While racing has stopped for the rest of the year, junior single-seater testing activities carried on in Europe, North America and Asia as 2026 gets increasingly closer. Feeder Series tells you who tested where over the past week.

By Marco Albertini

F3, EFO, GB3, EC3, FR, F4 at Barcelona

For the second time this month, Barcelona was the host of a test featuring various classes, this time spanning five days from Monday to Friday. No fewer than 37 teams all participated in at least one day of testing.

Hitech took two of their F3 2019 chassis to the track for the first three days, driven by Fionn McLaughlin (#46) and Michael Shin (#47). MP also took two cars, whilst Van Amersfoort and Porteiro had one car each. The identities of their drivers remains unclear.

Euroformula Open’s Motopark entered several cars on the first, second, fourth and fifth days of the test. The reigning teams’ champions ran Wiktor Dobrzański (#1) and Gino Trappa (#05) on all four days alongside Lorenzo Campos and two unnamed drivers. On the third day of the test, the team also entered Diego de la Torre (#72), who then drove car #03 on days four and five.

BVM Racing entered the final four days of the test. Dewey Richards and Alessandro Famularo shared car #56 throughout the week, while Simone Bianco (#01) and Alceu Feldmann Neto (#57) joined him from Wednesday. Northstar, formerly Nielsen Racing, participated in all five days with Bianca Bustamante (#64) and on days one, two and four with an unnamed driver as the team tested both Pirelli and Hankook tires.

Double R Racing took two Dallara 320 chassis to the track for the first two days, whilst G Motorsport also brought their lone Euroformula Open car to the test for the first three days. None of their drivers were identified. MP also brought two Dallara 324 chassis on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the drivers of the #53 and #54 entries have yet to be identified.

Three GB3 teams were present at the test. Xcel Motorsport fielded Jack Sherwood (#67), Cole Hewetson (#69) and Romuald Bocquet, although it is not known which car Bocquet drove. Arden fielded Leon Wilson (#60) for Wednesday and Thursday. VRD were also present with two cars, but neither of their drivers were identified.

Delivery of the new Dallara 326 chassis to Eurocup-3 teams is underway as of this month, with Drivex’s Christopher El Feghali (#51) the only driver known to have turned laps in the new car at Barcelona. The team also fielded the older-spec Tatuus F3-T318 chassis for an unnamed driver in the #71 car. Campos and MP also ran Tatuus Eurocup-3 chassis in the first half of the test, with unnamed drivers behind the wheel.

In addition to the previous-generation Tatuus car, new Formula Regional cars were also present at the test, with four teams all running FR-spec machinery in Barcelona. Next year’s FR Americas car, the Ligier JS F326, was driven by Enzo Peugeot (#35) from Tuesday to Thursday as Ligier continues the car’s testing programme ahead of its full-season debut in 2026.

Current FR cars were present too, as G4 ran Andrea Dupé (#32) and Marcus Saeter (#33) while RPM ran Miguel Costa (#16) and an unnamed second driver. Formula Motorsport fielded one car, believed to have been shared by gentleman drivers Sébastien Page (#5) on day four and Thierry Rouvière (#5) on day five.

An abundance of F4 cars appeared at the test. Of those competing in mainland Europe, AKM Motorsport brought Filippo Donanzan (#23) and two unnamed drivers, whilst AS Motorsport fielded Viktor Poulsen (#901) and Ginevra Panzeri (#902). Cram Motorsport also fielded Max Kammerlander (#6), who will drive for them in the Formula Winter Series, along with two other unidentified drivers. MP Motorsport fielded Borys Łyżeń (#12), Rocco Coronel and another unknown driver.

Of British F4’s teams, Fortec Motorsport joined the test for the last two days with Ethan Carney (#18), Cash Felber (#19), Roman Felber (#20), Thomas Ingram Hill (#21) and an unidentified fifth driver piloting their five cars. JHR Developments were present with Haarni Sadiq (#37), Timo Jüngling (#39) and an unnamed driver in the #38. Xcel Motorsport ran a single car for Mate Kobakhidze (#68).

Of those that did not race on either continent last year, Double R Racing fielded cars for More Than Equal drivers Ivonn Simeonova (#28) and Skye Parker (#29) and an unnamed third driver. SG Motors fielded two cars for Mio Olert (#40) and an unidentified second driver. Feed Racing were present with Maverick McKenna (#36), Arden Motorsport ran Solenn Amrouche (#30), and Formula Motorsport fielded 14-year-old Gabriel Benecchi (#4). LSP fielded three cars for Clément Neyrial (#9), Stéphane Payan (#10) and Walter Schulz (#11). 

