Five new junior single-seater champions – three in North America and two in Australia – were crowned this weekend outside of Europe. Feeder Series covers the action in the first part of two for our weekend review.

By Feeder Series

With so many series in action, fans on every continent bar Africa and Antarctica had something to celebrate this weekend in junior single-seater motorsport.

In Australia and North America in particular, there were big celebrations for the new champions. AU4’s Gen 2 and Gen 1 titles were among the tightest points-wise in any series we cover, and both predictably went down to the wire. For the USF Pro Championships package’s final round at Road America, only one of the three titles was not decided by the final race, but the races themselves were certainly not devoid of twists.

In South America, Brazilian F4 ticked over the halfway point of the season with four rounds behind the drivers. In Asia, FR Japan and Chinese F4’s title fights both remain close, with forthcoming season finales set to decide who wins which championships there. Keep reading for the full rundown, and check out our takeaways from F2’s Baku event for the details on what happened in west Asia. Our coverage of European single-seater racing this weekend will follow tomorrow.

USF Pro 2000: Jeffers wins championship with dominant hat-trick at Road America

Jack Jeffers has been crowned the 2026 USF Pro 2000 champion at Road America after sweeping all three races to put 49 points between him and Turn 3 Motorsport’s Leonardo Escorpioni.

Friday morning, Jeffers immediately set the tone for the weekend in qualifying by taking pole position for both race one and race two, going half a second faster than TJ Speed Motorsports driver Thomas Schrage in second. Escorpioni and G3 Argyros qualified on the second row of the grid in third and fourth.

Starting from pole, Jeffers led every lap of race one, as Schrage continued his fine form by finishing in second place for his third straight podium. While Teddy Musella finished third on track, it was Escorpioni who took the third step of the podium after Musella was handed a five-second time penalty for blocking. Argyros finished the race in fourth and Sebastian Manson in fifth.

The race had two caution periods, the first of which came after Andrés Cárdenas hit the tire barrier in Turn 3 on the second lap. The second caution was brought out after Anthony Martella hit the wall in Turn 8 on lap 11.

Jeffers continued where he left off on Friday by romping away in race two of USF Pro 2000 on Saturday. Schrage put the San Antonio native under pressure in the early stages of the race, but once Jeffers broke the draft, there was no stopping him.

Escorpioni then started hounding Schrage for second place, eventually completing the overtake on lap 10 going into Turn 6 with a classic cutback out of Turn 5. It was the Brazilian’s ninth podium of the season but, ultimately, one of the most bittersweet. Jeffers built a gap that grew to 7.5198s by the end of the race, and he took a dominant win and officially clinched the USF Pro 2000 championship with one race to spare.

“I’m elated, happy, all the regular emotions I think any champion would feel in any given spot,” Jeffers told Feeder Series. “I’m just super excited, super happy that all our hard work actually paid off and we’re able to hold up a trophy as a champion on it – to represent that and represent all the hard work that the team’s put into me and put into their programme and to what I put into myself and what I put into my programme.”

With the championship already in his pocket, Jeffers started from pole position and completed the clean sweep of the weekend in race three. Turn 1 on the opening lap saw Clemente Huerta get put on the grass and spin, causing a multi-car pile-up involving Cárdenas and Joey Brienza. Race control brought out the red flag to clear the scene, with the two Jay Howard Driver Development cars the only ones not taking the restart. Cárdenas broke his right hand in the incident.

Jeffers controlled the restart, while Schrage ran second but slowed coming out of Turn 8 and pulled into pit lane to retire. That promoted Argyros and Aitken to the podium positions, which they had to maintain after the action paused when Manson was left stranded in the Turn 13 gravel trap.

Following the restart on lap six, most of the action came out front as Argyros kept the pressure on Jeffers.

“We were both throwing qualifying laps after qualifying laps at each other,” Argyros said. “He’s a very clean driver and we’ve raced each other great all year. [In June at Road America], I ran flag to flag and he couldn’t catch me, and this time he ran flag to flag and I couldn’t catch him.”

Turn 3 Motorsport teammates Brady Golan and Tyke Durst then made contact going into Turn 5 on lap 10. The latter was sent barrel rolling into the gravel and landed upside down but was ultimately unscathed.

For the final time this season, Jeffers controlled matters from the front and won the race, holding Argyros and Aitken behind him.

