Wondering just how you’ll watch all the junior single-seater action this weekend? Don’t worry – we’ve been asking ourselves the same question. Read on to find out what’s on when and where and who’s competing in each series. 

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Arguably the busiest month in all of motorsport kicks off this weekend. It’s certainly the case in junior single-seaters, with 11 series we cover holding events this weekend – five for the first time in 2025. And that’s not including F1, IndyCar, Formula E, Super GT and European Le Mans, all of which house multiple recent feeder series graduates!

The headline series in the junior ranks is the Formula Regional European Championship, which will begin the fifth and final year of its collaboration with engine supplier and naming partner Alpine. The grid may be the series’ smallest since the dawn of the merged entity in 2021, but there are still plenty of talents to watch, headlined by reigning FR Middle East champion Evan Giltaire and hotshot rookie Freddie Slater, his chief rival over the winter.

The other four championships holding their opening rounds this weekend are the F4 series in Italy, Japan, Brazil and Southeast Asia. They join Spanish, NACAM and British F4 among the seven FIA Formula 4 championships competing this weekend, while F4-spec F1 Academy also holds its third round in Miami in support of F1’s Miami Grand Prix.

Finally, Indy Nxt and USF Juniors will join IndyCar on the support bill for the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park.

Our weekend review will be split into two parts to accommodate the many series in action this weekend, with NACAM F4 and Brazilian F4 joining Indy Nxt and USF Juniors in the second article. But for now, you can find the viewing information and key points for all 11 series below. 

F1 Academy: Round 3, Miami 

Circuit: Miami International Autodrome, 5.412 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−4)

Friday 2 May

• 10:05-10:45: Free practice 1
• 15:20-16:00: Free practice 2 

Saturday 3 May 

• 10:25-10:55: Qualifying
• 14:55-15:25: Race 1

Sunday 4 May

• 13:05-13:35: Race 2 

How to follow: Live timing is available via the F1 Academy website. Sessions are streamed on F1 TV and on F1 Academy’s YouTube and X accounts.

Weather forecast: Dry and sunny on Friday. Chances of showers on Saturday and Sunday. 

What to know: F1 Academy returns this weekend in Miami for the third round of the season. 

Last season, Rodin’s Abbi Pulling dominated in Miami, being fastest in both qualifying sessions and winning both races. This year’s drivers who stood on the podium during the series’ last trip to Miami are Prema’s Doriane Pin and Campos’ Chloe Chambers. Pin took a second-place finish in race one and a third-place finish in race two, while Chambers finished third in race one.

Heading into the third round of this season, Maya Weug leads the standings with 59 points, followed by Pin with 52 points. Chambers rounds out the top three with 47. 

The wild card entry for this round is Ava Dobson, who is currently racing in GB4 with Arden Motorsport. The 16-year-old American currently sits 18th in the GB4 standings after two rounds. She will be supported by investment bank Morgan Stanley. 

Report by Kaylene Lau

From the press: The addition of Hitech to the F1 Academy grid this year has expanded the grid size by two. We asked Hitech’s Aiva Anagnostiadis, Campos’ Alisha Palmowski and Prema’s Tina Hausmann about what they made of the new team. Read what they said here.

You can also read the previous round’s report here.

FRegional Europe: Round 1, Misano

Circuit: Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, 4.226 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2)

Friday 2 May

• 10:35–11:25: Collective test 1
• 15:30–16:20: Collective test 2

Saturday 3 May

• 8:30–8:45: Qualifying 1 group A
• 8:50–9:05: Qualifying 1 group B
• 16:10–16:40: Race 1

Sunday 4 May

• 8:30–8:45: Qualifying 2 group B
• 8:50–9:05: Qualifying 2 group A
• 17:30–18:00: Race 2

How to follow: All qualifying sessions and races are available to watch for free on the championship’s YouTube channel. Collective tests have no video coverage and can only be followed via live timing.

Weather forecast: Warm and sunny on Friday and Saturday. Chance of rain on Sunday evening.

What to know: For the first time this year, the lights will turn green at the start of an FR Europe race. The series returns to Italy for its first round at Misano, where the championship has not competed since 2020, before its merger with FRenault Eurocup.

Many drivers on the grid gained experience in the off-season in either the 71st Macau Grand Prix late last year or the FR Middle East Championship this winter. Evan Giltaire was crowned champion of the latter and is the best-placed driver returning to FR Europe this year, having finished seventh last year. Runner-up Freddie Slater, the current GB3 points leader and reigning Italian F4 champion, will join him in FR Europe in 2025, competing with 2024 teams’ champions Prema Racing.