Argenti Motorsport, Drivex, ‘HS’ and Real Racing were also present at the test, but none of the drivers they fielded were identified.

Luca Viişoreanu was also believed to be there, but it wasn’t determined with what team or car.

Barcelona, 15–19 December	P1	P2	P3
F3, Day 1	MP #55, 1:42.370	Michael Shin, +0.610s	Porteiro #65, +1.023s
F3, Day 2	Porteiro #65, 1:43.914	VAR #50, +0.913s	MP #55, +1.139s
F3, Day 3	VAR #50, 1:29.592	Fionn McLaughlin, +0.048s	Michael Shin, +0.867s
EFO, Day 1	G Motorsport #62, 1:43.913	Motopark #06, +2.288s	Northstar #63, +3.011s
EFO, Day 2	Double R #58, 1:46.027	G Motorsport #62, +0.705s	MP #54, +1.003s
EFO, Day 3	MP #54, 1:32.616	Simone Bianco, +0.542s	MP #53, +0.693s
EFO, Day 4	Motopark #06, 1:32.715	Simone Bianco, +0.004s	Wiktor Dobrzański, +0.320s
EFO, Day 5	Motopark #06, 1:32.599	Wiktor Dobrzański, +0.005s	Simone Bianco, +0.438s
EC3, Day 1	Campos #61, 1:45.546	Christopher El Feghali, +0.749s	Drivex #71, +2.206s
EC3, Day 2	MP #15, 1:47.706	Campos #61, +0.189s	Drivex #51, +1.404s
EC3, Day 3	MP #15, 1:36.503
GB3, Day 1	VRD #49, 1:46.442	VRD #48, +1.350s
GB3, Day 2	Jack Sherwood, 1:50.518
GB3, Day 3	VRD #48, 1:35.959	Cole Hewetson, +0.831s	Jack Sherwood, +1.258s
GB3, Day 4	VRD #48, 1:35.312	Cole Hewetson, +0.261s	Jack Sherwood, +0.407s
GB3, Day 5	VRD #49, 1:34.656	Cole Hewetson, +0.653s	VRD #48, +1.258s
FRegional, Day 1	RPM #17, 1:50.586	Miguel Costa, +0.413s	Andrea Dupé, +1.908s
FRegional, Day 2	Enzo Peugeot, 1:50.513	Miguel Costa, +0.107s	Marcus Sæter, +1.141s
FRegional, Day 3	Enzo Peugeot, 1:38.580
FRegional, Day 4	Enzo Peugeot, 1:35.438	Sébastien Page, +7.774s
FRegional, Day 5	Thierry Rouvière, 1:49.314
F4, Day 1	Double R #27, 1:56.474	Ginevra Panzeri, +2.509s	Viktor Poulson, +3.018s
F4, Day 2	Argenti #34, 1:57.616	Mate Kobakhidze, +0.071s	Real Racing #31, +0.610s
F4, Day 3	Borys Łyżeń, 1:43.330	MP #14, +0.487s	MP #13, +0.545s
F4, Day 4	Cram #8, 1:44.213	Cram #7, +0.037s	Thomas Ingram Hill, +0.087s
F4, Day 5	Mate Kobakhidze, 1:43.053	Thomas Ingram Hill, +0.016s	Cram #7, +0.408s

F3, EC3, GB3, F4, GB4 at Valencia

Also in Spain, various British F4, GB4 and Spanish F4 teams partook in a two-day test at Valencia from Monday to Tuesday. They were accompanied by F3 team DAMS, who fielded a single car for the newly re-signed Nicola Lacorte (#17).

The only Eurocup-3 car in the test was run by GRS, with Gianni Giovanelli (#73) at the wheel, just as he was last week at Jerez. Two GB3 cars also were present at the test, both run by Elite Motorsport and driven by Flynn Jackes (#3) and Matan Achituv (#17).

At least five F4 teams were present at the test. Fortec Motorsports ran Cash Felber (#11), Ethan Carney (#53) and Roman Felber (#73), while GRS appeared with one car, driven by Dante Cima (#72). JHR Developments were also present at the test, fielding Rosanne den Drijver (#22), Harri Reynolds and two unnamed drivers. SG Motors fielded two cars, one of which was Markas Šilkūnas (#16), whilst the identity of the #18 car’s occupant remains unclear. On the second day of the test, TC Racing joined the test with three unnamed drivers, including Max Mokarem (#88).