“Definitely a good way to close out my chapter racing in the USF Pro Championships,” Argyros told Feeder Series after the race. “I definitely didn’t come into this season with anyone expecting me to do this well, and it blossomed into a really awesome year and I’m excited for what’s next. This has been a lot of learning and a great chapter.”

Report by Vincent van der Hoek

Interviews by Michael McClure

Results	P1	P2	P3
Qualifying	Jack Jeffers, 2:01.5977	Thomas Schrage, +0.5715s	Leonardo Escorpioni, +0.7171s
Race 1 (15 laps)	Jack Jeffers, 36:40.8590	Thomas Schrage, +1.7670s	Leonardo Escorpioni, +3.0570s
Race 2 (15 laps)	Jack Jeffers, 30:43.0113	Leonardo Escorpioni, +7.5198s	Thomas Schrage, +11.8772s
Race 3 (15 laps)	Jack Jeffers, 37:49.4535	G3 Argyros, +0.4050s	Colin Aitken, +1.5317s

Standings	Drivers	Teams	Rookies
P1	Jack Jeffers, 430	Turn 3 Motorsport, 406	Jack Jeffers, 430
P2	Leonardo Escorpioni, 381	Exclusive Autosport, 362	Leonardo Escorpioni, 381
P3	G3 Argyros, 359	Pabst Racing, 328	G3 Argyros, 359
P4	Thomas Schrage, 317	VRD Racing, 255	Thomas Schrage, 317
P5	Frankie Mossman, 289	TJ Speed Motorsports, 242	Andrés Cárdenas, 279
P6	Andrés Cárdenas, 279	JHDD powered by ECR, 194	Teddy Musella, 228
P7	Teddy Musella, 228	Comet/NCMP Racing, 32	Colin Aitken, 225
P8	Colin Aitken, 225	FatBoy Racing!, 12	JT Hoskins, 183
P9	Brady Golan, 214		Christian Cameron, 144
P10	Sebastian Manson, 185		Anthony Martella, 70

Read the previous round’s report here.

USF2000: Garzón clinches title in incident-filled Road America finale

Sebastián Garzón became the 2026 USF2000 champion at Road America after an intense battle with Brad Majman. The DEForce Racing driver started the season by sweeping the opening weekend at St Petersburg and remained at the top of the points standings after every round. Pabst Racing’s Majman concluded the season in second place, one place ahead of his teammate Eddie Beswick.

Beswick claimed the first point of the weekend in qualifying by taking pole position ahead of VRD Racing drivers João Vergara and Oliver Wheldon. Garzón and Majman were fifth and sixth on their best laps and fourth and third on their second-best laps.

The biggest moment of race one came on lap two when Garzón and Majman made contact going into Turn 6. At first it appeared Majman took the worst of it by being forced to pit for repairs at the start of lap three, but then Garzón was beached in the gravel in Turn 1, which brought out the caution. Garzón and Majman each resumed the race, but both fell a lap down, dropping to 17th and 18th respectively – where they finished.

Following the restart, Beswick fully capitalised on the incidents between Garzón and Majman taking the race one win by a comfortable margin of 6.2175s. Evan Cooley finished second for Exclusive Autosport and Vergara finished in third. 

Wheldon started race two from pole based on his second-best qualifying time ahead of Beswick, with Majman and Garzón taking up the second row. The race was packed with incidents resulting in three caution periods taking up five of the scheduled 12 laps of racing.

The accident with the biggest consequences happened on lap 11 when title contender Majman flew over the back of Wesley Gundler under braking for Turn 5, crushing his title chances. Further chaos then ensued one lap later when race leaders Wheldon and Beswick made contact at high speed while battling for the lead approaching the Turn 4 kink. In the span of two laps, four of the top five drivers had suffered incidents.

Once the dust settled, Ryan Giannetta emerged as the new leader, taking his first win in the series. Gabriel Cahan finished in second place for the second time this season, and Garzón took a huge leap towards the USF2000 championship with third place.

“It was just keeping it clean and there’s constant contact everywhere,” Giannetta said.

With one race to go, the gap between Garzón and Majman was 27 points with 33 points remaining. Beswick started from pole position with Garzón alongside on the front row. For the Colombian, the task at hand was clear: finish the race in one piece and the USF2000 championship was his. 

