The 2021 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine was a multi-event,

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championship held across Europe. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the

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Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This was the third season of the championship and the first after a merger with

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which resulted to the change of the engine supplier to

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. The season commenced on 17 April at

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and concluded on 31 October at

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, after ten rounds. Swiss driver

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, driving for

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, took the drivers' title in Round 9 at

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Teams and drivers

Thirteen teams had been pre-selected to the 2021 championship. Teams had a maximum of three cars, but were allowed to run a fourth car if they enter with a female driver. G4 Racing took over

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's entry and M2 Competition withdrew as only twelve teams are allowed to compete in the series. * Casper Stevenson was scheduled to compete for

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, but withdrew prior to the start of the season. His seat was taken by

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, who was originally set to race for FA Racing by MP.

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, who had initially signed for DR Formula, replaced Boya at FA Racing by MP.

Race calendar

The initial calendar was revealed on 7 December 2020. The series adopted the

weekend format with qualifying session 1 and race 1 on Saturday and qualifying session 2 and race 2 on Sunday. After rescheduling the season opener at Spa to support the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the second Imola round was subsequently dropped and plans to reinclude Spa were announced. A planned round at the

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was cancelled because of the flood disaster in the region, with a replacement at

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added later.

Results

Championship standings

; Points system Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Drivers' standings

Teams' standings

For teams entering more than two cars only the two best-finishing cars were eligible to score points in the teams' championship.

Notes

References

External links

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ACI Sport page
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