2026 FREC 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 Persad2 weeks ago1 week 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 Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks 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 Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks 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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Williams junior Oleksandr Bondarev will make his FREC debut with Van Amersfoort Racing at Imola before contesting the 2026 Hockenheim finale.

Williams junior Bondarev joins VAR for final two FREC rounds

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

Williams F1 Team Academy driver Oleksandr Bondarev will make his FREC debut with Van Amersfoort Racing during the final two rounds of the 2026 season. The Ukrainian will join VAR at Imola from 4–6 September before remaining with the Dutch squad for the championship finale at Hockenheim one week later. Bondarev replaces Francisco Macedo following…

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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 weeks ago2 weeks 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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FREC confirms post-season tests at Hockenheim, Paul Ricard and Red Bull Ring as 10 teams prepare for 2027 and the Macau World Cup.

FREC confirms three 2026 post-season tests ahead of 2027 campaign

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

The FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) has confirmed three post-season tests for September, with all ten teams set to participate as preparations begin for the 2027 campaign. Hockenheim will host the opening two-day test on September 15–16, only days after the German circuit stages the eighth and final round of the 2026 season. The…

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Nakamura-Berta leads FREC after Paul Ricard as Wheldon and Al Dhaheri tie for second, with Olivieri only seven points behind them.

2026 | FREC | Paul Ricard | Standings after Round 6

Karishma Persad2 months ago1 month ago09 mins

Kean Nakamura-Berta has returned to the top of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship standings after a highly productive sixth round at Circuit Paul Ricard. The PREMA Racing driver arrived in France 21 points behind championship leader Rashid Al Dhaheri. However, victory from pole in Race 1 and third place in Race 2 moved…

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Wheldon claimed victory in Race 2 of the 2026 FREC Paul Ricard Round, ahead of Emanuele Olivieri and Kean Nakamura-Berta.

2026 | FREC | Paul Ricard | Race 2 | Wheldon returns to the top step at Paul Ricard

Shania Wallage2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Sebastian Wheldon claimed his first victory since Zandvoort in Race 2 of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) weekend at Paul Ricard. The MP Motorsport driver inherited pole position after R-ace GP’s Emanuele Olivieri was handed a post-qualifying three-place grid penalty and went on to convert the opportunity into victory. R-ace GP’s Rashid…

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Wheldon inherits pole position in the 2026 FREC Qualifying 2 at Paul Ricard after Olivieri was handed a three-place grid penalty.

2026 | FREC | Paul Ricard | Qualifying 2 | Wheldon inherits pole for Race 2 at Paul Ricard

Shania Wallage2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

Sebastian Wheldon will start Race 2 of the 2026 FREC weekend at Paul Ricard from pole position after Emanuele Olivieri was handed a post-qualifying three-place grid penalty in Qualifying 2. The MP Motorsport driver had originally qualified second in Group B but moves to the front of the grid, with team-mate Alexander Abkhazava joining him…

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Nakamura-Berta won Race 1 at Paul Ricard to reclaim the 2026 FREC championship lead, with Olivieri and Abkhazava completing the podium.

2026 | FREC | Paul Ricard | Race 1 | Nakamura-Berta takes Paul Ricard victory to reclaim championship lead

Shania Wallage2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Kean Nakamura-Berta claimed victory in Race 1 at Paul Ricard to secure his third win of the season and move to the top of the 2026 FREC standings. The PREMA Racing driver started from his fifth pole position of the year and took the chequered flag more than four seconds clear of R-ace GP’s Emanuele…

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