Nordic 4 enters its third season since its rebranding from Danish Formula 4, with a new Danish-made car and the series’ first visit outside of Denmark and Sweden since 2018 lined up. Feeder Series tells you all you need to know about the 2026 Nordic 4 season.
By Mitchell Ash
Debuting in 2017, Danish F4 has been a launchpad for young drivers from Denmark and around the world looking for a low-budget introduction to single-seaters. The likes of IndyCar driver Christian Rasmussen, Peugeot hypercar driver Malthe Jakobsen and F2 rookie Emerson Fittipaldi Jr all took some of their first steps in single-seaters in the championship’s early years.
The series rebranded to Nordic 4 in 2024 as the FIA imposed heavy restrictions on non-sanctioned series using the F4 name, but the level of competition remains healthy, particularly with the minimum age of 14 years rather than the FIA-mandated 15.
Last year, the championship was won by Marius Kristiansen, who took five wins and eight additional podiums in the main Danish Championship to finish 24 points clear of Sebastian Bach. Kristiansen has pivoted to prototypes this year, competing in the Ligier European Series’ JS P4 class with Team Virage, but many of his competitors are continuing in single-seaters.
Running alongside the Danish Championship was the Nordic Championship, run in conjunction with Formula Nordic. Nordic 4 and Formula Nordic have frequently shared grids across the years, but 2025 was the first time they held a joint championship. However, the series disagreed on the scoring method, and the idea has been abandoned for 2026.
Rather unusually for single-seaters, Nordic 4 operates as a multi-class championship with several chassis in use. In addition to first- and second-generation F4 cars, entries are open to Formula Ford cars, labelled F5 cars in the series. Alongside the old is something brand new, however, as the series will debut the Aquila Formula Nova. The Danish-made Aquila car will use a Yamaha MT-09 engine and will be around 150 kg lighter than the previous Mygale M14-F4, with important upgrades such as ground-effect aerodynamics and a halo device.
The calendar
The calendar has received a major overhaul for 2026, venturing beyond Denmark and Sweden for the first time in eight years. Padborg Park remains the season opener, with the Jyllandsringen and Gelleråsen Arena also returning.
For the first time since its inception, the series will not race at Ring Djursland. Instead, Norway’s Rudskogen Motorsenter returns for the first time since 2018. Old tracks from Sweden return too, with Anderstorp Raceway and Falkenbergs Motorbana replaced by the Kinnekulle Ring and Sturup Raceway.
Finally, the series will head beyond the Nordic nations for the first time, with a non-championship exhibition round at Zandvoort planned for October after the conclusion of the season.
- Round 1: Padborg Park (25–26 April)
- Round 2: FDM Jyllandsringen (9–10 May)
- Round 3: Gelleråsen Arena (29–31 May)
- Round 4: Sturup Raceway (27–28 June)
- Round 5: Kinnekulle Ring (25–26 July)
- Round 6: Rudskogen Motorsenter (8–9 August)
- Round 7: FDM Jyllandsringen (21–23 August)
- Round 8: Padborg Park (4–5 September)
- NC Round: Circuit Zandvoort (2–4 October)
The format
The weekend begins with at least one practice session of up to 20 minutes, followed by one 20-minute qualifying session on the first day of the competition. Three races are held each weekend, generally with race one on Saturday and races two and three on Sunday. All races are 15 minutes long plus one lap.
The grid for race one is set by qualifying. The top eight finishers in race one are then reversed for race two, with the rest of the grid in their race one classification order. Each driver’s race results are then combined to form the grid for race three, with the lowest combined total earning pole position. For example, a driver who finishes first and fifth would have a combined position number of six. They would start behind a driver who finished in second place twice and would thus have a combined position number of four.
The points system is the same as in F1, with 25 points for the winner, then 18 for second place, down to one point for tenth place. No points are awarded for pole position or setting the fastest lap.
Separate championships are also held for rookie drivers – who have done no more than three race weekends on asphalt prior to 2026 – and the F5 class drivers. The teams’ championship counts each team’s best two cars in each race. The points system is the same as in the overall standings.
