2024 Formula Regional European Championship
[1] Arden Motorsport and Monolite Racing later relinquished their entries, confirming their withdrawal in April, while Iron Dames joined the championship and fielded an all-female lineup.[16][17][18] The team signed three F4 graduates for their 2024 lineup: UAE Formula 4 runner-up and Ferrari junior Tuukka Taponen stepped up to FRECA after winning FRMEC with the team over the winter, Red Bull junior Enzo Deligny debuted in the category after coming fourth in Spanish F4 with Campos Racing and Zachary David joined the series after a pair of seventh places in Italian F4 and Euro 4 with US Racing.2022 Brazilian F4 champion Pedro Clerot graduated to Formula Regional after coming sixth in the 2023 Spanish F4 Championship with MP Motorsport.[27][28][29] The team signed two F4 graduates and a series sophomore in Noah Strømsted, who stepped up from Spanish and UAE F4 competition after a successful guest driver cameo in 2023, Edgar Pierre, who came 9th in French F4 in 2023, and Giovanni Maschio, who embarked on his second season in the championship after coming 34th with Monolite Racing in 2023.[30][31][32] G4 Racing saw Alessandro Giusti move over to ART Grand Prix for his sophomore season, while Pierre-Alexandre Provost joined MV2S in the European Endurance Prototype Cup and Michael Belov left the championship.[43][44] ART Grand Prix promoted two drivers to FIA F3 in Laurens van Hoepen, who remained with their outfit, and Charlie Wurz, who joined Jenzer.[47] Alessandro Giusti replaced van Hoepen, moving over from G4 Racing after taking three victories and sixth place with the team in his rookie season in 2023.[33] Yaroslav Veselaho replaced Amand after making his Formula Regional debut in the Middle Eastern championship with Xcel Motorsport.[48] 2023 French F4 champion Evan Giltaire remained with ART after already joining the team as a guest driver for the last two rounds of the 2023 season in place of Wurz.[63] Ahead of the fourth round, KIC Motorsport announced Chinese driver Gao Yujia, 31st in FRMEC in his first Formula Regional appearance, would pilot the team's No.[64] Trident announced that Michael Belov would return to the championship to replace the injured Bilinski at the Hungaroring, marking the fourth year where he would compete in the series.In the days leading up to the penultimate round, G4 Racing announced that FR Americas podium finisher Jett Bowling would join the team for the remainder of the season.[75] A slow start saw him drop to third behind the R-ace GP pair of Enzo Deligny and Tuukka Taponen, but he only needed eight corners to retake the lead.Câmara retook the lead on lap four, with the Finn then dropping behind Strømsted and Wharton, who had a lock-up into La Source earlier that removed him out of contention for the win.The race concluded without significant changes at the front, as Câmara clinched his fifth victory of the season, while Badoer maintained third place to achieve his sixth consecutive podium.Giusti claimed victory, and Câmara executed an impressive comeback aided by ten retirements to finish ninth, solidifying a 61-point lead over Taponen.The order at the front remained unchanged, with Wharton claiming victory by over six seconds, while Taponen's second-place finish kept his championship hopes alive for the time being.Wharton emerged victorious in that fight, securing third place, as Câmara closed in on Ugochukwu but was unable to prevent him from claiming his maiden win.An incident involving two simultaneous crashes led to a red flag, and the race was not resumed, securing Câmara his seventh win of the year.[113] At the conclusion of the season, Câmara secured the championship with seven victories, 309 points, and a 73-point lead over his nearest rival—records since the series adopted a two-race weekend format in 2021.Despite strong mid-season performances from Taponen and a late-season surge by Wharton, who scored the most points in the final four rounds,[114] Câmara's dominance was rarely in question.He established a commanding lead early in the campaign and maintained consistent results, including multiple wins and podium finishes, to decisively outpace his competitors.His only significant setback occurred at the Red Bull Ring, but with Taponen unable to capitalize and Wharton’s rise coming too late, Câmara secured the title in the penultimate round.Meanwhile, the championship's appeal remained strong despite the departure of two teams and continued growth of other series such as Eurocup-3 and GB3, with grid sizes consistently exceeding 30 entries.