Everything you need to know about the 2026 Australian F4 Championship

Australian F4 is back with Motorsport Australia and AU4 promoter AGI Sport setting up a strong season that will see the championship visit Winton Raceway, Sydney Motorsport Park and The Bend across five rounds from May to September.

The mix of Australian circuits this year will offer a great balance between speed and technical strengths, with some tracks offering tight, flowing sectors (Winton Raceway), and consistency and race craft (The Bend).

The AU4 Championship gives young drivers development opportunities, closer racing and a formula car pathway for drivers to explore championships in Europe, the UAE and America.

A look back on 2025

AGI Sport’s Noah Killion claimed the 2025 Motorsport Australia AU4 Championship title, securing the Gen2 crown at Sydney Motorsport Park during the final round of the season.

After Round 4, Isaac McNeill held a four-point lead in the standings, but with drivers required to drop their worst three results, the points swing moved Killion into a six-point advantage heading into the finale.

Killion immediately strengthened his title bid by dominating Race 1, before backing it up with another win in a chaotic Race 2 that featured five laps behind the Safety Car. His consistency and pace across the weekend placed him firmly in control of the championship fight.

Race 3 brought even more drama, as Killion collided with Duske while battling for the lead. The contact dropped Duske down the order, while Killion recovered and charged back through the field. With four minutes remaining, he retook the race lead and crossed the line first, although a post-race penalty for the incident dropped him down the final classification. Despite the penalty, Killion still secured enough points across the weekend to be crowned the 2025 Gen2 Champion.

In the Gen1 category, Jenson Marold sealed the championship during Round 4, earning free entry into the Gen2 field for 2026 along with a full test day in a Tatuus F4-TA21.

As part of his championship prize, Killion was given the choice between two test days in a US Formula 4 car in Dallas, Texas, or a development programme featuring one day in Formula 4 machinery followed by a day in a Formula Regional car, providing a direct pathway towards international motorsport competition.

The 2026 Australian F4 calendar

Australian F4 has 5 rounds across the 2026 season. It will be building on the growth the category has experienced since returning to the Australian motorsport landscape in 2023.

Race calendar

• Round 1: Winton Motor Raceway (1–3 May)
• Round 2: Sydney Motorsport Park (30–31 May)
• Round 3: The Bend Motorsport Park, West Circuit (17–19 July)
• Round 4: The Bend Motorsport Park, International Circuit (21–23 August)
• Round 5: Sydney Motorsport Park (11–13 September)

With two rounds scheduled at both The Bend Motorsport Park and Sydney Motorsport Park, and the first round scheduled at Winton Motor Raceway, the tracks offer differing conditions around Australia.

Format and race structure

Australian F4 keeps the same format that it had in 2025, with the grid either racing in first-generation Mygale M14-F4 and second-generation Tatuus F4-T421 cars. Drivers as young as 14 are able to compete in Gen1 machinery, with those aged 15 and above can step into the newer Gen2 cars.

Each weekend begins with two 30-minute free practice sessions and one 15-minute official practice session on Friday. Saturday will feature two 15-minute qualifying sessions to determine the starting order. Race 1 will happen on Saturday, with Race 2 and 3 set to take place on Sunday. Each race will run for 25 mins + 1 lap.

The grid for Race 1 will be determined by the results from Qualifying 1. Race 2’s starting order will depend on the fastest lap order of Race 1, and for Race 3, the grid will be determined by the results of Qualifying 2.

Because of the dual-class format, regardless of lap times, the grid for each race will have all of the Gen2 Tatuus cars grouped at the front, with a vacant grid row. The Mygale cars will be grouped in lap time order following the vacant grid row.

The 2026 Australian F4 points system explained

The Australian F4 point system remains consistent with most major FIA-sanctioned single seater events.

Race points

• 1st: 25 points
• 2nd: 18 points
• 3rd: 15 points
• 4th: 12 points
• 5th: 10 points
• 6th: 8 points
• 7th: 6 points
• 8th: 4 points
• 9th: 2 points
• 10th: 1 point

One point will also be awarded for the fastest lap in each qualifying session as well as for each race. Last year’s rule of dropping each driver’s three worst scores has also been removed.

Where to watch Australian F4 in 2026

Live streams of the races are available with English commentary on Blend Line TV on YouTube. Live timings will be available on NatSoft.