Monlau Motorsport brought two cars to the test, whilst ‘HS’ brought one car, but Feeder Series was unable to identify any of their drivers.

Three GB4 teams partook in the test, with Elite Motorsport running two cars for Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso (#3) and Liu Taiji (#51). Fortec Motorsport also fielded two cars, driven by Franek Cegielski (#6) and Thomas Ingram Hill (#7), while Pace Performance fielded one car, driven by John O’Donnell (#17).

Formula Motorsport brought two FR cars to the test. Their drivers could not be identified but were rumored to be gentleman drivers. Yani Stevenheydens, Jack Nettleship and Valentin Kluss were also believed to be there, but it wasn’t determined with what teams or cars. The same goes for frequent F4 and GB4 tester ‘Alexandrov’.

Valencia, 15–16 December	P1	P2	P3
F3, Day 1	Nicola Lacorte, 1:35.711
F3, Day 2	Nicola Lacorte, 1:37.286
FRegional, Day 1	FM #83, 1:42.600	FM #86, +0.261s
FRegional, Day 2	FM #83, 1:44.776	FM #86, +0.350s
EC3, Day 1	Gianni Giovanelli, 1:42.880
EC3, Day 2	Gianni Giovanelli, 1:46.000
GB3, Day 1	Flynn Jackes, 1:39.587	Matan Achituv, +0.149s
GB3, Day 2	Flynn Jackes, 1:39.237	Matan Achituv, +0.779s
F4, Day 1	JHR #33, 1:39.987	Cash Felber, +0.082s	‘Alexandrov’, +0.420s
F4, Day 2	Cash Felber, 1:48.239	JHR #33, +0.299s	Roman Felber, +0.355s
GB4, Day 1	Thomas Ingram Hill, 1:40.172	Franek Cegielski, +0.045s	John O’Donnell, +1.552s
GB4, Day 2	Elite #3, 1:47.171	Thomas Ingram Hill, +0.501s	Franek Cegielski, +0.538s

USF Pro Championships at Sebring

On the other side of the pond, Sebring was the host of YACademy testing on Monday and Tuesday for USF Pro 2000, USF2000 and USF Juniors machinery.

Four USF Pro 2000 teams participated in the test. Exclusive Autosport brought Mac Clark (#90), Joey Brienza (#91) and Jack Jeffers (#92), whilst TJ Speed Motorsports brought two unidentified drivers and Christian Cameron (#27). Turn 3 Motorsport also appeared with three cars, with Sebastian Manson (#4), Brady Golan (#44) and an unnamed third driver turning laps, whilst VRD brought in Frankie Mossman (#10) and USF2000 graduate Teddy Musella (#3).

With USF2000 machinery, four teams also turned ups. DEForce Racing fielded Thomas Nordqvist (#17) and Sebastian Garzon (#110), while series newcomers Zanella Racing fielded only Leonardo Escorpioni (#55). Exclusive Autosport’s three cars were driven by Anthony Martella (#92), Gabriel Cahan (#93) and Ayrton Cahan (#94), while VRD’s four cars were in the hands of Colin Aitken (#2), João Vergara (#10), Jack Mohrhardt (#78) and Oliver Wheldon (#98).

Four USF Juniors teams were also present at the test. DEForce Racing fielded Vilho Aatola (#14), Elías Vignola (#15) and Cole Medeiros (#97), while VRD brought two cars, driven by Ethan Booher (#11) and Alessandro Truchot (#17). Reigning teams’ champions Zanella Racing fielded Victor Couto (#12), Oliver Mrak (#23), Maddie Colleran (#29), Jared Oselka (#37) and Leonardo Serravalle (#87), with Max Mokarem (#46) testing on Monday before he flew to Spain for F4 testing. Exclusive Autosport fielded Connor Aspley (#91), Brenden Cooley (#92) and Cam Becker (#93), whilst series newcomers Berg Racing fielded a single car for Ella White (#8).