While all eyes were on the points leader, Cooley produced some opening-lap magic as he went from seventh to first. Beswick got the lead back from Cooley going into Turn 1 on lap two, after which the race at the front settled down. The Pabst Racing driver won the race ahead of Wheldon in second and Cooley in third. 

“Here, the biggest factor is the draft, trying to break that to get away from the field,” Beswick told Feeder Series. “It’s nice having experience having raced here earlier in the year. I was able to read the race especially with my teammate Brad, who I ended up racing for the win a couple times. Taking those lessons, applying them and trying to beat the draft is the key to it. I had the pieces there, got it done, and that’s what secured the wins.”

The biggest celebrations were still to come behind him. Garzón officially clinched the championship by finishing in fourth, one place ahead of Majman in fifth. 

“Race two was taking a kilo out of me,” Garzón said of his whirlwind Saturday. “Brad and me were so close, just [14 points] between us two. I just kept it clean with him. I was fighting the whole race with him, but I got my opportunities and then he [Majman] crashed with other guys, so I avoided and I was like ninth, and they crashed again and I got third. I maximised my results and race three was a really clean race. I didn’t push. I just stayed in my position.”

Report by Vincent van der Hoek

Interviews by Michael McClure

Results	P1	P2	P3
Qualifying	Eddie Beswick, 2:07.9733	João Vergara, +0.0824s	Oliver Wheldon, +0.1128s
Race 1 (12 laps)	Eddie Beswick, 29:24.8558	Evan Cooley, +6.2175s	João Vergara, +7.2321s
Race 2 (12 laps)	Ryan Giannetta, 38:11.4658	Gabriel Cahan, +0.4880s	Sebastián Garzón, +1.2844s
Race 3 (12 laps)	Eddie Beswick, 25:50.2936	Oliver Wheldon, +2.4793s	Evan Cooley, +5.6734s

Standings	Drivers	Teams	Rookies
P1	Sebastián Garzón, 383	Pabst Racing, 449	Oliver Wheldon, 282
P2	Brad Majman, 354	Exclusive Racing, 412	João Vergara, 257
P3	Eddie Beswick, 339	VRD Racing, 382	Gabriel Cahan, 214
P4	Evan Cooley, 294	DEForce Racing, 293	Wesley Gundler, 213
P5	Oliver Wheldon, 282	ENVE Motorsports, 125	Ayrton Cahan, 193
P6	João Vergara, 257	JHDD powered by ECR, 109	Lucas Nanji, 158
P7	Ryan Giannetta, 242	PFH Racing, 102	Thomas Nordquist, 146
P8	Gabriel Cahan, 214	Zanella Racing, 40	Jack Mohrhardt, 118
P9	Wesley Gundler, 213	Olivia Racing, 15	Callahan Peter, 112
P10	Anthony Martella, 209		Liam Loiacono, 111

Read the previous round’s report here.

USF Juniors: Pasiewicz seals USF Juniors title as Cranston scores maiden win

Karol Pasiewicz became USF Juniors’ first-ever European champion at Road America in race one, ending his title-winning campaign with two additional wins.

Leonardo Serravalle took pole for race one but led for only a few corners. Pasiewicz moved up to the lead on the back straight, and Serravalle spun at Turn 5 and fell down the order. The Pole then lost the lead to Dean Hoogendoorn on lap five as the battle for the top spots expanded to the rest of the top 10.

After a short safety car period for Jared Oselka’s stopped car, Hoogendoorn led the way on the lap eight restart. He was quickly overtaken by Pasiewicz and then Bex Cranston, who moved up into second at Turn 6. A lap later, the Connecticut native fought his way past the Pole to snatch the lead shortly before another safety car intervention for JW Main’s crash exiting the final corner.

That incident caused the race to end under yellow flags. Cranston secured his maiden series win, while Pasiewicz clinched the title two races early by finishing second ahead of Edward Kennedy, who rounded out the podium.

“[It was] a surreal moment to go all the way from ninth to first after qualifying,” Exclusive Autosport’s Cranston told Feeder Series. “I was definitely beating myself up a little bit coming off the back of a few strong weekends. [I’m] happy that we were able to move forward and it was a great race, and getting it on my birthday made it extra special.”

