Formula 2 and Formula 3 are back with a bang – bringing 11 other championships with them to form one of the busiest junior single-seater race weekends of the year. Feeder Series previews the action.

By Feeder Series

For a few weeks in August, the combined number of junior single-seater series on track barely cracked double digits. Now, the first weekend of September kicks off one of the busiest periods of activity in the calendar year, with more than 40 events covered to a greater or lesser extent on our pages from now until the end of the month.

The headline events are F2 and F3, which return to action at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The venue had hosted F3’s season finale since 2022, but this year, the title fight is certain to go down to the wire at the new Madring in Spain.

FRegional Europe and Italian F4 are also in Italy, albeit at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. They are joined in Europe by GB3 and GB4, racing at Donington Park, and British F4, racing at Croft.

It’s also a big weekend of competition in the Americas, particularly for IndyCar and its support series, Indy NXT. While the champion in the main series was crowned last weekend – with Álex Palou, Eurocup-3 team Palou Motorsport’s co-owner, taking his fourth title on the bounce – the support series’ title fight will go down to the wire on Labor Day weekend at the Laguna Seca doubleheader.

Away from the United States of America, FR Americas and F4 US head to Canada to race at Mosport, while Brazilian F4 takes on Interlagos for its rescheduled third round. Japan’s Kyojo Cup is the 12th and final championship highlighted in depth in our preview.

Outside of our primary coverage, Nordic 4’s main 2026 season reaches its conclusion this weekend at Padborg Park, with 80 points still up for grabs. Although the lead battle has been close for most of the season, Richard Olson now has a 39-point gap over Matteis Stigsen thanks to a trio of third-place finishes at the Jyllandsringen. Mirza Ahmetagić will replace Milla Sjöstrand at Racecraft Driver Academy for his single-seater debut. Elias Adestam, one of the stars of the past three rounds, is also absent after breaking his wrist in race two last time out.

Formula 2: Round 10, Monza

Circuit: Monza Circuit, 5.793 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2) 

Friday 4 September

• 10:00–10:45: Free practice
• 14:55–15:25: Qualifying 

Saturday 5 September

• 14:15–15:05: Sprint race (21 laps or 45 minutes + 1 lap) 

Sunday 6 September

• 09:45–10:50: Feature race (30 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: A sunny weekend with clear skies and expected temperatures reaching a high of 34°C on Saturday.

What to know: A refreshed and recharged grid of 22 Formula 2 drivers returns to the track in Monza following the summer break with plenty still left on the line.

Championship leader Nikola Tsolov boasts a 20-point gap back to nearest rival Gabriele Minì, while Rafael Câmara sits two further points back in third.

Just six points gained in the previous round at the Hungaroring for Tsolov helped his competitors eat into his advantage, with a collision in the sprint race resulting in a retirement from Saturday’s race and a grid drop for Sunday’s. Minì capitalised well to take victory in the sprint race, while another front-row start aided Câmara on his way to a third place in the feature. 

The Temple of Speed now awaits the title challengers, with a precedent of intense qualifying sessions and action-packed racing sure to entertain. 

There are no changes to the entry list for this round.

Report by Cliona Sheerin

From the press: Calan Williams’ single year in F2 with Trident was undeniably difficult, with only one points finish to show for it. After moving to GT racing, however, the Australian flourished, taking two GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup titles. He sat down with us at the 24 Hours of Spa to delve into his transition to sports car racing. Read the article here.

You can also read our takeaways from the previous round here.

Formula 3: Round 8, Monza

Circuit: Monza Circuit, 5.793 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2)

Friday 4 September

• 08:35–09:20: Free practice
• 14:00–14:10: Qualifying (Group A)
• 14:20–14:30: Qualifying (Group B)

Saturday 5 September

• 09:30–10:15: Sprint race (18 laps or 40 minutes + 1 lap) 

Sunday 6 September

• 08:15–09:05: Feature race (22 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: A sunny weekend with clear skies and expected temperatures reaching a high of 34°C on Saturday.

