FIA Formula 3 Eurasian Championship

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Inaugural Season	2018
Last season	tbd
Engine supplier(s)	Holden
Tyre supplier(s)	Avon
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The FIA F3 Eurasian Championship is an open-wheel category of motor racing which serves as a feeder series to Formula One and the FIA F2 championships. The series was created by the FIA from the assets of the former F3RWRS championship, removing the ability for teams to build their own custom chassis and introducing a single-spec car and engine for all teams to use. Having built a monopoly with their cars in the former F3RWRS championship, Jones Racing provide all teams with their Jones 115 chassis, whilst Holden supply LSF3-18 engines to everybody.

History

Due to a more pronounced divide between F1 and F1RWRS, the FIA successfully sued the F1RWRS commission over their much-discussed naming conflict, and the latter series would have to undergo a name change if it was to continue operating. AutoReject International purchased the naming rights to F1RWRS, and the series became the lead competition of the AutoReject ladder under the guise of the AutoReject World Series.

F2RWRS and F3RWRS were now left without a parent series thanks to the departure of the ARWS, and seemed like they would perhaps go out of business. The FIA secured the rights to both series, and rebranded them to the FIA F2 World Championship and FIA F3 Eurasian Championship respectively.

Format changes

In deference to the greater relationship with Formula 1, the series' race-day format was changed in order to replicate the conditions drivers would experience further up the ladder. The championship reduced the number of SuperPrix venues to one, whilst the calendar was created to stage European and Asian races in equal measure whilst supporting F1 and F2. The scoring system also changed, now offering the top 10 finishers in the race points akin to the system used in the two parent series, as well as offering two points for pole position.

The number of teams allowed in the series was also condensed in 2018 to nine full-time entries, with the two best-placed teams in the previous season allowed to run three cars. This is set to change in 2019 to thirteen two-car teams.

Points system for FIA F3 races

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