Newly crowned champion Pasiewicz was on pole for race two, but he spent most of the early stages battling with Hoogendoorn and Serravalle for the lead before the safety car was deployed for Olivier Mrak’s stopped car before Turn 8 on lap five. After an aborted restart, Pasiewicz led the field again on lap eight and continued exchanging the lead with Hoogendoorn.

Behind them a lap later, Cranston and Mokarem tangled while battling for third at Turn 5, and both spun while trying to rejoin the track. Pasiewicz, meanwhile, built breathing room to edge out Hoogendoorn at the flag as Serravalle took his first career podium in third.

Pasiewicz again led the early stages of race three from pole. Hoogendoorn settled into second while a multi-car battle for third took shape just behind him. The winner of said battle, Serravalle, then caught and passed Hoogendoorn for second on lap five around the outside of Turn 5.

That move kickstarted a four-way battle for second in which Hoogendoorn lost three places after running wide at the same corner two laps later. Serravalle began to pull away just as the safety car was deployed on lap eight for a crash between JW Main and Alexander Savage at Turn 8.

The race thus ended behind the safety car. Pasiewicz took the win ahead of Gianmatteo Rousseau, who scored his maiden career podium on his debut weekend with Cranston finishing in third. Serravalle originally crossed the line second but was relegated to seventh after incurring a five-second penalty for blocking.

Behind Pasiewicz, who ended with a 122-point lead, Cranston stole second in points from Mokarem by 15 points, while standout part-season efforts from the VRD duo of Kennedy and Hoogendoorn landed them seventh and ninth in the overall standings. In the teams’ standings, Zanella defended their title, beating out VRD Racing by 36 points.

Report by Marco Albertini

Interview by Michael McClure

Results	P1	P2	P3
Qualifying	Leonardo Serravalle, 2:15.5175	Karol Pasiewicz, +0.0082s	Victor Couto, +0.1854s
Race 1 (10 laps)	Bex Cranston, 28:07.3858	Karol Pasiewicz, +0.6537s	Edward Kennedy, +1.0605s
Race 2 (10 laps)	Karol Pasiewicz, 25:27.7306	Dean Hoogendoorn, +1.3974s	Leonardo Serravalle, +3.4742s
Race 3 (10 laps)	Karol Pasiewicz, 25:16.0188	Gianmatteo Rousseau, +1.8404s	Bex Cranston, +2.6141s

Standings	Drivers	Teams	Rookies
P1	Karol Pasiewicz, 376	Zanella Racing, 362	Karol Pasiewicz, 376
P2	Bex Cranston, 254	VRD Racing, 326	Bex Cranston, 254
P3	Max Mokarem, 239	Olivia Racing, 301	Max Mokarem, 239
P4	Victor Couto, 218	Exclusive Autosport, 280	Victor Couto, 218
P5	Olivier Mrak, 216	JHDD powered by ECR, 181	Olivier Mrak, 216
P6	Cole Medeiros, 205	DEForce Racing, 163	Cole Medeiros, 205
P7	Edward Kennedy, 201	Berg Racing, 58	Edward Kennedy, 201
P8	Leonardo Serravalle, 198	Savage Auto Sport, 14	Leonardo Serravalle, 198
P9	Dean Hoogendoorn, 168		Dean Hoogendoorn, 168
P10	Iván Machado Pérez, 167		Iván Machado Pérez, 167

Read the previous round’s report here.

FRegional Japan: Suzuki wins Fuji races as Miura extends championship lead

Tokiya Suzuki has won both races at Fuji on his FRegional Japan return and thus kept Toyota-backed drivers’ 100 per cent win streak at Fuji since 2024 alive. 

The TOM’S driver was fastest in both qualifying sessions, which took place in wet conditions just as the two races later on Saturday did. He was quickest in the first qualifying but only just, his teammate Yuzuki Miura being 0.050 seconds behind him. Dr.Dry Racing’s Rio Shimono was third, 0.205s behind.

In the second qualifying session, five tenths on the dot separated Suzuki from Ponos Racing’s Ryota Horachi, with Horachi’s team mate Kento Omiya a further 0.232s behind. 

