The 2026 F4 Spanish Championship headed to the Circuito de Jerez–Ángel Nieto for Round 5, where Noah Monteiro delivered his strongest weekend of the main season to transform the Drivers’ Championship battle.
Kasper Schormans arrived in Andalusia with an 18-point advantage over Borys Łyżeń after a victory and two second-place finishes at Jarama moved him into the championship lead. Andrej Petrović sat another four points behind Łyżeń, while Monteiro entered fourth on 114 points, 26 behind Schormans. Rocco Coronel completed a leading five separated by only 29 points.
Monteiro immediately changed that picture. The Griffin Core driver claimed pole for Race 1, secured the Race 2 pole through his second-fastest Qualifying lap and converted both starts into victories. He then completed his weekend with third in Race 3 as Coronel returned to the top step for MP Motorsport.
Schormans remained remarkably consistent with third, fifth and second, allowing him to retain the championship lead. However, Monteiro’s triple podium reduced the gap from 26 points to only seven. Łyżeń remains firmly involved only 20 points from first, setting up a three-way fight heading into the final two rounds at Navarra and Barcelona.
2026 Spanish F4: Jerez: Qualifying 1: Monteiro leads Griffin Core one-two
Monteiro immediately established himself as the driver to beat during Saturday morning’s first Qualifying session. The Portuguese driver produced a 1:43.303 on his fifth lap to secure pole, but Griffin Core teammate Vivek Kanthan kept him under pressure and finished only 0.014s behind.
Łyżeń placed third for KCL Motorsport, another 0.013s behind Kanthan, while Elliot Kaczynski completed a remarkably close top four. The Drivex rookie finished only 0.081s away from Monteiro, leaving less than one tenth between the leading four drivers around the 4.428km Jerez circuit.
Championship leader Schormans could only manage fifth, 0.309s from pole, with Daniel Kelleher four thousandths further back in sixth. Petrović followed in seventh ahead of Ty Fisher and Coronel, while Nacho Tuñón completed the top 10.
Monteiro also produced the quickest second-best lap with a 1:43.312, securing pole for Race 2. Łyżeń took second on that grid ahead of Kaczynski, Kanthan and Petrović, while Schormans faced another recovery drive from sixth.
The tight margins therefore immediately offered Monteiro an opportunity to attack his championship deficit across both Saturday races.
Qualifying 1 – Full Classification
- #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core – 1:43.303
- #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core – 1:43.317
- #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:43.330
- #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex – 1:43.384
- #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:43.612
- #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing – 1:43.616
- #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog – 1:43.635
- #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core – 1:43.687
- #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:43.715
- #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog – 1:43.737
- #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex – 1:43.767
- #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing – 1:43.782
- #24 Niklas Schaufler – TC Racing – 1:43.809
- #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:43.907
- #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing – 1:43.951
- #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:43.986
- #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar – 1:44.022
- #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:44.213
- #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:44.231
- #5 Yuzuki Sato (R) – TC Racing – 1:44.253
- #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing – 1:44.326
- #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar – 1:44.464
- #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR – 1:44.470
- #9 Jean Paul Karras – G4 Racing – 1:44.487
- #11 Rahim Alibhai (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:44.519
- #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing – 1:44.740
- #73 Thiago Palotini (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:44.832
- #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team – 1:44.859
- #71 Jorge Luis Bruno (R) – DXR – 1:45.059
- #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex – 1:45.070
- #39 Lucas Pasquinetti (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:45.171
- #74 Pablo Riccobono – GRS Team – 1:45.311
- #94 Jorden Moodley – G4 Racing – 1:45.677
- #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team – 1:45.760
- #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar – 1:46.211
- #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR – 1:47.059
2026 Spanish F4: Jerez: Race 1: Monteiro converts pole into breakthrough victory
Monteiro converted pole into the lead while Kanthan held second, but the opening stages quickly became disrupted. Kaczynski ran through the gravel at Turn 1 and dropped from fourth to eighth before later making contact with Drivex teammate Nathan Tye at the Turn 11 chicane.
