Pit Debrief

Motorsport news

Pit Debrief

Motorsport news

2026 | Spanish F4 | Motorland | Monteiro takes championship lead as T-Code wins twice

Karishma Persad013 mins
Monteiro takes the 2026 Spanish F4 lead as Tuñón, Tye and Petrović share three dramatic wins during Round 3 at MotorLand Aragón.
Photo Credit: Spanish F4 | Fotospeedy
Spread the love

The 2026 F4 Spanish Championship continued with an eventful third round at MotorLand Aragón, where three different drivers shared the victories across a weekend shaped by Safety Cars, penalties and close racing.

Nacho Tuñón claimed his maiden victory in Race 1, while Nathan Tye converted a strong Qualifying performance into his first win of the main season in Race 2. Andrej Petrović then completed an excellent round for T-Code by taking pole and victory on Sunday.

However, Noah Monteiro left Aragón with the championship lead. Two fourth-place finishes and a second place moved the Portuguese driver onto 100 points, eight clear of Rocco Coronel and Kasper Schormans. Meanwhile, T-Code’s two victories lifted the Tecnicar satellite operation to second in the teams’ standings.

2026 Spanish F4: MotorLand Aragón: Qualifying 1: Tye claims maiden pole

Nathan Tye started the weekend strongly by claiming his maiden F4 Spanish Championship pole position.

The Drivex driver set a 1:58.359 to beat Tuñón by 0.101s. Tye’s teammate Elliot Kaczynski completed the top three, only 0.125s away from pole, while Borys Łyżeń and Petrović rounded out the top five.

Tye also recorded the fastest second-best lap of the session. His 1:58.533 secured pole position for Race 2, ahead of Tuñón and Kaczynski.

Further back, championship contenders Schormans, Coronel and Monteiro qualified ninth, 13th and 14th respectively. Therefore, all three faced work to recover points during the opening race.

Track-limit infringements cost Rodrigo Martínez, Simón Bulbarella, Dean Pedersen and Ryusho Nakazato all their lap times.

Qualifying 1 – Full Classification

  1. #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex – 1:58.359
  2. #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog – 1:58.460
  3. #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex – 1:58.484
  4. #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:58.610
  5. #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog – 1:58.631
  6. #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing – 1:58.718
  7. #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:58.758
  8. #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core – 1:58.759
  9. #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:58.792
  10. #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar – 1:58.902
  11. #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core – 1:58.907
  12. #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing – 1:58.919
  13. #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:59.002
  14. #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core – 1:59.040
  15. #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:59.045
  16. #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing – 1:59.050
  17. #39 Louis Cochet (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:59.083
  18. #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:59.159
  19. #73 Fausto Arnaudo (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:59.165
  20. #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:59.227
  21. #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR – 1:59.353
  22. #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing – 1:59.388
  23. #74 Yani Stevenheydens – GRS Team – 1:59.426
  24. #24 Beau Lowette (R) – TC Racing – 1:59.438
  25. #9 Jean-Paul Karras – G4 Racing – 1:59.454
  26. #11 Yuzuki Sato (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:59.459
  27. #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar – 1:59.534
  28. #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR – 1:59.916
  29. #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team – 2:00.247
  30. #5 Sam Urus – TC Racing – 2:00.357
  31. #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing – 2:00.466
  32. #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar – All lap times deleted
  33. #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex – All lap times deleted
  34. #71 Dean Pedersen (R) – DXR – All lap times deleted
  35. #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team – All lap times deleted

2026 Spanish F4: MotorLand Aragón: Race 1: Tuñón wins three-Safety-Car contest

Tye made an excellent start from pole and quickly opened a gap over Tuñón. However, the first Safety Car interrupted his progress after only three laps.

Max Radeck and Pedersen became involved in an incident at Turn 7. Lowette could not avoid the cars ahead, mounted Radeck’s car and speared into the barriers. Pedersen continued, but race control neutralised the contest.

Racing resumed at the end of lap five. Tuñón immediately attacked Tye and snatched the lead into the Turn 16 hairpin.

However, the field soon returned behind the Safety Car. Blascos spun at Turn 15 and became stranded in the gravel, forcing race control to intervene for a second time.

Tuñón began to pull clear after the next restart. Behind him, Kaczynski attacked teammate Tye for second, and the Drivex pair ran alongside each other through the final corners of lap 10.

At the same moment, Pedersen stopped at Turn 12 and triggered the third Safety Car. That interruption left the drivers with a one-lap sprint to the chequered flag.