What to know: After the summer break, F3 also returns to action at the Temple of Speed in Monza.

Fresh off his maiden series win, new championship leader Freddie Slater comes to the circuit where he clinched the FRegional Europe title in 2025. Ugo Ugochukwu, whose Italian father will be cheering him on, will look to retake the lead of the title race.

Both drivers won in Monza at the FR level, with Slater also taking two Italian F4 victories at the track en route to the 2024 title. Ernesto Rivera and Mattia Colnaghi also have happy memories of the Italian circuit, having triumphed there last year in Eurocup-3.

To limit traffic, qualifying will see drivers split into two groups, with 10 minutes per group. The group with the fastest lap will occupy the odd-numbered positions on the feature race starting grid, while the slower group will occupy the even ones.

There will be a new face on the F3 grid this weekend, as Alex Powell (#20), an American driver of Jamaican and Colombian parentage, takes Louis Sharp’s spot at Prema for the final two rounds of the season. Eighteen-year-old Powell is currently sixth in Eurocup-3 and the leading driver from Campos Racing.

Ricardo Escotto (#26) is also back at AIX to substitute for the injured Brad Benavides, who is confirmed not to be returning this year, with Hungaroring substitute Salim Hanna resuming his FREC campaign.

Report by Daniele Spadi

From the press: Brando Badoer is gearing up for his home race high on confidence thanks to a sophomore F3 campaign that has yielded a win and ## podiums. Ahead of the summer break, the Italian spoke to us about his 2026 season and rebounding from a challenging rookie campaign. Read the article here.

James Wharton’s 2026 F3 campaign got off to a scary start after a nasty incident during the opening sprint of the season in Melbourne. After recovering from his injuries, he bounced back to win the sprint in Barcelona, already scoring more points than his full 2025 campaign. Feeder Series spoke to the Australian in Budapest to discuss his year so far. Read the article here.

You can also read our takeaways from the previous round here.

Indy NXT: Rounds 16–17, Laguna Seca

Circuit: Laguna Seca, 3.602 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−7)

Friday 4 September 

• 13:00–13:25: Practice 1
• 15:35–16:00: Practice 2

Saturday 5 September

• 12:00–12:30: Qualifying
• 15:30–16:30: Race 1 (35 laps) 

Sunday 6 September

• 09:30–10:30: Race 2 (30 laps) 

How to follow: In the United States, practice, qualifying and race one will be shown on Fox Sports 2, while race two will be shown on Fox Sports 1. Additionally, all sessions are streamed live on the Fox One app. Internationally, all sessions will be streamed live on IndyCar Live. Live timing will be available on the Indy NXT website.

Weather forecast: Mostly sunny all weekend.

What to know: The closest Indy NXT title fight in a decade will be decided this weekend with a double-header at one of the most beloved tracks in the United States, Laguna Seca. 

The main contenders – JHDD Powered by ECR driver Nikita Johnson and HMD Motorsports driver Enzo Fittipaldi – are separated by just three points. Fittipaldi’s HMD teammate Tymek Kucharczyk remains an outsider for the title, 29 points behind Johnson. Andretti Global driver Max Taylor in fourth is the last remaining driver still in mathematical contention, 77 points back from Johnson, but he will need at least one win and poor results from all three drivers ahead to pull it off. 

Before action gets underway on Friday, the iconic Corkscrew section of the track will be renamed the Zanardi Corkscrew in tribute to two-time CART champion Alex Zanardi, who passed away this year.

There are two driver changes for this weekend, both scheduled. As was previously announced by HMD, Bart Harrison (#17), returns to the team instead of Salvador de Alba. Nolan Allaer (#76) also returns with Juncos Hollinger Racing after the team did not field a second car at Milwaukee.

Report by Vincent van der Hoek

From the press: Lochie Hughes hasn’t quite had the second Indy NXT season he would have wanted, with the championship now functionally out of reach. The Australian opened up about what went wrong in 2026 and where he felt he could have done more to salvage his season. Read the article here.