A more serious incident followed when Alibhai crashed near the end of the lap and scattered debris across the circuit. Race Control initially deployed the Safety Car before stopping the race with a Red Flag to allow marshals to clear the scene safely.
Monteiro retained control when officials restarted proceedings. Behind him, the championship battle developed between Schormans and Łyżeń, with the MP Motorsport driver eventually passing the Pole on lap eight to move into third.
The Griffin Core pairing remained clear at the front. Monteiro crossed the line 1.984s ahead of Kanthan to claim his first victory of the regular 2026 Spanish F4 season, while Schormans completed the podium and limited the championship damage. Łyżeń finished fourth ahead of Kelleher, Petrović and Fisher.
Schormans also claimed the fastest lap with a 1:44.458, but Monteiro’s victory substantially reduced the advantage that the Dutchman had carried into Jerez.
Race 1 – Full Classification
- #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core
- #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core
- #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport
- #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport
- #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing
- #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog
- #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core
- #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport
- #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing
- #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog
- #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex
- #24 Niklas Schaufler – TC Racing
- #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar
- #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex
- #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport
- #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing
- #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport
- #9 Jean Paul Karras – G4 Racing
- #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport
- #5 Yuzuki Sato (R) – TC Racing
- #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing
- #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR
- #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR
- #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex
- #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport
- #74 Pablo Riccobono – GRS Team
- #39 Lucas Pasquinetti (R) – KCL Motorsport
- #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar
- #71 Jorge Luis Bruno (R) – DXR
- #73 Thiago Palotini (R) – Monlau Motorsport
- #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team
- #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team
- #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar
- #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing
- #94 Jorden Moodley – G4 Racing
NC. #11 Rahim Alibhai (R) – Monlau Motorsport
Fastest lap: Kasper Schormans – 1:44.458
2026 Spanish F4: Jerez: Race 2: Monteiro doubles up to close within four points
Monteiro started Race 2 from pole after topping the second-fastest-lap classification, with Łyżeń alongside him and Kaczynski and Kanthan forming the second row. Schormans began only sixth, giving Monteiro another major opportunity to reduce his championship deficit.
The Griffin Core driver made a clean start and retained first ahead of Łyżeń, but the race quickly required intervention when Florescu found the gravel at Turn 2. Race Control sent out the Safety Car and erased any early advantage Monteiro had created.
Officials restarted the contest on lap three, and Monteiro immediately began rebuilding his margin over Łyżeń. However, another incident on lap five involving Neto, Nakazato and Pasquinetti brought the Safety Car back onto the circuit and once again compressed the field.
Schormans used the lap-nine restart to pass Petrović for fifth at Turn 2 but could make no further progress through the leading group. Monteiro controlled the remaining laps and crossed the line 2.786s clear of Łyżeń, completing a Saturday double.
Kaczynski earned his first podium of the weekend in third, with Kanthan fourth and Schormans fifth. Monteiro also set the 1:45.088 fastest lap, and his second victory left him only four points behind Schormans heading into Sunday.
Race 2 – Full Classification
- #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core
- #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport
- #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex
- #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core
- #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport
- #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog
- #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing
- #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport
- #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing
- #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport
- #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core
- #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar
- #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport
- #24 Niklas Schaufler – TC Racing
- #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport
- #11 Rahim Alibhai (R) – Monlau Motorsport
- #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex
- #9 Jean Paul Karras – G4 Racing
- #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR
- #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing
- #71 Jorge Luis Bruno (R) – DXR
- #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog
- #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing
- #73 Thiago Palotini (R) – Monlau Motorsport
- #74 Pablo Riccobono – GRS Team
- #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team
- #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR
- #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport
- #94 Jorden Moodley – G4 Racing
- #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar
NC. #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team
NC. #39 Lucas Pasquinetti (R) – KCL Motorsport
NC. #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing
NC. #5 Yuzuki Sato (R) – TC Racing
NC. #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex
NC. #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar
Fastest lap: Noah Monteiro – 1:45.088
2026 Spanish F4: Jerez: Qualifying 2: Coronel puts MP Motorsport on pole
Sunday began with Coronel producing his strongest Qualifying performance of the weekend to secure pole for Race 3.
