It’s the final chapter for several F4 championships this weekend as racing begins its gradual denouement for 2025. Feeder Series tells you about what’s to come in Italian F4, Chinese F4 and the Kyojo Cup.

By Feeder Series

The spotlight in junior single-seater racing this weekend is back on the entry-level championships in Europe and all across Asia. Italian F4 will hold an unprecedented five-race weekend at Misano with the postponement of race two from Imola back in August, while Chinese F4 holds four races at Zhuhai to close out its season. The Kyojo Cup also returns with two races at Fuji Speedway, preceded by nine practice sessions.

The F3 post-season test in Jerez earlier this week has arguably attracted more attention than all of those, however. Alessandro Giusti and Tuukka Taponen of MP Motorsport led the morning and afternoon sessions respectively on day one, but it was Campos Racing’s Ugo Ugochukwu who set the pace overall, topping the morning session on day two before finishing second behind teammate Ernesto Rivera in the afternoon. Read more about how the 2026 grid is coming together here.

This weekend also marks the opening round of the revived F4 Saudi Arabia Championship, which returns after last running in the winter of 2024. Hitech have taken over as organisers from Meritus.GP and have attracted a grid of 14 drivers to the centrally run series, including several F1 juniors, the newly crowned GB4 champion and the reigning FIA Karting World Championship winner in the senior class. A full season guide will follow this evening.

While not covered in detail in this report, SMP F4 will also hold its final round of 2025 at the Fort Grozny Autodrom in Chechnya, Russia. Artem Severiukhin leads the standings, but his absence to compete in Italian F4 means Yaroslav Shevyrtalov, currently 19 points behind him, has a prime opportunity to steal the points lead. Shevyrtalov and Egor Nosov are the only two other drivers mathematically eligible for the title, which may also be decided by the outcome of dropped points.

1. Italian F4: Round 7, Misano
2. Chinese F4: Round 5, Zhuhai
3. Kyojo Cup: Round 4, Fuji

Italian F4: Round 7, Misano

Circuit: Misano World Circuit, 4.226 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2)

Friday 10 October

• 8:30–9:10: Free practice 1
• 10:35–11:15: Free practice 2
• 15:30–15:45: Qualifying 1
• 15:55–16:10: Qualifying 2

Saturday 11 October

• 9:00–9:30: Race 1 (groups B and C)
• 13:20–13:50: Race 2 (groups A and B)
• 17:00–17:30: Race 3 (groups A and C)

Sunday 12 October

• 11:00–11:30: Race 4 (final)
• 16:00–16:30: Race 5 (rescheduled Imola race 2)

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: Sunny all weekend.

What to know: Italian F4 comes back to Misano for its seventh and final round of the season, as this year’s champion is yet to be crowned.

Following the formal abandonment of race three at Barcelona announced earlier this week, Kean Nakamura-Berta holds a healthy 73-point lead over sole championship rival Gabriel Gomez. With drivers competing in up to four races, a total of 100 points can be scored in Misano, as the suspended race two from Imola last August has been rescheduled and will therefore take place this weekend.

After winning the teams’ championship last time out, Prema Racing are looking to take home two other titles. While Nakamura-Berta attempts to become the drivers’ champion, the team are also set to take home the rookie crown.Salim Hanna or Zhenrui Chi are the only two drivers mathematically eligible, with the former holding a 42-point gap over his teammate.

A total of 44 cars are expected his weekend, with many one-off appearances and several drivers guaranteed not to qualify for race four. Oleksandr Savinkov replaces Luca Viişoreanu at R-ace GP, while Ary Bansal (#46) joins US Racing a week after being crowned GB4 champion. Technorace return to the grid with Francesco Pio Coppola, who missed the previous round, and debutant Antonio Errigo (#89). Reno Francot is back with PHM after entering two rounds earlier this year.

Among the newcomers, Euroformula Open stalwarts BVM are a high-profile addition for the season finale, with Niccolò Maccagnani (#8) making his European debut for the Italian team after competing in F4 SEA. Cram field Oscar Repetto (#16), who made his single-seater debut in E4 last month, while Jenzer Motorsport will add Nicolás Cortés (#56) and Florentin Hattemer (#25), both part of their F4 CEZ squad, to their line-up.

