' car for 2020". autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

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