Components Regional European Championship enters its second era with full FIA standing from 2026
The FIA and ACI are proud to announce the creation of the FIA Components Regional European Championship, a brand-new, FIA-supported single-seater competitors set to start in 2026. This marks a vital subsequent step within the FIA’s structured expertise improvement pathway.
The implementation of a brand new automotive in 2026 – the FR Gen2 – will mark a major evolution within the junior single-seater panorama, signalling a strategic second for redefining the Components Regional degree in Europe.
The championship might be organised with the complete help of the FIA and in collaboration with ACI, the Italian ASN, which has additionally labored with Alpine on the Components Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA). The profitable partnership contributed considerably to the sequence’ progress over current years. This collaboration will present a strong basis for reaching sporting excellence, making certain technical fairness, and fostering long-term progress. Each events have agreed on the important thing phrases by way of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding and might be finalising the long-form settlement and the strategic plan within the close to future.
Since its inception in 2019 beneath the steering of ACI and Alpine, the championship, licensed by the FIA, has established itself as one of the aggressive and worldwide single-seater platforms inside the FIA’s world improvement construction. Over the previous seasons, greater than 160 drivers representing 44 nationalities and 22 groups have competed within the sequence. The class has develop into a confirmed stepping stone within the FIA single-seater pyramid, with graduates together with Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Franco Colapinto.
The brand new championship will characteristic the Gen 2 Components Regional chassis and a brand new tyre specification from Pirelli, making certain the very newest security improvements, technical modernity, and higher alignment with FIA world requirements. It will modernise the Components Regional class and reinforce its place as a real worldwide benchmark in driver improvement.
The transition from FRECA in 2025 to the brand new FIA-supported format in 2026 will imply an entire reset of the technical and sporting bundle, making a platform aligned with the calls for of in the present day’s market and tomorrow’s expertise.
This initiative can be absolutely aligned with the FIA’s mission to make sure a transparent, accessible, and efficient path for younger drivers, from nationwide FIA Components 4 championships to FIA Components Regional Championships, and in the end to FIA Components 3.
The opposite Components Regional, Licensed by FIA Championships throughout the Americas and Japan, and the Licensed by FIA Trophies in Center East and Oceania will proceed to supply a vital proving floor for proficient drivers from these areas, with every having its personal roadmap in direction of the second era of equipment. They continue to be a cost-efficient route for probably the most proficient racers from throughout the globe to plot their course in direction of full FIA-run competitors.
FIA President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, commented:
“This challenge will create a stronger, better-supported surroundings for younger drivers. With the complete help of the FIA areas and a imaginative and prescient of clear development, we’re taking an vital step in future-proofing the junior single-seater pyramid. Guaranteeing accessibility, worldwide credibility, and price effectivity is on the core of this initiative.”
Basic Tullio Del Sette, Particular Commissioner of the Car Membership d’Italia, commented:
“With the official entry of the Components Regional European Championship into the FIA sequence, the Italian Federation reaffirms its main position within the improvement of worldwide motorsport. This can be a prestigious recognition of the work carried out by ACI and the effectiveness of our organizational mannequin. This step up in class enhances the worth of the sequence on a worldwide scale, providing drivers a technical and sporting context akin to that of higher-level championships, whereas additionally contributing to the event of future champions.”