You can also read the previous round’s report here.

FRegional Europe: Round 7, Imola

Circuit: Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, 4.909 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2)

Thursday 3 September 

• 09:00–11:00: Collective test 1
• 14:00–16:00: Collective test 2

Friday 4 September 

• 09:55–10:45: Free practice
• 15:15–15:30: Qualifying 1 group A
• 15:35–15:50: Qualifying 1 group B

Saturday 5 September 

• 10:10–10:40: Race 1
• 16:30–17:00: Race 2

Sunday 6 September 

• 08:45–09:00: Qualifying 2 group B
• 09:05–09:20: Qualifying 2 group A
• 16:30–17:00: Race 3

How to follow: Qualifying two and each race will be available to watch live on the FR Europe official YouTube channel. Live timing will be available with ACI Sport.

Weather forecast: Hot and sunny all weekend with temperatures reaching up to 35°C on Saturday.

What to know: Two weekends remain to decide the fate of FR Europe’s four title contenders, with round seven at Imola kicking off the back-to-back weekends.

Leading the championship by 13 points, Prema Racing’s Kean Nakamura-Berta will be relishing having breathing space after a stellar weekend at Paul Ricard with pole and victory in race one and a further podium in race two. 

Locked together behind him are MP Motorsport’s Sebastian Wheldon and R-ace GP’s Rashid Al Dhaheri on 159 points each. While Wheldon bounced back in France from a dire round five, Al Dhaheri was bumped back with an inconspicuous weekend that cost him the championship lead.

Completing the quartet is Al Dhaheri’s rapidly climbing teammate Emanuele Olivieri on 152 points, 20 behind Nakamura-Berta. At his first home round at Monza, Olivieri claimed second place, a pole and a win, and he has not been outside the top five since.

Two driver changes will take place this weekend, starting with René Lammers (#17), who steps into a seat at CL Motorsport to replace the departing Noah Lisle. The Dutchman, who finished fourth in Spanish F4 last season, currently sits third in Eurocup-3 with MP Motorsport, having achieved four podiums this season, including three second places.

The other change this weekend will be at Van Amersfoort Racing, where Williams junior Oleksandr Bondarev (#11) will step up to replace the departing Francisco Macedo for the remaining two rounds of the season. The Ukrainian driver is the reigning UAE4 Series champion and is currently ninth in Italian F4 and sixth in E4 with Prema Racing, with two podiums to his name in the former.

Report by Archie Harper

From the press: Lisle’s two FR Europe entries this year came as somewhat of a surprise after he had to forgo his GB3 ride a month before the start of the season. The 19-year-old Australian opened up about the reality of the personal and financial issues that forced motorsport to take a back seat in his life for much of 2026. Read his story here.

Rodin Motorsport have competed – and excelled – in a variety of junior single-seater series, but FR Europe remained uncharted territory. That was until this year, when the team branched out to the series just in time for its technical and branding overhaul. We caught up with team manager Ben Lathrope to learn about the team’s expansion process and heard from driver Gabriel Gomez on how his rookie season in FR Europe has been going.

Read the previous round’s report here.

GB3: Round 6, Donington Park

Circuit: Donington Park GP, 4.003 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+1) 

Friday 4 September

• 10:55–11:25: Test Session 1
• 14:15–14:45: Test Session 2
• 17:10–17:40: Test Session 3

Saturday 5 September

• 10:45–11:00: Qualifying 1
• 11:05–11:20: Qualifying 2
• 15:10–15:35: Race 1 

Sunday 6 September

• 10:10–10:35: Race 2
• 16:20–16:45: Race 3 

How to follow: All races will be broadcasted live on the MSV TV YouTube channel, with the stream also being shown on the GB3 website and Facebook page. Live timings for all the weekend’s sessions can be found through TSL Timing and the live timing page on the GB3 website. 

Weather forecast: Mostly cloudy all weekend, with a chance of some light showers on Friday morning.

What to know: GB3 heads to Donington Park this weekend for round six of the 2026 championship.  

