Formula 1 will bring support series F2 and F3 along for its final event before the 2026 summer break, while the national F4 series in Italy, Britain and Brazil are among the other junior single-seater championships on offer this weekend. Feeder Series previews what’s coming up and how you can follow them.

By Feeder Series

An insane, hectic July is finally winding down. F2 and F3 have completed significant portions of their seasons in the last two months – six of 14 rounds for the former, six of nine for the latter – with this weekend’s event at the Hungaroring the last hurrah for both until September. Our most recent Feeder Focus episode gives you more insight on what else to watch.

We’re also covering Italian F4, British F4 and Brazilian F4 this weekend. The largest ever Italian F4 entry list – featuring 50 cars – will grace the Mugello Circuit, while British F4 will make its annual pilgrimage to Thruxton after its overseas adventure in Zandvoort. Brazilian F4 does quite the opposite of F2 and F3 in resuming its season after a three-month gap since round one at Interlagos.

While not covered in detail, Nordic 4 will hold its final Swedish outing of the year this weekend at the Kinnekulle Ring. Just past the halfway point of the season, Richard Olson leads the championship by only one point from Matteis Stigsen, while third place is hotly contested between a trio of female drivers, Rosanne den Drijver, Mille Hoe and Milla Sjöstrand. A total of nine drivers are expected to take part this weekend, with Jørgen Leerskov and Elias Adestam returning to the grid and Tim Sköld, currently ninth in Formula Nordic, making his series debut.

NACAM F4 is also set to hold its fourth round of the season this weekend at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Having won five of the first nine races, Alessandros Racing’s Alex Bobadilla leads the championship comfortably over teammates Alan Zezatti and Mariano Alatorre. Mateo Girón will again be absent from the fourth Alessandros car, this time being replaced by Octavio Ruano, who makes his series debut.

Finally, Feeder Series wishes to extend its condolences to all who knew Zdeněk Chovanec, whose death was announced Tuesday evening. Chovanec, who passed away 18 July at the age of 21, competed in junior single-seaters from 2020 to 2022, including five rounds in F3 with Charouz Racing System. Read more about his life and career here.

1. Formula 2: Round 9, Budapest
2. Formula 3: Round 7, Budapest
3. Italian F4: Round 4, Mugello
4. British F4: Round 6, Thruxton
5. Brazilian F4: Round 2, Velocitta

Formula 2: Round 9, Budapest

Circuit: Hungaroring, 4.381 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2)

Friday 24 July

• 11:05–11:50: Free practice
• 15:55–16:25: Qualifying

Saturday 25 July

• 14:15–15:05: Sprint race (28 laps or 45 minutes + 1 lap)

Sunday 26 July

• 11:25–12:30: Feature race (37 laps or 60 minutes + 1 lap)

How to follow: All sessions will be live-streamed on F1 TV, but fans can also follow them live via the series’ live timing service. Local viewing information can be found here.

Weather forecast: Mostly sunny every day this weekend, with temperatures reaching a high of 32ºC on Sunday. Rain is not forecast.

What to know: 

F2 heads to Hungary for round nine of the 2026 season and the sixth round in eight weekends. Invicta Racing is flying high after a sweep in Spa, thanks to Joshua Dürksen’s second sprint race victory of the season and Rafael Câmara converting his fourth pole into a dramatic feature race win. 

Championship leader Nikola Tsolov of Campos Racing capitalised on post-race penalties for Rodin Motorsport’s Alex Dunne and teammate Noel León to claim third place on Sunday, extending his title lead to 27 points over MP Motorsport’s Gabriele Minì. The Italian’s recovery to fifth on Sunday keeps him within striking distance of Tsolov, but Campos strengthened their grip on the teams’ championship, opening up a 64-point advantage over Rodin Motorsport, while MP Motorsport slipped to third.

Now the field faces the twisty, technical Hungaroring. Overtaking opportunities are scarce around the track, placing even greater emphasis on Friday’s qualifying session.

There are no changes to the entry list for this round relative to Spa-Francorchamps.

Report by August Bamford

Read our takeaways from the previous round here.

Formula 3: Round 7, Budapest

Circuit: Hungaroring, 4.381 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2) 

Friday 24 July

• 09:55–10:40: Free practice
• 15:00–15:30: Qualifying

Saturday 25 July

• 10:05–10:50: Sprint race (19 laps or 40 minutes + 1 lap) 

Sunday 26 July

• 08:40–09:30: Feature race (24 laps or 45 minutes + 1 lap) 

How to follow: All sessions will be live-streamed on F1 TV, but fans can also follow them live via the series’ live timing service. Local viewing information can be found here.

Weather forecast: Mostly sunny every day this weekend, with temperatures reaching a high of 32ºC on Sunday. Rain is not forecast.

What to know: F3 heads to the Hungaroring for the seventh round of the 2026 championship, the last race weekend before the summer break after a busy period of six rounds in eight weeks.

