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The 2023 Eurocup-3 season is the inaugural season of the planned Eurocup-3 series. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship was created as an alternative to the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional European Championship and the Euroformula Open championship, after the latter series struggled to attract entries in late 2022.

The series aims to provide a level playing field for all drivers, with all partaking teams agreeing on a maximum budget of €400,000 per season.

Teams and drivers

Teams utilize the same Tatuus F3 T-318 chassis used in the Formula Regional European Championship, but fitted with an updated body kit, a new intercooler and a battery kit. It also is 25kg lighter than the FRECA car. The car uses a 270hp Alfa Romeo-Autotecnica engine, and Hankook tires. A push-to-pass system awarding an extra 25hp is also used.

Team No. Driver Status Rounds Palou Motorsport 3 Javier Sagrera 1–4 26 Jorge Campos R 4 55 Miron Pingasov R 1–4 63 Georgis Markogiannis R 4 73 Cian Shields 1 GRS Team 5 Daniel Mavlyutov R 4 18 Cenyu Han 1–3 33 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. R 4 MP Motorsport 6 Bruno del Pino R 1–4 24 Mari Boya 1–4 25 Sebastian Øgaard 1–4 35 Sebastian Gravlund R 1–4 99 José Garfias 1–4 Campos Racing 9 Esteban Masson 1–4 14 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 1–4 28 Francesco Braschi 1–4 52 Suleiman Zanfari R 1–4 Drivex 13 Daniel Nogales R 3–4 44 William Karlsson R 1–3 54 Pierre-Louis Chovet 1 64 Nick Gilkes 1–4 77 David Morales 4 Saintéloc Racing TBA Dario Cabanelas TBC

Icon Legend R Rookie F Female Trophy G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

• Jorge Campos was scheduled to compete for Campos Racing, but later switched to Palou Motorsport.

Race calendar

Eight destinations were announced when the series was revealed, with every round set to consist of two practice sessions, two qualifyings and two races. This calendar was finalized on 23 December 2022. As the series shares the same promoter as the F4 Spanish Championship, six of the eight rounds are held together with that series.

Round		Circuit	Date	Support bill	Map of circuit locations
1	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	5 May	24H GT Series (12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps) 24H TCE Series (12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps)	Spa-FrancorchampsAragónMonzaZandvoortJerezEstorilValenciaBarcelona
	R2		6 May
2	R1	MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz	27 May	F4 Spanish Championship Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica
	R2		28 May
3	R1	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	10 June	24H GT Series (12 Hours of Monza) 24H TCE Series (12 Hours of Monza)
	R2		11 June
4	R1	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	16 July	Zandvoort Summer Trophy Marcel Albers Memorial Trophy
	R2
5	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	23–24 September	F4 Spanish Championship RFEDA Racing Weekend
	R2
6	R1	Circuito do Estoril, Estoril	30 September – 1 October	F4 Spanish Championship
	R2
7	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste	14–15 October	F4 Spanish Championship RFEDA Racing Weekend
	R2
8	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	11–12 November	F4 Spanish Championship RFEDA Racing Weekend
	R2

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie winner
1	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Mari Boya	Francesco Braschi	Francesco Braschi	Campos Racing	Suleiman Zanfari
	R2		Mari Boya	Mari Boya	Mari Boya	MP Motorsport	Miron Pingasov
2	R1	MotorLand Aragón	Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak	Esteban Masson	Esteban Masson	Campos Racing	Bruno del Pino
	R2		Esteban Masson	Esteban Masson	Esteban Masson	Campos Racing	Suleiman Zanfari
3	R1	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Mari Boya	Sebastian Øgaard	Mari Boya	MP Motorsport	Daniel Nogales
	R2		Francesco Braschi	Sebastian Øgaard	Mari Boya	MP Motorsport	Bruno del Pino
4	R1	Circuit Zandvoort	Esteban Masson	Esteban Masson	Esteban Masson	Campos Racing	Bruno del Pino
	R2		Mari Boya	Mari Boya	Esteban Masson	Campos Racing	Bruno del Pino
5	R1	Circuito de Jerez
	R2
6	R1	Circuito do Estoril
	R2
7	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo
	R2
8	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
	R2

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. Additional points are awarded for setting the fastest lap during a race or qualifying on pole position.

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver SPA ARA MNZ ZAN JER EST CRT CAT Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Esteban Masson 6 7 1 1 3 3 1 1 151 2 Mari Boya 4 1 WD WD 1 1 10 2 116 3 Sebastian Øgaard 5 8 2 4 2 5 2 3 107 4 Francesco Braschi 1 2 3 2 11 8 Ret 7 89 5 José Garfias Ret 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 71 6 Javier Sagrera 13 3 10† Ret 4 2 5 8 60 7 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 10 5 Ret DNS 5 7 3 4 56 8 Bruno del Pino 8 Ret 5 7 14 6 4 5 50 9 Suleiman Zanfari 3 11 7 5 12 13 7 11 37 10 Cenyu Han 2 13 WD WD 9 10 21 11 Nick Gilkes 7 9 Ret 6 10 14 Ret 13 17 12 Pierre-Louis Chovet 9 4 14 13 Sebastian Gravlund 12 12 6 Ret NC Ret 8 DNS 12 14 Daniel Nogales 7 9 9 9 12 15 Miron Pingasov Ret 10 9 8 8 11 14 10 12 16 William Karlsson 11 14 8 9 13 12 6 17 David Morales 11 15 0 18 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. 15 12 0 19 Georgis Markogiannis 12 16 0 20 Daniel Mavlyutov 13 14 0 21 Jorge Campos 16† 17† 0 — Cian Shields DNS DNS — Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts SPA ARA MNZ ZAN JER EST CRT CAT

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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 † — Did not finish but classified

Rookie standings

Pos	Driver	SPA		ARA		MNZ		ZAN		JER		EST		CRT		CAT		Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
1	Bruno del Pino	8	Ret	5	7	14	6	4	5									146
2	Suleiman Zanfari	3	11	7	5	12	14	7	11									138
3	Miron Pingasov	Ret	10	9	8	8	11	14	10									102
4	Sebastian Gravlund	12	12	6	Ret	NC	Ret	8	DNS									76
5	William Karlsson	11	14	8	9	13	12											75
6	Daniel Nogales					7	9	9	9									73
7	Georgis Markogiannis							12	16									16
8	Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.							15	12									11
9	Jorge Campos							16†	17†									8
10	Daniel Mavlyutov							13	14									6
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
		SPA		ARA		MNZ		ZAN		JER		EST		CRT		CAT

Teams' standings

Each team counts their two best results per race.

Pos	Driver	SPA		ARA		MNZ		ZAN		JER		EST		CRT		CAT		Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
1	Campos Racing	1	2	1	1	3	3	1	1									274
		3	5	3	2	5	7	3	4
2	MP Motorsport	4	1	2	3	1	1	2	2									255
		5	6	4	4	2	4	4	3
3	Palou Motorsport	13	3	8	9	4	2	5	8									72
		Ret	10	10†	Ret	8	11	12	10
4	Drivex	7	4	9	6	7	9	9	9									49
		9	9	Ret	8	10	12	11	13
5	GRS Team	2	13	WD	WD	9	10	13	12									21
								15	14
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
		SPA		ARA		MNZ		ZAN		JER		EST		CRT		CAT

Notes

1. Pingasov is Russian, but he competes under a Spanish licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2. Mavlyutov is a Turkish-Russian racing driver competing under a British licence.

References

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External links

• Official website

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• Current motorsport seasons