Report by Daniele Spadi

Read the previous round’s report here.

Chinese F4: Round 5, Zhuhai

Circuit: Zhuhai International Circuit, 4.300 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+8)

Friday 10 October

• 9:35–10:05: Practice 1
• 10:45–11:15: Practice 2
• 14:00–14:20: Qualifying 1
• 16:10–16:20: Qualifying 2

Saturday 11 October

• 11:20–12:00: Race 1
• 16:15–16:55: Race 2

Sunday 12 October

• 10:35–11:10: Race 3
• 16:05–16:45: Race 4 

How to follow: Live timing can be found on timing.orbits.cn. Races will be streamed on the series’ Weibo account and Bilibili account. 

Weather forecast: Dry and sunny on Friday, with showers possible on Saturday and Sunday.

What to know: Chinese F4 returns to Zhuhai for the season finale. 

Simon Zhang secured the championship title last time out in Chengdu, and he heads into the final round with 334 points. With his championship title secured, Zhang will now aim to secure Geeke their first team title since 2020.

Kimi Chan and Dai Yuhao will be battling for second overall in the drivers’ championship, with 24 points separating the two. 

Making his return to Chinese F4 at Zhuhai is 2023 champion Tiago Rodrigues (#13), who took the championship title that year with a total of 346 points. Rodrigues will be racing with Champ Pro Racing as a guest driver. Denise Yeung (#88) will be replacing Wang Yi at Champ Motorsports, while Tu Yate (#19) replaces Jing Zefeng at GYT Racing. Hon Yingfu, who was absent from the round at Chengdu, will be racing in the season finale with Henmax Motorsports.

Joining Apollo RFN Racing Team by Blackjack is Héloïse Goldberg (#89), who most recently competed in French F4. Jack Pang (#27), the owner of Asia Racing Team, will also race in Zhuhai with Apollo RFN Racing Team by ART. 

Those absent from the finale are Apollo RFN Racing Team by ART’s Wang Chujian and Marcus Cheong, ACM Geeke’s Shi Wei, Asia Racing Team’s Vernice Lao, Frankenstein Racing’s Zhou Yiran, Pointer Racing’s Liu Taiji and Yuanyang Zeshi, and SilverRocket AME Formula Team’s Li Jia. 

Report by Kaylene Lau

Read the previous round’s report here.

Kyojo Cup: Round 4, Fuji

Circuit: Fuji Speedway, 4.563 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+9)

Wednesday 8 October

• 11:30–12:00: Free Practice 1
• 15:10–15:40: Free Practice 2
• 16:30–17:00: Free Practice 3

Thursday 9 October

• 11:30–12:00: Free Practice 4
• 13:30–14:00: Free Practice 5
• 14:50–15:20: Free Practice 6

Friday 10 October

• 9:40–10:10: Free Practice 7
• 13:40–14:10: Free Practice 8
• 15:35–16:05: Free Practice 9

Saturday 11 October

• 8:30–8:50: Qualifying
• 13:05–13:30: Sprint race

Sunday 12 October

• 12:55–13:25: Final race

How to follow: Qualifying and both races are live-streamed for free with Japanese and English commentary on the Inter Proto Series x Kyojo Cup YouTube channel. Japanese TV channel J Sports likewise broadcasts all races.

Weather forecast: No rain from Wednesday to Friday. Rain expected Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

What to know: The Kyojo Cup returns to Fuji Speedway for the fourth time this season with the potential for a champion to be crowned.

Team Impul with Dr.Dry’s Rio Shimono returned to the top step of the podium in both races at the previous round. That was the first event following the series’ decision to deactivate the cars’ hybrid systems, which plagued her in the second round.

The 25-year-old managed to extend her championship lead to 26 points as her closest rivals – Miki Onaga of Team KCMG and Aimi Saito of TOM’S – collected just five and four points each during that weekend compared with Shimono’s 31. If she can increase that gap by just eight points, she will take the championship with a round to spare. 

After a nearly two-month break, the series has offered drivers nine free practice sessions for a total of 270 minutes. There are no driver changes. 

Report by Finjo Muschlien

Read the previous round’s report here.

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: Edern Frouin