The 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship is a planned

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championship for

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cars sanctioned by the

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(FIA). The championship will be the fifteenth season of Formula 3 racing and the sixth season run under the

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moniker. It is an

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category serving as the third tier of

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in the

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. The category will be run in support of selected rounds of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams and drivers competing in the championship will run the same car, the

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. Prema Racing will enter the championship as the reigning Teams' Champions, having secured their title at the final race of the 2023 season in Monza.

Entries

The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams will compete with an identical

chassis with a naturally-aspirated V6 engine developed by

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. All teams will compete with tyres supplied by

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Team changes

PHM Racing PHM Racing is a German auto racing team currently competing in the Italian F4 Championship, Italian F4 and ADAC Formula 4 championships. The team was founded by Paul Müller. The team is due to take over Charouz Racing System's FIA Formula 2 Cham ...

will now operate independently of Charouz Racing System, after the latter co-ran the team during the 2023 season. Ahead of the season, PHM also announced the AIX Investment Group as a new title sponsor, changing the team's name to ''PHM AIX Racing''. After Rodin Cars became Carlin's majority shareholder in 2023 and rebranded it as Rodin Carlin, the Carlin family departed the team, with Rodin taking full ownership and renaming the team ''Rodin Motorsport''.

Driver changes

Reigning Teams' Champions Prema Racing saw two of their drivers graduate to Formula 2, with

Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan (born 6 February 2005) is a British racing driver of Irish descent who is set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Prema Racing. He most recently competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Carlin. He is ...

joining ART Grand Prix and

Paul Aron Paul Aron (born 4 February 2004) is an Estonian racing driver currently set to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for Prema in 2021 and 2022, in wh ...

signing with Hitech Pulse-Eight. Their replacements will be Gabriele Minì, leaving Hitech Pulse-Eight after finishing seventh in his debut season, and

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junior Arvid Lindblad, who will graduate from the team's Italian F4 outfit after coming third in

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also recruited two new drivers, as their reigning champion Gabriel Bortoleto will leave the series to graduate to Formula 2 with Invicta Racing, and

Oliver Goethe Oliver Goethe (born 14 October 2004) is a Danish-German racing driver based in Monaco, who is set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Trident. He is the current champion of the Euroformula Open Championship by winning eleven rac ...

will move to Campos Racing. The team signed two drivers graduating after two seasons of FRECA:

Sami Meguetounif Sami Meguetounif (born 24 May 2004) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the Formula Regional European Championship with MP Motorsport. Career Karting Born in Marseille and raised in Morocco, Meguetounif started karting in h ...

, who drove for MP Motorsport and came ninth in the standings in 2023, and Santiago Ramos, who finished the 2023 season in eleventh with

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. MP Motorsport promoted

Franco Colapinto Franco Alejandro Colapinto (born 27 May 2003) is an Argentine-Italian racing driver who is due to compete in FIA Formula 3 for MP Motorsport. He is the 2019 F4 Spanish champion and a race winner in the European Le Mans Series. He is a member of ...

to their Formula 2 outfit after already fielding him in the 2023 season finale. The team signed Red Bull junior

Tim Tramnitz Tim Tramnitz (born 16 November 2004) is a German racing driver who is racing for Trident in the Formula Regional European Championship. He is the 2021 Italian F4 and ADAC F4 runner-up. Career Karting Tramnitz started racing in 2011, c ...

, who will graduate from FRECA after coming third in the 2023 campaign with

R-ace GP R-ace GP is an auto racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsport, specifically those involving Renault. They are currently competing in the Formula Regional European Championship, Italian F4 and ADAC F4. History R-ace GP was f ...

, to replace him.

Jonny Edgar Jonny Edgar (born 13 February 2004) is an English racing driver currently set to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and is the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 champion. Career Karting ...

also left the team and the series to race in the

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with Orlen Team AO by TF. His replacement will be

Kacper Sztuka Kacper Sztuka (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 January 2006) is a Polish people, Polish racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport, having last competed in the 2023 Italian F4 Championshi ...

, the reigning champion of the

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and

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. Campos Racing signed three new drivers, all of them contesting their sophomore seasons in the championship, as

Pepe Martí Josep Maria "Pepe" Martí Sobrepera (born 13 June 2005) is a Spanish racing driver who most recently raced in the FIA Formula 3 for Campos Racing. He is a race winner in the UAE and Spanish Formula 4 championships, and also the 2022 Formula Reg ...

graduated to the team's Formula 2 outfit and

Christian Mansell Christian Mansell (born 9 February 2005) is an Australian racing driver set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing. He previously competed in the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship for CryptoTower Racing, finishin ...

moved over to ART Grand Prix.

will move over from

after coming eighth in 2023,

Mari Boya José María Navalón Boya (born 13 April 2004), better known as Mari Boya, is a Spanish racing driver, who is set to race for MP Motorsport in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Champio ...

will depart MP Motorsport after ending his 2023 campaign in 17th place and

Sebastián Montoya Sebastián "Sebas" Montoya Freydell (born 11 April 2005) is a Colombian-American racing driver who is currently competing for Prema Racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship and the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Campos Racin ...

departs Hitech Pulse-Eight, with whom he came 16th. Hitech Pulse-Eight saw two of their drivers move to different teams, with Gabriele Minì joining Prema Racing and

joining Campos Racing. Filling these seats will be

Martinius Stenshorne Martinius Kleve Stenshorne (; born 2 February 2006) is a Norwegian racing driver who is competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He was the 2023 FRECA runner-up, driving for R-ace GP. He previously raced with ...

and Cian Shields, runners-up in FRECA and

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respectively.

