The 2026 Euroformula Open season reached its fifth round at Circuit Paul Ricard, where extreme summer temperatures accompanied another weekend featuring three different race winners.
Filippo Fiorentino put DRIVEX at the front throughout Friday by topping both Free Practice sessions. However, Jesse Carrasquedo took over on Saturday morning, leading a Mexican top three in Qualifying before converting his maiden Euroformula Open pole into a dominant Race 1 victory.
Fiorentino then responded on Sunday morning by using the reversed grid to secure his maiden championship victory and DRIVEX’s first Euroformula Open win of the season. Everett Stack completed the weekend with his second victory of 2026 in Race 3, strengthening his second place in the Drivers’ Championship.
Rui-Heng Yeh did not add to his six victories, but second in Race 1 and fifth in Race 2 allowed the Team Motopark driver to leave France with 271 points. Stack has moved ahead of Diego de la Torre into second on 211, reducing Yeh’s championship advantage from 74 to 60 points.
2026 Euroformula Open: Round 5: Paul Ricard: Free Practice
Paul Ricard welcomed Euroformula Open with high temperatures and an expanded 15-car field. DRIVEX added a third car for Marcelo Hahn alongside Fiorentino and Genaro Trappa, with Hahn switching across after contesting the previous Hungaroring round with BVM Racing.
Fiorentino immediately established himself at the front in Free Practice 1. The Brazilian recorded a 1:56.348 to beat BVM Racing’s Javier Herrera by 0.097s, with Alessandro Famularo only another 0.029s behind. Trappa completed a strong start for DRIVEX in fourth, while Alceu Feldmann finished fifth.
Fiorentino improved substantially during the afternoon and again topped Free Practice 2, lowering the benchmark to 1:55.826. Feldmann finished 0.482s behind, with Trappa another 0.122s back in third. Therefore, DRIVEX occupied two of the leading three places in the second session and produced the fastest overall lap of Friday.
The second session ended five minutes early after Aaron Ferrazzano stopped at Turn 6 and triggered a red flag. Meanwhile, Wiktor Dobrzański struggled while suffering from flu and finished 14th.
Free Practice 1
- Filippo Fiorentino — DRIVEX — 1:56.348
- Javier Herrera — BVM Racing — +0.097
- Alessandro Famularo — BVM Racing — +0.126
- Genaro Trappa — DRIVEX — +0.190
- Alceu Feldmann — BVM Racing — +0.493
- Jan Koller — Team Motopark — +0.847
- Divy Nandan — BVM Racing — +1.039
- Rui-Heng Yeh — Team Motopark — +1.043
- Diego de la Torre — Team Motopark — +1.174
- Jesse Carrasquedo — Team Motopark — +1.196
- Everett Stack — Team Motopark — +1.414
- Lorenzo Castillo — Team Motopark — +1.735
- Aaron Ferrazzano — Neri Autosport — +1.737
- Wiktor Dobrzański — Team Motopark — +2.195
- Marcelo Hahn — DRIVEX — +3.333
Free Practice 2
- Filippo Fiorentino — DRIVEX — 1:55.826
- Alceu Feldmann — BVM Racing — +0.482
- Genaro Trappa — DRIVEX — +0.604
- Alessandro Famularo — BVM Racing — +0.762
- Rui-Heng Yeh — Team Motopark — +0.787
- Jesse Carrasquedo — Team Motopark — +0.803
- Javier Herrera — BVM Racing — +1.028
- Divy Nandan — BVM Racing — +1.132
- Lorenzo Castillo — Team Motopark — +1.255
- Diego de la Torre — Team Motopark — +1.562
- Everett Stack — Team Motopark — +1.647
- Aaron Ferrazzano — Neri Autosport — +1.672
- Marcelo Hahn — DRIVEX — +1.753
- Wiktor Dobrzański — Team Motopark — +1.787
- Jan Koller — Team Motopark — +1.989
2026 Euroformula Open: Round 5: Paul Ricard: Qualifying
Carrasquedo overturned DRIVEX’s Friday advantage when the field returned for Qualifying on Saturday morning.
The Team Motopark driver produced a 1:53.541 to claim his maiden Euroformula Open pole position. Herrera came closest but finished 0.154s behind, while de la Torre completed an all-Mexican top three with a lap 0.408s slower than Carrasquedo’s benchmark.
Championship leader Yeh qualified fourth alongside de la Torre on row two. Feldmann finished fifth ahead of Stack, while Famularo and Koller occupied row four. Trappa took ninth, followed by Dobrzański and Friday pacesetter Fiorentino.
The conditions again placed considerable demands on the drivers and tyres, with the air temperature reaching 33.1°C during the session. DRIVEX also adopted a different strategy by using only one set of new tyres across its three cars.