Tuñón controlled the final restart and resisted Tye to secure his maiden Spanish F4 victory by 0.434s. Petrović completed the podium after capitalising on the earlier battle between Łyżeń and Kaczynski.

Monteiro recovered from 14th to finish fourth, while Fisher and Coronel completed the top six. Mulder also impressed with seventh on her championship debut, while Fluxá scored her first Spanish F4 points in eighth.

Post-race penalties changed several positions further down the classification. Łyżeń dropped to 25th after receiving a 10-second penalty, while Kaczynski fell to 28th.

Race 1 – Full Classification

  1. #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog
  2. #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex
  3. #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog
  4. #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core
  5. #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core
  6. #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport
  7. #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  8. #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing
  9. #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport
  10. #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport
  11. #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar
  12. #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing
  13. #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar
  14. #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport
  15. #9 Jean-Paul Karras – G4 Racing
  16. #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex
  17. #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR
  18. #74 Yani Stevenheydens – GRS Team
  19. #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core
  20. #5 Sam Urus – TC Racing
  21. #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing
  22. #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team
  23. #73 Fausto Arnaudo (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  24. #11 Yuzuki Sato (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  25. #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport
  26. #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing
  27. #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar
  28. #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex
  29. #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team
  30. #39 Louis Cochet (R) – KCL Motorsport
  31. #71 Dean Pedersen (R) – DXR
  32. #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport – NC
  33. #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing – NC
  34. #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR – NC
  35. #24 Beau Lowette (R) – TC Racing – NC

2026 Spanish F4: MotorLand Aragón: Race 2: Tye holds off Schormans for victory

Race 2 lasted only seven corners before two separate incidents at Turn 1 forced race control to deploy the Safety Car.

Tye retained the lead when racing resumed on lap three, while Tuñón initially held second. However, Schormans quickly launched his attack and passed the T-Code driver at Turn 16 on lap four.

Tuñón then began to lose ground. Petrović overtook him at the same corner on lap seven, before Łyżeń dived down the inside at Turn 7 one lap later.

At the front, Schormans gradually reduced Tye’s advantage and created his best opportunity on lap 12. The MP Motorsport driver pulled alongside on the pit straight, and the pair remained side by side through the opening sector.

Their battle briefly brought Petrović into contention. Nevertheless, Tye resisted Schormans and kept control of the lead.

Tye crossed the line only 0.257s ahead to claim his first victory of the main 2026 season. The result also completed a breakthrough weekend to that point, following his pole and second place in Race 1.

Schormans secured second, while the final classification placed Tuñón third following post-race penalties. Monteiro collected another fourth place, ahead of Petrović and Coronel.

Micallef finished seventh, while Cochet took eighth and scored his first points of the season. Mulder followed in ninth, with Łyżeń completing the top 10 after a five-second penalty.

Race 2 – Full Classification

  1. #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex
  2. #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport
  3. #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog
  4. #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core
  5. #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog
  6. #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport
  7. #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing
  8. #39 Louis Cochet (R) – KCL Motorsport
  9. #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  10. #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport
  11. #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core
  12. #73 Fausto Arnaudo (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  13. #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar
  14. #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing
  15. #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core
  16. #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport
  17. #74 Yani Stevenheydens – GRS Team
  18. #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing
  19. #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport
  20. #9 Jean-Paul Karras – G4 Racing
  21. #24 Beau Lowette (R) – TC Racing
  22. #11 Yuzuki Sato (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  23. #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex
  24. #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR
  25. #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team
  26. #5 Sam Urus – TC Racing
  27. #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex
  28. #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar
  29. #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar
  30. #71 Dean Pedersen (R) – DXR
  31. #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team – NC
  32. #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport – NC
  33. #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing – NC
  34. #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing – NC
  35. #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR – DNS

2026 Spanish F4: MotorLand Aragón: Qualifying 2: Petrović beats Schormans by 0.013s

T-Code continued its strong weekend during Sunday morning’s Qualifying session.

Petrović delivered a 1:58.073 to secure pole position by only 0.013s over Schormans. Kanthan took third, 0.062s away from pole, while Tuñón placed the second T-Code car fourth.

Kaczynski and Tye occupied the third row, with Łyżeń and Monteiro directly behind them. Piñera and Coronel completed the top 10.

The session again demonstrated the depth of the field. Only 0.953s separated Petrović from Bulbarella in 24th, while 10 drivers finished within 0.255s of pole.

