Spanish Formula 4 celebrates 10 years of racing in 2026, and its first round of the year takes place this weekend at Valencia’s Circuit Ricardo Tormo, which hosts the season opener for the first time. Feeder Series tells you all you need to know about the upcoming season.

By Seb Tirado

Spanish powerhouse Campos Racing once again go into the main Spanish F4 season as the reigning Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship winners through their satellite team Griffin Core. Like Thomas Strauven last year, winter series champion Noah Monteiro goes into the main season as the highest-placed returning rookie and with momentum on his side.

Drivex’s Nathan Tye comes into Spanish F4 as the runner-up to Monteiro in Eurocup-4 after coming out on top in a close battle between himself, T-Code’s Andrej Petrović and Monteiro’s teammate Vivek Kanthan.

The calendar

For the fifth year in a row, Spanish F4 will have a different circuit host its season opener, while Barcelona will host its season finale for the eighth year running. 

The championship – along with parent series Eurocup-3 – is also set to head to the Madring ahead of F1’s Spanish Grand Prix. The venue was originally confirmed last July before the circuit denied that an agreement had been made between itself, the championship promoters and RFEDA, the Spanish motorsport federation. The current dates of 15–16 August were listed in the federation’s published 2026 circuit calendar.

The championship will not return to the Circuit Paul Ricard this year, with Portimão acting as its only international round in 2026. Last year, a new regulation in the FIA’s International Sporting Code restricted national sporting authorities to a single international round in a national F4 championship’s calendar.

• Round 1: Circuito Ricardo Tormo (10–12 April)
• Round 2: Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (5–7 June)
• Round 3: MotorLand Aragón (19–21 June)
• Round 4: Madring (15–16 August)
• Round 5: Circuito de Jerez (25–27 September)
• Round 6: Circuito de Navarra (9–11 October) 
• Round 7: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (6–8 November) 

The format

The championship will continue with the same format that it had last year, with only one difference. The weekend’s two practice sessions, held on Friday, will now last 30 minutes instead of 40 minutes. The one-hour official test held before the practice sessions remains unchanged.

On Saturday, a single 20-minute qualifying session will set the grid for the first two races of the weekend, with the fastest times setting the grid for race one and the second-fastest times setting the grid for race two. The races will last 30 minutes and 25 minutes plus one lap respectively.

If the first qualifying session is unable to go ahead, race one’s grid will be formed using the classification of the most recent free practice session, and race two’s grid will be formed using the fastest laps from race one.

On Sunday, a second 20-minute qualifying session will set the grid for race three, which will last 30 minutes plus one lap. If the second qualifying session is unable to go ahead, the grid will be formed using the fastest laps from race two.

Races one and three will have their points awarded through the standard FIA points format, from 25 points for the winner to one point for 10th place. Race two will see the winner receive 18 points down to one point for ninth, effectively removing the points normally allocated to the winner. 

The fastest driver in each qualifying session will receive two points. For all three races, the driver with the fastest lap will score one point. Any drivers that only compete in the last two rounds will be classed as guest drivers and will be ineligible to score points.

As in the winter series, the female trophy will be awarded to the highest-placed female driver in each race.

Where to watch

Every race will be streamed on the Spanish F4 YouTube channel in both English and Spanish. Live timing for all sessions will be available on Al Kamel Systems.

Teams and drivers

As was previously reported, Spanish F4 has specified a certain number of entries for each team, including satellite teams. Four is the largest allocation a team has received. As such, a maximum of 36 cars will take to the grid. 

Having not competed in the winter series earlier this year, Rodin Motorsport and Saintéloc Racing will also not compete in the main season after running in 2025.

Campos Racing

Campos Racing finished fourth in Spanish F4 last year and sixth in this year’s winter series. The team will continue with their winter series line-up of Jacob Micallef (#8), Mercedes junior Luna Fluxá (#10) and Daniel Kelleher (#38) in their three allocated cars. 

Micallef finished 15th in Eurocup-4 with a best result of fifth at Jarama. Last year, the 16-year-old Maltese driver made his single-seater debut in the opening round of Saudi Arabian F4 in Sakhir, where he finished a best of seventh in race two. 

In her debut single-seater weekend at Portimão, Fluxá, 15, scored a second-place finish in the sprint race, which she started from reverse-grid pole. The Spanish driver went on to finish 11th in the winter series standings with four more points finishes. 