Carrasquedo had already enjoyed success at Paul Ricard in Eurocup-3, and his Qualifying performance placed him in the ideal position to finally convert his 2026 Euroformula Open speed into another victory.
Qualifying
- Jesse Carrasquedo — Team Motopark — 1:53.541
- Javier Herrera — BVM Racing — +0.154
- Diego de la Torre — Team Motopark — +0.408
- Rui-Heng Yeh — Team Motopark — +0.499
- Alceu Feldmann — BVM Racing — +0.531
- Everett Stack — Team Motopark — +0.619
- Alessandro Famularo — BVM Racing — +0.809
- Jan Koller — Team Motopark — +0.901
- Genaro Trappa — DRIVEX — +1.042
- Wiktor Dobrzański — Team Motopark — +1.059
- Filippo Fiorentino — DRIVEX — +1.069
- Lorenzo Castillo — Team Motopark — +1.415
- Divy Nandan — BVM Racing — +1.764
- Aaron Ferrazzano — Neri Autosport — +1.889
- Marcelo Hahn — DRIVEX — +2.146
2026 Euroformula Open: Round 5: Paul Ricard: Race 1
Carrasquedo converted his maiden pole into his third victory of the season with a controlled lights-to-flag performance.
The Mexican made a strong start, while Yeh launched from fourth and immediately moved into second. Herrera initially held third ahead of Stack and de la Torre, but the opening stages soon required intervention when Koller became stranded on circuit following an incident. Race Control deployed the Safety Car as a result.
After two laps behind the Safety Car, Carrasquedo handled the restart cleanly and retained first. The order immediately behind him changed, with Stack progressing to third ahead of de la Torre and Herrera. Although the leading four remained separated by only a few seconds for much of the race, Carrasquedo controlled the pace and tyre management from the front.
Yeh remained his nearest challenger but never moved close enough to launch a meaningful attack. Stack similarly maintained pressure from third without threatening his teammates ahead, allowing Team Motopark to lock out the podium.
Carrasquedo completed 15 laps in 30:44.311 and won by 2.058s over Yeh, with Stack only 0.093s further behind. De la Torre finished fourth and recorded the fastest lap with a 1:55.860, while Herrera completed the top five.
Dobrzański finished sixth and led the Rookie classification, while Trappa climbed through the order to seventh. Fiorentino followed in eighth after his difficult Qualifying session, with Nandan and Hahn completing the top 10.
The victory gave Carrasquedo his third success of 2026 and completed a perfect Saturday after his first pole. It also gave Team Motopark another dominant result after the German squad swept all three races at the Hungaroring.
Race 1
- Jesse Carrasquedo — Team Motopark — 15 laps
- Rui-Heng Yeh — Team Motopark — +2.058
- Everett Stack — Team Motopark — +2.151
- Diego de la Torre — Team Motopark — +5.029
- Javier Herrera — BVM Racing — +6.228
- Wiktor Dobrzański — Team Motopark — +8.554
- Genaro Trappa — DRIVEX — +14.010
- Filippo Fiorentino — DRIVEX — +16.420
- Divy Nandan — BVM Racing — +23.056
- Marcelo Hahn — DRIVEX — +23.865
- Alessandro Famularo — BVM Racing — +24.744
Not classified:
Alceu Feldmann — BVM Racing — 9 laps
Aaron Ferrazzano — Neri Autosport — 8 laps
Lorenzo Castillo — Team Motopark — 1 lap
Jan Koller — Team Motopark — 0 laps
Fastest lap: Diego de la Torre — 1:55.860
2026 Euroformula Open: Round 5: Paul Ricard: Race 2
Fiorentino turned his frustrating Qualifying result into an advantage when the reversed-grid system placed him on pole for Sunday morning’s Race 2.
The DRIVEX driver immediately capitalised, launching cleanly and retaining first place. Trappa shared the front row but lost ground during the opening sequence, while Dobrzański moved from third into second and began applying pressure to Fiorentino.
Dobrzański remained within approximately two seconds before reducing the gap towards one second. However, Fiorentino maintained control and never allowed the Team Motopark Rookie to create a genuine opportunity for the lead.
Herrera also produced a strong opening phase. The BVM Racing driver attacked Dobrzański but could not find a way past and eventually settled into third, where he remained until the chequered flag.
Behind them, Stack progressed to fourth ahead of Yeh and Carrasquedo. Trappa dropped to seventh after his difficult start and subsequently lost positions to several of the faster Motopark cars.
De la Torre suffered the largest setback among the championship leaders. The Mexican ran fourth during the opening section of the race but became involved in contact while rivals attacked from behind. He eventually dropped to 14th, although a late 1:54.781 gave him the fastest lap by a considerable margin.