Florescu, Neto and Nakazato completed laps but failed to record representative times. The stewards also instructed Florescu to start Race 3 from the pit lane and handed Sato a three-place grid penalty.

Qualifying 2 – Full Classification

  1. #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog – 1:58.073
  2. #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:58.086
  3. #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core – 1:58.135
  4. #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog – 1:58.141
  5. #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex – 1:58.185
  6. #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex – 1:58.197
  7. #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:58.271
  8. #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core – 1:58.286
  9. #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar – 1:58.294
  10. #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:58.328
  11. #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing – 1:58.390
  12. #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing – 1:58.473
  13. #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core – 1:58.475
  14. #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:58.497
  15. #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:58.533
  16. #71 Dean Pedersen (R) – DXR – 1:58.575
  17. #73 Fausto Arnaudo (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:58.644
  18. #74 Yani Stevenheydens – GRS Team – 1:58.662
  19. #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:58.690
  20. #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:58.699
  21. #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing – 1:58.822
  22. #39 Louis Cochet (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:58.880
  23. #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing – 1:58.914
  24. #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex – 1:59.026
  25. #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR – 1:59.069
  26. #24 Beau Lowette (R) – TC Racing – 1:59.278
  27. #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR – 1:59.443
  28. #11 Yuzuki Sato (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:59.545
  29. #9 Jean-Paul Karras – G4 Racing – 1:59.546
  30. #5 Sam Urus – TC Racing – 2:00.017
  31. #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team – 2:00.072
  32. #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar – 2:00.803
  33. #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar – No representative time
  34. #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing – No representative time
  35. #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team – No representative time

2026 Spanish F4: MotorLand Aragón: Race 3: Petrović wins as Monteiro takes points lead

Petrović immediately defended against Schormans at the start. However, the Serbian driver’s defensive move left Schormans vulnerable to Tuñón, who dived down the inside at Turn 16 and took second.

Schormans then lost more ground on lap two when Kanthan spun him at Turn 1. The incident dropped the MP Motorsport driver down the field and allowed the two T-Code cars to lead Monteiro.

Monteiro quickly closed on Tuñón and attempted a switchback at Turn 16 on lap seven. Tuñón went beyond the track limits and also lost a position to Tye on the main straight.

The Portuguese driver returned the two positions. However, he attacked again on lap nine and completed another move at the Turn 16 hairpin to take second.

Pedersen later stopped at Turn 12, prompting race control to deploy the Safety Car. The field restarted, but further drama followed at the Turn 8–9 chicane on lap 13.

Kanthan ran wide and slid into the side of Coronel’s car, ripping the front wing from his own car. The Red Bull junior then spun at Turn 12 and dropped towards the rear.

Sato sustained damage following contact with Fisher four corners earlier and stopped at Turn 10. Race control deployed another Safety Car, and the race ended without another restart.

Petrović crossed the line 0.210s ahead of Monteiro and converted pole position into his first victory of the season. Tye finished third to complete a podium sweep across the three races, while Tuñón took fourth.

Kaczynski initially crossed the line fifth. However, the stewards dropped him two positions, which promoted Łyżeń and Piñera to fifth and sixth.

Schormans recovered to eighth after his early spin, while Kelleher and Micallef completed the top 10. The stewards also handed Kanthan a 10-second penalty, dropping him to 32nd in the final classification.

Race 3 – Full Classification

  1. #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog
  2. #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core
  3. #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex
  4. #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog
  5. #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport
  6. #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar
  7. #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex
  8. #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport
  9. #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing
  10. #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing
  11. #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport
  12. #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex
  13. #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  14. #74 Yani Stevenheydens – GRS Team
  15. #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing
  16. #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core
  17. #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing
  18. #39 Louis Cochet (R) – KCL Motorsport
  19. #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  20. #73 Fausto Arnaudo (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  21. #9 Jean-Paul Karras – G4 Racing
  22. #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing
  23. #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport
  24. #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar
  25. #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team
  26. #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team
  27. #24 Beau Lowette (R) – TC Racing
  28. #5 Sam Urus – TC Racing
  29. #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR
  30. #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport
  31. #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar
  32. #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core
  33. #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR
  34. #11 Yuzuki Sato (R) – Monlau Motorsport
  35. #71 Dean Pedersen (R) – DXR – NC

Drivers’ Standings after Round 3: Monteiro takes control

Monteiro left MotorLand as the new championship leader after recording fourth, fourth and second across the three races.

