Formula Regional European Championship Archives

Emanuele Olivieri reflects on his 2026 FREC title, from early struggles to a late-season surge before eyeing a move to F3 in 2027.

Olivieri reflects on recovery from difficult start to claim 2026 FREC title

Karishma Persad1 week ago1 week ago010 mins

Emanuele Olivieri believes his ability to recover from a difficult start to the season proved crucial to becoming the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Champion (FREC) after prevailing in a four-way title fight at Hockenheim. The R-ace GP driver emerged on top at the end of an extraordinarily competitive campaign in which 11 drivers representing…

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Sano tops 2026 FREC Hockenheim post-season testing overall as Van Langendonck leads both afternoon sessions across two days of running.

2026 | FREC | Hockenheim | Post-Season Test | Sano fastest overall as Van Langendonck tops both afternoon sessions

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks ago08 mins

Yuki Sano set the fastest time of the two-day 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FERC) post-season test at Hockenheim, leading Tuesday morning before Dries Van Langendonck topped both afternoon sessions for MP Motorsport. Sano opened the test with a 1:35.025 for R-ace GP, finishing 0.209s ahead of Van Amersfoort Racing’s Scott Kin Lindblom and…

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Olivieri leads Wheldon by 20 points after 2026 FREC Imola, as R-ace GP extends its Teams’ lead and seals the Rookie crown.

2026 | FREC | Imola | Standings after Round 7

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks ago012 mins

Emanuele Olivieri transformed the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship title fight during Round 7 at Imola, moving from fourth in the Drivers’ standings and 20 points off the lead to first with a 20-point advantage over Sebastian Wheldon. The R-ace GP driver opened his home weekend by taking pole, victory and the fastest lap…

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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 Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks 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 Persad4 weeks ago3 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 Persad4 weeks ago4 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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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 Persad4 weeks ago4 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 Persad2 months ago2 months 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 ago2 months 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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