New teams such as CL Motorsport, who take MP Motorsport’s place, and Akcel GP, the series’ first Asian team, will also reshape the grid. Get to know all the competitors with our season guide, and follow FR Europe editor Francesca, who is in Misano this weekend, on X.

Report by Francesca Brusa

Italian F4: Round 1, Misano

Circuit: Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, 4.226 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2)

Thursday 1 May

• 9:00–11:00: Collective test 1
• 14:15–16:15: Collective test 2

Friday 2 May

• 8:30–9:10: Free practice 1
• 13:25–14:05: Free practice 2
• 17:30–17:50: Qualifying series 1
• 18:00–18:20: Qualifying series 2

Saturday 3 May

• 11:15–11:40: Race 1 (groups B and C)
• 17:10–17:35: Race 2 (groups A and B)

Sunday 4 May

• 10:55–11:20: Race 3 (groups A and C)
• 19:30–19:55: Race 4 (final)

How to follow: Free practice and qualifying sessions are only accessible via live timing. The races, however, will be live-streamed on the Italian F4 YouTube and Facebook channels and the ACI Sport website.

Weather forecast: Warm and sunny on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Chance of rain on Sunday evening.

What to know: Italian F4 is ready to kick off its 12th campaign this weekend in Misano. In 2024, a portentous season opener saw championship winner Freddie Slater claim all three wins. The British driver went on to break Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s record for most wins in one season with 15. 

With 13 teams and 41 drivers competing, the grid is the largest seen in the series since the 2016 season opener at the same venue. The number of entries has forced a change to the qualifying and race format, with drivers taking part in two of three races in an attempt to secure their place in the final contest.

Returning for their sophomore seasons are 2024 rookie champion Alex Powell and runner-up Kean Nakamura-Berta as well as 2025 F4 Middle East champion Emanuele Olivieri. They join a number of rookies, including the three newcomers at new team Viola Formula Racing.

Get to know the full grid with our season guide, and follow Italian F4 editor Francesca, who is in Misano this weekend, on X.

Report by Francesca Brusa

Spanish F4: Round 2, Navarra

Circuit: Circuito de Navarra, 4.313 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2)

Friday 2 May 

• 9:00–9:40: Official test 1
• 11:00–11:40: Official test 2
• 15:00–15:40: Official test 3

Saturday 3 May

• 9:00–9:30: Free practice
• 12:50–13:10: Qualifying 1
• 15:50–16:25: Race 1

Sunday 4 May

• 9:00–9:20: Qualifying 2
• 12:10–12:40: Race 2
• 14:45–15:20: Race 3

How to follow: All sessions will have live timing at Al Kamel Systems. All races will be streamed on the Spanish F4 YouTube channel. 

Weather forecast: Possible rain and high winds on Friday and Sunday afternoon. Partly cloudy on Saturday. 

What to know: Spanish F4 returns to the Circuito de Navarra for the second round of its 2025 season, two months after the venue hosted the final round of the championship’s winter series.

Just as was the case ahead of Eurocup-4’s Navarra round, Thomas Strauven leads the standings ahead of Jan Przyrowski, this time by a margin of two points. The Griffin Core by Campos teammates both led their respective groups in the second official test on Tuesday of this week and finished first and second in the third test on Wednesday, with Strauven ahead of Przyrowski.

Mixed conditions across the weekend affected the drivers the last time they raced at Navarra and every race had a different winner. Przyrowski won the first race of the weekend; Yani Stevenheydens won the sprint; and Andrej Petrović inherited the final win after Lammers, who took the chequered flag in first, was penalised after the race.

There is one new addition to the Spanish F4 grid for Navarra. Kaiden Higgins joins DX Racing Team to make his competitive debut after testing with the team ahead of the first round at Aragón. The 16-year-old Australian had previously been entered for the winter series but did not compete.

Miki Blascos also tested with Monlau Motorsport in the collective tests but will not compete this weekend. The Spaniard competed with Monlau’s karting team in the Spanish Karting Championship’s X30 Senior category last year.

