More than 100 feeder series drivers hit the track in Monza, Mugello and Spa this past week as part of their preparations for 2026. Feeder Series collected all the info we could gather about who tested where and with which teams.

By Finjo Muschlien

F2, F3 at Monza

Kateyama held its second day of the private test at Monza on Monday 3 November. Feeder Series already reported Colton Herta’s involvement in the test in last week’s review, but there were still a few additions.

On Monday, Prema Racing appeared with a Dallara F2 2018 car, fielding Aston Martin junior Mari Boya (#1), who is understood to be driving for René Rosin’s team next year.

Emmo Fittipaldi Jr. (#14) is understood to have partnered Herta in the other MM International Motorsport Dallara F2 2018 on Monday. The occupant on the first day remains unknown. 

Brando Badoer (#912) appeared on Monday in place of Christian Ho in Rodin Motorsport’s Dallara F3 2019 car, as did Jesse Carrasquedo (#20), who replaced Hiyu Yamakoshi in the Van Amersfoort Racing F3 car. 

Feeder Series also identified four other drivers who took part on both days of the test. Campos Racing fielded its F2 line-up with Nikola Tsolov (#12) and Noel León (#44), while the two Porteiro Motorsport F3 cars were driven by Ricardo Escotto and Yevan David. The latter has a contract for AIX Racing next year, while the former was spotted in the paddock with the team at the F3 season finale in Monza 

Feeder Series has also learned that Charlie Wurz will not race for Trident in Formula 2 next year. Instead, a seat with a Toyota team in Japan’s Super Formula series is believed to be his 2026 destination. Wurz’s father, Alex Wurz, is a former factory driver and current adviser for Toyota in the World Endurance Championship. Christian Mansell, who tested for Trident at Monza, could therefore become a real contender for that seat. 

Various, 02–03 November, Monza	P1	P2	P3
F2, Day 1	Colton Herta, 1:50.264	MM International Motorsport #14, +0.432s	Christian Mansell, +0.746s
F2, Day 2	Nikola Tsolov, 1:30.522	Noel León, +0.023s	Colton Herta, +0.999s
F3, Day 1	Pedro Clerot, 1:51.957	Christian Ho, +0.083s	Hiyu Yamakoshi, +0.505s
F3, Day 2	Jesse Carrasquedo, 1:38.697	Pedro Clerot, +0.214s	Brando Badoer, +0.232s

Note: All F2 and F3 testing is done using previous-generation cars.

FRegional, F4 at Mugello

Kateyama held a second test this week at Mugello with two groups, with FRegional teams taking part on the first and second days and F4 teams on the second and third days. This test could prove an especially reliable indicator of who’s going where next year.

There was just one surprise in the FRegional class, as Reza Seewooruthun (#9) was entered at Trident ahead of his appearance with the team in the Macau Grand Prix. He was partnered by Trident’s confirmed 2026 drivers Maximilian Popov (#7) and Andrija Kostic (#8). 

AKM Motorsport fielded Stefano Pedani (#55), but both team and driver are not expected to be part of the grid next year. CL Motorsport fielded Zhenrui Chi (#28), R-ace GP fielded Mercedes junior Rashid Al Dhaheri (#23) and Toyota junior Yuki Sano (#11), and RPM fielded both Tomass Štolcermanis and Reno Francot in the #21 car alongside Jan Przyrowski (#74).

Tatuus also tested its new T-326 with former FIA F3 driver Lorenzo Colombo (#80). 

In the F4-specific group, seven teams from this year’s Italian F4 grid as well as E4 team AKM and 2026 entrant Trident took part. Reigning Italian F4 champions Prema Racing fielded six cars, occupied by six drivers that have not raced for the team in 2025 but are expected to be part of the team’s Italian F4 line-up next year: Christian Costoya (#01), Kingsley Zheng (#04), Alp Aksoy (#10), Beco Bernoldi (#16), Niccolò Maccagnani (#19) and Payton Westcott (#94). Westcott is likely to race in F1 Academy with the Italian team next year.

US Racing fielded five cars with one addition in Nathan Tye (#8). Ludovico Busso (#29), Ary Bansal (#46) and Arjen Kräling (#62) have already raced with the team, while Noah Killion (#13) is signed for next year. 

R-ace GP fielded four cars with just one addition in David Cosma Cristofor (#32). The other three drivers – Tomika Gender (#33), Kenzo Craigie (#34) and Emily Cotty (#42) – have previously tested at Monza or, in Cotty’s case, raced with the team. 

Jenzer Motorsport fielded two drivers that have raced for the team this year in Florentin Hattemer (#25) alongside Elia Weiss (#21). Teodor Borenstein (#24) and Casper Nissen (#26) add to the line-up. 

PHM Racing fielded the same drivers as in the Monza test, with Roland Kuklane (#27) and Iacopo Martinese (#46) behind the wheel.

