Formula Regional Europe bid farewell to the Tatuus T-318 chassis this weekend at Monza, where E4 also held its season finale, while NACAM F4 joined F1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Feeder Series reviews the action. 

By Feeder Series

The Autodromo Nazionale Monza has been the setting for quite a few title deciders already this season, and two more were added to that list this weekend. The common theme in both FR Europe and Euro 4 was pure domination from their respective new champions. Keep reading to find out how everything unfolded. 

NACAM F4 closed off its 10th season with a round in support of the Mexican Grand Prix. The races were not broadcast online, but the media paints a clear picture: Zaky Ibrahim is the 2025 champion. Helio Meza took pole on Saturday morning and won race one on his return to the series after an opening-lap battle with Alex Bobadilla. Ibrahim eventually finished third behind title rival Fernando Luque, who closed the gap to 23 points.

That result meant Ibrahim only needed to finish race two inside the top nine to win the title, so his sixth place was more than enough. Luque didn’t go home empty-handed, however, winning the race ahead of Meza and Bobadilla as Alessandros Racing drivers locked out the top five.

The three series on the USF Pro Championships package convened in Indianapolis this weekend for their official post-season tests. Eurocup-3 driver Andrés Cárdenas topped the timesheets in USF Pro 2000. Evan Cooley led the way in USF2000, the series in which he finished sixth this year, while Skip Barber Race Series graduate Iván Machado Pérez headed the field in USF Juniors.

Indy NXT will appear at the Chris Griffis Memorial Test later today with an entry list headlined by Lochie Hughes and Myles Rowe, who finished third and fourth respectively in 2025, along with F2 driver Victor Martins and his former competitor Enzo Fittipaldi.

Additional reporting by Mitchell Ash

1. FRegional Europe: Slater dominates in Monza to be crowned champion
2. E4: Nakamura-Berta conquers Monza and clinches second F4 title in two weeks

FRegional Europe: Slater dominates in Monza to be crowned champion

The Temple of Speed hosted the final round of FRegional Europe’s 2025 season. Freddie Slater signed off from his first and only season in the series with two race wins and his fourth title in three years, while Matteo De Palo had to settle for the runner-up spot after an incident in race one extinguished his title hopes.

In qualifying one on Saturday morning, Evan Giltaire took pole for the first time since the season opener at Misano, comfortably beating Slater’s 1:44.576 with a 1:44.172. He maintained the lead at the start as two incidents at Variante Rettifilo forced Jin Nakamura and Jack Beeton to retire, bringing out the safety car.

Though they came off worst, they weren’t the only ones involved in incidents. De Palo sustained front wing damage after touching Clerot entering Turn 2, and his chances of taking the title fell apart – literally – on lap three, after the safety car was withdrawn. While running fifth, he went into the gravel at Ascari, further damaging his wing and forcing him to pit for a new one.

The next lap, James Egozi and Michael Belov collided, and the damaged CL Motorsport car then hit Hiyu Yamakoshi at Lesmo 1. That incident forced race control to call for another safety car intervention, which lasted until lap seven.

The battle for the lead ignited on the ninth lap, when Slater looked to the outside at Turn 1, but it was only on lap 12 of 15 that Slater passed Giltaire for first at the exit of Parabolica.

De Palo recovered to 11th position, but the non-score, combined with Slater’s win, knocked him out of the title fight and handed the crown to the Briton.

The boost of confidence helped the champion-elect to one final pole position in qualifying two. In the race later that afternoon, Slater led from lights to flag, followed on the podium by fellow front-row starter and championship runner-up De Palo.

At the start, Nikita Bedrin passed Giltaire for third. The Frenchman, however, regained his position only a lap later at Turn 1. On lap nine, Bedrin found a rival for fourth in Taito Kato, who had started 10th, but their fight for position soon ended in a collision at the Roggia chicane on lap 11, which led to Bedrin’s retirement and brought out the first safety car of the race.

The race resumed on lap 13, one lap before an incident involving Dion Gowda, Enea Frey and Yamakoshi at the opening chicane called for another safety car intervention. The neutralisation lasted until the chequered flag, with Giltaire, Kato and debutant Jan Przyrowski rounding out the top five. 

Despite retiring from the final race, Gowda was crowned rookie champion with a total of 38 points. R-ace GP clinched the teams’ title for the first time since 2021 by 21 points over Prema, who were down to two cars in the final race after Beeton left to catch a flight to the United States.

Report by Francesca Brusa

Results	P1	P2	P3
Qualifying 1, group A	Freddie Slater, 1:44.576	Taito Kato, +0.546s	Rashid Al Dhaheri, +0.953s
Qualifying 1, group B	Evan Giltaire, 1:44.172	Pedro Clerot, +0.550s	Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi, +0.800s
Race 1 (15 laps)	Freddie Slater, 33:01.178	Evan Giltaire, +1.636s	Pedro Clerot, +2.111s
Qualifying 2, group B	Matteo De Palo, 1:44.407	Evan Giltaire, +0.102s	Jan Przyrowski, +0.685s
Qualifying 2, group A	Freddie Slater, 1:44.334	Jack Beeton, +0.131s	Nikita Bedrin, +0.200s
Race 2 (17 laps)	Freddie Slater, 36:23.213	Matteo De Palo, +0.651s	Evan Giltaire, +0.864s

Standings	Drivers	Teams	Rookies
P1	Freddie Slater, 313	R-ace GP, 455	Dion Gowda, 38
P2	Matteo De Palo, 277	Prema Racing, 434	Ean Eyckmans, 2
P3	Enzo Deligny, 235	Van Amersfoort Racing, 351	Edu Robinson, 1
P4	Pedro Clerot, 235	ART Grand Prix, 313	Reno Francot, 1
P5	Evan Giltaire, 185	Trident, 305	Enea Frey, 0
P6	Akshay Bohra, 159	Saintéloc Racing, 72	Saqer Al Maousherji, 0
P7	Taito Kato, 107	CL Motorsport, 27	Édouard Borgna, 0
P8	Rashid Al Dhaheri, 105	RPM, 9	Zhenrui Chi, 0
P9	Hiyu Yamakoshi, 86	G4 Racing, 1	Tim Gerhards, 0
P10	Jin Nakamura, 81	Akcel GP, 0	Arthur Aegerter, 0

Read the previous round’s report here.