Kelleher, who turns 16 on the Sunday of the opening round, was the highest placed of the trio in Eurocup-4, finishing 10th in the standings. The Irish driver only scored points from fifth- and seventh-place finishes.

Griffin Core by Campos

Campos Racing’s satellite team have now taken three drivers’ and teams’ championships in a row, having won in both Eurocup-4 and Spanish F4 last year as well as in this year’s winter series. 

For the main season, the team will retain their line-up of Vivek Kanthan (#22), Ty Fisher (#37) and winter series champion Noah Monteiro (#81).

On his way to fourth in the Eurocup-4 standings, Kanthan won the first race at Aragón and took two further podiums throughout the season. In Spanish F4 last year, the 16-year-old American driver finished ninth in the standings with a second-place finish in Barcelona. He also won on debut in NACAM F4’s third Mexico City round with Alessandros Racing Blue and added a third-place finish in the final race of the weekend.

Fisher, 15, finished 12th in the winter series, with a second place at Jarama being one of his two points finishes. In his main campaign in USF Juniors last year, the Canadian driver finished fourth with Zanella Racing after taking three wins and two further podiums. 

Monteiro, 16, won this year’s Eurocup-4 drivers’ title a race early after taking two wins at Jarama and two further second places. Last year, the Portuguese driver finished eighth in the standings with three best results of fourth.

MP Motorsport

The Dutch outfit finished third in Eurocup-4 this year and second in Spanish F4’s 2025 standings. The team will continue with their all-Dutch line-up of Felipe Reijs (#7), 2025 Ginetta Junior champion Rocco Coronel (#23) and Kasper Schormans (#40).

Reijs finished 23rd in Eurocup-4 with a sole points score of 10th at Jarama. The 15-year-old made his single-seater debut in Formula Trophy with Xcel Motorsport late last year before competing in the first three rounds of the Formula Winter Series with AKM Motorsport. His best results in both were ninth- and seventh-place finishes respectively.

Reijs’ countryman Coronel took four podiums on his way to seventh in the standings, his only points-scoring results of the season. The 15-year-old Red Bull junior also competed in the first three FWS rounds with Van Amersfoort Racing and finished ninth in the standings after scoring his first career win at Estoril and a second place at Valencia.

By winning the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy shootout last September, Schormans was given a paid-for Spanish F4 seat with MP. In the winter, he finished as the highest-placed rookie in sixth with a win in the Aragón sprint race. Before embarking on his campaigns with the Dutch team, he competed in Formula Trophy’s final round and UAE4’s second round – both held at Yas Marina – with Evans GP, finishing a best of fifth and seventh respectively.

KCL by MP

After finishing third in Spanish F4 last year, KCL by MP finished fourth in Eurocup-4 earlier this year, again behind the main outfit. The satellite team will field a new addition to their line-up in Jensen Burnett (#15) alongside returning rookies Borys Łyżeń (#21) and Louis Cochet (#39).

Burnett replaces Reno Francot, who moves to FR Europe with CL Motorsport. The 15-year-old Canadian driver made his single-seater debut in FWS’ Valencia round with Mathilda Racing. He finished a best of sixth in race two before embarking on his Eurocup-4 campaign with Drivex. He finished 14th in the standings in that championship, again taking a best result of sixth. 

Łyżeń, 15, took two podiums in Eurocup-4, his first being victory in the Jarama sprint race and his second being a third-place finish in the Aragón sprint. The Polish driver finished eighth in the standings in his first single-seater campaign after competing in multiple OK category karting championships in Europe. 

Also in his debut campaign, French driver Cochet finished 30th in the standings with a best result of 14th. Last year, the 15-year-old also competed in OK category karting across Europe.

Drivex

Drivex finished sixth in Spanish F4 last year and improved to fifth in Eurocup-4, with runner-up Nathan Tye (#46) scoring the vast majority of the team’s points. He will be joined by Simón Bulbarella (#32) and Elliot Kaczynski (#44), who moves over from DX Racing Team after the departure of Burnett.

Bulbarella, 17, finished 16th in the winter series with a best result of fourth at Aragón. Last year, the Argentine driver competed in OK and Academy Senior karting in Europe. 

Kaczynski was DX Racing Team’s highest-placed driver in the Eurocup-4 standings in 18th after taking a best finish of seventh at Aragón. Last year, the 15-year-old Swedish driver competed across Europe in OK category karting.