Saintéloc Racing, meanwhile, did not appear at the collective tests, and the team will not compete this weekend. Last time out, the French outfit fielded F4 Middle East runner-up Alex Powell, who is racing this weekend in Italian F4, and French-Greek twins Jean-Paul Karras and Philippe Armand Karras. Powell was withdrawn after the first race of the weekend, whilst the Karras brothers were withdrawn for the final race.

Report by Seb Tirado

Catch up on all the action from the first round here.

British F4: Round 2, Silverstone

Circuit: Silverstone Circuit Grand Prix layout, 5.891 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+1)

Thursday 1 May

• 10:10–10:55: Practice 1
• 14:20–15:05: Practice 2

Friday 2 May 

• 12:25–12:50: Qualifying
• 17:05–17:25: Race 1

Saturday 3 May 

• 10:50–11:10: Race 2
• 15:35–16:00: Race 3

How to follow: Race three will be broadcast live for UK viewers on ITV and ITVX and globally (excluding the UK and North America) on the BTCC YouTube channel. Live timing for all sessions can be found on TSL Timing. 

Weather forecast: Dry and sunny all weekend.

What to know: The first round of the 2025 British F4 season showed that the gap between the returning drivers and single-seater debutants had indeed narrowed significantly. Chris Dittmann Racing’s Tommy Harfield, in his first year of F4, left Donington Park with a two-point advantage over Rodin Motorsport’s Jimmy Piszcyk, who made his F4 debut back in 2023. 

Despite impressive pace across the weekend, race one winner August Raber of Argenti Motorsport could only manage fourth in the standings, nine points behind Harfield. Raber will look to have a clean weekend and maximise his points haul at Silverstone after a track limits penalty in race three stripped him of a second win at Donington Park. 

Fionn McLaughlin will have the bit between his teeth this weekend, having also lost a second podium to track limits infringements. Nevertheless, McLaughlin leads the Rookie Cup having taken all three class wins in the opening round.

Ella Lloyd and Alba Larsen will both miss this round in order to compete in the F1 Academy race in Miami this weekend, while Harri Reynolds had already elected not to compete in the Silverstone GP circuit event as part of his Challenge Cup campaign. 

Competing in the championship from this weekend onwards is Theo Palmer, who will race with Xcel Motorsport in the remaining nine rounds of the championship now that he has turned 15.

Also joining British F4 at Silverstone will be Piotr Orzechowski for CDR and Esmee Kosterman for JHR Developments. Karting graduate Orzechowski, a native of Poland, is set to compete in two other as-yet-unconfirmed events. Onetime Indian F4 racer Kosterman, 19, will enter for this weekend as well as her home race at Zandvoort at the end of July. 

Report by Gavin Guthrie

Read the previous round’s report here.

Japanese F4: Round 1, Fuji

Circuit: Fuji Speedway, 4.563 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+9)

Thursday 1 May 

• 13:00–13:30: Champion Class practice 1
• 13:45–14:15: Independent Class practice 1
• 15:45–16:30: Collective practice 1

Friday 2 May 

• 9:00–9:30: Champion Class practice 2
• 9:45–10:15: Independent Class practice 2
• 11:15-12:15: Collective practice 2

Saturday 3 May 

• 7:45–8:05: Champion Class qualifying
• 8:20–8:40: Independent Class qualifying
• 12:15–12:45: Race 1

Sunday 4 May 

• 7:55–8:25: Race 2
• 10:55–11:25: Race 3

How to follow: All races are live-streamed and free to watch with Japanese commentary on the series’ official YouTube channel. Within Japan and broader Australasia, live timing is available on the Super GT race app for €6.91.

Weather forecast: Cloudy on Thursday and rainy on Friday. Both qualifyings and all three races will take place in sunny conditions on Saturday and Sunday. 

What to know: A record-breaking 49 drivers will enter the first round of the 2025 Japanese F4 season, but just 45 across the Champion Class and the Independent Class will qualify for the races.

Qualifying this weekend is additionally significant because, with the calendar shrinking from seven to six rounds in 2025, the opening round at Fuji will have an additional third race on Sunday. 

This year’s grid promises to bring a close championship fight in the Champion Class. HFDP with B-Max Racing Team, filled by Honda juniors, aim to defend their 2024 successes, while longtime rivals TGR-DC Racing School, filled by Toyota juniors, bring a fleet of six cars to the grid this year with the hope of overcoming last year’s disappointments. 

Additionally, teams without manufacturer support, such as Ponos Racing and debutants TGM Grand Prix, field strong line-ups and could get involved in the title fight. Read more about the ones to watch and what to expect from the season in our Japanese F4 season guide.

