Facu Regalia
# Facu Regalia

Facundo "Facu" Regalia (born 23 November 1991 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine racing driver. He competed in his first two Formula BMW seasons under a Spanish racing licence.

## Career

### Karting

Regalia began karting in 2006 and raced primarily in Spain for the majority of his career.

### Formula BMW

Regalia began his formula racing career in 2008 in the newly created Formula BMW Europe with EuroInternational. He finished sixteenth overall in the championship, with nine point-scoring finishes and 60 points.

Regalia remained in the series for the following season but switched to Josef Kaufmann Racing. He improved to eighth in standings, taking thirteen points-scoring positions in sixteen races. In 2010, Regalia completed his third season, joining Eifelland Racing. He finished eighth in the championship for the second successive season, achieving his first podium at Zandvoort.

### Formula Three

2011 saw Regalia move to the Italian Formula Three Championship, competing for Arco Motorsport. He finished tenth in the championship with two podiums at Imola and Vallelunga. Also in 2011, he joined Mücke Motorsport to compete in Formula 3 Euro Series in the finale at Hockenheim. He had two finishes on the tenth position and retired in the last race of the week-end.

In 2012 Regalia switched to the European F3 Open Championship, joining Campos Racing.

### Auto GP World Series

As well as his European F3 Open commitments, Regalia also participates in the Auto GP World Series with Campos Racing.

### GP3 Series

Regalia made his GP3 Series debut, in the fourth round of the 2012 season at Silverstone. He replaced Jakub Klášterka at Jenzer Motorsport. In 2013, Regalia competed with ART Grand Prix with whom he finished runner-up to Daniil Kvyat.

### GP2 Series

In 2014, Regalia graduated to GP2 with Hilmer Motorsport. After just four rounds where he failed to score a point, Regalia left the team and the series.

### Formula 3.5

Regalia signed with Zeta Course for the 2015 season. However, the team withdrew from the sport due to lack of funding. Regalia attempted to enter the sport with Comtec Racing, but terminated his contract after three days with the team, leaving him without a drive.

## Racing record

### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Formula BMW Europe | EuroInternational | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 16th |
| 2008 | Formula BMW World Final | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th |
| 2009 | Formula BMW Europe | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 8th |
| 2009 | Formula BMW Pacific | EuroInternational | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | NC† |
| 2010 | Formula BMW Europe | Eifelland Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 8th |
| 2011 | Italian Formula 3 Championship | Arco Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 10th |
| 2011 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Mücke Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† |
| 2012 | Auto GP World Series | Campos Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 7th |
| 2012 | European F3 Open Championship | Campos Racing | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 186 | 4th |
| 2012 | GP3 Series | Jenzer Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2012 | GP3 Series | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2013 | GP3 Series | ART Grand Prix | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 138 | 2nd |
| 2014 | GP2 Series | Hilmer Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2015 | Auto GP | FMS Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 2nd‡ |
| 2015 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | EuroInternational | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2020 | Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† |

$^†$ As Regalia was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. $^‡$ Position when the season was cancelled.

### Complete Auto GP World Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Campos Racing | MNZ 1 4 | MNZ 2 9 | VAL 1 7 | VAL 2 2 | MAR 1 Ret | MAR 2 10 | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 10 | ALG 1 6 | ALG 2 5 | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | SON 1 | SON 2 | 7th | 68 |
| 2015 | FMS Racing | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 6 | SIL 1 2 | SIL 2 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd‡ | 68‡ |

$^‡$ Position when season was cancelled.

### Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | D.C. | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SIL FEA 14 | SIL SPR 12 | HOC FEA | HOC SPR | | | | | | | 27th | 0 |
| 2012 | Atech CRS Grand Prix | | | | | | | | | | | HUN FEA 18 | HUN SPR 18 | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | 27th | 0 |
| 2013 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 24† | CAT SPR 14 | VAL FEA 2 | VAL SPR 7 | SIL FEA 3 | SIL SPR 5 | NÜR FEA 1 | NÜR SPR Ret | HUN FEA 6 | HUN SPR 4 | SPA FEA 3 | SPA SPR 3 | MNZ FEA 3 | MNZ SPR 4 | YMC FEA 15 | YMC SPR 16 | 2nd | 138 |

### Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Hilmer Motorsport | BHR FEA Ret | BHR SPR 20 | CAT FEA Ret | CAT SPR 17 | MON FEA Ret | MON SPR 21 | RBR FEA Ret | RBR SPR 24 | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HOC FEA | HOC SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SOC FEA | SOC SPR | YMC FEA | YMC SPR | 31st | 0 |