The championship fight is now truly underway as Ugo Ugochukwu failed to score points in the previous round in Belgium, enabling title rival Freddie Slater to close the gap to just one point in the standings. Both drivers have taken previous successes at the Hungaroring in recent years, with Ugochukwu achieving a second-place finish during last year’s sprint race and Slater winning at the circuit en route to his 2025 FRegional Europe title.

Tuukka Taponen finished third in last year’s feature race but has not returned to the podium since. He has endured a difficult 2026 with MP Motorsport, though he showed glimpses of his previous form by qualifying second and scoring points in both races last weekend.

Salim Hanna steps in to race for AIX Racing once more, having previously competed with the team during the fourth round in Austria. Ricardo Escotto piloted the #26 in Silverstone and Belgium, with both drivers stepping in for the injured Brad Benavides.

Report by Tori Turner

Read our takeaways from the previous round here.

Italian F4: Round 4, Mugello

Circuit: Mugello Circuit, 5.245 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC +2)

Friday 24 July

• 08:30–09:10: Free practice 1
• 12:50–13:30: Free practice 2
• 17:15–17:35: Qualifying (Group 1)
• 17:45–18:05: Qualifying (Group 2)

Saturday 25 July

• 11:10–11:40: Race 1 (Groups B and C)
• 17:10–17:40: Race 2 (Groups A and B)

Sunday 26 July

• 09:00–09:30: Race 3 (Groups A and C)
• 15:50–16:20: Final race

How to follow: Free practice and qualifying sessions are not broadcast, but ACI provides  live timing. Races are live-streamed on ACI’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Weather forecast: Thunderstorms are likely on Sunday, with warm and mostly sunny weather otherwise.

What to know: Italian F4 will hold its fourth round of the 2026 season at Mugello Circuit, over a month after the last race. In the meantime, most of the grid spent the last three weeks competing in E4, coming fresh from Le Castellet in France. A record-breaking 50 drivers will take part in this event.

The last round took place in Monza, the legendary Temple of Speed, where US Racing driver Luka Sammalisto took the drivers’ championship lead after dominating the field once again. The Finn now has a comfortable 47-point lead over David Cosma Cristofor as well as a 62-point lead over rookie Alp Aksoy. 

While the Turkish driver still has the upper hand in the rookie standings, Knud Nielsen is quickly closing the gap with the modest Real Racing outfit, now capable of keeping up with the Premas.

Absent this weekend are AKM Motorsport’s George Proudford-Nalder, racing in British F4 at Snetterton, and Maffi Racing’s Rosanne Den Drijver, racing in Nordic 4 at Kinnekulle. Zengő Motorsport’s Benett Gáspár, AKM’s Evan Michelini and Cram Motorsport’s Andre Rodriguez are also not competing, while Ginevra Panzeri (#64) makes her return, still driving for PA Racing. 

Teodor Borenstein (#20) will join another series with Jenzer Motorsport after racing in E4 with the Swiss outfit for the first time last week. The 17-year-old from Czechia currently sits 28th in the sister series’ overall standings. He also currently stands third in the F4 CEZ championship standings with three wins and three further podiums. Earlier this year, he competed in FWS, finishing 15th with one podium in Portimão.

With Den Drijver missing, Maffi Racing will field a third car, driven by Andreas Lo Bue (#84). The 16-year-old Swiss driver comes from his second F4 CEZ season, in which he sits 15th overall with a best result of fifth place. Last year, he finished 10th overall in the Central European series with a best result of fifth place. Igor Polak (#86) also returns for the team, having missed the previous round at Monza.

Another newcomer is 17-year-old Zoe Florescu (#23), driving for Real Racing. The Romanian-American driver is currently competing in Spanish F4, sitting 26th in the standings with a best result finish of 13th. Earlier this year, she competed in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship, finishing 28th, as well as in the Portimão and Valencia rounds of FWS, finishing 39th.

Kirill Kutskov (#56) makes his return to the Italian F4 grid with Alpha 54 Racing, replacing an injured Thiago Palotini and taking Nacho Díaz’s place. Last year, the 18-year-old Kyrgyz-licensed driver finished 18th overall with a best result of fourth in the final round of the season. He also took three wins and two further podiums in a two-round return to F4 CEZ last year after finishing as runner-up in 2024. Earlier this year, he made the jump to GB3 by participating in the first two rounds, with a best result of seventh in race one at Spa.

Finally, Scuderia Buell joins Italian F4 with Argentine driver Joaquín Rubino (#25). Last year, he had a relatively successful year in Latin America, with the highlight being his Fórmula Renault Plus title. In 2026, he joined the E4 grid for the season opener, with a best result of 30th place.

Report by Julien Thoinet

Read the previous round’s report here.