Although he did not win, his consistency proved decisive. Coronel endured a more difficult weekend, particularly after finishing 30th in Race 3, while Schormans lost potential points following his early spin on Sunday.

Monteiro now leads with 100 points. Coronel and Schormans sit level on 92, although the official order places Coronel second.

Tye’s victory and three podiums moved him to fourth on 86 points, while Łyżeń remains firmly in contention with 81. Petrović and Tuñón also made major gains after sharing T-Code’s two victories.

Drivers’ Standings

  1. Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core – 100
  2. Rocco Coronel – MP Motorsport – 92
  3. Kasper Schormans – MP Motorsport – 92
  4. Nathan Tye – Drivex – 86
  5. Borys Łyżeń – KCL Motorsport – 81
  6. Andrej Petrović – T-Code – 74
  7. Nacho Tuñón – T-Code – 69
  8. Aleix Piñera – Tecnicar – 59
  9. Ty Fisher – Griffin Core – 44
  10. Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core – 39
  11. Jensen Burnett – KCL Motorsport – 22
  12. Jacob Micallef – Campos Racing – 21
  13. Miki Blascos – Monlau Motorsport – 18
  14. Elliot Kaczynski – Drivex – 16
  15. Daniel Kelleher – Campos Racing – 13
  16. Juste Mulder – Monlau Motorsport – 7
  17. Max Radeck – DXR – 6
  18. Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing – 6
  19. Luna Fluxá – Campos Racing – 4
  20. Louis Cochet – KCL Motorsport – 2
  21. Rahim Alibhai – Monlau Motorsport – 2
  22. Felipe Reijs – MP Motorsport – 1
  23. Jean-Paul Karras – G4 Racing – 1
  24. Fausto Arnaudo – Monlau Motorsport – 0
  25. Simón Bulbarella – Drivex – 0
  26. Zoe Florescu – Tecnicar – 0
  27. Beau Lowette – TC Racing – 0
  28. Yani Stevenheydens – GRS Team – 0
  29. Yuzuki Sato – Monlau Motorsport – 0
  30. Maria Neto – TC Racing – 0
  31. Sebastián Frigolet – DXR – 0
  32. Daniel Mota – TC Racing – 0
  33. Pablo Riccobono – GRS Team – 0
  34. Jorden Moodley – G4 Racing – 0
  35. Sam Urus – TC Racing – 0
  36. Rodrigo Martínez – Tecnicar – 0
  37. Alfons Miettinen – GRS Team – 0
  38. Sandro Pérez – Tecnicar – 0
  39. Alexander Chartier – TC Racing – 0
  40. Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team – 0
  41. André Rodríguez – GRS Team – 0
  42. Dean Pedersen – DXR – 0

Teams’ Standings after Round 3: T-Code becomes MP Motorsport’s closest challenger

MP Motorsport retained the teams’ championship lead despite failing to win at MotorLand. Coronel and Schormans helped the Dutch operation reach 184 points.

However, T-Code made the largest gain. Tuñón and Petrović secured two victories, one pole and several podium finishes, lifting the team from sixth to second with 139 points.

Griffin Core sits only four points behind T-Code after Monteiro’s consistent weekend. Meanwhile, KCL Motorsport occupies fourth on 103 points, three ahead of Drivex.

Tecnicar remains sixth, while Monlau Motorsport, Campos Racing, G4 Racing and DXR complete the points-scoring teams.

Teams’ Standings

  1. MP Motorsport – 184
  2. T-Code – 139
  3. Griffin Core – 135
  4. KCL Motorsport – 103
  5. Drivex – 100
  6. Tecnicar – 59
  7. Monlau Motorsport – 20
  8. Campos Racing – 18
  9. G4 Racing – 7
  10. DXR – 6
  11. TC Racing – 0
  12. GRS Team – 0

Conclusion

In the end, MotorLand Aragón produced the first change at the top of the drivers’ standings. Monteiro did not win a race, but three strong finishes allowed him to build an eight-point advantage over Coronel and Schormans.

T-Code delivered the defining team performance. Tuñón claimed his maiden victory, while Petrović secured pole and his first win of the season. Those results moved the team into second and established it as MP Motorsport’s closest challenger.

Tye also transformed his championship position with a maiden pole, one victory and three podium finishes. Therefore, only 19 points now separate the top five drivers after nine races, leaving the fight for the 2026 Spanish F4 title wide open.

Related News