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The 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship is the seventh and final season of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, a multi-event motor racing championship for third-tier single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that is held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in two-litre Formula 3 racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. Teams and drivers are competing in ten rounds, running in support of a variety of European motorsport championships including the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

As the FIA Formula 3 European Championship and GP3 Series are planned to merge and form the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2019, 2018 is expected to be the final year that the championship is run since its formation in 2012.^[1]

After three rounds, Marcus Armstrong is the current championship leader, holding a one-point gap over Guanyu Zhou. Prema Theodore Racing currently leads the teams' championship by 91.5 points over Motopark.

Entries

The following teams and drivers are due to compete in the 2018 championship:^[2]

Team	Engine	No.	Driver	Status	Rounds
Prema Theodore Racing	Mercedes-Benz	1	Guanyu Zhou^[3]		1–5
		4	Mick Schumacher^[4]		1–5
		7	Ralf Aron^[5]		1–5
		8	Marcus Armstrong^[6]^{[note 1]}	Template:Rookie	1–5
		10	Robert Shwartzman^[7]	Template:Rookie	1–5
Motopark	Volkswagen	3	Sebastián Fernández^[8]^{[note 2]}	Template:Rookie	1–5
		13	Fabio Scherer^[9]	Template:Rookie	1–5
		23	Jonathan Aberdein^[10]	Template:Rookie	1–5
		27	Dan Ticktum^[11]		1–5
		33	Marino Sato^[12]^{[note 3]}		1–5
		44	Jüri Vips^[13]	Template:Rookie	1–5
Fortec Motorsports	Mercedes-Benz	5	Petru Florescu^[14]	Template:Rookie	2–5
Carlin	Volkswagen	9	Jehan Daruvala^[15]		1–5
		11	Sacha Fenestraz^[16]	Template:Rookie	1–5
		16	Nikita Troitskiy^[17]	Template:Rookie	1–5
		17	Devlin DeFrancesco^[18]		1–5
		24	Ameya Vaidyanathan^[19]^{[note 4]}	Template:Rookie	1–5
		62	Ferdinand Habsburg^[20]		1–5
Van Amersfoort Racing	Mercedes-Benz	12	Artem Petrov^[21]	Template:Rookie	1–5
		15	Keyvan Andres^[22]^{[note 5]}		1–5
		25	Sophia Flörsch^[23]	Template:Rookie	4–5
ma-con	Volkswagen	18	Julian Hanses^[24]	Template:Rookie	1–5
Hitech Bullfrog GP	Mercedes-Benz	39	Álex Palou^[25]		1–5
		65	Enaam Ahmed^[26]	Template:Rookie	1–5
		77	Ben Hingeley^[27]	Template:Rookie	1–5
Source:^[2]

Icon	Meaning
Template:Rookie	Rookie Cup

Team changes

ma-con and Fortec Motorsports, which have previously competed until the 2013 and 2015 seasons made their comeback to the championship after a four-year and two-year hiatus respectively.^[24]^[14]