Technorace fielded just one car for Antonio Errigo (#89). Errigo was coached by Pierre-Louis Chovet, who was also listed as an entry. 

Cram Motorsport brought one car with Rafael Vaessen (#37), who previously tested at Monza.

Trident brought four cars to Mugello but just one new driver in Alexander Chartier (#6). Dominik Simek (#5), Augustus Toniolo (#7) and Lyuboslav Ruykov (#8) have previously tested with the Italian team. 

AKM brought three F4 cars with returning driver Ginevra Panzeri (#12) alongside Gregorio Prandi (#3) and Vittorio Orsini (#99), who have not raced for the team before.

Various, 04–06 November, Mugello	P1	P2	P3
FREC, Day 1	Maximilian Popov, 1:42.501	Rashid Al Dhaheri, +0.187s	Jan Przyrowski, +0.208s
FREC, Day 2	Maximilian Popov, 1:41.291	Reno Francot, +0.342s	Jan Przyrowski, +0.352s
F4, Day 1	Rafael Vaessen, 1:50.914	Vittorio Orsini, +0.489s	Ginevra Panzeri, +0.701s
F4, Day 2	Niccolò Maccagnani, 1:49.302	Alp Aksoy, +0.134s	Elia Weiss, +0.156s
F4, Day 3	Noah Killion, 1:49.158	Niccolò Maccagnani, +0.077s	Elia Weiss, +0.179s

F3, FR Europe, GB3, Euroformula Open, Eurocup-3, F4, GB4 at Spa

Motopark hosted a test at Spa on Wednesday and Thursday, and a total of 29 teams from FIA F3, FR Europe, GB3, Euroformula Open, Eurocup-3, F4 and GB4 as well as several privateers took part in it. Along with the drivers below, new McLaren junior Matteo De Palo and Jan Koller attended the test, though Feeder Series could not identify their teams.

Feeder Series also could not definitively verify if all drivers did both days or if certain cars were shared.

Seven teams from FIA F3 were present. On day one, ART Grand Prix’s Kanato Le (#46) – partnered by Maciej Gładysz (#47) and Taito Kato (#48) – led the way. Prema Racing’s Enzo Deligny (#55), partnered by an unidentified second Prema driver (#56), topped the times on the second day.

Campos Racing was also present, fielding Ugo Ugochukwu (#58) alongside an unidentified second driver (#57). 

DAMS was there with two cars, fielding confirmed driver Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi (#53) and Gerrard Xie (#54), who is expected to race for the team next year. Nicola Lacorte was also at Spa, though Feeder Series could not confirm which car he was driving. 

Rodin Motorsport was present with two cars, fielding Brando Badoer (#49) and Pedro Clerot (#50). Van Amersfoort Racing brought just one car across the Belgian border with their confirmed 2026 driver Hiyu Yamakoshi (#41), while Hitech’s Jin Nakamura (#52) added to the entrants on the second day. 

Four teams from Euroformula Open took part in the test. Hosts Motopark brought a fleet of six cars, of which three had drivers identified by Feeder Series: Lorenzo Castillo (#2), Diego De La Torre (#3) and Everett Stack (#4). The drivers of the #1, #5 and #6 are unknown. 

Incoming Eurocup-3 team Double R brought three cars – #60, #61, #62 – entered in the EFO class at Spa. Feeder Series could not identify their drivers, though the team’s #60 topped the timing sheets on both days. 

BVM brought two cars to Spa, driven by Javier Herrera (#62) and an unidentified driver (#63), while Nielsen Racing – believed to be rebranding at least their Euroformula Open team to Northstar Racing – also brought two cars to Spa for Luca Viisoreanu (#68) and an unidentified driver (#67). 

Three FR Europe teams attended the Spa test, and Prema’s Salim Hanna (#29) and Kean Nakamura-Berta (#27) split the honours of leading. The duo were partnered by Sebastian Wheldon (#28), who came second and third on both days. 

ART Grand Prix likewise brought three cars, driven by Kabir Anurag (#44) and Alexandre Munoz (#45), who are both expected to race for the team next year. The third car was driven by Enea Frey (#43) on the first day and Gabriel Gomez (#43) on the second day. 

G4 attended Spa with two cars, fielding Saqer Al Maosherji (#66), who raced for the team at the end of 2025, and Arthur Dorison (#65).

Campos attended the second day of the test with one Eurocup-3 car driven by Théophile Naël (#15), one of their 2026 F3 drivers. 

Seven teams and at least 16 drivers from GB3 attended the test, with Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough (#9) topping the times on both days. Fairclough was the team’s only returning driver, as he was partnered by British F4 graduate Fu Yuhao (#10) and 2025 JHR Developments driver Noah Lisle (#11). 

Chris Dittmann Racing brought two cars to Spa with Joseph Loake (#1), who used an old helmet, and Dion Gowda (#2).