E4: Nakamura-Berta conquers Monza and clinches second F4 title in two weeks

Kean Nakamura-Berta became the first driver ever to claim both the Italian F4 and E4 title in the same year, doing so by fending off his rivals in all three races at Monza. 

Sebastian Wheldon set the fastest time in qualifying one, but a penalty for forcing another driver off the track dropped him to third on the grid for race one. Nakamura-Berta started from pole but lost the lead to teammate Chi Zhenrui, who snatched the lead at Turn 2. They made contact, however, which compromised Nakamura-Berta’s exit and dropped him to fourth behind Wheldon and Gomez.

After a safety car deployment for two separate opening-lap incidents, track action resumed on lap three, and Gomez passed Wheldon for second at the first chicane. That became the move for the lead after Chi cut across the opening chicane.

He slotted into fourth, behind Nakamura-Berta, but remained close to Wheldon and Gomez as they exchanged positions at Parabolica. Nakamura-Berta was hounding them and had just enough time to gain the lead of the race down the main straight before a three-car incident involving Aleksander Ruta, Nicolás Cortés and Teo Schropp brought out the safety car once again.

Green-flag conditions returned on lap seven, and Gomez attempted to pass both Wheldon and Nakamura-Berta but did not succeed. The top three drivers held position through one last safety car intervention, caused by an incident at Turn 4 between Ary Bansal and Elia Weiss. A post-race penalty for overtaking under safety car conditions then cost Wheldon his podium as Kabir Anurag was promoted to third.

Nakamura-Berta led from lights to flag in race two as chaos unfolded behind him. In four laps, Chi, Gomez and Wheldon passed front-row starter Reno Francot. Then it was Chi’s turn to lose positions, first to Gomez on lap six, then to Wheldon on lap seven, both times down the main straight.

An incident between Bansal, who spun on the opening lap, and Oleksandr Savinkov on lap nine brought out the safety car, which pitted only one lap later. On the 11th lap, Wheldon overtook Gomez for second at the second chicane, but the Brazilian racer regained the position two laps later. Right before one final incident between Dante Vinci and Dupé ended the race, Francot passed Wheldon for third.

Nakamura-Berta had a 24-point lead at that point, with only 25 on offer. He only had to score one point, therefore, but instead took his third win – and the title – from pole position.

His lead was challenged straight away as Chi and Hanna slotted into first and second. An incident at Lesmo 2 then took Ruta and Cortés out of the race and necessitated a safety car deployment.

At the restart on lap four, Nakamura-Berta overtook Hanna for second before snatching the lead from Chi one lap later. An incident between Weiss and Andrija Kostic on lap six at the first chicane brought out the safety car once again. At the same time, Chi hit Nakamura-Berta under braking at the same time and lost his front wing, dropping him to the rear.

Francot inherited third and held the position until Gomez passed him on lap 11. In the end, however, Anurag rounded out the podium behind Nakamura-Berta and Hanna after overtaking Gomez at Turn 2 on lap 13. 

Report by Francesca Brusa

Results	P1	P2	P3
Qualifying 1	Sebastian Wheldon, 1:51.440	Kean Nakamura-Berta, +0.256s	Gabriel Gomez, +0.380s
Qualifying 2	Kean Nakamura-Berta, 1:51.272	Reno Francot, +0.601s	Ary Bansal, +0.735s
Race 1 (12 laps)	Kean Nakamura-Berta, 33:05.338	Gabriel Gomez, +1.113s	Kabir Anurag, +2.712s
Race 2 (15 laps)	Kean Nakamura-Berta, 36:39.866	Gabriel Gomez, +2.532s	Reno Francot, +2.805s
Race 3 (14 laps)	Kean Nakamura-Berta, 32:16.347	Salim Hanna, +1.424s	Kabir Anurag, +3.455s

Standings	Drivers	Teams	Rookies
P1	Kean Nakamura-Berta, 181	Prema Racing, 308	Oleksandr Bondarev, 136
P2	Gabriel Gomez, 134	US Racing, 216	Salim Hanna, 134
P3	Reno Francot, 108	PHM Racing, 108	Zhenrui Chi, 94
P4	Sebastian Wheldon, 88	R-ace GP, 90	Dante Vinci, 90
P5	Alex Powell, 86	Van Amersfoort Racing, 71	Aleksander Ruta, 85
P6	Kabir Anurag, 68	Jenzer Motorsport, 11	Ludovico Busso, 40
P7	Salim Hanna, 55	BVM Racing, 8	Bader Al Sulaiti, 27
P8	Maksimilian Popov, 45	AKM Motorsport, 6	Abdullah Kamel, 23
P9	Oleksandr Bondarev, 30	Real Racing, 0	Guy Albag, 20
P10	Andrija Kostić, 26	Mathilda Racing, 0	Evan Michelini, 19

Read the previous round’s report here.

Header photo credit: ACI Sport