Draft:2024 FIA Central European Zone Formula 3 Championship

The 2024 FIA Central European Zone Formula 3 Championship is the 21st season of the FIA Central European Zone Formula 3 Championship, created in 1994 and run under Formula Libre rules as a sub class of the FIA Central European Circuit Racing series.[1]

The championship is run over eight weekends. It started on 26 April at Balaton Park and will finish on 8 September at Autodrom Brno.[2]

Entry list

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All drivers compete with Formula 3 cars according to the championship regulations. These include F3 cars built between 2002 and 2018, as well as Euroformula Open cars built in 2018.[3]

Team No. Driver Car Engine Rounds
  Franz Wöss Racing 1   Benjámin Berta Dallara F320 Mercedes 2
  JMT Racing Klub 65   Roman Roubícek Dallara F320 Mercedes HWA 2
Source: [4]

Race calendar

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The 2024 calendar was announced in February of 2024.[2] It features eight race weekends at eight different circuits, one event more than in 2023. Automotodrom Grobnik left the schedule, while Autodrom Most and Balaton Park joined. The third round, originally planned to be held at Hungaroring, was later replaced by another round at Slovakia Ring, while a planned round at Tor Poznań was cancelled in the days leading up to the event. Rounds 1 and 3 received no entries in the F3 class.

Round Circuit Date Support bill Map of circuit locations
1 R1   Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár 26–28 April TCR European Endurance Touring Car Series
ESET Cup Series
R2
2 R1   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 18 May ESET Cup Series
Eurocup-3
R2 19 May
3 R1   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 7–9 June European Truck Racing Championship
ESET Cup Series
R2
4 R1   Autodrom Most, Most 2–4 August TCR Eastern Europe Touring Car Series
Formula 4 CEZ Championship
R2
5 R1   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 23–25 August TCR European Endurance Touring Car Series
ESET Cup Series
R2
6 R1   Ušće Street Circuit, Ušće 30 August – 1 September
R2
7 R1   Autodrom Brno, Brno 6–8 September ESET Cup Series
Formula 4 CEZ Championship
R2

Race results

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1   Balaton Park Circuit no F3 class entries
R2
2 R1   Red Bull Ring   Benjámin Berta   Benjámin Berta   Benjámin Berta   Franz Wöss Racing
R2   Benjámin Berta   Benjámin Berta   Franz Wöss Racing
3 R1   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring no F3 class entries
R2
4 R1   Autodrom Most
R2
5 R1   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring
R2
6 R1   Ušće Street Circuit
R2
7 R1   Autodrom Brno
R2

Championship standings

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Scoring system

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No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap. If not enough cars take part in an event, half points are awarded.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings

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Pos Driver BAL
 
RBR
 
SLO1
 
MOS
 
SLO2
 
USC
 
BRN
 
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Benjámin Berta 1* 1* 25
2   Roman Roubícek 2* 2* 18
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
BAL
 
RBR
 
SLO1
 
MOS
 
SLO2
 
USC
 
BRN
 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

* - half points awarded as not enough cars started the race

References

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  1. ^ "formel 3 guide - Formel 3 Meister FIA Central European Zone". formel3guide.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "CEZ Circuit 2024 | FIA Central European Zone". www.cez-motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ "FIA CENTRAL EUROPEAN ZONE CIRCUIT RACING CHAMPIONSHIP AND ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 5.1 Eligible Cars" (PDF).
  4. ^ "F3 - CEZ Circuit 2024 | FIA Central European Zone". www.cez-motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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