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Formula Regional Australia
The AU3 Championship is a planned Australian motor racing series using Formula Regional cars. Background The new series was announced (originally titled Formula Regional Australia) in November 2024 for the 2025 season. The new name was announced by the organisers in February 2025. The name aligns with the recent name change of the AU4 Australian Championship. It will be sanctioned by Motorsport Australia and is promoted by Tim Macrow, the organiser of Australian Formula Open, another Australian open-wheel racing series using older Formula 3 and Formula 4 cars. It is not yet clear FIA Super Licence or Motorsport Australia Superlicence points will be awarded to series participants. The series will use the Tatuus FT-60 cars currently used for the Formula Regional Oceania Championship, which is based in New Zealand and runs in the southern hemisphere summer, leaving them available for use much of the year. However, additional entries using cars sourced from elsewhere using the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula Regional
Formula Regional (FR) is an FIA-approved moniker for certified regional one-make Formula Three championships with the concept being approved during the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in December 2017. The first series under new regulations were launched in Asia and North America in 2018, followed by European counterpart in 2019 and Japanese in 2020. On 13 December 2022, the Toyota Racing Series was rebranded as the Formula Regional Oceania Championship. This step of the FIA Global Pathway ladder serves to close the performance gap between Formula 4 (160 bhp) and global Formula 3 Championship (380 bhp), being powered by 270 bhp engines. Name Created under the name Regional Formula 3 by the FIA within the Article 275 / Appendix J of the international sporting code, the category had, at its beginning few championships having the F3 mention in their official title. All of the category's championships certified by FIA got gradually rebranded by its commercial moniker "Formu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorsport Australia Superlicence
The Motorsport Australia Superlicence is a racing license awarded by Motorsport Australia. It is required for all drivers in the Supercars Championship, the highest-profile domestic circuit racing series in Australia. The licence is usually granted on the basis of success in other Australian and New Zealand-based circuit racing series. The existence of the Superlicence, and the eligibility rules, have been controversial and subject to several revisions. As well as affecting drivers' chances at a professional career in the Supercars Championship, the rules also impact category organisers, as it affects the attractiveness of various series to drivers, and therefore the number of entries and ultimately the viability of different race series. The Superlicence system was first introduced in 2017, and was abolished in mid-2023, only for a revised version to be reintroduced in early 2024. At times, the Supercars Championship has imposed additional requirements for drivers, notably that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bend Motorsport Park
The Bend Motorsport Park, currently known as Shell V-Power Motorsport Park for naming rights reasons, is a bitumen motor racing circuit at Tailem Bend, South Australia, Tailem Bend, South Australia, Australia, about south-east of the state capital, Adelaide. The complex has a bitumen circuit, drag racing strip, and drift racing circuit. The race circuits are of a high international standard and licensed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for car racing and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) for motorcycle racing. Along with Sydney Motorsport Park, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit and the only Grade 1 track, the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, The Bend is one of only four race circuits in Australia with an List of motor racing circuits by FIA grade#Grade Two, FIA Grade 2 track licence or better, while it is also one of only two Australian race tracks along with the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, to carry an FIM Category A track licen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winton Motor Raceway
Winton Motor Raceway is a motor racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia. History The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958, as a replacement for their existing track at Barjarg. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and the track was completed in twelve months. The circuit hosted its first race meeting on 26 November 1961. The circuit was immediately popular - a March 1965 meeting featuring the Neptune touring car and the Victorian Formula Two championship drew a crowd of approximately 10,000 spectators. The circuit length was extended prior to the 1997 round of the V8 Supercar championship and the upgrade included a new pit complex. The circuit Winton Motor Raceway has a combination of long fast straights and twisty and tight bends. It is also known as "Australia's Action Track". Dick Johnson once described the circuit being "like running a marathon around your clothes-line". The origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandown Raceway
Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in the suburb of Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. Sandown is considered a power circuit with its " drag strip" front and back straights being long respectively. History Sandown Racecourse was first built as a horse racing facility, dating back into the 19th century, but closed in the 1930s in a government run rationalisation program. Redevelopment began not long after World War II. A bitumen motor racing circuit was built around the outside of the proposed horse track (which was not completed until 1965) and was first opened in 1962 and held the race which became the Sandown 500 for the first time in 1964. The circuit hosted its first Australian Touring Car Championship race in 1965. Motor racing The opening meeting, held on 11 and 12 March 1962, featured the 1962 Sandown International Cup, which was contested by world-famous international drivers including Jack Brabham, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Raceway