British F4: Round 6, Thruxton

Circuit: Thruxton Circuit, 3.792 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+1)

Friday 24 July

• 09:30–10:15: Free practice 1
• 13:10–13:55: Free practice 2

Saturday 25 July

• 11:25–11:50: Qualifying
• 16:10–16:30: Race 1

Sunday 26 July

• 13:00–13:20: Race 2
• 16:35–16:55: Race 3 

How to follow: Race one will be broadcast on the British F4 YouTube channel. Races two and three will be available on ITV4 and ITVX for UK viewers and on the British F4 YouTube channel globally. All sessions will have live timing at TSL Timing.

Weather forecast: Warm and partially cloudy on Friday and Saturday. Chance of rain on Sunday.

What to know: British F4 returns to the TOCA support bill this weekend to kick off the second half of its 2026 season. 

Last time out, Rodin Motorsport’s Dries Van Langendonck retook the lead of the drivers’ championship after bookending his weekend with victories from pole position. The Belgian driver is now on 179 points, 47 ahead of Lewis Wherrell. 

Wherrell could only manage a best result of 12th at Zandvoort and runs the risk of possibly slipping further in the championship this weekend. Theo Palmer and Scott Kin Lindblom each took two podiums and a top-six finish, and the pair are now within eight points of the JHR Developments driver. Their results have also given Hitech a 72-point lead in the standings over Rodin, their biggest gap so far this season.

Piotr Orzechowski (#40) has returned from his exams and will reclaim the Chris Dittmann Racing seat previously occupied by Alba Larsen for the past two rounds. With the absences of Ella Lloyd and Emma Felbermayr this weekend, Rodin Motorsport and Virtuosi Racing have both had their line-ups reduced to three cars.

Lastly, Qarrar Firhand (#71) will be making his single-seater debut this weekend with Argenti Motorsport, filling the seat occupied by Lubo Ruykov in Zandvoort. The 15-year-old Indonesian driver, the 2026 WSK Euro Series champion in the OK category, tested F4 machinery in Spain earlier this month.

Follow editor Seb Tirado on X for updates from the paddock.

Report by Seb Tirado

Read the previous round’s report here.

Brazilian F4: Round 2, Velocitta

Circuit: Autódromo Velocitta, 3.443 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−3)

Thursday 23 July

• 09:00–09:40: Extra practice 1
• 11:00–11:40: Extra practice 2
• 14:15–14:55: Extra practice 3

Friday 24 July

• 08:00–08:40: Official practice 1
• 10:20–11:00 Official practice 2
• 15:00–15:20: Qualifying

Saturday 25 July

• 15:03–15:33: Race 1

Sunday 26 July

• 08:23–08:43: Race 2
• 17:08–17:38: Race 3

How to follow: Races will be streamed live on the series’ YouTube channel and on High Speed TV, both with Portuguese commentary. 

Weather forecast: Warm and mostly sunny throughout the weekend, no rain expected.

What to know: After a three-month hiatus following the opening round of the championship, Brazilian F4 returns, racing at the Autódromo Velocitta this weekend.

In April’s season-opening round at Interlagos, a trio of races saw a trio of winners, with TMG Racing’s Bernardo Gentil leaving the weekend with a 10-point championship lead over teammate Pietro Mesquita. Nacho Díaz sits third as the only driver to place in the top five in each of the three races thus far. 

Pedro Lins, who sits fourth in the championship, claimed his first victory in the series at Velocitta last season. Although Lins’ weekend at Interlagos was hindered by a poor result in qualifying, the 18-year-old was still able to race his way to two podiums. 

Celo Hahn, who also took his first series victory at Interlagos, returns after competing in two rounds of the Euroformula Open championship earlier in July during Brazilian F4’s break.

Although 12 of the 14 drivers who contested the championship’s first round are set to return, Cavaleiro Sports has several changes to their line-up. Alan Soloviov, who scored one podium at Interlagos and sits eighth in the championship, will not compete this weekend. The 19-year-old told Feeder Series that he recently broke his hand testing a Formula 3 car but expects to return for the third round of the championship, to be held at Goiânia from 14 to 16 August. Also absent is Fabricio Fogaça, who will be competing in Italian F4 this weekend.

Nevertheless, the team have upgraded from four entries to five this weekend. USF2000 driver Naim Saleh (#3), 16, is set to return to his national series after competing in the non-championship round a season ago with TMG Racing, scoring a best finish of 12th. Also joining the team is 16-year-old Argentine Fausto Arnaudo (#37), who sits 24th in the Spanish F4 championship with a best finish of 12th. In the team’s fifth car is 15-year-old Guilherme Moleiro (#6). A podium finisher in Fórmula Delta this spring, the Brazilian is slated to make his debut at the F4 level.

Having now turned 15, Franco Paolini (#16) is also set to make his series debut, driving for Bassani Racing. The  Argentine was a race winner in the Formula Fara series last year, driving first-generation Ligier F4 machinery.

Report by Owen White

Read the previous round’s report here.

All times and forecasts listed above are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, follow each series’ websites or social media pages.

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