Report by Finjo Muschlien

F4 SEA: Round 1, Sepang 

Circuit: Sepang International Circuit, 5.543 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+8)

Thursday, 1 May

• 11:00–11:55: Test session 1
• 16:00–16:55: Test session 2

Friday, 2 May

• 09:15–10:15: Test session 3
• 11:30–12:30: Test session 4
• 17:00–17:30: Free practice

Saturday, 3 May

• 10:15–10:30: Qualifying 1
• 10:40–10:55: Qualifying 2
• 14:45–15:15: Race 1

Sunday, 4 May

• 10:10–10:35: Race 2
• 14:05–14:30: Race 3

How to follow: All races will be streamed on YouTube. Test sessions, free practice and qualifying sessions will only be available through live timing.

Weather forecast: For all four days, there is a chance of rain in the morning, with dry weather expected in the late afternoon.

What to know: F4 South East Asia returns after a one-year hiatus, starting the season with a round at the Sepang International Circuit as a part of the Malaysia Carnival of Speed. The series will incorporate a new format, adding two more test sessions to the schedule.

BlackArts Racing return to the grid, running two rookies, Ben Anh Nguyen and Joshua Berry, as well as Inigo Anton and Rishon Rajeev. New to F4 SEA is Evans GP, whose line-up consists of Seth Gilmore, Thomas Yu Lee and Alex Sawer – all of whom have raced with the team before – as well as Cheng Meng. Sawer will not compete in Friday’s sessions, but he will return for the qualifying sessions on Saturday. The last car on the grid this weekend is Wang Zhongwei. Learn more about the series with our season guide.

Report by Maiya Intan

Indy NXT: Round 2, Barber

Circuit: Barber Motorsports Park, 3.83 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−5)

Thursday 2 May

• 13:30–14:15: Practice 1

Saturday 3 May

• 09:10–09:55: Practice 2
• 12:30–13:00: Qualifying

Sunday 4 May

• 10:36–11:30: Race

How to follow: All sessions are streamed live on IndyCar Live. Country-specific availability is listed here. In the United States, Fox Sports 2 will show the first practice session live, while Fox Sports 1 will show the remaining sessions. Live timing for all sessions is available on the IndyCar website.

Weather forecast: Rain possible on Thursday and likely Friday and Saturday. Sunny on Sunday.

What to know: Indy NXT returns from its two-month hiatus this weekend for its second of 14 rounds, to be held at Barber Motorsports Park.

Last time out at St Petersburg, Andretti Global’s Dennis Hauger was the class of the field on his North American racing bow. The F2 alumnus and former Red Bull junior led from lights to flag, and he now holds a 13-point advantage over teammate Lochie Hughes. Hauger also topped the series’ in-season test at Nashville Superspeedway in early April on his debut appearance on an oval.

Several notable changes took place during the break between rounds. The first came at HMD Motorsports after budgetary considerations forced Sophia Flörsch to relinquish her seat at the team. The #24 car she drove will instead be piloted by Evagoras Papasavvas, who was announced as the team’s reserve driver in February. Papasavvas had already been scheduled to drive the #18 car, raced by series debutant Max Taylor this weekend, at three events in June and July.

Earlier this week, Jonathan Browne also announced that he had vacated his seat at Chip Ganassi Racing’s Indy NXT team because of financial issues. He had already missed the series’ Mid-Ohio test last week. Bryce Aron, who replaced him there, will take his place at Ganassi for the remainder of the season. In doing so, he vacates the #39 HMD Motorsports car, which will remain unoccupied this weekend. 

Indy NXT’s executive personnel also underwent a reshuffling last month as Kirk Dooley took on the role of series director. Dooley, formerly IndyCar’s chief of staff and Skip Barber Racing School’s chief operating officer, is the permanent replacement for Richard Buck, who lasted two months before parting ways with the organisation in February.

Report by Michael McClure

Read the previous round’s report here.

USF Juniors: Round 2, Barber

Circuit: Barber Motorsports Park, 3.83 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−5)

Thursday 1 May

• 11:00–11:50: Test 1
• 12:50–13:40: Test 2
• 14:40–15:10: Practice
• 16:00–16:20: Qualifying 1
• 16:30–16:50: Qualifying 2

Friday 2 May

• 9:45–10:25: Race 1
• 12:25–13:05: Race 2

Saturday 3 May

• 8:05–8:45: Race 3

How to follow: Races will be broadcast on the USF Pro Championships YouTube channel. Live timing is also available via the USF Juniors website and via the USF Pro Championships app.