Driver changes

Italian F4 champion Marcus Armstrong made his Formula 3 debut with Prema Powerteam.^[6] He is partnered by Robert Shwartzman, who finished third in the 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.^[7] Callum Ilott, who raced for the team in 2017, moved to the GP3 Series.^[28] After a season with Hitech GP, Ralf Aron returned to Prema.^[5] Maximilian Günther, who finished third in 2017, stepped up to FIA Formula 2 Championship, leaving his Prema seat vacant.^[29]
Fabio Scherer and Jonathan Aberdein, who finished fifth and ninth respectively in the 2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, moved up to the series with Motopark.^[9]^[10] They are joined by 2017 Italian F4 Championship driver Sebastián Fernández, 2017 Macau Grand Prix winner Dan Ticktum and 2017 ADAC Formula 4 champion Jüri Vips.^[8]^[11]^[13] David Beckmann, who raced with the team switched to GP3 Series.^[30] Joel Eriksson received 2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drive with BMW, leaving his Motopark seat vacant.^[31]
After competing in the selected rounds of the 2017 championship, Devlin DeFrancesco and Ameya Vaidyanathan made their full-time switch to European F3 with Carlin from Euroformula Open.^[18]^[19] 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 champion Sacha Fenestraz, who have competed Nürburgring round for Carlin in 2017 also made the full-time switch.^[16] They are joined by 2017 Euroformula Open Championship runner-up Nikita Troitskiy.^[17] Reigning champion Lando Norris graduated to the FIA Formula 2 Championship, leaving his Carlin seat vacant.^[32]
Keyvan Andres switched from Motopark to Van Amersfoort Racing.^[22] He is joined by Italian F4 Championship graduate Artem Petrov.^[21] Harrison Newey left the team and the championship, moving to sports car racing with Rebellion Racing in the 2018 European Le Mans Series.^[33] Joey Mawson and Pedro Piquet left the team and the championship to join Arden International and Trident respectively in the GP3 Series.^[34]^[35]
Julian Hanses, who finished eleventh in the 2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship is scheduled to graduate with series returnees ma-con.^[24]
BRDC British Formula 3 champion Enaam Ahmed and his rival Ben Hingeley moved to European Formula 3, joining Hitech GP.^[26]^[27] They are joined by Álex Palou, who finished third in the 2017 All-Japan Formula Three Championship.^[25] Nikita Mazepin left Hitech after two consecutive seasons to join ART Grand Prix in the GP3 Series.^[36] Tadasuke Makino also left the team to join the FIA Formula 2 Championship.^[37]
Petru Florescu, who raced with Motopark in 2017, returned to the championship with Fortec Motorsports.^[14]
Sophia Flörsch stepped up from ADAC Formula 4, joining Van Amersfoort Racing from round 4 onwards.^[23]

Calendar

The following ten rounds are being contested as part of the 2018 championship:

Round	Circuit	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Supporting
1	Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau	12 May	13 May	13 May	stand-alone event
2	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	2 June	3 June	3 June	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
3	Norisring, Nuremberg	23 June	24 June	24 June
4	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	14 July	14 July	15 July
5	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps	27 July	27 July	28 July	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
6	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	18–19 August			FIA World Endurance Championship
7	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	25–26 August			Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
8	Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate	8–9 September
9	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	22–23 September
10	Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg	13–14 October

Calendar changes

The round at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza was replaced by a new round at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli as the series continues to support the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The Pau Grand Prix replaced Monza as the opening round of the championship, with the Silverstone round held later in the season.^[38]

Results and standings

Season summary

R.	RN	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie winner
1	1	Circuit de Pau-Ville	Dan Ticktum	Ralf Aron	Guanyu Zhou	Prema Theodore Racing	Sacha Fenestraz
	2		Sacha Fenestraz	Sacha Fenestraz	Sacha Fenestraz	Carlin	Sacha Fenestraz
	3		Enaam Ahmed	Ralf Aron	Ralf Aron	Prema Theodore Racing	Enaam Ahmed
2	4	Hungaroring	Dan Ticktum	Ferdinand Habsburg	Dan Ticktum	Motopark	Robert Shwartzman
	5		Dan Ticktum	Nikita Troitskiy	Enaam Ahmed	Hitech Bullfrog GP	Enaam Ahmed
	6		Enaam Ahmed	Álex Palou	Enaam Ahmed	Hitech Bullfrog GP	Enaam Ahmed
3	7	Norisring	Marcus Armstrong	Ferdinand Habsburg	Marcus Armstrong	Prema Theodore Racing	Marcus Armstrong
	8		Robert Shwartzman	Jüri Vips	Jüri Vips	Motopark	Jüri Vips
	9		Marcus Armstrong	Fabio Scherer	Dan Ticktum	Motopark	Jüri Vips
4	10	Circuit Zandvoort	Guanyu Zhou	Marcus Armstrong	Ralf Aron	Prema Theodore Racing	Marcus Armstrong
	11		Dan Ticktum	Marcus Armstrong	Ralf Aron	Prema Theodore Racing	Marcus Armstrong
	12		Dan Ticktum	Nikita Troitskiy	Nikita Troitskiy	Carlin	Nikita Troitskiy
5	13	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Jehan Daruvala	Jehan Daruvala	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	Robert Shwartzman
	14		Mick Schumacher	Jonathan Aberdein	Dan Ticktum	Motopark	Fabio Scherer
	15		Guanyu Zhou	Fabio Scherer	Mick Schumacher	Prema Theodore Racing	Robert Shwartzman
6	16	Silverstone Circuit
	17
	18
7	19	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
	20
	21
8	22	Nürburgring
	23
	24
9	25	Red Bull Ring
	26
	27
10	28	Hockenheimring
	29
	30

