The 2022 Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda was the fifth season of a FIA-sanctioned F3 series across North America, and the third season under the Formula Regional moniker after a rebrand in 2020. The series was promoted by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. Drivers competed to win a Honda-backed Super Formula seat in 2023.
After not racing for two full years, Raoul Hyman won the drivers' championship with two races to spare. His team, TJ Speed Motorsports, defended the teams' championship title.
Teams and drivers All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires. Team Driver Rounds Jensen Global Advisors 2 Oliver Westling 5–6 IGY6 Motorsports 3 Hayden Bowlsbey 1–3, 5–6 Doran-Kroll Racing 8 Alex Kirby 1–4 95 Marco Kacic 1–3 96 Athreya Ramanan 3–4 Velocity Racing Development 10 Rodrigo Gutiérrez 1–2, 4–5 22 Nico Christodoulou 1–2 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport 14 Dylan Tavella All 24 Kevin Janzen All 78 Ryan Yardley All 91 Cooper Becklin All Future Star Racing 25 Mac Clark 1–3, 5–6 Aaron Jeansonne 4 TJ Speed Motorsports 27 Raoul Hyman All 29 Nick Persing All 77 Jason Alder All
Alliance Racing was planning to enter the championship, but those plans did not come to fruition.
Race calendar and results The 2022 calendar was announced on 23 September 2021. Each round featured three races. A pre-season invitational non-points event was scheduled to be held on 24–27 March at Road Atlanta. After a round in Canada was attempted to be held for the last two years, but was cancelled both times, the 2022 schedule once again only consisted of races inside the US. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 R1 NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale 9 April Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Mac Clark Future Star Racing Formula 4 United States ChampionshipSVRA R2 10 April Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports R3 Jason Alder Dylan Tavella Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport 2 R1 Road America, Elkhart Lake 21 May Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports Formula 4 United States ChampionshipSVRA R2 22 May Raoul Hyman Jason Alder TJ Speed Motorsports R3 Jason Alder Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports 3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 25 June Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports Formula 4 United States ChampionshipSVRATrans-Am Series R226 June Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports R3 Mac Clark Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports 4 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville 30 July Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports Formula 4 United States ChampionshipSVRA R2 Dylan Tavella Dylan Tavella Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport R3 31 July Raoul Hyman Dylan Tavella Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport 5 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 8 October Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Jason Alder TJ Speed Motorsports Formula 4 United States ChampionshipSVRATrans-Am Series R2 Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports R3 9 October Cooper Becklin Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports 6 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 3 November Raoul Hyman Jason Alder Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports Formula 4 United States ChampionshipSVRATrans-Am Series R2 Raoul Hyman Jason Alder TJ Speed Motorsports R34 November Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports
Season summary The championship began in early April at NOLA Motorsports Park with Raoul Hyman topping the qualifying session on his return to single seater racing. Mac Clark started alongside him for race one, and was faster off the line to take the race lead. Hyman put pressure on Clark at different points throughout the race, but was not able to make a pass. Dylan Tavella completed the podium, more than 25 seconds behind. Hyman fared better in race two, converting pole to victory. Behind him, Clark and Tavella fought for second place, with Tavella eventually coming through. The third race saw Hyman once again lose his lead at the start. This time, he slipped back to third, behind eventual race winner Tavella and Jason Alder. Hyman and Tavella left Avondale equal on points, with Clark eight points behind in third.
Round two of the season was held at Road America, and Hyman was on pole again by almost a second. Nico Christodoulou started second, but stalled at the start of race one and Hayden Bowlsbey crashed into him. This promoted Tavella into second place, and Ryan Yardley completed the podium after battling past Alder and Clark. Race two saw Hyman hold his lead once again, while behind him Alder, Clark and Tavella fought for second. Hyman then spun with two laps to go, gifting Alder the win but still finishing second ahead of Tavella. Hyman recovered to dominate race three. Christodoulou in second went off while battling Tavella, and Alder and Nick Persing then came through to round out the podium. Hyman's strong weekend saw him pick up the championship lead, 23 points ahead of his nearest challenger Tavella.