Fiorentino eventually crossed the line 0.887s ahead of Dobrzański and became the seventh different Euroformula Open winner of the season. More significantly for his team, the victory returned DRIVEX to the top step for the first time in the championship since Ferdinand Habsburg won at Barcelona.
Herrera completed the podium, while Stack and Yeh added useful championship points in fourth and fifth. Officials also added five seconds to Hahn’s race time after holding him responsible for a collision, although he retained 12th place.
Race 2
- Filippo Fiorentino — DRIVEX — 15 laps
- Wiktor Dobrzański — Team Motopark — +0.887
- Javier Herrera — BVM Racing — +5.029
- Everett Stack — Team Motopark — +5.647
- Rui-Heng Yeh — Team Motopark — +6.238
- Jesse Carrasquedo — Team Motopark — +7.275
- Genaro Trappa — DRIVEX — +8.134
- Alessandro Famularo — BVM Racing — +11.716
- Jan Koller — Team Motopark — +14.769
- Alceu Feldmann — BVM Racing — +16.165
- Lorenzo Castillo — Team Motopark — +19.926
- Marcelo Hahn — DRIVEX — +25.432
- Aaron Ferrazzano — Neri Autosport — +45.697
- Diego de la Torre — Team Motopark — +1:10.238
- Divy Nandan — BVM Racing — 1 lap
Fastest lap: Diego de la Torre — 1:54.781
Penalty: Marcelo Hahn — five-second time penalty for causing a collision.
2026 Euroformula Open: Round 5: Paul Ricard: Race 3
The final race placed Koller on pole through the reversed-grid format, giving the Czech Rookie an opportunity to pursue his first Euroformula Open victory.
Koller made full use of his starting position and led the opening five laps. However, incidents behind him immediately disrupted the race, with Famularo and Dobrzański among the drivers caught up in early trouble. Ferrazzano also retired with a gearbox problem, prompting Race Control to deploy the Safety Car.
Stack positioned himself to attack when the race resumed. Two laps after the restart, the American chose his opportunity and passed Koller to take the lead.
Once ahead, Stack concentrated on protecting the car and tyres in the extreme heat. The air temperature reached 35.6°C while the track climbed to 57.3°C, making the finale the most physically and mechanically demanding contest of the weekend.
Meanwhile, Trappa produced the strongest recovery drive. He ran sixth on the opening lap before passing Carrasquedo, Yeh, Feldmann and eventually Koller. The DRIVEX driver reached second during the closing stages and secured his first outright Euroformula Open podium.
Koller held third to join Trappa in taking a maiden championship podium. De la Torre finished fourth ahead of Herrera, while Feldmann crossed the line sixth after officials added five seconds for a jump start.
Yeh endured his weakest race of the weekend and finished 10th, more than a minute behind Stack. Carrasquedo also encountered trouble after his Saturday victory and completed only 11 laps, leaving him 11th.
Stack completed 14 laps in 30:06.129 and won by 4.125s over Trappa. The result marked his second victory of 2026 after his Hungaroring Race 1 success and elevated him above de la Torre into second in the championship.
Although Yeh struggled to 10th, he recorded the fastest lap with a 1:55.369. His accumulated results from the opening two races also ensured that he retained a substantial championship advantage leaving France.
Race 3
- Everett Stack — Team Motopark — 14 laps
- Genaro Trappa — DRIVEX — +4.125
- Jan Koller — Team Motopark — +7.237
- Diego de la Torre — Team Motopark — +8.682
- Javier Herrera — BVM Racing — +10.237
- Alceu Feldmann — BVM Racing — +16.412
- Lorenzo Castillo — Team Motopark — +18.299
- Marcelo Hahn — DRIVEX — +18.690
- Filippo Fiorentino — DRIVEX — +19.851
- Rui-Heng Yeh — Team Motopark — +1:35.277
- Jesse Carrasquedo — Team Motopark — 3 laps
Not classified:
Divy Nandan — BVM Racing — 10 laps
Alessandro Famularo — BVM Racing — 8 laps
Wiktor Dobrzański — Team Motopark — 0 laps
Aaron Ferrazzano — Neri Autosport — 0 laps
Fastest lap: Rui-Heng Yeh — 1:55.369
Penalties: Alceu Feldmann — five-second time penalty for a jump start; Alessandro Famularo — five-second time penalty for a jump start. Feldmann and Trappa also received driving reprimands.
2026 Euroformula Open: Standings after Round 5
Yeh did not enjoy the same level of dominance that he produced earlier in the season, but he still added 30 points at Paul Ricard. Second in Race 1 and fifth in Race 2 proved particularly valuable before his difficult finale, moving him from 241 to 271 points.