In the winter series, Tye scored two wins at Portimão and finished third in the final race at Aragón in Eurocup-4. In Spanish F4 last year with Rodin Motorsport, the 17-year-old British driver took a win at Le Castellet and a podium at Jerez on his way to seventh in the standings.

DX Racing Team

Like the main Drivex outfit, DX Racing Team improved upon their 2025 Spanish F4 result in this year’s winter series, going up from 10th to ninth in the standings. The satellite team will field Max Radeck (#28), Sam Urus (#71) and Sebastián Frigolet (#80) in their three allocated cars.

Radeck finished 29th in Eurocup-4 with a best result of 14th at Aragón after moving up from X30 Senior karting. The 16-year-old Portuguese driver also notably tested with DEForce Racing in USF2000’s fall combine test last year. 

Urus will take the Drivex-bound Kaczynski’s vacant seat at the team. The Monégasque driver, who has no known motorsport background, will be debuting in single-seaters this weekend.

Frigolet scored once in Eurocup-4 with 10th at Aragón on his way to 24th in the standings. Last year, the 15-year-old Mexican driver competed in Pro X30 karting in the United States.

Tecnicar

Tecnicar finished 11th in both Spanish F4 last year and Eurocup-4 this year, behind satellite team T-Code on both occasions. In the winter series, the Valencian team ran Zoe Florescu (#18) and Aleix Piñera (#25), who return for the main season. They will also field newcomer Rodrigo Martínez (#13) in their third allocated car.

Martínez moves up from karting to make his single-seater debut. The Mexican driver tested with Tecnicar over the winter.

Piñera finished 19th in Eurocup-4 with a best result of seventh at Jarama. The 15-year-old Spanish driver competed in Spanish F4’s final two rounds last year as a guest driver with T-Code and had a best finish of 20th in Barcelona. 

Florescu, 17, made her single-seater debut in FWS’ Portimão round with Campos Racing and took her best result of the campaign in the following round at Valencia with 17th. In Eurocup-4, the Romanian driver finished 28th in the standings with a best result of 13th at Portimão.

T-Code

In a highly surprising turnaround, Tecnicar’s satellite team went from finishing seventh in Spanish F4 last year to runner-up in Eurocup-4. T-Code will continue with their two drivers Nacho Tuñón (#17) and Andrej Petrović (#77), who were significantly responsible for the team’s surge in form.

Tuñón, 19, competed with the main Tecnicar outfit in Spanish F4 last year and finished 26th in the standings with two best results of 12th. In Eurocup-4 this year, the Spanish driver took a third-place finish in the first race of the season on his way to ninth in the standings.

Petrović, who turned 20 yesterday, finished 12th in Spanish F4 last year with T-Code and took two best finishes of fourth. In the winter series, the Serbian driver finished third in the standings after taking two wins and two further podiums. 

TC Racing

Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’ namesake team once again finished eighth in Eurocup-4 after finishing in the same position in last year’s edition as well as in Spanish F4. Alongside single-seater debutant Sandro Pérez (#5), TC Racing will continue with their winter series line-up of Beau Lowette (#24) and Maria Germano Neto (#78). 

Not only will Pérez be racing in Spanish F4 this weekend as a guest driver, but he will also be racing in GR Cup Spain with Supra Gamboa. The 16-year-old Spanish driver is currently second in the standings and tied on points for the lead after winning the second race at Jarama last time out. He finished fourth in the GR Cup Spain standings in 2025 and also tested F4 machinery with Tecnicar earlier this year.

Belgian driver Lowette finished 13th in the Eurocup-4 standings and scored his only points at Jarama by taking TC Racing’s first-ever podium. Last year, the 16-year-old competed in OK and KZ2 karting in Europe. 

Germano Neto, 15, finished 25th in the standings with a best result of 11th at Jarama. The Portuguese driver moved up to single-seaters after competing in the OK category across Europe.

G4 Racing

Last year, G4 Racing were entered into Spanish F4 as a wild card entry and were ineligible to score points even though their drivers Jean-Paul Karras (#9) and Philippe Armand Karras (#12) finished in the top 10 in Barcelona. In Eurocup-4, the team finished 10th in the standings. Alongside the 17-year-old twins, Jorden Moodley (#94) will return for the main season after missing the final round because of travel issues, with Stefano Pedani replacing him.