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten drivers. Guest drivers are not eligible to score points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

In order for the full points score to be awarded, the race must run for at least twenty-five minutes. In the event that less that twenty-five minutes elapse, half points are awarded.

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	PAU^{[note 6]}			HUN			NOR			ZAN			SPA			SIL	MIS	NÜR	RBR	HOC	Points
1	Marcus Armstrong	5	3	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	1	2	3	4	2	16	Ret	6	3						154
2	Dan Ticktum	3	Ret	5	1	Ret	2	4	Ret	1	5	6	Ret	13	1	5						153
3	Ralf Aron	2	8	1	5	12	7	2	13	6	1	1	14	3	Ret	14						141.5
4	Guanyu Zhou	1	12	13	2	4	5	9	12	4	2	3	2	Ret	Ret	13						130
5	Jehan Daruvala	Ret	6	3	13	6	11	3	6	5	12	Ret	3	1	3	11						111.5
6	Enaam Ahmed	6	5	2	7	1	1	14	15	8	16	Ret	10	19	5	6						106
7	Jüri Vips	10	17	12	6	18	4	7	1	2	6	8	15	6	Ret	4						102
8	Mick Schumacher	15	10	7	4	7	3	5	9	15	3	Ret	13	4	Ret	1						101
9	Robert Shwartzman	8	9	6	3	5	Ret	6	Ret	7	8	7	11	5	4	2						99
10	Álex Palou	7	2	19	12	3	Ret	11	4	Ret	10	4	6	2	11	9						92
11	Sacha Fenestraz	4	1	20	8	9	6	Ret	8	Ret	17	12	18	11	7	15						61
12	Fabio Scherer	11	Ret	4	10	11	10	19	10	16	13	9	5	9	2	10						42
13	Ferdinand Habsburg	17	11	Ret	Ret	8	15	18	5	9	14	5	7	Ret	10	12						33
14	Marino Sato	9	18	10	15	13	16	8	7	13	19	10	4	7	15	16						31.5
15	Nikita Troitskiy	14	13	11	11	20	9	22	11	Ret	11	13	1	DNS	8	24						31
16	Jonathan Aberdein	12	19	8	17	14	8	16	14	Ret	7	11	8	Ret	9	7						24
17	Ben Hingeley	Ret	4	9	9	10	Ret	12	16	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	18	14	17						18
18	Keyvan Andres	Ret	14	14	16	15	13	10	3	Ret	20	18	17	10	12	20						17
19	Julian Hanses	13	7	18	Ret	21	20	20	17	12	21	16	Ret	17	18	23						6
20	Artem Petrov	16	Ret	15	20	23	17	13	18	11	15	15	9	8	Ret	18						6
21	Sebastián Fernández	Ret	15	17	14	19	12	15	20	10	18	14	12	14	13	8						5
22	Ameya Vaidyanathan	Ret	16	16	19	17	18	17	DSQ	EX	22	Ret	20	12	16	22						0
23	Petru Florescu				21	22	19	21	19	14	24	19	21	15	Ret	19						0
24	Devlin DeFrancesco	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	16	14	WD	WD	WD	WD	WD	WD									0
25	Sophia Flörsch										23	17	19	16	17	21						0
Pos.	Driver	PAU^{[note 6]}			HUN			NOR			ZAN			SPA			SIL	MIS	NÜR	RBR	HOC	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Rookies' championship