Sebring, 15–16 December	P1	P2	P3
USF Pro 2000, Day 1	Turn 3 #2, 59.833	TJ Speed #28, +0.029s	Jack Jeffers, +0.055s
USF Pro 2000, Day 2	TJ Speed #28, 59.596	Jack Jeffers, +0.123s	Turn 3 #2, +0.187s
USF2000, Day 1	Anthony Martella, 1:02.213	Sebastian Garzon, +0.211s	João Vergara, +0.253s
2000, Day 2	Anthony Martella, 1:02.055	Sebastian Garzon, +0.055s	Leonardo Escorpioni, +0.227s
USF Juniors, Day 1	Brenden Cooley, 1:05.935	Cam Becker, +0.247s	Victor Couto, +0.251s
USF Juniors, Day 2	Cam Becker, 1:05.822	Brenden Cooley, +0.030s	Victor Couto, +0.066s

Super Formula Lights at Suzuka

One week after Super Formula’s post-season tests, Super Formula Lights held its own two-day post-season test at the same venue on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Reigning teams’ champions B-Max Racing brought five cars to the test. Honda juniors Rintaro Sato and Kotaro Shimbara turned their first laps in the car, along with reigning champion Yuto Nomura, all sharing cars #10 and #50. The other three cars were driven by owner-driver “Dragon” (#30); Filip Ugran (#51), who recently also tested similar machinery for BVM in Europe; and FR Europe frontrunner Evan Giltaire (#58).

TOM’S brought their usual four cars to the test, as Toyota juniors Kiyoshi Umegaki (#35) and Tokiya Suzuki (#38) turned their first laps with the car along with former Super Formula champion Sho Tsuboi (#38) on Tuesday morning. The other two cars featured Oscar Wurz (#36) for both days, Kazuhisa Urabe (#37) on Tuesday and Akshay Bohra (#37) on Wednesday. Of the five drivers, Umegaki, Suzuki and Wurz are confirmed to be joining the team for next year’s Super Formula Lights season.

Relative newcomers Delightworks Racing brought two cars and four drivers. Nobuharu Matsushita drove car #2 on day one before Kazuhisa Urabe took over on the second day. There was a similar arrangement in place for car #3, which Keito Matsui drove on day one and Honda junior Yusuke Mitsui drove on day two.

Buzz Racing’s Super Formula Lights car, which made its series debut last month at Motegi, was also present with “Ken Alex” (#6) and Teppei Natori (#6) sharing the car. B-Max-run GNSY Racing also brought one car, which was driven by Mitsunori Takaboshi (#8) on Tuesday and Atsushi Miyake (#8) on Wednesday. The car was set to be driven by Yasuhiro Shimizu instead of Miyake, but he withdrew from the test after injuring himself in last weekend’s Super Formula post-season tests.

LM corsa brought three cars to the test, as Toyota junior and FR Europe-bound Yuki Sano (#62), Reimei Ito (#60) and F4 Japan’s Kenta Kumagai (#61) all turned laps.

Suzuka, 16–17 December	P1	P2	P3
Day 1, AM	Kazuhisa Urabe, 1:51.094	Sho Tsuboi, +0.660s	Nobuhiro Matsushita, +0.734s
Day 1, PM	Evan Giltaire, 1:51.398	Kiyoshi Umegaki, +0.072s	Nobuhiro Matsushita, +0.112s
Day 2, AM	Evan Giltaire, 1:51.498	Kiyoshi Umegaki, +0.135s	Tokiya Suzuki, +0.233s
Day 2, PM	Evan Giltaire, 1:51.174	Kiyoshi Umegaki, +0.145s	Tokiya Suzuki, +0.176s

Other testing activities

Following last week’s on-track event for Indonesian F4, four Indonesian drivers drove the Ligier JS F422 at Mandalika on December 15, those being Farrel Rafellyno, Daffa Boedihardjo, Gerrard Carlton and Gerhard Lukita, who have varying levels of car experience under their belts.

One week after F2’s post-season tests, Yas Marina was again the host of a multi-day test. Three F2 cars and one FR car took to the track on December 16 and 17, whilst an F3 car joined two of the F2 cars on track over the following two days. Feeder Series could not confirm the identity of the drivers.

In Brazil on December 17 and 18, F4 cars took to the track at Velocittà for official post-season testing. Feeder Series were able to identify four of the drivers present, with 2025 drivers Bernardo Gentil (#88) and Celo Hahn (#00) driving for TMG Racing whilst Rodrigo Rocha (#77) and Fausto Arnaudo tested for Cavaleiro Sports.

Read the previous round-up here.

Header photo credit: Ruben Luque Nogales