F1 to promote FIA F3 Championship from 2019

The Formula One, (F1) group of companies has been selected by the FIA as the promoter for the new FIA Formula 3 Championship, which will begin from 2019. The decision has been confirmed by the World Motor Sport Council at the meeting held on Friday in Geneva. Indian Federation head Akbar Ebrahim, represented FMSCI in the meeting.

The international championship will be hosted on the FIA Formula One World Championship platform and feature an all-new car, with a single supplier for chassis, engines, and tyres to be selected by the FIA in collaboration with Formula 1.

The introduction of this new FIA Formula 3 Championship will benefit both competitors and fans, providing the unparalleled platform of F1 for young drivers working their way up the FIA’s single-seater pyramid, which now spans the full spectrum of the discipline from Formula 3 to Formula 2 and Formula 1.

Having the top three tiers of FIA single-seater competition together at the same events will make it easier than ever for fans to follow the careers of aspiring young drivers and see the dramatic journey towards Formula 1 unfold.

A maximum grid of 30 cars will be accepted, with the championship planned to run between nine and ten events, with two races per event.

The new car will integrate the latest FIA safety technologies, making it the benchmark in safety standards for the F3 category. It will feature increased chassis strength, increased cockpit rim height and strength that will be the same standard as in F1, the Halo frontal impact protection device, and will be the first car to feature a frontal anti-intrusion panel.

FIA press release