Where to watch
Sunday’s races will be shown on the Danish Supercar League YouTube channel for rounds one, two, seven and eight. Broadcasts for the remaining rounds are yet to be announced. Live timing is generally available on SpeedHive for Danish rounds and RaceResults.se for Swedish rounds.
Teams and drivers
A notable absence from the grid for 2026 is FSP Motorsport, who last year fielded champion Marius Kristiansen alongside Alexia Danielsson.
Two drivers were announced for the series but are not expected to be competing. Keda Motorsport’s Niels Kristian Aarhus Nielsen will instead be racing in Legends Car Cup this weekend in addition to a number of kart race entries this year. JJB Racing’s Jonathan Öhlander is also absent from the round one entry list.
Step Motorsport
Step Motorsport have led the teams’ standings in Nordic 4 since 2022, with their four cars last year including runner-up Sebastian Bach and rookie champion Casper Nissen. This year, the team led by former ELMS driver Morten Dons have ventured into F4 CEZ for the first time, but they continue to compete in Nordic 4 as well.
Step will field Dutch driver Rosanne den Drijver (#3) for her single-seater debut. The 17-year-old competed in regional karting in 2025, finishing 37th in the IAME Series Benelux and ninth in the IAME Ladies Cup, both in X30 Senior. She also tested F4 machinery with MP Motorsport and JHR Developments in 2025.
Alongside her will be a second rookie, Matteis Stigsen (#22). The 14-year-old from Southern Denmark has been karting on the international circuit in recent years, and last year he finished seventh in the Trofeo delle Industrie and 18th in the WSK Final Cup, both in OK-NJ.
Mads Hoe Motorsport
The largest team in the F5 category is Mads Hoe Motorsport, based in Hadsten in Central Denmark. Present since the penultimate round of the first Danish F4 season in 2017, the team finished third in the teams’ standings in 2025 and secured the three top spots in the F5 drivers’ championship. This year, they have two cars entered, down from four last year.
Their eponymous driver Mads Hoe (#47) has been present with the team throughout. In 2021, the Danish driver took the overall championship, the only driver to have done so in the F5 class. Last year, the 28-year-old finished third overall with five wins, including a clean sweep at Anderstorp Raceway, and four additional podiums.
Alongside him will be his younger sister Mille Hoe (#56). She made her debut in the category in 2019 and has been a consistent presence since. Last year, the 25-year-old finished 12th overall in the standings and third in the F5 class with a best overall race result of eighth in the season opener at Padborg Park.
RaceCraft Driver Academy
RaceCraft Driver Academy have been competing in Nordic 4 since 2024, fielding a series of part-time entries in their first year before entering with Cecilie Nør-Jensen last year. Their second car was shared between Nikolaj Dyrved in round one and Carl Pramming in rounds four and five – the pair together scoring five points in the Danish championship.
Janine Wermuth (#44) will make her single-seater debut with the team. The 16-year-old from Odense competed for Denmark in Karting Slalom at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games, the same year she began karting. In 2025 she finished 34th in the Danish Karting League in X30 Senior.
Alongside her will be Sweden’s Milla Sjöstrand (#10), who made her championship debut last September at Padborg Park with Step Motorsport. The 17-year-old finished 10th in races one and three and placed 16th in the standings. She also participated in the Formula Global Shootout Program, which offers a fully funded seat in Indian F4 to its winner.
SE Racing
Returning for the 2026 season with his own team, SE Racing, is Silas Egedal (#21). Hailing from the Copenhagen area, the Danish driver made his Nordic 4 debut last year, competing in the final three rounds following his 14th birthday. He took one win and two additional podiums, finishing the season in eighth overall.
Leerskov Racing
Jørgen Leerskov (#4) first competed in the F5 class in 2023. Last year, the Southern Denmark native finished 14th in the overall standings, with a best race result of ninth in the opening race of the season. He competes for his own team, Leerskov Racing.