VRD Racing’s Nikita Bedrin still heads up the field in the drivers’ championship on 363 points, sitting 103 points ahead of Rodin Motorsport’s Martin Molnár in second. Xcel Motorsport’s Lucas Fluxá holds third position on 249 points, just 11 points behind Molnár.  

Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough will be looking to build upon his successful weekend at the last round at Silverstone, where he took a double pole position and a further two race wins to move himself up to sixth in the standings. Teammate Jacob Micallef also took a win at Silverstone, his first since joining the championship. 

There are two driver changes from the previous round. Elite Motorsport returns to having a two-car lineup, with Edu Robinson departing the team, while Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing and their driver Jason Pribyl are also absent having already missed the Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring rounds earlier this year.

Report by Isabelle Chandler

Read the previous round’s report here.

From the studio: Abbi Pulling made history by becoming GB3’s first female race winner with her dominant race one triumph at Spa. What was the story behind that victory, and just how significant was it for the 23-year-old Rodin Motorsport driver? She sat down with us to tell all about it and answer your questions. Listen to the full podcast episode here.

GB4: Round 7, Donington Park

Circuit: Donington Park GP, 4.003 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+1)

Friday 4 September

• 10:20–10:50: Test Session 1
• 13:40–14:10: Test Session 2
• 16:35–17:05: Test Session 3

Saturday 5 September

• 14:05–14:20: Qualifying
• 18:00–18:20: Race 1

Sunday 6 September

• 11:25–11:45: Race 2
• 17:35–17:55: Race 3

How to follow: All races are available to watch live on the MSV TV YouTube channel, with the stream also being shown on the GB4 Facebook page and website. Live timing for all of the weekend’s sessions can be found through TSL Timing and the GB4 website. 

Weather forecast: Mostly cloudy all weekend, with a chance of some light showers on Friday morning.

What to know: GB4 reaches the penultimate round of the 2026 championship this weekend at Donington Park.  

KMR Sport’s Alex O’Grady sits on top of the drivers’ standings on 321 points, having taken two race wins at the last round at Snetterton. Elite Motorsport’s Fred Green had a significantly unluckier event but still holds on to second in the standings on 251 points, while Douglas Motorsport’s Dayton Coulthard is in third on 241 points.  

Pace Performance currently head up the teams’ standings on 434 points. Fortec Motorsports follow in second on 428 points, and Hillspeed sit in third on 418.  

Snetterton was also a positive weekend for Pace Performance’s Josh McLean, who won race three of the weekend from pole, his third reverse-grid race win of the season. 

There are two changes to the lineup this weekend, with Yana Kapoor (#22) joining Arden Motorsport. The American driver is currently driving in the Formula Pro USA Western Championship’s F4-spec class and has been announced for the F1 Academy rookie test. Arden’s third car was last driven by William Rohan in round four.

Elite Motorsport’s Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso will also not take part in this weekend’s action because of an eye injury sustained at the 24 Hours of Zolder. 

Luke Hilton, currently sixth in the standings, will miss the remainder of the season after already being excluded from Snetterton when his racing licence was suspended from August until November. 

Report by Isabelle Chandler

Read the previous round’s report here.

Italian F4: Round 5, Imola

Circuit: Imola Circuit, 4.909 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+2). 

Thursday 3 September

• 11:10–13:10: Collective test 1
• 16:10–18:10: Collective test 2

Friday 4 September

• 08:45–09:10: Free Practice 1 (Group 1)
• 09:20–09:45: Free Practice 1 (Group 2)
• 13:05–13:30: Free Practice 2 (Group 1)
• 13:40–14:05: Free Practice 2 (Group 2)
• 17:10–17:25: Qualifying (Group 1)
• 17:35–17:50: Qualifying (Group 2)

Saturday 5 September

• 11:10–11:40: Race 1 (Groups B and C)
• 17:30–18:00: Race 2 (Groups A and B) 

Sunday 6 September

• 09:45–10:15: Race 3 (Groups A and C) 
• 17:30–18:00: 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: Hot and sunny all weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 35°C on Saturday.

