2026 FREC Imola Archives

Emanuele Olivieri claimed his second FREC pole of 2026 at Imola ahead of Tomass Štolcermanis as the title fight tightened.

2026 | FREC | Imola | Qualifying 1 | Olivieri takes pole as title fight tightens

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

Emanuele Olivieri claimed his second pole position of the 2026 FREC season at Imola after setting the fastest time across Friday afternoon’s two Qualifying groups. The R-ace GP rookie, racing under the ACI Team Italia banner on home soil, followed his Free Practice benchmark with a 1:39.227 in Group B. PREMA Racing rookie Tomass Štolcermanis…

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Emanuele Olivieri topped FREC Free Practice at Imola by 0.047s from Reno Francot, with Oleksandr Bondarev third.

2026 | FREC | Imola | Free Practice | Olivieri edges Francot as Bondarev impresses again

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

Emanuele Olivieri set the pace in the sole FREC Free Practice session at Imola, beating Reno Francot by just 0.047s with a late 1:39.074. The R-ace GP rookie produced his quickest lap in the closing minutes on home soil, denying CL Motorsport’s Francot after the Dutchman briefly moved to the top. Van Amersfoort Racing newcomer…

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Oleksandr Bondarev topped his first FREC session at Imola before Sebastian Wheldon led an ultra-close second Pre-Event Test.

2026 | FREC | Imola | Pre-Event Test | Bondarev tops Test 1, Wheldon fastest overall in Test 2

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

Oleksandr Bondarev made an immediate impression on his FREC debut by topping the opening 2026 Pre-Event Test session at Imola, before Sebastian Wheldon set the fastest time overall during the afternoon. Van Amersfoort Racing newcomer Bondarev led the opening two-hour session with a 1:39.924, edging Trident Motorsport’s Maksimilian Popov by just 0.038s. MP Motorsport’s Wheldon…

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Kean Nakamura-Berta leads a four-way 2026 FREC title fight into Imola, with Al Dhaheri, Wheldon and Olivieri all within 20 points.

2026 | FREC | Imola | Preview | Nakamura-Berta leads four-way title fight into penultimate round

Karishma Persad2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

The 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) returns from its summer break at Imola from 4–6 September for the penultimate round of the season. The championship reaches the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari with only 20 points separating the leading four drivers. Eight competitors have already won races with the second-generation Tatuus T-326, while…

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