Pos.	Driver	PAU^{[note 6]}			HUN			NOR			ZAN			SPA			SIL	MIS	NÜR	RBR	HOC	Points
1	Robert Shwartzman	4	6	3	1	3	Ret	2	Ret	3	4	2	6	1	2	1						206.5
2	Marcus Armstrong	2	2	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	1	2	2	1	1	9	Ret	4	2						197
3	Jüri Vips	5	10	7	2	9	2	3	1	1	2	3	8	2	Ret	3						187
4	Enaam Ahmed	3	4	1	3	1	1	6	7	4	9	Ret	5	12	3	4						169.5
5	Sacha Fenestraz	1	1	12	4	4	3	Ret	3	Ret	10	6	10	5	5	8						138
6	Fabio Scherer	6	Ret	2	6	6	6	10	4	9	7	4	2	4	1	7						135
7	Jonathan Aberdein	7	11	4	9	7	4	8	6	Ret	3	5	3	Ret	7	5						100
8	Nikita Troitskiy	9	7	6	7	11	5	13	5	Ret	6	7	1	DNS	6	15						85
9	Ben Hingeley	Ret	3	5	5	5	Ret	4	8	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	11	9	9						70
10	Artem Petrov	10	Ret	8	11	14	8	5	10	6	8	9	4	3	Ret	10						60
11	Sebastián Fernández	Ret	8	10	8	10	7	7	12	5	11	8	7	7	8	6						59.5
12	Julian Hanses	8	5	11	Ret	12	11	11	9	7	12	10	Ret	10	12	14						24
13	Ameya Vaidyanathan	Ret	9	9	10	8	9	9	DSQ	EX	13	Ret	12	6	10	13						21
14	Petru Florescu				12	13	10	12	11	8	15	12	13	8	Ret	11						9
15	Sophia Flörsch										14	11	11	9	11	12						2
Pos.	Driver	PAU^{[note 6]}			HUN			NOR			ZAN			SPA			SIL	MIS	NÜR	RBR	HOC	Points

Notes:

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Points for the team classification solely are awarded to two best finishing cars of each team, omitting the other cars from the classification of the race.

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Prema Theodore Racing	391.5
2	Motopark	295
3	Carlin	247.5
4	Hitech Bullfrog GP	236
5	Van Amersfoort Racing	71.5
6	ma-con	18
7	Fortec Motorsports	3

Footnotes

^ Armstrong is a New Zealand driver who raced under Italian racing license.
^ Fernández is a Venezuelan driver who raced under Spanish racing license.
^ Sato is a Japanese driver who raced under Sammarinese racing license.
^ Vaidyanathan is an Indian driver who raced under British racing license.
^ Andres is a German driver who raced under Iranian racing license.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The third race at Pau was red-flagged after eleven laps were completed. As less than 25 minutes of the race had passed at the time of suspension, the race paid half points to all classified finishers.^[39]

References

^ Simmons, Marcus (22 September 2017). "FIA confirms new single-make Formula 3 category for 2019". autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Season entry list" (PDF). fiaf3europe.com. FIA. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
^ Simmons, Marcus (12 January 2018). "Zhou sticks with Prema for third F3 season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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^ ^a ^b Allen, Peter (19 December 2017). "Robert Shwartzman to race for Prema European F3 squad in 2018". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b Simmons, Marcus (29 January 2018). "Motopark adds sixth driver to F3 line-up". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Simmons, Marcus (31 October 2017). "Motopark names F3 2018's first driver signing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Simmons, Marcus (29 January 2018). "Aberdein joins Motopark for rookie European F3 season". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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^ Allen, Peter (8 January 2018). "Marino Sato stays with Motopark for second season of European F3". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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^ "Jehan Daruvala to continue with Carlin in European F3". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
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^ ^a ^b Simmons, Marcus (8 December 2017). "F3 champion team Carlin names first 2018 signing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b Thukral, Rachit (19 March 2018). "Carlin adds Vaidyanathan to F3 line-up". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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^ ^a ^b Allen, Peter (5 January 2018). "Alex Palou to race in European F3 with Hitech". formulascout.co. Formula Scout. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Simmons, Marcus (18 December 2017). "Ahmed secures European F3 graduation with Hitech". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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External links

Official website

[7] Armstrong is a New Zealand driver who raced under Italian racing license.