What to know: Italian F4 returns for round five in Imola, having gone all of August without a race. A whopping 49 drivers are entered in the round to compose its joint-largest grid this year.  

R-ace GP was in good form last time out at Mugello Circuit, with Andy Consani and Kenzo Craigie each taking their first wins of the year – and the latter moving to second in the rookie standings with three class victories across the weekend. Ary Bansal and Niccolò Maccagnani took the other two victories for US Racing and Prema Racing respectively. 

Luka Sammalisto went winless for the first time this season, but with two podiums, he managed to extend his championship lead to 55 points over David Cosma Cristofor. Despite going his first weekend without a podium, Alp Aksoy remains third in the standings and leads the rookie class by 25 points.

With Oleksandr Bondarev stepping up to FRegional Europe, Lyuboslav Ruykov (#73) will switch from Trident to Prema to take his place, with Trident downsizing to four cars. Mercedes junior James Anagnostiadis (#32) will replace Emily Cotty at R-ace GP, making his single-seater debut after a karting career that included a highlight second-place finish in the FIA Karting European Championship in OK last year. Also joining R-ace is Jensen Burnett (#31), a Canadian rookie currently running 14th in Spanish F4. 

Dean Pedersen (#70) will also come over from Spanish F4, having participated in the last two rounds. In his main campaign in F4 CEZ, he is 12th overall, and he raced in USF2000 last month too. He’ll join Cram Motorsport alongside Andre Rodriguez (#40), who returns after missing the Mugello round, while Simon Rechenmacher misses the Imola round. 

AKM Motorsport will hand their third car, which was empty last time out, to Red Bull junior and Spanish F4 title contender Rocco Coronel (#63). At Alpha 54 Racing, Federico Díaz and Kirill Kutskov will depart the squad after competing in the past four and one rounds respectively. Filling their spots are a pair of Argentinian racers: 20-year-old Joaquín Rubino (#71), who is 41st in E4 after driving the first round for Scuderia Buell, and 17-year-old Bautista Acosta (#72), who last raced in the opening round of F4 CEZ in 2025. 

Maffi Racing will run just two cars with the departure of Andreas Lo Bue, while Real Racing will be back down to just Knud Nielsen, as Zoe Florescu will not reprise her single-round appearance. 

Report by Calla Kra-Caskey

Read the previous round’s report here.

British F4: Round 8, Croft

Circuit: Croft Circuit, 3.380 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+1)

Friday 4 September

• 10:50–11:35: Practice 1
• 14:55–15:40: Practice 2

Saturday 5 September

• 12:00–12:20: Qualifying
• 17:05–17:25: Race 1

Sunday 23 August

• 12:50–13:10: Race 2
• 16:20–16:45: Race 3

How to follow: Race one will be available for all viewers on the British F4 YouTube page. Races two and three will be available on ITV4 and ITVX for UK viewers and on the British F4 YouTube page for international viewers. Live timing for all sessions can be found on TSL Timing.

Weather forecast: Partly cloudy with strong gusts across the weekend. 

What to know: British F4 returns to Croft for the first time since 2023, and Dries Van Langendonck has it all to do to protect his championship lead.

The Belgian’s 41-point advantage was eroded to just four as he served a weekend ban at Donington Park last time out, with Lewis Wherrell capitalising to score three top-five finishes in the meantime.

While Croft will be a relative unknown for all teams, Xcel Motorsport will find themselves with the most work to do as the only team to have joined the grid after 2023. That could be particularly pivotal for Jaber Al Sabah, whose back-to-back wins at Thruxton and Donington Park made him the surprise star after the summer break. 

Changing wind directions and strong gusts will keep the drivers on their toes, with southerly winds making the cars loose and squirrelly down the pit straight and into the braking zones of Clervaux and Sunny In. 

