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Formula Regional European Championship
The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified regional European Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018, it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) and karting promoter WSK would organize the inaugural year of the championship in 2019.[1] Their bid was chosen over Renault Sport's bid with the same chassis, who attracted fewer votes from Single-Seater Commission members.[1] Following the 2020 season, the Formula Renault Eurocup merged with the Formula Regional European Championship to become the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine.[2] The championship's first season featured eight rounds on the circuits across Europe with half of them in Italy.[3] Like other Formula Regional championships, it serves as a development series as part of the FIA Global Pathway, and is primarily contested by young drivers seeking a professional racing career. The driver champions receive FIA Super License points. The series is intended to be a stepping stone between Formula 4 and the international FIA Formula 3 Championship.[4] Until 2024, while no Formula Regional Europe driver had yet reached Formula One, many FRECA drivers had subsequently competed in its direct feeder series, the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Gabriel Bortoleto will be the first drivers from the series to make it into Formula One, scheduled to drive for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and for Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber respectively starting from the 2025 Formula One season.[5][6][7] CarThe championship features Tatuus-designed and built cars. The cars will be constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis which feature a number of enhanced safety features including the new Halo device and improved side impact protection, and will have a six-speed paddle-shift sequential gearbox.[1] In the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the car was powered by a Alfa Romeo 270PS (200kW) turbo engine tuned by Autotecnica.[1] After the merge with Formula Renault Eurocup for the 2021 season the championship uses Renault engines. From 2022, the cars feature a push-to-pass system. When pressed, the engine temporarily produces extra power for a period of 15 seconds. Push-to-pass can be used five times during a race. Unlike DRS in Formula One, the push-to-pass system can be used at any time during a race. [8] CostsOne 2024 estimate puts the cost of competing in a front-running car at around €1,000,000 per season. The minimum for "back-marker" cars was around €350,000. These costs are typically met by either the competitors' families or personal sponsors. [9] MediaRaces are livestreamed and are available on YouTube at no cost.[10] Champions Drivers'
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