Miura briefly got ahead of Suzuki at the start of the first race, but Suzuki regained the lead, passing Miura on the inside of Turn 1. Omiya passed Shimono for third at the start, then defended the position from Horachi at Turn 10 later that lap. Their battle continued on the second lap, but Omiya ultimately stayed ahead.

Throughout the remainder of the race, several drivers spun in the wet conditions, but no further position changes occurred up front. Suzuki won the race, 7.908s ahead of Miura and 19.188s ahead of Omiya. 

The second race started behind the safety car because of the adverse weather conditions. After four laps, Suzuki led the field into race pace, and other than a brief attack from Horachi around the outside of Turn 1,  none of his 17 competitors could match his pace. 

On lap six, Rn-sports’ Yu Oda attacked Omiya for third in the third sector but couldn’t pass him. Omiya then began attacking Horachi on lap eight, pressuring him at Turn 6 and eventually into a mistake at Turn 10. Horachi regained it two corners later as Omiya struggled for traction.

Two laps later, Omiya passed Horachi spectacularly around the outside of Turns 4 and 5, but on the run to Turn 10, Horachi regained the place again. Behind the duo, Miura passed Oda for fourth on the outside of Turn 11. 

Omiya inherited second with a move around the outside of Turn 1 on lap 11 and kept the position until the final corner, where he ran wide. Horachi passed him, but Omiya regained the place with a dive at Turn 1 on lap 12. 

On lap 14, lapped cars slowed Horachi down, and he lost speed out of Turn 1. Miura took advantage and passed him around the outside of Turn 3. 

Because of the safety car at the beginning, time limitations ended the race after 14 laps. Suzuki won, 33.778 seconds ahead of Omiya and 37.748s ahead of Miura. 

Miura extended his championship lead to 11.5 points over Horachi. Omiya was third, 14.5 behind. 

In the Masters’ class, Masayuki Ueda won both races and thus inherited the lead in the standings. He is now half a point ahead of Yutaka Toriba. Hideaki Irie and “Akita” trail 7 and 10.5 points behind. 

Report by Finjo Muschlien

Results	P1	P2	P3
Qualifying 1	Tokiya Suzuki, 1:46.796	Yuzuki Miura, +0.050s	Rio Shimono, +0.205s
Qualifying 2	Tokiya Suzuki, 1:50.482	Ryota Horachi, +0.500s	Kento Omiya, +0.732s
Race 1 (15 laps)	Tokiya Suzuki, 28:47.079	Yuzuki Miura, +7.908s	Kento Omiya, +19.188s
Race 2 (14 laps)	Tokiya Suzuki, 30:37.764	Kento Omiya, +33.778s	Yuzuki Miura, +37.748s

Standings	Drivers	Teams	Masters
P1	Yuzuki Miura, 200.5	Ponos Racing, 242.5	Masayuki Ueda, 182.5
P2	Ryota Horachi, 189	TOM’S, 231.5	Yutaka Toriba, 182
P3	Kento Omiya, 186.5	Rn-sports, 113	Hideaki Irie, 175.5
P4	Masana Muto, 109	Dr. Dry Racing Team, 100	“Akita”, 172
P5	Rio Shimono, 100	Ragno Motor Sports, 78	Shoichiro Akamatsu, 103
P6	Lin Chenghua, 78	Abbey Racing, 31	“Yuki”, 94
P7	Hibiki Komatsu, 59	Aiwin, 27	Paul Wong, 69
P8	Tokiya Suzuki, 50	Team LeMans, 19	“Yugo”, 48
P9	Yu Oda, 34	Fujita Pharmacy Racing, 15	“Daisuke”, 28
P10	“Akita”, 31	Eagle Sports, 14	“Z.Falcon”, 22

Read the previous round’s report here.

Chinese F4: Chan bounces back but still trails Shagaliev in championship battle

Kimi Chan bounced back from a disappointing weekend in Chengdu to score two pole positions, two wins and an additional podium this weekend in Zhuzhou. But championship leader and title rival Timur Shagaliev maintained his momentum from the last round to take three podiums as well, keeping him ahead of Chan in the championship fight.

Chan started off the weekend strongly by taking pole position in the first qualifying session, setting a 1:40.365, 0.176 seconds faster than Yu’s best lap. Shagaliev rounded out the top three. Chan was then just 0.001s ahead of Yu in qualifying two, with Chen Zhuyuan completing the top three. 

