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Nakamura-Berta and Olivieri reflect on their Monza Qualifying laps after securing the front row for the opening 2026 FREC race.

Nakamura-Berta targets strong 2026 FREC Monza race after ‘everything came together’ in Qualifying

Karishma Persad4 days ago4 days ago03 mins

Kean Nakamura-Berta and Emanuele Olivieri praised their teams after securing the front row for the opening race of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) weekend at Monza. Nakamura-Berta claimed outright pole position after topping Group B for PREMA Racing, while Olivieri led Group A for R-ace GP. Both drivers highlighted the strength of…

Kean Nakamura-Berta secures his fourth 2026 FREC pole at Monza ahead of Emanuele Olivieri in a fiercely hot Qualifying 1 shootout.

2026 | FREC | Monza | Qualifying 1 | Nakamura-Berta claims fourth pole of the season

Karishma Persad4 days ago3 days ago04 mins

Kean Nakamura-Berta claimed his fourth pole position of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) season after setting the outright fastest time in Qualifying 1 at Monza. The PREMA Racing driver topped Group B with a 1:45.376, earning the best starting position for the opening race of the weekend. Emanuele Olivieri will line up…

Sebastian Wheldon topped 2026 FREC Free Practice at Monza, beating Alex Ninovic by 0.010s before a late red flag ended Friday running.

2026 | FREC | Monza | Free Practice | Wheldon tops Free Practice by 0.010s over Ninovic

Karishma Persad5 days ago5 days ago03 mins

Sebastian Wheldon set the pace in Friday morning’s Free Practice session at Monza, narrowly beating Alex Ninovic as the fourth round of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) continued. The MP Motorsport driver recorded a best lap of 1:45.469, improving by more than a tenth of a second on the benchmark established by…

Reza Seewooruthun and Zhenrui Chi topped Thursday’s 2026 FREC Collective Tests as Round 4 began with a closely matched Monza field.

2026 | FREC | Monza | Collective Tests | Seewooruthun leads Chi as Round 4 begins

Karishma Persad5 days ago5 days ago06 mins

Reza Seewooruthun gave Rodin Motorsport the early advantage as the fourth round of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) got underway at Monza on Thursday. The British driver topped the opening Collective Test session at the Temple of Speed with a 1:45.588, which proved the fastest lap of the day. His benchmark placed…

FREC heads to Monza as Al Dhaheri leads Wheldon by one point in a pivotal three-race weekend at the 2026 season’s halfway mark in Italy

2026 | FREC | Monza | Preview | Al Dhaheri carries slender championship lead to the Temple of Speed

Karishma Persad6 days ago6 days ago06 mins

The FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) heads to Monza from 19–21 June for the fourth round of the 2026 campaign, as the championship moves from the forests of the Belgian Ardennes to the high-speed straights of the Temple of Speed. Held as part of the ACI Racing Weekend, the Monza event marks the halfway…

Rashid Al Dhaheri takes the 2026 FREC standings lead after Spa-Francorchamps as MP Motorsport keeps a narrow Teams’ Championship advantage.

2026 | FREC | Spa-Francorchamps | Standings after Round 3

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

Rashid Al Dhaheri has taken the lead of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) Drivers’ Standings after a consistent Spa-Francorchamps weekend moved the R-ace GP driver to the top on 94 points. Al Dhaheri arrived at Spa still chasing Sebastian Wheldon in the standings, but he left Belgium one point ahead after scoring…

Popov claimed his maiden FREC win at 2026 Spa, leading Abkhazava and Al Dhaheri in a Safety Car-hit Race 3 finale.

Popov converts pole into maiden FREC win as Al Dhaheri takes 2026 points lead at Spa

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

Maksimilian Popov completed a breakthrough 2026 Spa-Francorchamps weekend by converting pole position into his maiden FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) victory in Race 3. The Trident Motorsport driver controlled the race from the front and became the sixth different winner from six different teams in the opening seven races of the 2026 FREC season….

Popov claimed his maiden 2026 FREC victory at Spa, converting pole into a lights-to-flag win in Race 3. Al Dhaheri took the championship lead.

2026 | FREC | Spa-Francorchamps | Race 3 | Popov secures maiden FREC victory

Shania Wallage3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Maksimilian Popov became the sixth different winner representing six different teams in the opening seven races of the 2026 Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) season after converting pole position into victory in Race 3 of the Spa-Francorchamps weekend. After securing the first pole position of his single-seater career in the 2026 FREC Sunday morning’s Qualifying…

Popov claimed his maiden FREC pole at 2026 Spa, beating Al Dhaheri as both drivers reflected on tricky conditions and Race 2 hopes.

Popov claims maiden FREC pole as Al Dhaheri sets up open 2026 Spa fight for Race 3

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Maksimilian Popov claimed the first pole position of his single-seater career in Qualifying 2 at Spa-Francorchamps, as the Trident Motorsport driver topped the overall timesheets in a tightly contested 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) session. The Trident driver set a 2:13.202 in Group B, which proved enough to beat Rashid Al Dhaheri’s Group…

Popov claimed the first pole position of his single-seater career at Spa, edging Al Dhaheri in 2026 FREC Qualifying 2 by just 0.046s.

2026 | FREC | Spa-Francorchamps | Qualifying 2 | Popov claims pole position; Al Dhaheri leads Group A

Shania Wallage3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

Maksimilian Popov secured the first pole position of his single-seater career in Qualifying 2 at Spa-Francorchamps, becoming the fourth different pole-sitter in the 2026 Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) season. The Trident driver produced the fastest time across the two qualifying groups, edging out Rashid Al Dhaheri by just 0.046s. Earlier in the day, Popov…