The MP Motorsport rookie set a 1:43.259 on his fifth lap and edged Łyżeń by only 0.033s. Championship leader Schormans made it two MP Motorsport cars inside the top three with a 1:43.433, although Monteiro remained directly behind him after finishing only three thousandths slower.
Kaczynski continued his strong weekend by taking fifth ahead of Kanthan, while Kelleher, Petrović, Fisher and Tuñón completed a top 10 separated by only 0.679s.
Coronel’s pole placed another driver directly into the championship battle. The Dutchman had entered Jerez fifth and needed a significant result after finishing eighth in both Saturday races, while Schormans and Monteiro started alongside each other on the second row with only four championship points separating them.
Further down the order, Burnett and Neto failed to record valid representative times. Officials also handed Burnett a five-place grid penalty for his next race, while they deleted the two fastest laps for both Mulder and Riccobono following separate stewarding decisions.
Qualifying 2 – Full Classification
- #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:43.259
- #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:43.292
- #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:43.433
- #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core – 1:43.436
- #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex – 1:43.542
- #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core – 1:43.677
- #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing – 1:43.757
- #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog – 1:43.816
- #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core – 1:43.890
- #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog – 1:43.938
- #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing – 1:43.946
- #24 Niklas Schaufler – TC Racing – 1:44.003
- #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport – 1:44.042
- #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:44.048
- #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing – 1:44.071
- #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar – 1:44.130
- #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex – 1:44.151
- #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar – 1:44.523
- #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing – 1:44.554
- #5 Yuzuki Sato (R) – TC Racing – 1:44.610
- #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR – 1:44.640
- #11 Rahim Alibhai (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:44.675
- #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR – 1:44.693
- #73 Thiago Palotini (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:44.797
- #9 Jean Paul Karras – G4 Racing – 1:44.847
- #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 1:44.851
- #71 Jorge Luis Bruno (R) – DXR – 1:45.004
- #39 Lucas Pasquinetti (R) – KCL Motorsport – 1:45.075
- #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex – 1:45.147
- #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team – 1:45.177
- #74 Pablo Riccobono – GRS Team – 1:45.433
- #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team – 1:45.472
- #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar – 1:46.442
- #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport – No representative time
- #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing – No representative time
2026 Spanish F4: Jerez: Race 3: Coronel returns to winning ways
Coronel converted pole into the lead when Race 3 began, while Schormans immediately attacked from third. The championship leader moved ahead of Łyżeń at Turn 5 and climbed into second, leaving the KCL Motorsport driver to defend from Monteiro behind.
Coronel initially struggled to escape Schormans, but the race changed dramatically at the end of lap six when Blascos flipped his Monlau Motorsport car at Turn 12. Race Control stopped proceedings with a Red Flag while officials recovered the car and repaired the scene.
The contest resumed, but the field enjoyed only a short spell of green-flag racing. Burnett and Mulder collided at Turn 2 on lap 10 and forced another Safety Car intervention. When officials restarted the race on lap 13, Łyżeń ran wide at Turn 6 and dropped to fifth before recovering fourth from Kelleher at Turn 9.
Frigolet then became stranded near the exit of Turn 5, bringing the Safety Car back out and ending the race under neutralised conditions. Coronel therefore secured his third victory of the season, leading an MP Motorsport one-two ahead of Schormans.