Next up was Lexington's Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and Hyman continued his pole position streak. He and Alder kept first and second place in race one until a late caution bunched the grid back up. This enabled Persing to get past Alder for second, but Hyman could not be stopped. Race two saw a similar domination by Hyman, this time against Clark in second with Persing gaining to positions to finish third. Damp conditions saw eight drivers start race three on wet tyres. Hyman among them was in a league of his own, putting 51 seconds between him and the rest of the field. Slick tyres came into play when the track dried up, and Clark went on a charge, before it started to rain again and he went off. Tavella and Cooper Becklin came second and third. His perfect weekend with a pole and three wins saw Hyman extend his championship lead to 58 points.
Teams and drivers then headed to New Jersey Motorsports Park, where qualifying was once again topped by Hyman. The first race was a simple affair for the poleman as he lapped all bar the top eight drivers. Tavella moved past Yardley at the start and the pair finished second and third. Race two proved more challenging for Hyman, as his charge was interrupted by two caution periods, so Tavella was able to keep close behind him and then pass him for the race win on the last lap. Yardley came third again. Tavella started race three from pole, and fought Hyman off in a close battle that lasted until the final lap, as the pair crossed the line 0.089s apart. The only driver that managed to stick with the duo was Persing in third place. Tavella's two wins meant he outscored Hyman, slightly cutting down his lead to 51 points.
The penultimate round of the season at Virginia International Raceway began with the now familiar sight of Hyman on pole position for race one. At the start, Persing and Alder fought for second, with Persing locking up into turn one, colliding with Hyman and spinning him around. This promoted Alder into the lead, and Hyman had to climb through the order. He did so, only to hit the barriers on the penultimate lap. Alder won the race ahead of Yardley and Tavella. Race two and three were two rather simple lights-to-flag affairs for Hyman. He kept Alder and Tavella at bay in race two and defended against Tavella in race three, before the latter had to pit with an issue. That promoted Yardley into second, before he got overtaken by Becklin. With 75 points on offer at Austin, Hyman had one hand on the championship with his 70-point lead.
Hyman completed his perfect qualifying record with a sixth pole at Circuit of the Americas, this time by over a second. Tavella was able to overtake him on the opening lap of race one, but Hyman was able to take back the lead on lap 13. Tavella came second ahead of Yardley as Hyman claimed the championship title. The second race saw a similar story in reverse, this time Hyman picked up the lead from Alder at the start, but was later repassed when he had a mechanical issue that forced his retirement. The podium for race two was completed by Persing and Tavella. The last race of the season saw Hyman claim his eleventh win of the season in a lights-to-flag race. Oliver Westling came second in only his second weekend in the category, and Yardley rounded out the top three.
Championship standings Points were awarded as follows: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points251815121086421
Drivers' standings PosDriverNOLROAMOHNJMVIRCOAPtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31 Raoul Hyman21312111112211†111Ret13622 Dylan Tavella32123454221133102372813 Jason Alder5NC241235585Ret1295162204 Ryan Yardley6543Ret64643362733432045 Nick Persing7465Ret32375477486241786 Mac Clark1357587264544681607 Cooper BecklinNC8108778734645627951328 Oliver Westling895852489 Nico Christodoulou469Ret454410 Rodrigo Gutiérrez109Ret10697Ret891063511 Hayden BowlsbeyRet11RetRetDNS116DNS868Ret97DNS3212 Marco Kacic8776Ret1091192913 Aaron Jeansonne6932514 Alex Kirby9108981210810108Ret2415 Athreya RamananRet9NC9752016 Kevin Janzen111211119131110NC11RetRet10117108917PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsNOLROAMOHNJMVIRCOABold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified
Teams' standings Only a team's two best-finishing cars were eligible for teams' championship points. PosTeamNOLROAMOHNJMVIRCOAPtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31 TJ Speed Motorsports2121111111221111116525434222355477285242 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport3212344422112322335256543765633343633453 Future Star Racing1357587266934544681864 Velocity Racing Development46910457Ret8910683109RetRet695 Doran-Kroll Racing87768109899757791089Ret1210910108Ret6 Jensen Global Advisors895852487 IGY6 MotorsportsRet11RetRetDNS116DNS868Ret97DNS33PosTeamR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsNOLROAMOHNJMVIRCOA
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