One Raceway, formerly known as Wakefield Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It was named after Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield, Charles Wakefield, the founder of Castrol. The founders of Wakefield Park, John Carter and amateur racer and former motor dealer, Paul Samuels felt that Castrol had been so influential in helping amateurs go motor racing that CC Wakefield should be honoured, especially as Samuels' and Carter's' circuit was intended for amateur racers in the likelihood in the 1990s of both Amaroo Park, Amaroo and Oran Park Raceways closing and amateur racers being unable to afford the daily hire rate at Eastern Creek Raceway. The local arm of Castrol appreciated this and committed to a three-year sum for sponsorship. Consequently, all the buildings, which were all designed by Samuels and Carter, were in Castrol colours, an appropriate but subtle recognition of the Company's involvement. However it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, Victoria, Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1952. Along with The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, the long island circuit is one of two race tracks in Australia to carry a Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Category A track licence which allows for the highest level of motorcycle racing, MotoGP. Phillip Island also carries an Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA Grade 3 track licence. History Road circuit Motor racing on Phillip Island began in 1928 with the running of the 1928 100 Miles Road Race, 100 Miles Road Race, an event which has since become known as the first Australian Grand Prix. It utilised a high speed rectangle of local closed-off public roads with four similar right hand corners. The course length varied, with the car course approximately per lap, compared to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auto Action
''Auto Action'' is an Australian motorsport magazine. The first edition was published on 24 February 1971. It became part of Australian Consolidated Press and was included in its 2012 sale to Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Publishing (), trade name, trading as Bauer Media Group, is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Hamburg. It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations, .... After unsuccessfully trying to sell the title, publication ceased after 1,668 issues in May 2016. After a short layoff, the masthead was sold to Action Media Partners and publication resumed on 25 July 2016. Auto Action Auto Action have also produced multiple episodes of "The Auto Action Rev Limiter" Podcast which started in late June of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula Regional Oceania Championship
The Formula Regional Oceania Championship is New Zealand's premier formula racing category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. The cars are also the category for the New Zealand Grand Prix – one of only two races in the world with FIA approval to use the ''Grand Prix'' nomenclature outside Formula One. The series was known as the Toyota Racing Series until 2023. Summary The Toyota Racing Series is an incubator and showcase for the next generation of New Zealand racing talent. The Series offers emerging drivers the chance to gain valuable experience with carbon-fibre composite chassis, aerodynamics and slick tyres. The Series has the full endorsement of Motorsport New Zealand, the sport's governing body. Until the beginning of 2017, the series was managed by Toyota Racing Management a company under the leadership of Barrie Thomlinson. Previously, the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatuus FT-60
The Tatuus FT-60 is an open-wheel formula race car, jointly designed, developed and built by Italian manufacturer Tatuus and Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand that has been used in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship since 2020. The vehicle is equipped with a Toyota engine which has also more displacement than the Alfa Romeo and Renault Sport engines used in the Tatuus F3 T-318 and Tatuus FR-19 race cars. After the cancellation of the 2022 Toyota Racing Series, the cars were loaned to the W Series for the races in Barcelona and Singapore in order to reduce the transport costs of delivering Tatuus F3 T-318 The Tatuus F3 T-318 is an open-wheel formula race car, designed, developed and built by Italian manufacturer Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is k ... cars. References External links Tatuus website {{Tatuus Open wheel racing cars Toyota Racing Series Cars introduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIA Super Licence
The FIA Super Licence is a driver's qualification allowing the holder to compete in the Formula One World Championship. It is issued and managed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Requirements Super Licence To qualify for an FIA Racing Super Licence, an applicant must meet the requirements of the FIA's International Sporting Code, Appendix L, Article 13. , the article states: #An existing holder of an International Grade A competition licence. #A minimum age of 18 at the start of their first F1 competition, though it can be issued in exceptional circumstances under the discretion of FIA at age 17. #Pass an FIA theory test on knowledge of the F1 sporting codes and regulations when applying for the first time. #Completed at least 80% of each of two full seasons of any of the Championships reported in Supplement 1 of the regulations. #Accumulated at least 40 points over the previous three seasons in any combination of the championships reported in Supplement 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Formula Regional Australia Championship
The 2025 AU3 Championship was a planned Australian racing series for Formula Regional open-wheeler race cars. It was scheduled to be the inaugural season of the AU3 Championship, organized by the promoter of the 2024 Australian Formula Open, Australian Formula Open series, two-time Australian Drivers' Championship, Australian Gold Star winner Tim Macrow. The championship was to feature drivers competing in cars that conform to the current FIA Formula Regional regulations. Drivers were to compete to win a fully-funded multi-day test program with Hillspeed, a GB3 Championship team. After customs issues arose when the series' cars were shipped to Australia, the opening round was canceled, before the planned second round was then also canceled on short notice before the series' organizers confirmed that due to these delays and lack of interest by drivers and teams, the inaugural season would now be held in 2026, thereby canceling the planned 2025 season in its entirety. Entry lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