Monteiro completed his triple-podium weekend in third, only 0.673s behind Coronel. Łyżeń recovered fourth and set the fastest lap, while Kelleher, Kaczynski and Petrović followed.
Race 3 – Full Provisional Classification
- #23 Rocco Coronel (R) – MP Motorsport
- #40 Kasper Schormans (R) – MP Motorsport
- #81 Noah Monteiro – Griffin Core
- #21 Borys Łyżeń (R) – KCL Motorsport
- #38 Daniel Kelleher (R) – Campos Racing
- #44 Elliot Kaczynski (R) – Drivex
- #77 Andrej Petrović – T-Code by Amtog
- #37 Ty Fisher (R) – Griffin Core
- #22 Vivek Kanthan – Griffin Core
- #24 Niklas Schaufler – TC Racing
- #17 Nacho Tuñón – T-Code by Amtog
- #46 Nathan Tye – Drivex
- #7 Felipe Reijs (R) – MP Motorsport
- #10 Luna Fluxá (R) – Campos Racing
- #12 Philippe Armand Karras – G4 Racing
- #9 Jean Paul Karras – G4 Racing
- #25 Aleix Piñera (R) – Tecnicar
- #5 Yuzuki Sato (R) – TC Racing
- #18 Zoe Florescu (R) – Tecnicar
- #8 Jacob Micallef (R) – Campos Racing
- #32 Simón Bulbarella (R) – Drivex
- #11 Rahim Alibhai (R) – Monlau Motorsport
- #39 Lucas Pasquinetti (R) – KCL Motorsport
- #71 Jorge Luis Bruno (R) – DXR
- #83 Alfons Miettinen (R) – GRS Team
- #73 Thiago Palotini (R) – Monlau Motorsport
- #78 Maria Neto (R) – TC Racing
- #28 Max Radeck (R) – DXR
- #80 Sebastián Frigolet (R) – DXR – 12 laps
NC. #27 Juste Mulder (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 9 laps
NC. #15 Jensen Burnett (R) – KCL Motorsport – 9 laps
NC. #88 Miki Blascos (R) – Monlau Motorsport – 5 laps
NC. #13 Rodrigo Martínez (R) – Tecnicar – 1 lap
NC. #74 Pablo Riccobono – GRS Team
NC. #96 Ryusho Nakazato – GRS Team
Fastest lap: Borys Łyżeń – 1:45.059
Drivers’ Standings after Round 5: Monteiro closes to within seven points
Monteiro produced the largest championship gain of the Jerez weekend. He arrived fourth on 114 points and 26 behind Schormans, but two victories and third place lifted him to 175 and moved him into second.
Schormans still leaves Jerez as the championship leader after scoring in every race. His third place in Race 1, fifth in Race 2 and second in Race 3 take him from 140 to 182, but his advantage has fallen from 18 points over his nearest rival to only seven over Monteiro.
Łyżeń also remains firmly in the title fight. His second and fourth places keep him third on 162, only 20 points away from the lead. Coronel’s victory takes him to 144 and fourth, while Petrović drops to fifth on 138 despite three points finishes.
Kanthan moves onto 100 after two strong Saturday results, with Tuñón only two points behind. Tye remains eighth on 86, while Kaczynski’s Jerez podium lifts him to 73. Piñera completes the top 10 on 70.
With Navarra and Barcelona remaining, only 20 points separate the championship’s leading three.