Elite Motorsport also brought two cars, driven by their 2025 driver Flynn Jackes (#24) and CDR F4 driver Tommy Harfield (#25).

Hillspeed attended Spa with three cars and three new drivers. Kyuho Lee (#71) was partnered by Dante Vinci (#72), who was spotted in Monza for GB3’s season finale, and Matteo Giaccardi (#73). 

Rodin Motorsport fielded three cars with returning driver Abbi Pulling (#8) along with Maxim Rehm (#7) and Martin Molnár (#6). 

VRD Racing fielded brothers Patricio Gonzalez (#16) and Rodrigo Gonzalez (#18), who drove for the team in the final three rounds of the 2025 season.

Xcel Motorsport brought one car with Kai Daryanani (#34) as the sole driver. 

Elite Motorsport was the only GB4 team to attend the test, and they brought three drivers. Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso (#21) and Fred Green (#23) both raced for the team in the Ginetta Junior Championship this year. The identity of the third driver (#22) is unknown.

ART Grand Prix brought three F4 cars to Spa. FIA Karting OK world champion Thibaut Ramaekers (#12) was fastest on the first day, while Matthéo Dauvergne (#13) set the fastest time on the second day. Fifteen-year-old Jade Jacquet (#14) completed the line-up. Feeder Series understands that ART is helping several drivers prepare ahead of their French F4 campaigns in 2026. 

Feed Racing brought three cars, driven by Clara Stiebleichinger (#37), Maverick McKenna (#38) and Kyler Cheezum (#39). Winfield brought one car driven by Jack Iliffe (#30).

Formula Motorsport brought three cars to Spa. Guillaume Bouzar (#5) was the only driver Feeder Series identified. The drivers of the #3 and #4 are unknown. 

Various, 05–06 November, Spa	P1	P2	P3
F3, Day 1	Kanato Le, 2:05.877	Maciej Gładysz, +0.136s	Taito Kato, +0.190s
F3, Day 2	Enzo Deligny, 2:05.577	Maciej Gładysz, +0.010s	Brando Badoer, +0.244s
EFO, Day 1	Double R #60, 2:10.543	Double R #61, +1.190s	Everett Stack, +1.202s
EFO Day 2	Double R #60, 2:11.007	Motopark #6, +0.046s	Everett Stack, +0.069s
FRegional, Day 1	Salim Hanna, 2:12.798	Sebastian Wheldon, +0.091s	Kean Nakamura-Berta, +0.128s
FRegional, Day 2	Kean Nakamura-Berta, 2:12.132	Salim Hanna, +0.185s	Sebastian Wheldon: +0.227s
GB3, Day 1	Deagen Fairclough, 2:12.853	Martin Molnár, +0.128s	Abbi Pulling, +0.347s
GB3, Day 2	Deagen Fairclough, 2:12.259	Martin Molnár, +0.488s	Abbi Pulling, +0.626s
GB4, Day 1	Elite #22, 2:22.555	Fred Green, +0.585s	Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso, +1.513s
GB4, Day 2	Elite #22, 2:22.947	Fred Green, +0.403s	Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso, +1.473s
F4, Day 1	Thibaut Ramaekers, 2:23.865	Matthéo Dauvergne, +0.256s	Formula Motorsport #4, +0.693s
F4, Day 2	Matthéo Dauvergne, 2:23.448	Thibaut Ramaekers, +0.223s	Guillaume Bouzar, +0.348s

Other testing activities

Along with the drivers mentioned above, Feeder Series spotted a few other drivers on tracks around the world.

GB4 team ADM tested at Donington with Caitlyn McDaniel on 4 November. Xcel Motorsport was also there fielding Cole Hewetson, along with a second unidentified second-year driver. Idola Motorsport, who last entered a GB4 race in 2024, were also present. 

Storm Motorsport tested at Blyton Park on 4 November, fielding karting driver Kris Chen. 

GP Management tested at Cremona on 4 November, fielding their protegee Yibei Sun. 

Rodin’s British F4 team tested at Thruxton on 4 November, fielding their potential 2026 line-up consisting of Alfie Slater, Ethan Lennon and Dries Van Langendonck. The trio shared the track with confirmed Virtuosi drivers Joseph Smith and Jarrett Clark.

AU4 team AGI Sport tested at Sydney Motorsport Park on 4 November, fielding Maverick Huang and Keegan Hunter. 

Alceu Feldmann Neto was spotted testing a Eurocup-3 car at Autódromo de Cascavel with Stock Car Pro Series team Full Time Sports.

Nasser Al Thani tested with a Qatar Motorsports Academy–liveried Campos F4 car at Circuit d’Alcarràs on 5 November. 

Super Formula Lights team B-Max Racing was spotted testing at Motegi with Kazuhisa Urabe on 5 November. 

Read the previous testing round-up here.

Header photo credit: Jasper de Marie