[10] Fernández is a Venezuelan driver who raced under Spanish racing license.

[15] Sato is a Japanese driver who raced under Sammarinese racing license.

[23] Vaidyanathan is an Indian driver who raced under British racing license.

[27] Andres is a German driver who raced under Iranian racing license.

[pau_r3-45] The third race at Pau was red-flagged after eleven laps were completed. As less than 25 minutes of the race had passed at the time of suspension, the race paid half points to all classified finishers.^[39]

[1] Simmons, Marcus (22 September 2017). "FIA confirms new single-make Formula 3 category for 2019". autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

[Entry-2] "Season entry list" (PDF). fiaf3europe.com. FIA. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

[3] Simmons, Marcus (12 January 2018). "Zhou sticks with Prema for third F3 season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[4] Simmons, Marcus (12 February 2018). "Schumacher stays in F3 as Prema expands to five cars". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[Aron-5] Simmons, Marcus (9 January 2018). "Aron rejoins Prema for 2018 F3 season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[Armstrong-6] Simmons, Marcus (8 December 2017). "Ferrari junior Armstrong gets Prema F3 seat". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

[Shwartzman-8] Allen, Peter (19 December 2017). "Robert Shwartzman to race for Prema European F3 squad in 2018". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[Fernandez-9] Simmons, Marcus (29 January 2018). "Motopark adds sixth driver to F3 line-up". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[Scherer-11] Simmons, Marcus (31 October 2017). "Motopark names F3 2018's first driver signing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[Aberdein-12] Simmons, Marcus (29 January 2018). "Aberdein joins Motopark for rookie European F3 season". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[Ticktum-13] Turner, Kevin (4 December 2017). "Red Bull's Ticktum announces Motopark F3 move". Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[Sato-14] Allen, Peter (8 January 2018). "Marino Sato stays with Motopark for second season of European F3". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[Vips-16] Allen, Peter (20 February 2018). "ADAC F4 champion Juri Vips seals 2018 F3 seat with Motopark". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[Florescu-17] "Fortec de retour avec Florescu" [Fortec returns with Florescu]. autohebdo.fr (in French). AUTOhebdo. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

[18] "Jehan Daruvala to continue with Carlin in European F3". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 2017-12-18.

[Fenestraz-19] Allen, Peter (15 January 2018). "Sacha Fenestraz to race in European F3 with Carlin". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[Troitskiy-20] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (14 February 2018). "Troitskiy named Carlin's fifth F3 signing for 2018". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[DeFrancesco-21] Simmons, Marcus (8 December 2017). "F3 champion team Carlin names first 2018 signing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

[Vaidyanathan-22] Thukral, Rachit (19 March 2018). "Carlin adds Vaidyanathan to F3 line-up". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[24] Simmons, Marcus (1 February 2018). "Habsburg stays on for second F3 season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