Rytteriet
Another fixture of the F5 grid is Central Denmark’s Niels Ejnar Rytter (#49), who was present for the first Danish F4 race in 2017. The oldest driver on the grid at 68 years old, Rytter has taken one podium in the series – albeit in a bizarre race in 2022 that saw six drivers disqualified – and last year finished 15th in the standings with three points. He competes for his own team, Rytteriet.
GTRace Marbella
A surprising name on the grid is GTRace Marbella. The Spanish team primarily compete in GT series on the Iberian peninsula, the most well-known of which is Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberia. Their only single-seater venture in 2025 was sponsoring Francisco Monarca’s Spanish F4 entry, but for this year, they will field two drivers in Nordic 4.
Richard Olson (#72) has a handful of single-seater accolades already under his belt. The Swedish driver was the Aquila Formula 1000 champion in 2024 and the Formula Nordic runner-up last year, with three wins and 12 further podiums. All 15 of those trophies came consecutively, as the 22-year-old did not finish off of the podium until the penultimate race of the season.
His teammate and countryman Leonél Skaar (#30) also competed in Aquila Formula 1000 in 2024, finishing 10th in his rookie season. In 2025, he improved that result to fourth overall. The 16-year-old also competed in Nxt Gen Cup’s Swedish Junior Championship last year, finishing 15th in races one and two.
The pair were originally announced to be competing for S Motorsport, a venture they co-owned, before being picked up by GTRace Marbella.
Henriksen Racing
Henriksen Racing first entered Danish F4 in 2021, created by Peter Henriksen for him and his daughter, Michella Emilie Liv Rasmussen (#1) of Zealand. The 27-year-old competed for four seasons in the F4 class but did not appear in 2025. In fact, the Danish driver stepped back from racing last year, although she did compete in the opening round of the Special Saloon Car championship in the Division 1 class. Rasmussen will return to the Nordic 4 paddock for 2026, this time in F5.
Dwelop Motorsport
Brand new to racing for 2026 is Dwelop Motorsport. In their first year of competition, the Swedish team are fielding one car in Aquila Formula 1000 and another, an Aquila Formula Nova, in Nordic 4.
Though he is absent from Nordic 4’s round one entry list, Elias Adestam returns to single-seaters for the first time since 2023, when he finished as runner-up in Aquila Formula 1000’s senior category. The Swedish driver is better known for his partial GB4 season in 2022 in which he took a podium at Snetterton. The 20-year-old has since raced sporadically in sports cars, most recently finishing fourth in the 2025 Nxt Gen Cup Swedish Junior Championship with a win in race two.
Privateer
Entered without a team specified, Sigurd Stubberup Frederichsen (#24) is the only rookie in the F5 class. Although he is no stranger to racing, the 14-year-old’s experience is primarily on dirt. The young Dane is a budding rallycross driver and last year finished 11th in RallyX in the CrossCar Junior division. He will combine his crosskart ventures with his asphalt debut in 2026.
The grid at a glance
| Team | # | Driver | Car |
| GTRace Marbella | 30 | Leonél Skaar | Aquila |
| 72 | Richard Olson | Aquila | |
| Step Motorsport | 3 | Rosanne den Drijver (R) | F4 |
| 22 | Matteis Stigsen (R) | F4 | |
| RaceCraft Driver Academy | 10 | Milla Sjöstrand (R) | F4 |
| 44 | Janine Wermuth (R) | F4 | |
| SE Racing | 21 | Silas Egedal | F4 |
| Henriksen Racing | 1 | Michella Emilie Liv Rasmussen | F5 |
| Leerskov Racing | 4 | Jørgen Leerskov | F5 |
| Unknown | 24 | Sigurd Stubberup Frederichsen (R) | F5 |
| Mads Hoe Motorsport | 47 | Mads Hoe | F5 |
| 56 | Mille Hoe | F5 | |
| Rytteriet | 49 | Niels Ejnar Rytter | F5 |
| Dwelop Motorsport | TBA | Elias Adestam | Aquila |
Header photo credit: Grippo
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