Weather forecast: Rain possible on Thursday and likely Friday and Saturday. Sunny on Sunday.

What to know: USF Juniors, the lowest rung on the USF Pro Championships ladder, returns this weekend for its first of three events supporting the IndyCar Series – the intended destination for many of its competitors. The full 22-driver grid from last time out at NOLA Motorsports Park will compete.

Only four points separate the top three entering the round, with second-generation racer Oliver Wheldon holding the drivers’ championship lead on 74 points. Though bereft of a race victory so far, the 14-year-old finished on the podium in all three races to put himself ahead of winners Ty Fisher and João Vergara, who are second and third on 72 and 70 points respectively.

None of those three, however, were at the front on Thursday for qualifying. Instead, fifth-placed Leonardo Escorpioni of Zanella Racing took both pole positions, leading DEForce Racing’s Vilho Aatola in the first qualifying session and Fisher in the second.

Report by Michael McClure

Read the previous round’s report here.

F4 NACAM: Round 2, Mexico City

Circuit: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, 4.304 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−6)

Thursday May 1

• 10:30–11:00: Practice 1
• 13:10–13:40: Practice 2
• 16:00-16:30: Practice 3

Friday May 2

• 8:40–9:10: Qualifying
• 13:20–13:50: Race 1

Saturday May 3

• 8:40–9:10: Race 2
• 15:20–15:50: Race 3

How to follow: Although there is no confirmation yet for this weekend, races are usually streamed on the Notiauto Racing YouTube channel.

Weather forecast: Cloudy all weekend, with higher chances of rain on Friday.

What to know: Almost two months after its first round, F4 NACAM is back and is going to Mexico City for the first time this year. The series was supposed to be going to Panama in between, but the round was cancelled for undisclosed reasons. It is still unknown if the round will be rescheduled.

After a dominant performance last time out at Puebla, Zaky Ibrahim enters the weekend as the leading driver in the standings. With two wins, Ibrahim has a 15-point advantage over rookie Fernando Luque, who currently sits second. Besides Ibrahim, José Martínez also stood out by taking two pole positions, though he did not convert either of them to victories.

Report by Laura Anequini

Read the previous round’s report here.

Brazilian F4: Round 1, São Paulo

Circuit: Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos), 4.309 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−3)

Wednesday 30 April

• 8:00–8:40: Extra practice 1
• 11:40–12:20: Extra practice 2
• 14:20–15:00: Extra practice 3
• 16:25–17:05: Free practice 1 

Friday 2 May

• 8:25–9:05: Free practice 2
• 10:30–11:10: Free practice 3
• 14:15–14:35: Qualifying

Saturday 3 May

• 8:00–8:32: Race 1
• 14:00–14:22: Race 2

Sunday 4 May

• 9:30–10:02: Race 3

How to follow: Live timing is available on Audace Tech. Streaming of the races is available on the series’ YouTube channel and High Speed TV as well as on Parc Fermé TV with Italian commentary. Locally, Band Sports also airs the championship, but it requires a subscription.

Weather forecast: Partly cloudy all week, with rain not expected.

What to know: This weekend marks the beginning of Brazilian F4’s fourth season, featuring its largest grid for a season opener. Unlike in 2024, the first round will take place in Interlagos instead of Velocitta. This change provides returning drivers with a slight advantage since this year’s pre-season tests happened at the latter venue.

TMG Racing, teams’ championship winners in 2024, will compete with seven drivers, including the recently added Paraguayan racer Sasha Beisemann. All five of Bassani Racing’s drivers are new to the series, while Cavaleiro Sports have the most experienced line-up with three returning drivers and two rookies.

Ethan Nobels, last year’s third-place finisher and rookie championship winner, has the most to prove this season and must deliver strong results from the first round. Among the rookies to watch is Heitor Dall’Agnol, whose strong karting background includes a third-place finish in the FIA Karting World Cup’s OK-N class. Get to know the whole grid in our 2025 season guide, and keep up with Brazilian F4 editor Laura in the paddock this weekend.

Report by Laura Anequini

All times and forecasts listed above are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, follow each series’ websites or social media pages.

Header photo credit: Alex Galli