[Petrov-25] Allen, Peter (20 February 2018). "Artem Petrov steps up to European F3 with Van Amersfoort Racing". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[Andres-26] Allen, Peter (8 February 2018). "Van Amersfoort names Keyvan Andres as first 2018 European F3 driver". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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[Hanses-29] Wood, Elliot (14 February 2018). "Ma-con makes surprise European F3 return with F4 graduate Hanses". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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 As the [[FIA Formula 3 European Championship]] and [[GP3 Series]] are planned to merge and form the [[FIA Formula 3 Championship]] in 2019, 2018 is expected to be the final year that the championship is run since its formation in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=FIA confirms new single-make Formula 3 category for 2019|url=https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/131962/new-singlemake-f3-series-for-2019|first=Marcus|last=Simmons|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=Autosport|date=22 September 2017|accessdate=22 September 2017}}</ref>
-After five rounds, [[Marcus Armstrong]] is the current championship leader, holding a one point gap over [[Dan Ticktum]]. [[Prema Powerteam|Prema Theodore Racing]] currently leads the teams' championship by 91.5 points over [[Motopark Academy|Motopark]].
+After three rounds, [[Marcus Armstrong]] is the current championship leader, holding a one-point gap over [[Guanyu Zhou]]. [[Prema Powerteam|Prema Theodore Racing]] currently leads the teams' championship by 91.5 points over [[Motopark Academy|Motopark]].
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-| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marcus Armstrong]]<ref name="Armstrong">{{cite news|last1=Simmons|first1=Marcus|title=Ferrari junior Armstrong gets Prema F3 seat|url=https://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/news/ferrari-junior-armstrong-gets-prema-f3-seat-986810/|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=[[Motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=8 December 2017}}</ref>{{refn|group=N|Armstrong is a New Zealand driver who raced under Italian racing license.}}
+| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marcus Armstrong]]<ref name="Armstrong">{{cite news|last1=Simmons|first1=Marcus|title=Ferrari junior Armstrong gets Prema F3 seat|url=https://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/news/ferrari-junior-armstrong-gets-prema-f3-seat-986810/|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=[[Motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=8 December 2017}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|Armstrong is a New Zealand driver who raced under Italian racing license.}}
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-| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sebastián Fernández (racing driver)|Sebastián Fernández]]<ref name="Fernandez">{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/news/motopark-adds-sixth-driver-to-f3-line-up-1015171//|title=Motopark adds sixth driver to F3 line-up|last=Simmons|first=Marcus|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=29 January 2018|accessdate=29 January 2018}}</ref>{{refn|group=N|Fernández is a Venezuelan driver who raced under Spanish racing license.}}
+| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sebastián Fernández (racing driver)|Sebastián Fernández]]<ref name="Fernandez">{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/news/motopark-adds-sixth-driver-to-f3-line-up-1015171//|title=Motopark adds sixth driver to F3 line-up|last=Simmons|first=Marcus|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=29 January 2018|accessdate=29 January 2018}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|Fernández is a Venezuelan driver who raced under Spanish racing license.}}
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-| {{flagicon|SMR}} [[Marino Sato]]<ref name="Sato">{{cite web|url=http://www.formulascout.com/marino-sato-stays-with-motopark-for-second-season-of-european-f3/39935|title=Marino Sato stays with Motopark for second season of European F3|last=Allen|first=Peter|work=formulascout.com|publisher=Formula Scout|date=8 January 2018|accessdate=8 January 2018}}</ref>{{refn|group=N|Sato is a Japanese driver who raced under Sammarinese racing license.}}
+| {{flagicon|SMR}} [[Marino Sato]]<ref name="Sato">{{cite web|url=http://www.formulascout.com/marino-sato-stays-with-motopark-for-second-season-of-european-f3/39935|title=Marino Sato stays with Motopark for second season of European F3|last=Allen|first=Peter|work=formulascout.com|publisher=Formula Scout|date=8 January 2018|accessdate=8 January 2018}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|Sato is a Japanese driver who raced under Sammarinese racing license.}}
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-| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ameya Vaidyanathan]]<ref name="Vaidyanathan">{{cite news|last1=Thukral|first1=Rachit|title=Carlin adds Vaidyanathan to F3 line-up|url=https://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/news/carlin-adds-vaidyanathan-to-f3-line-up-1016138/|accessdate=19 March 2018|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=19 March 2018}}</ref>{{refn|group=N|Vaidyanathan is an Indian driver who raced under British racing license.}}}}
+| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ameya Vaidyanathan]]<ref name="Vaidyanathan">{{cite news|last1=Thukral|first1=Rachit|title=Carlin adds Vaidyanathan to F3 line-up|url=https://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/news/carlin-adds-vaidyanathan-to-f3-line-up-1016138/|accessdate=19 March 2018|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=19 March 2018}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|Vaidyanathan is an Indian driver who raced under British racing license.}}}}
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-| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Keyvan Andres]]<ref name="Andres">{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Peter|title=Van Amersfoort names Keyvan Andres as first 2018 European F3 driver|url=http://www.formulascout.com/van-amersfoort-names-andres-as-first-2018-european-f3-driver/40554|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=formulascout.com|publisher=Formula Scout|date=8 February 2018}}</ref>{{refn|group=N|Andres is a German driver who raced under Iranian racing license.}}
+| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Keyvan Andres]]<ref name="Andres">{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Peter|title=Van Amersfoort names Keyvan Andres as first 2018 European F3 driver|url=http://www.formulascout.com/van-amersfoort-names-andres-as-first-2018-european-f3-driver/40554|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=formulascout.com|publisher=Formula Scout|date=8 February 2018}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|Andres is a German driver who raced under Iranian racing license.}}
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-!colspan=3| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]{{refn|name=pau r3|group=N|The third race at Pau was red-flagged after eleven laps were completed. As less than 25 minutes of the race had passed at the time of suspension, the race paid half points to all classified finishers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Peter|title=Ralf Aron claims Pau Grand Prix title in rain-shortened Euro F3 race three|url=http://www.formulascout.com/ralf-aron-claims-pau-grand-prix-title-in-rain-shortened-euro-f3-race-three/42874|accessdate=13 May 2018|work=formulascout.com|publisher=Formula Scout|date=13 May 2018}}</ref>}}<br />{{flagicon|FRA}}
+!colspan=3| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]{{refn|name=pau r3|group=note|The third race at Pau was red-flagged after eleven laps were completed. As less than 25 minutes of the race had passed at the time of suspension, the race paid half points to all classified finishers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Peter|title=Ralf Aron claims Pau Grand Prix title in rain-shortened Euro F3 race three|url=http://www.formulascout.com/ralf-aron-claims-pau-grand-prix-title-in-rain-shortened-euro-f3-race-three/42874|accessdate=13 May 2018|work=formulascout.com|publisher=Formula Scout|date=13 May 2018}}</ref>}}<br />{{flagicon|FRA}}
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-!colspan=3| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]{{refn|name=pau r3|group=N}}<br />{{flagicon|FRA}}
+!colspan=3| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]{{refn|name=pau r3|group=note}}<br />{{flagicon|FRA}}
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-!colspan=3| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]{{refn|name=pau r3|group=N}}<br />{{flagicon|FRA}}
+!colspan=3| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]{{refn|name=pau r3|group=note}}<br />{{flagicon|FRA}}
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-!colspan=3| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]{{refn|name=pau r3|group=N}}<br />{{flagicon|FRA}}
+!colspan=3| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]{{refn|name=pau r3|group=note}}<br />{{flagicon|FRA}}
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 ==References==