Rodin Motorsport’s Van Langendonck (#51) and Virtuosi Racing’s Joseph Smith (#15) both return from their one-round suspensions. Their replacements, Alex O’Grady and Fred Green, are competing in GB4 this weekend. 

Instead, the driver on the sidelines will be Timo Jüngling, who reached 12 penalty points at Donington Park. JHR Developments have not announced a replacement driver, and there is also still no replacement at Fortec Motorsports for the injured Kit Belofsky.

Report by Gavin Guthrie

From the studio: Chiara Bättig’s headline-making F1 Academy wild card appearance showcased her to the world, but she has also quietly run an impressive campaign in British F4. We sat down to learn more about the Swiss racer, from the sports she dabbled in before karting to her race weekend soundtrack. Check out the full podcast episode here.

You can also read the previous round’s report here.

FRegional Americas: Round 6, Bowmanville

Circuit: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, 3.957 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−4).

Thursday 3 September

• 10:20–10:50: Test session 1
• 13:30–14:00: Test session 2
• 16:10–16:40: Test session 3

Friday 4 September

• 10:20–10:50: Practice
• 13:10–13:35: Qualifying
• 16:30–17:00: Race 1

Saturday 5 September

• 11:20–11:50: Race 2

Sunday 6 September

• 11:40–12:10: Race 3

How to follow: Live timing will be available on Race Monitor for all sessions. Races two and three will be shown on Racing America’s YouTube channel.

Weather forecast: A mix of sun and clouds on Thursday and Friday, becoming sunny on Saturday and Sunday.

What to know: With just three rounds to go in the season, FRegional Americas makes its lone trip outside the United States to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, commonly known as Mosport. Championship protagonists Evagoras Papasavvas and Brady Golan enter just 8.5 points apart.

After claiming his first win since April at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Cooper Shipman remains third in the championship with 159 points, while Christian Bogle sits fourth, narrowly above Kekai Hauanio.

Although Hauanio announced after the NJMP weekend that his season was over because of a lack of funding, he finds himself back on the grid with Crosslink Motorsports for another round.

This weekend’s grid is composed of 13 cars, down one from the 14 seen in the last round at New Jersey Motorsports Park. This round also marks the season’s final three-race weekend; with the final two rounds at VIR and Barber containing just two each, raising the stakes for drivers to find speed quickly at one of the fastest circuits on the calendar.

After missing the previous round to compete in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, James Lawley (#88) is back on the grid with Atlantic Racing Team. For the first time since the season-opening weekend at NOLA Motorsports Park, Lawley will have a teammate, with Whitney Strickland stepping into the Atlantic #77 car. 

With Strickland departing the Hillenburg Motorsports #21, Hillenburg will be absent from the grid entirely this weekend despite having contested every round this season until now. Also absent from the previous round are the Jensen Global Advisors outfit, who made a surprise return to the series at NJMP with Robert Arana and Aiden Zelaya.

Report by Owen White

Read the previous round’s report here.

F4 US: Round 5, Bowmanville

Circuit: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, 3.957 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−4).

Thursday 3 September

• 11:00–11:30: Test session 1
• 14:10–14:40: Test session 2
• 16:50–17:20: Test session 3

Friday 4 September

• 11:00–11:30: Practice
• 13:45–14:10: Qualifying

Saturday 5 September

• 08:45–09:15: Race 1
• 16:00–16:30 Race 2

Sunday 6 September

• 10:00–10:30: Race 3

How to follow: Live timing will be available on Race Monitor for all sessions. All races will be shown on Racing America’s YouTube channel.

Weather forecast: A mix of sun and clouds on Thursday and Friday, becoming sunny on Saturday and Sunday.

What to know: F4 US also makes the trip to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for its fifth round of the season, featuring the same eight-car grid as was seen at New Jersey Motorsports Park a month ago.

After 10 races, the championship lead finally swapped hands. Gastón Irazú now leads the series by 37 points after doubling his season win count at NJMP by going three for three. Caleb Campbell’s disastrous weekend leaves him just 14 points ahead of Zach Fourie. 