Stack emerged as the weekend’s biggest winner among the established championship contenders. Third, fourth and first across the three races moved him from 159 to 211 points, allowing him to overtake de la Torre for second and reduce Yeh’s advantage to 60.
De la Torre falls to third on 193 despite scoring the Race 1 and Race 2 fastest laps. Carrasquedo remains fourth but closes considerably after his pole and Race 1 victory, moving to 171 points.
Herrera strengthens fifth on 155 and retains the Rookie Championship lead, while Famularo remains sixth on 138 after a relatively difficult round. Dobrzański reaches 100 points through his Race 2 runner-up finish, while Trappa’s maiden podium moves him from 26 to 56 and eighth overall.
Fiorentino makes another significant gain after his maiden victory, climbing to 46 points and 10th in the overall classification. Koller follows three points behind after his Race 3 podium.
Drivers’ Championship
- Rui-Heng Yeh — 271 points
- Everett Stack — 211 points
- Diego de la Torre — 193 points
- Jesse Carrasquedo — 171 points
- Javier Herrera — 155 points
- Alessandro Famularo — 138 points
- Wiktor Dobrzański — 100 points
- Genaro Trappa — 56 points
- Lorenzo Castillo — 51 points
- Filippo Fiorentino — 46 points
- Jan Koller — 43 points
- Divy Nandan — 36 points
- Aaron Ferrazzano — 28 points
- Ricardo Miranda Baptista — 18 points
- Alceu Feldmann — 9 points
- Marcelo Hahn — 9 points
Herrera maintains Rookie Championship lead
Herrera strengthened his Rookie Championship advantage with fifth, third and fifth across the Paul Ricard races.
The BVM Racing driver added 22 Rookie points and moves to 116, giving him a 21-point advantage over Dobrzański. The Polish driver nevertheless made significant progress after finishing sixth in Race 1 and second overall in Race 2.
Castillo remains third on 66, while Koller’s Race 3 podium helps him climb to fourth on 41. Ferrazzano follows only one point behind.
Trappa moves to sixth after taking 20 Rookie points during the weekend, while Fiorentino rises to seventh on 31 through his Race 2 victory. Hahn and Feldmann also opened or expanded their Rookie totals during the French round.
Rookie Championship
- Javier Herrera — 116 points
- Wiktor Dobrzański — 95 points
- Lorenzo Castillo — 66 points
- Jan Koller — 41 points
- Aaron Ferrazzano — 40 points
- Genaro Trappa — 38 points
- Filippo Fiorentino — 31 points
- Ricardo Miranda Baptista — 20 points
- Marcelo Hahn — 11 points
- Alceu Feldmann — 4 points
Motopark extends Teams’ Championship advantage
Team Motopark again scored heavily despite DRIVEX taking one of the three race victories.
Carrasquedo led an all-Motopark podium in Race 1, while Stack finished fourth in Race 2 before winning the finale. Dobrzański and Koller also supplied strong results, including a runner-up finish and a podium.
As a result, Motopark increases its Teams’ Championship total from 179 to 214 points. BVM Racing remains second but now trails by 71 after moving to 143.
DRIVEX enjoyed the largest improvement further behind. Fiorentino’s victory and Trappa’s Race 3 runner-up result lift the Spanish team from 28 to 64 points, moving it ahead of Neri Autosport for third.
Teams’ Championship
- Team Motopark — 214 points
- BVM Racing — 143 points
- DRIVEX — 64 points
- Neri Autosport — 38 points
Stack closes championship gap as three winners share Paul Ricard honours
Paul Ricard produced another varied Euroformula Open weekend as three different drivers and two teams shared the victories.
Carrasquedo delivered the strongest Saturday by claiming his first pole and converting it into a controlled third win of the season. Fiorentino then transformed DRIVEX’s Friday pace into his maiden victory, while Dobrzański and Herrera joined him on the Race 2 podium.
Stack completed the round with another important breakthrough. His second win in as many events, combined with podium points from Race 1, moved him ahead of de la Torre and established him as Yeh’s nearest championship rival.
Meanwhile, Trappa and Koller both reached an outright Euroformula Open podium for the first time during the finale, further demonstrating the depth of competition behind the leading championship contenders.
Yeh ultimately leaves France without a victory but still with a sizeable 60-point advantage. However, Stack’s 52-point weekend has reduced that margin by 14, while de la Torre and Carrasquedo remain within reach behind him.
Team Motopark also continues to control the Teams’ Championship, although DRIVEX’s breakthrough weekend provided the clearest challenge to its race-winning run. With Hockenheim, Monza and Barcelona still to come, the battle behind Yeh has tightened as Euroformula Open moves towards the final three rounds of the 2026 season.
