The AU3 Championship is a planned Australian motor racing series using

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cars.

Background

The new series was announced (originally titled Formula Regional Australia) in November 2024 for the

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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

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and is promoted by

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, 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

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points will be awarded to series participants. The series will use the

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cars currently used for the

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, 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 Alfa Romeo FR engine commonly used throughout Asian FR series will be permitted, along with an Invitational class using older Formula Regional vehicles

Circuits

* Bold denotes a circuit used in the

season.

References

External links

Official websiteInstagram profile
{{Australian Formula 3 Seasons

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AU3 2025 in Australian motorsport