Sochi replaces COTA as 2021 Formula 3 season finale
COTA was set to host its first ever F3 race but the event will no longer go ahead due to “unavoidable logistical changes that heavily impacted the overall costs of the planned Austin event fo﷽r F3”💧.
The final round of the 2021 season will now take ℱplace in Sochi on September 24-26, supporting Formul𒅌a 1’s Russian Grand Prix.
F3 will now share a track with Formula 2 for the first time since revisions were made to both champio♎nship’s format schedules. F2 and F3 previously raced on the same weekends until this year.
It means there are set to be a tota🎀l of s꧙ix races supporting F1, causing a scheduling headache for the organisers.
“I want to thank F1 and the FIA, our teams and everyone involved, including the Sochi promoters, for agreeing on such short notice to this change,” said FI🌜A F3 CEO Bruno Michel.
“We are pleased to bring our two categor🌠ies to Russia again, but I am also sorry for not taking F3 to Austin this year, and I’m looking f🎐orward to racing there in the future.”
| Revised 2021 Formula 3 Calendar | |
| Race | Date |
| Spain (Barcelona) | May 9 |
| France (Paul Ricard) | June 27 |
| Austria (Spielberg) | July 4 |
| Hungary (Budapest) | August 1 |
| Belgium (Spa) | August 29 |
| Netherlands (Zandvoort) | September 5 |
| Russia (Sochi) | September 26 |
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