Jean-Paul Karras took two best results of ninth on his way to 21st in Eurocup-4, one place ahead of his brother. Last year, the Greek driver, along with his brother, competed in Spanish F4’s opening round with Saintéloc Racing before withdrawing from the championship along with the French team. They both returned with G4 Racing for the final three rounds, with Jean-Paul taking a best finish of sixth in Barcelona.

Philippe Armand Karras took a single points finish of seventh at Aragón in Eurocup-4. In Spanish F4, he also took his best result of the year in Barcelona with an eighth-place finish. 

In the two rounds in which he competed, Moodley took a best result of 15th at Portimão. He finished 31st in the standings. Last year, the 18-year-old competed in his native South Africa’s MSA4 series and in the United Arab Emirates’ Formula Trophy with Pinnacle Motorsport.

Monlau Motorsport

Monlau Motorsport finished ninth in Spanish F4 last year and improved to seventh in Eurocup-4. Alongside with returning winter series drivers Rahim Alibhai (#11), Fausto Arnaudo (#73) and Miki Blascos (#88), the team will field Alexander Chartier (#27) in their fourth allocated car. 

Alibhai, 16, finished 27th in Eurocup-4 with a best result of 13th at Jarama. Last year, the American driver competed in the final two rounds of USF Juniors with Zanella Racing and scored two best finishes of eighth at Road America. He is also set to join G4 Racing in FR Europe this year.

Chartier made his debut single-seater appearances in the final two rounds of this year’s FWS with AS Motorsport and took a best finish of 10th at Aragón. The 15-year-old Canadian driver competed in the OK category of multiple European karting championships last year, with his best result being 20th in the FIA Karting European Championship’s Viterbo round.

Arnaudo finished 20th in the winter series standings with a best result of seventh at Jarama. The 16-year-old Argentine driver moved up after competing in multiple European karting championships in the OK category. 

Blascos, who turns 17 on Friday, finished 17th in the standings with a best result of fifth at Aragón. Last year, the Spanish driver competed in the final three Spanish F4 rounds with the team and took a best result of 11th in Barcelona, though Philippe Armand Karras’ presence as a guest driver meant Blascos still earned one point.

GRS Team

The Valencian team finished 12th in both Spanish F4 last year and in Eurocup-4 this year. For the main series, winter series driver Pablo Riccobono Bello (#74) will be joined by Alfons Miettinen (#83), who replaces Dante Cima. 

Riccobono Bello, who turned 20 on Tuesday, finished 26th in the winter series with a best result of 12th at Aragón. Last year, the French driver finished 16th in French F4 and competed as a guest driver with GRS in Spanish F4’s Barcelona round. He took best results of sixth and 16th respectively.

Finnish driver Miettinen will be making his single-seater debut this weekend, moving up from competing in KZ2 karting in Europe last year. The 16-year-old’s best 2025 result was eighth in the WSK Final Cup’s Franciacorta round.

The grid at a glance

Team	#	Driver
TC Racing	5	Sandro Pérez (R)
	24	Beau Lowette (R)
	78	Maria Germano Neto (R)
MP Motorsport	7	Felipe Reijs (R)
	23	Rocco Coronel (R)
	40	Kasper Schormans (R)
Campos Racing	8	Jacob Micallef (R)
	10	Luna Fluxá (R)
	38	Daniel Kelleher (R)
G4 Racing	9	Jean-Paul Karras
	12	Philippe Armand Karras
	94	Jorden Moodley
Monlau Motorsport	11	Rahim Alibhai (R)
	27	Alexander Chartier (R)
	73	Fausto Arnaudo (R)
	88	Miki Blascos (R)
Tecnicar	13	Rodrigo Martínez (R)
	18	Zoe Florescu (R)
	25	Aleix Piñera (R)
KCL by MP	15	Jensen Burnett (R)
	21	Borys Łyżeń (R)
	39	Louis Cochet (R)
T-Code	17	Nacho Tuñón
	77	Andrej Petrović
Griffin Core by Campos	22	Vivek Kanthan
	37	Ty Fisher
	81	Noah Monteiro
DX Racing Team	28	Max Radeck (R)
	71	Sam Urus (R)
	80	Sebastian Frigolet (R)
Drivex	32	Simón Bulbarella (R)
	44	Elliot Kacynzski (R)
	46	Nathan Tye
GRS Team	74	Pablo Riccobono Bello
	83	Alfons Miettinen (R)

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