2026 Formula Regional European Championship

The 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship is a planned multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship scheduled to be held across Europe. The championship will feature a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This will be the seventh season of the championship.

After five seasons of working together with Alpine for championship and engine branding purposes, the championship and the manufacturer will split in 2026, coinciding with the series retiring the Tatuus FR-19 after seven seasons and switching to the new Tatuus T-326 chassis.[1][2]

Teams and drivers

All teams will compete using identical Tatuus T-326 cars powered by Toyota engines on Pirelli tyres.[2][3] The ten pre-selected teams for the 2026 season were announced on 2 October 2025.[4]

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
ART Grand Prix TBA Kabir Anurag TBC
Prema Racing TBA Salim Hanna TBC
R-ace GP TBA Yuki Sano TBC
Rodin Motorsport TBA Alex Ninovic TBC
TBA Reza Seewooruthun TBC
RPM TBA Jan Przyrowski TBC
Trident Motorsport TBA Andrija Kostić TBC
TBA Maximilian Popov[a] TBC
TBA Luka Sammalisto TBC
CL Motorsport TBA TBA TBC
G4 Racing TBA TBA TBC
MP Motorsport TBA TBA TBC
Van Amersfoort Racing TBA TBA TBC
Icon Status
R Rookie

Team changes

After three years of competing in the series, Saintéloc Racing will discontinue their FREC programme. AKCEL GP, who joined the series in 2025 and already ended its efforts after six of ten rounds, will also not return.[4]

MP Motorsport will return to the series after a one-year absence, while New Zealand-based team Rodin Motorsport will make their series debut.[4]

Driver changes

Team's champion R-ace GP saw both Enzo Deligny and Jin Nakamura leave the series to move up to FIA F3 with Prema Racing and Hitech TGR respectively.[5][6] To replace him, the team signed Super Formula Lights runner-up Yuki Sano.[7]

Reigning Drivers' Champion Freddie Slater leaves Prema Racing, as he graduates to FIA F3 with Trident, while Jack Beeton leaves the series to compete in Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports.[8][9] Prema promoted Salim Hanna, reigning Italian F4 rookie champion, from their outfit in that championship.[10]

Pedro Clerot will leave Van Amersfoort Racing to compete in FIA F3 with Rodin Motorsport, and Hiyu Yamakoshi followed by promoted to VAR's FIA F3 team.[11][12]

ART Grand Prix has promoted both Taito Kato and Kanato Le to their FIA F3 setup.[13][14] Alpine junior driver Kabir Anurag will join the team, graduating from Italian F4 after coming 16th in 2025 with US Racing.[15]

Trident will have an all-new line up as they promoted runner-up Matteo De Palo to their FIA F3 team, Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi joined DAMS in FIA F3 and Ruiqi Liu left the team.[16][17] The team signed three Italian F4 graduates: Luka Sammalisto and Andrija Kostić both drove for US Racing, finishing 8th and 17th, respectively, in 2025, while Maksimilian Popov took sixth place in 2025 driving for Van Amersfoort Racing.[18][19][20]

After finishing third in the F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing and a one-round cameo in 2025, Jan Przyrowski will make the full-season step up to FREC with RPM.[21]

New team Rodin Motorsport recruited two drivers from the GB3 championship in reigning champion Alex Ninovic, who moves over from the team's outfit in that championship, and Reza Seewooruthun, who joins Rodin after finishing fifth with Argenti with Prema.[22][23]

Race calendar

The FIA announced the series' provisional calendar on 2 December 2025.[24] The series will reduce its calendar from ten to eight events, with Misano and Barcelona not returning to the calendar. To compensate for this, multiple rounds that will be announced at a later date will divert from the series' two-race format and hold three races.

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 24–26 April Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
ADAC GT Masters
ADAC GT4 Germany
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
2 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 22–24 May Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
ADAC GT Masters
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux
3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 29–31 May GB3 Championship
Supercar Challenge
Britcar Endurance Championship
4 Monza Circuit, Monza 19–21 June Italian GT Championship
Italian F4 Championship
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
5 Hungaroring, Mogyoród 3–5 July Euroformula Open Championship
International GT Open
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
GB3 Championship
6 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 17–19 July Euroformula Open Championship
International GT Open
E4 Championship
GT Cup Open Europe
7 Imola Circuit, Imola 4–6 September Italian GT Championship
Italian F4 Championship
8 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 11–13 September Euroformula Open Championship
International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe

Championship standings

Points system

Points will be awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

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

Notes

  1. ^ Popov is Russian-Grenadian, but he competes under an Italian licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

  1. ^ Wood, Ida (8 April 2025). "De Palo starts pre-season testing on top as FREC announces Alpine split". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b Wood, Ida (7 August 2025). "The changes Europe's major single-seater series are making for 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Consistent performance for Formula Regional with Pirelli confirmed as single tyre supplier across next gen championships from 2026". FIA. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "FREC - Teams selected for 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship". FIA. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. ^ "PREMA announces Deligny for 2026 FIA Formula 3 season". Prema Racing. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  6. ^ Novak, Tracy (1 October 2025). "Jin Nakamura steps up to FIA Formula 3 with Hitech for 2026". Hitech GP. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  7. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2026 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  8. ^ Allen, Peter (11 September 2025). "Freddie Slater signs with Trident for full F3 campaign in 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Jack Beeton To Drive for HMD Motorsports in 2026 Rookie Season". Indy NXT. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Colombian racer to build on strong rookie F4 campaign". Prema Racing. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Pedro Clerot joins Rodin Motorsport and completes 2026 F3 lineup". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Hiyu Yamakoshi Steps Up to Formula 3 with Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2026 Season". Van Amersfoort Racing. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Taito Kato joins ART Grand Prix for 2026 season". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Kanato Le Continues His Journey with ART Grand Prix in FIA Formula 3 for 2026 !". ART Grand Prix. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  15. ^ Wood, Ida (15 December 2025). "Alpine junior Kabir Anurag joins ART GP for FRME and FREC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Trident Motorsport to field Matteo De Palo to FIA F3 Championship debut in 2026". Trident Racing. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  17. ^ "JEM JOINS THE TEAM FOR 2026!". DAMS. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Sammalisto joins Trident for the 2026 FREC season". Trident Racing. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  19. ^ "Kostic signs with Trident for the 2026 FREC season". Trident Racing. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Popov joins Trident for the 2026 FREC season". Trident Racing. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  21. ^ "rpm.team_ on Instagram: 'As the first driver announcement of the upcoming 2026 season, we are pleased to announce @jan_przyrowski_official as part of our 2026 FREC and FRMET lineup'". Instagram. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  22. ^ "Alex Ninovic to continue with Rodin Motorsport in 2026, joining their FREC team". Rodin Motorsport. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  23. ^ "Reza Seewooruthun to join Rodin Motorsport's FREC lineup in 2026". Rodin Motorsport. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  24. ^ "FIA and ACI announce 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship Calendar". FIA. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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