The closest battle for position in the championship is between fourth and fifth. Cole Medeiros is just six points clear of Clemente Huerta, who comes fresh off of his best weekend of the season having returned to Kiwi Motorsport from Speed Factory.

Just like FRegional Americas, F4 US is set to complete its final three-race weekend of the season, with the last two rounds containing two races each. The entry list is unchanged from NJMP.

Report by Owen White

Read the previous round’s report here.

Brazilian F4: Round 3, Interlagos

Circuit: Autódromo José Carlos Pace, 4.309 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC−3).

Thursday 3 September

• 17:30–18:00: Free Practice 1

Friday 4 September

• 13:40–14:10: Free Practice 2
• 16:45–17:05: Qualifying

Saturday 5 September

• 17:30–18:03: Race 1

Sunday 6 September

• 08:30–08:53: Race 2
• 16:30–17:03: 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: Mostly sunny, with scattered showers expected throughout the weekend.

What to know: After a period of uncertainty over its calendar, Brazilian F4 returns to action this weekend for its third round at Interlagos, organised on short notice.

TMG’s Bernardo Gentil leads the way on 81 points after finishing fourth in all three races last time out at Velocittà. Trailing him by eight points is teammate Pietro Mesquita, who never finished below fifth during the weekend, which he capped off with a podium in race three.

Both drivers, however, were overshadowed by Argentina’s Fausto Arnaudo, who won races one and three from pole and bounced back from breaking his front wing to finish sixth in race two. With those results, he is third on 58 points. 

Level on points with Arnaudo is his compatriot Ignacio Díaz, the highest-placed Bassani Racing driver. Díaz finished second in race one, while teammate and race two winner Pedro Lins is a further five points back in fifth.

This weekend, TMG will downsize from six to five cars as Alexandre Louza will move to Cavaleiro Sports, effectively taking Guilherme Moleiro’s seat. Alan Soloviov (#12) returns to Cavaleiro after skipping the Velocittà round. Cavaleiro will also house an additional car for debuting 15-year-old Luiz Queiroz, who currently sits eighth overall in Fórmula Delta and leads the Fórmula eVolution standings. Queiroz tested F4 machinery earlier this year at Brasília.

Report by Marco Albertini

Read the previous round’s report here.

Kyojo Cup: Round 3, Fuji

Circuit: Fuji Speedway, 4.563 km

Schedule: All times local (UTC+9) 

Thursday 3 September

• 13:30–14:00: Free practice 1
• 14:50–15:20: Free practice 2
• 16:10–16:40: Free practice 3

Friday 4 September

• 11:20–11:50: Free practice 4
• 14:10–14:40: Free practice 5 
• 15:30–16:00: Free practice 6

Saturday 5 September

• 09:20–09:40: Qualifying
• 14:20–14:45: Sprint race (10 laps)

Sunday 6 September

• 15:20–15:00: Final race (15 laps)

How to follow: Qualifying and races will be broadcast on the Inter Proto Series x KYOJO CUP Channel with Japanese commentary. 

Weather forecast: Clouds and rain throughout the weekend.

What to know: Aimi Saito heads into round three of the Kyojo Cup at the top of the standings, having jumped both Riona Tomishita and Joanne Ciconte last time out. It is still anyone’s game – the TOM’S driver sits on 47 points, with eight points in hand over second-placed Tomishita. Ciconte and Miki Onaga are close behind on 36 and 35 points respectively. 

A poor start for Saito in race one last time let Ai Miura rocket into first from third, Saito falling behind Tomishita on lap five and Onaga on lap six. Tomishita spun on the penultimate lap, falling to 13th, and Miura took the victory ahead of Saito and Kokoro Sato.

In the final race, Saito took her first win of the season under the safety car ahead of Miura and Onaga. Miura was demoted to 13th by a five-second penalty, handing Sato another podium. 

Mako Hirakawa will be absent for round three to compete in the Morizo Challenge Cup’s Rally Hokkaido.

Report by Anabelle Bremner

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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