The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) resumes this weekend at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, for the seventh round of the 2025 season. The title fight enters its decisive phase, and every point now carries added weight. Freddie Slater (Prema Racing) leads the standings with 186 points, even after stewards disqualified him from Race 2 at Imola for a technical infringement. The British driver builds his campaign on relentless consistency, regularly converting pace into podiums.
Matteo De Palo (Trident Motorsport) chases Slater, sitting only 16 points behind. The Italian applies pressure throughout the year, showing maturity and resilience in the battle. Enzo Deligny (R-ace GP) follows in third with 140 points. The Frenchman arrives in Austria full of momentum after winning and finishing second at Imola.
Pedro Clerot (Van Amersfoort Racing) stays in contention with 128 points, while Akshay Bohra (R-ace GP) boosted his campaign with a breakthrough FRECA victory in Italy.
Standings at a glance
- Freddie Slater (Prema Racing): 186 points
- Matteo De Palo (Trident Motorsport): 170 points
- Enzo Deligny (R-ace GP): 140 points
- Pedro Clerot (VAR): 128 points
- Akshay Bohra (R-ace GP): 108 points
Evan Giltaire (ART Grand Prix), Hiyu Yamakoshi (VAR), Rashid Al Dhaheri (Prema Racing), and Taito Kato (ART Grand Prix) fight for position in a tightly packed midfield. Nikita Bedrin (Saintéloc Racing) holds tenth after securing a podium in Imola.
Rookie fight and market movements
Dion Gowda (Van Amersfoort Racing) leads the rookie classification, tied on 22 points with Jack Beeton (Prema Racing). Michael Belov (CL Motorsport) sits close behind on 18 points. CL Motorsport expands to three entries this weekend by adding Zhenrui Chi and Enea Frey to its line-up.
The driver market shifts again. Saqer Al Maosherji joins G4 Racing as AKCEL GP exits the season. Prema Racing introduces Alex Powell, who makes his FRECA debut in Spielberg.
Red Bull Ring Pre-Event Collective Test Recap
Drivers returned to action after the summer break with a three-hour pre-event collective test on Thursday. Enzo Deligny (R-ace GP) set the benchmark at 1:26.446. Freddie Slater followed just 0.024 seconds behind, while Pedro Clerot secured third, 0.103 seconds off the top.
Jin Nakamura (R-ace GP) impressed with fourth and logged the most laps of the session (64). Nikita Bedrin (Saintéloc Racing) carried over his Imola momentum by finishing fifth. Rashid Al Dhaheri (Prema Racing) took sixth, Evan Giltaire (ART Grand Prix) placed seventh, and Matteo De Palo (Trident Motorsport) finished eighth. Jack Beeton (Prema Racing) and Giovanni Maschio (RPM) completed the top ten.
The gaps stayed razor thin, with the top ten split by less than six-tenths of a second.
Weekend timetable – Spielberg
- Friday 5 September
- Collective Test 2: 09:05 – 09:55
- Collective Test 3: 13:25 – 14:15
- Saturday 6 September
- Qualifying 1: 09:00
- Race 1 (30 minutes + 1 lap): 12:55
- Sunday 7 September
- Qualifying 2: 09:35
- Race 2 (30 minutes + 1 lap): 15:05
The championship streams all qualifying sessions and races live on its official YouTube channel.
A narrow gap at the top
The top three sit only 46 points apart, and the Red Bull Ring promises to shape the championship battle. Slater relies on consistency, De Palo pushes relentlessly, and Deligny arrives with growing momentum. Clerot and Bohra wait in the wings, ready to disrupt the order. The scene sets perfectly for a thrilling weekend in Spielberg.