Teams and drivers set to feature in the 2026 Australian F4 Championship

AGI Sport

Gen1

• Rugby Mangan (#4) – Mangan begins his single-seater career in the Gen1 Championship after spending the past three years competing in karting.
• Koby Wilson (#6) – Wilson heads into his second full Gen1 Championship campaign off the back of a strong 2025 season, where he claimed multiple podiums and finished third in the standings.
• Jackson Culver (#12) – The New Zealander will cross the ditch to compete in the Gen1 Championship. The 14-year-old etched his name into the history books in 2024 after becoming New Zealand’s youngest-ever motor race winner with victory in the Formula First one-hour endurance race.
• Martin Dudley (#15) – Dudley is set to step into Formula 4 competition for the first time in the Gen1 Championship, despite coming into the category without a karting background.
• Matteo Kazaglis (#52) – Like his teammate Dudley, 16-year-old Australian Kazaglis will make his Formula 4 debut in the Gen1 Championship without prior karting experience.
• Lewis Gotch (#66) – Gotch will make his AU4 debut in the Gen1 Championship this season. A second-generation AGI driver, the 14-year-old is the son of 2025 Masters Cup driver Nathan Gotch and nephew of AGI founder Adam Gotch. He already gained experience earlier this year in Australian Formula Open aboard AU4’s Gen2 Tatuus F4-T421.

Gen 2

• Aris Kyriakou (#25) – Kyriakou has previously raced in Indian F4 for two rounds, and finished 16th in the standings with Godspeed Kochi.
• William Beck (#28) – Beck will make his Australian debut in the Gen 2 championship in 2026. The New Zealander was named rookie of the year in the North Island Formula Ford Championship after taking the overall title.
• Jensen Marold (#31) – Marold, who is the Gen1 champion from 2025, steps up to the Gen2 class. In 2025, he won all 12 races, and intends to compete in a round of the Radical Cup later in 2026.
• Xavier Babbage-Hockey (#41) – The Sydney born driver returns to the championship in 2026, making the step up to Gen2. He finished P7 in the Gen1 championship in 2025, and finished 24th in the national Formula vee series in the 1600 class.
• Luca Cosolo (#90) – Cosolo steps up from karting to the Gen2 championship in 2026, after previously competing in the Victorian Kart Championship and the Australian Kart Championship in X30.

Tim Macrow Racing

• Angus Baills (#17) – Baills makes his single-seater debut in 2026. He finished third in the 2025 Queensland’s Series X3, and will take part in the Gen2 championship alongside a campaign in Queensland Formula Ford.
• Brock Burton (#30) – Burton will face his second season in the AU4 series with Tim Macrow Racing. He took home the final race win of the season, and finished sixth overall in the standings in 2025. He also competed in the 2026 UAE4 season with Xcel Motorsport.
• Marco Manson (#69) – Manson, who hails from Auckland, New Zealand, will appear in the AU4 championship for the first time. The 15-year-old also claimed the victory of 2026 New Zealand Formula Ford championship. He races for Tim Macrow Racing / M2 Competition
• De’argo Stewart (#73) – The young Western Australian steps up to Gen2 after a successful Gen1 campaign in 2025. He finished fourth on 128 points and raced with AGI Sports, but has made the switch to to Tim Macrow Racing in 2026.
• Anton Du (#88) – The Australian-Chinese driver will also be competing in Australian Formula Open.

F4 Racing Australia

• Lana Flock (#40) – She will step up to the Gen2 championship after several year in karting. She is also a More Than Equal development driver, and in 2023 she became the first female driver in 26 years to win a national round of the Australian Kart Championship.
• Borys Łyżeń (#20) – He is a sprint race winner in Spanish F4’s winter series. He finished his winter champioonship campaign with MP Motorsports in eighth, and currently sits fifth in the Spanish F4 main series after the first round.

Expected later entries

• Jamie Lee-Su (#9) – Lee-Su is expected to step up to Gen2 in Round 2. She has previously competed in two rounds of the Gen1 championship in 2025, finishing ninth in the standings.
• Joanne Ciconte – Ciconte is expected to return to AU4 in Round 4 later this year, alongside her main campaign in the Kyojo Cup. She has previously completed in the opening round of the series in 2024 when it ran under the Australian F4 name.

Summary of the 2026 Australian F4 grid

Gen1

• Rugby Mangan – #4 – AGI Sport
• Koby Wilson – #6 – AGI Sport
• Jackson Culver – #12 – AGI Sport
• Martin Dudley – #15 – AGI Sport
• Matteo Kazaglis – #52 – AGI Sport
• Lewis Gotch – #66 – AGI Sport
• Rixon Salvino – #35 – AGI Sport

Gen2

Growth and development in 2026

As the Australian home of the FIA’s global pathway to Formula 1, AU4 provides a key platform for young drivers making the transition from karting into professional open-wheel racing.

Alongside developing the next generation of drivers, the championship also recognises that motorsport talent extends beyond the cockpit, with opportunities for aspiring media members and other industry professionals to gain experience and showcase their skills on a national stage.

The series has continued to build strong momentum since its successful return to the Australian motorsport landscape in 2023, further strengthening its role within the junior single-seater pathway.