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driver Alex García left the championship to join Isotta Fraschini in the Hypercar division of the

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will replace him, graduating to FIA Formula 3 after spending two years in FRECA culminating in a 22nd place with

in 2023.

Charlie Wurz Charlie Wurz (born 2 December 2005) is an Austrian-British racing driver who most recently competed for Prema Racing in the Italian F4 Championship. He is the son of former Formula One driver Alexander Wurz. Racing career Karting Wurz com ...

, son of former F1 driver Alexander Wurz, is set to join him, also stepping up from Formula Regional competition after winning the 2023 FROC. Formula Ford Festival winner Max Esterson will complete the team's lineup after debuting during the 2023 season, where he entered two rounds for Rodin Carlin.

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signed reigning

champion

Noel León Noel Jesús León Vázquez (born 21 December 2004), better known as Noel León, is a Mexican racing driver who most recently competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with Arden Motorsport. He is the 2019–20 NACAM F4 and 2021 ...

, replacing

Caio Collet Caio Jotta Collet (born 3 April 2002) is a Brazilian racing driver who most recently competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport. He is the 2018 French F4 Championship champion and a member of the Alpine Academy. Career Ka ...

Rafael Villagómez Rafael Villagómez Jr. (born 10 November 2001) is a Mexican race car driver who is currently competing in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing. He won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy competition in 2019. Career ...

also departed the team and will be replaced by

Sophia Flörsch Sophia Flörsch (born 1 December 2000) is a German racing driver, currently competing in the European Le Mans Series with Algarve Pro Racing. She has previously raced in the DTM, the FIA World Endurance Championship and FIA Formula 3, and is a p ...

, the first woman to score points in

's modern era, who will leave PHM AIX Racing after she came 23rd with the team in 2023. ART Grand Prix recruited

, who leaves Campos Racing after concluding the 2023 campaign with 12th place in the standings, to replace Grégoire Saucy, who will leave the series to join United Autosports in the

's new

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class. The team also promoted

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from the outfit's FRECA team after coming tenth with them in the 2023 championship. PHM AIX Racing saw their driver

move to

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will replace her, graduating from FRECA and Euroformula Open after already debuting in the final round of the 2023 season with Campos Racing.

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will join him, graduating from the Eurocup-3 championship where he came sixth with Campos Racing.

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driver

Oliver Gray Oliver "Ollie" Gray (born 28 April 2005) is a British racing driver set to compete in the 2024 European Le Mans Series with Inter Europol Competition. He most recently competed in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Carlin, and was th ...

will leave the series and

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racing to move to the European Le Mans Series with Inter Europol Competition. He will be replaced by reigning GB3 champion Callum Voisin. Joining him will be another GB3 graduate in Joseph Loake, who finished the 2023 season in third with JHR Developments.

Piotr Wiśnicki Piotr Wiśnicki (; born 20 August 2003) is a Polish racing driver who is competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Motorsport, having previously competed in the series in 2023 for PHM Racing by Charouz. He has previously compe ...

will complete Rodin's lineup, returning to FIA Formula 3 after a part-time campaign with PHM Racing in 2023.

Race calendar

Calendar changes

* The FIA Formula 3 Championship will return to

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after the round in 2023 was cancelled as a result of mass flooding which affected the region.

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

*FIA Formula 3 ran with 55% sustainable fuel supplied by Aramco in 2023. An increase in sustainability is planned for 2024 to continue working towards the usage of 100% sustainable fuel by 2027. *After multiple races in 2023 had to be shortened because of concerns regarding the durability of Pirelli's medium tyre, a new specification of tyres will be introduced.

Sporting regulations

From this season, a new rule in order to try and prevent drivers benefitting from causing red flags during qualifying sessions will be brought in for both the Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 championships. Thus, if the stewards deem a driver to be the sole cause for the issuing of a red flag, the driver responsible will have their fastest lap time of that session deleted, as well as being prevented from taking any further part in that session.https://www.racefans.net/2023/12/20/penalties-drivers-cause-red-flags-introduced-f2-f3-before-f1/

References

External links

FIA Formula 3 Championship official website
{{FIA F3 seasons FIA Formula 3 Championship seasons *Formula 3 FIA Formula 3 FIA Formula 3