v t e European Formula Three seasons
European Formula 3 (1975–1984)	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 (List of drivers) Replaced by FIA European Formula 3 Cup
European Formula 3 Cup (1985–2004)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991–1998: not held 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Formula 3 Euro Series (2003–2012)	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 (List of drivers) Replaced by FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Formula 3 European (2012–2018)	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (List of drivers) Replaced by Formula Regional European Championship
Formula Regional European (2019–present)	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (List of drivers)
Related F3 racing series	GP3 Series (2010–2018) predecessor to FIA F3 FIA Formula 3 Championship (since 2019) successor to FIA GP3

v t e European championships in 2018
Summer sports & indoor sports	Aquatics Olympic swimming Paralympic swimming Archery Athletics outdoor cross country mountain running Paralympic Badminton individual team Basketball 3x3 Beach volleyball Boxing (women) Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cycling BMX cyclo-cross mountain bike road track Fencing Futsal (men) Golf individual team Gymnastics men's artistic women's artistic rhythmic trampoline Handball men women wheelchair Indoor hockey men women Judo individual team Karate Modern pentathlon Rink Hockey Rowing Rugby sevens men women Sailing Shooting 10m events shotgun Skateboarding Sumo Table tennis Taekwondo Triathlon Water polo men women Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh / Skeleton Curling Figure skating Luge Short track Speed skating
Cue & mind sports	Chess Darts Draughts men women Pool Snooker (amateurs)
Motor sports	Formula 3 Formula Renault Eurocup Le Mans Series Motocross Rally Rallycross Speedway individual pairs Touring car
2018 European Championships