Full 2026 Spanish F4 Drivers’ standings
- Kasper Schormans – 182 points
- Noah Monteiro – 175
- Borys Łyżeń – 162
- Rocco Coronel – 144
- Andrej Petrović – 138
- Vivek Kanthan – 100
- Nacho Tuñón – 98
- Nathan Tye – 86
- Elliot Kaczynski – 73
- Aleix Piñera – 70
- Ty Fisher – 54
- Jacob Micallef – 38
- Daniel Kelleher – 37
- Miki Blascos – 19
- Jensen Burnett – 18
- Juste Mulder – 7
- Max Radeck – 6
- Luna Fluxá – 4
- Philippe Armand Karras – 4
- Fausto Arnaudo – 3
- Louis Cochet – 2
- Rahim Alibhai – 2
- Felipe Reijs – 1
- Niklas Schaufler – 1
- Jean Paul Karras – 1
- Simón Bulbarella – 0
- Zoe Florescu – 0
- Beau Lowette – 0
- Yani Stevenheydens – 0
- Maria Neto – 0
- Yuzuki Sato – 0
- Sebastián Frigolet – 0
- Pablo Riccobono – 0
- Daniel Mota – 0
- Sam Urus – 0
- Dean Pedersen – 0
- Alfons Miettinen – 0
- Jorden Moodley – 0
- Jorge Luis Bruno – 0
- Rodrigo Martínez – 0
- Lucas Pasquinetti – 0
- Sandro Pérez – 0
- Alexander Chartier – 0
- Thiago Palotini – 0
- Ryusho Nakazato – 0
- André Rodríguez – 0
- Max Mokarem – 0
Teams’ Standings after Round 5: MP Motorsport extends advantage
MP Motorsport strengthened its position at the top of the Teams’ Championship despite Monteiro and Kanthan delivering Griffin Core’s strongest round of the season.
Schormans contributed three strong results, while Coronel’s Race 3 victory and Saturday points helped MP Motorsport climb from 251 to 324. The Dutch team therefore increases its championship advantage from 40 to 87 points with six races remaining.
Griffin Core makes the largest positional gain. Monteiro’s double victory, Kanthan’s Race 1 runner-up finish and further points from Fisher move the squad from third to second on 237, only five ahead of T-Code.
Petrović scored in all three races for T-Code, but the team slips to third on 232. KCL Motorsport follows on 178 after another productive weekend from Łyżeń, while Drivex reaches 155 through Kaczynski’s Race 2 podium and further points in the finale.
Tecnicar remains sixth on 70. Campos Racing closes significantly after Kelleher’s strong weekend and now sits seventh on 63, while Monlau Motorsport, DXR and G4 Racing complete the points-scoring teams.
Full 2026 Spanish F4 Teams’ standings
- MP Motorsport – 324 points
- Griffin Core – 237
- T-Code – 232
- KCL Motorsport – 178
- Drivex – 155
- Tecnicar – 70
- Campos Racing – 63
- Monlau Motorsport – 21
- DXR – 6
- G4 Racing – 5
- TC Racing – 0
- GRS Team – 0
Monteiro transforms the title fight at Jerez
Jerez produced another major shift in a championship that has repeatedly changed shape throughout 2026. Schormans arrived with an 18-point advantage over Łyżeń and 26 over Monteiro, having transformed his own championship prospects through a triple-podium weekend at Jarama.
Monteiro produced an equally significant response. Two poles for Saturday’s races gave him the opportunity, but he still needed to convert them while the pressure increased. He controlled both contests despite repeated Safety Car and Red Flag interruptions before adding third from the second row on Sunday.
The result moves Monteiro from fourth to second and leaves him only seven points from Schormans. Łyżeń remains only 20 away after adding another podium, while Coronel’s Race 3 victory keeps him within 38 points of his MP Motorsport teammate. Petrović also remains close enough on 138 to prevent the championship from becoming exclusively a three-driver contest.
Schormans nevertheless leaves Jerez with the advantage intact. He did not match Monteiro’s two victories, but third, fifth and second prevented his rival from overturning the championship completely.
MP Motorsport also continues moving towards the Teams’ title after increasing its advantage to 87 points, although Griffin Core’s Jerez surge moves it ahead of T-Code for second.
Spanish F4 now heads to Navarra from 9–11 October for the penultimate round before concluding the season at Barcelona from 6–8 November. With only 20 points covering Schormans, Monteiro and Łyżeń, the title fight remains far from settled.