In the first race, Shagaliev immediately challenged polesitter Chan for the lead. While battling, the two made contact at Turn 6, giving Yu the opportunity to slip by both. Chan lost multiple positions after the contact and ran eighth, while Alfred Lao slipped into second with Shagaliev and Josh Feng chasing him for the position. 

The red flag came out on the third lap with Jiang Wei and Ken Chow stranded on track. When the track was cleared, a standing start was conducted to resume the race, and drivers assumed their original starting spots. Though Chan got to restart the race from pole, he was quickly challenged once again by Yu, who passed him down the straight between Turns 2 and 3. The top three remained unchanged for the remainder of the race, with Yu crossing the line first to take his second win of the season. Chan came home second as Shagaliev rounded out the top three. 

Huang Xiaofeng started from reverse-grid pole for the second race after finishing 12th in race one. Viktor Turkin snatched the lead from Huang at the start, while Chan, starting from 11th, made up eight places by the end of lap one to run third. Chan then set his sights on second-placed Chen, overtaking him at Turn 11 on the second lap. 

Turkin was passed by Chan for the lead of the race on lap four at Turn 5, then by Shagaliev and Chen as well shortly after.

The safety car was brought out with 19 minutes left as Feng stopped on track. From the restart through the final 15 minutes Chan held on to the lead to take his sixth win of the season, followed by Shagaliev in second and Chen Sicong in third.

Chan started on pole for the third race, taking a lights-to-flag victory ahead of Shagaliev once again. Chan got away well to lead comfortably at the start, while Yu, starting from second, faced pressure from Shagaliev immediately. Yu went wide at Turn 3 on the first lap, allowing Shagaliev through into second. 

The safety car was brought out after a collision between Andy Law and Qi Diqin on the second lap. At the restart, Chan fended off Shagaliev to continue leading. On lap nine, both Feng and Lao were stranded on track and forced to retire, neutralising the race a second time. 

Chan again held the lead at the restart, while Chen Zhuyuan overtook Yu down the inside of Turn 3 to take the final step of the podium. The race ended behind the safety car after Liu Shangqing and Jason Chow collided behind them. 

As fewer than 12 drivers finished race three, 11th-placed Ken Chow was awarded reverse-grid pole for the final race. A multi-car collision at Turn 1 on the first lap involving Shagaliev, Turkin, Zhang Jun and Tian Feng brought the race to a halt.

Officials conducted a rolling start with one lap behind the safety car when the race resumed. After the safety car was brought back in, Chen Sicong wasted no time to take the lead from Chow down the straight heading into Turn 3, and Yu passed Chow as well not long after.

On lap 11, the safety car was brought out again as Jason Chow stopped at pit exit. When the race resumed with only four minutes left, Lao made a move down the inside of Feng at Turn 5 to take third, holding on until the end of the race. Chen came home first to take his second win of the season, followed by Yu in second and Lao in third for his best result in the series yet. 

Shagaliev leads the standings with 306 points as the season comes to a close in two weeks’ time at Zhuhai. Chan trails behind with 288 points, while Yu rounds out the top three with 239. 

Report by Kaylene Lau

Results	P1	P2	P3
Qualifying 1	Kimi Chan, 1:40.365	Yu Yan, +0.176s	Timur Shagaliev, +0.388s
Qualifying 2	Kimi Chan, 1:40.235	Yu Yan, +0.001s	Chen Zhuyuan, +0.133s
Race 1 (16 laps)	Yu Yan, 1:00:18.132	Kimi Chan, +1.015s	Timur Shagaliev, +2.302s
Race 2 (18 laps)	Kimi Chan, 32:07.452	Timur Shagaliev, +2.992s	Chen Sicong, +9.093s
Race 3 (15 laps)	Kimi Chan, 32:45.940	Timur Shageliev, +0.361s	Chen Zhuyuan, +0.813s
Race 4 (17 laps)	Chen Sicong, 44:08.151	Yu Yan, +1.701s	Alfred Lao, +4.197s

Standings	Drivers	Teams
P1	Timur Shagaliev, 306	Black Blade Racing, 468
P2	Kimi Chan, 288	Champ Academy. 463
P3	Yu Yan, 239	Asia Racing Team, 458
P4	Chen Sicong, 229	Blackjack Racing, 211
P5	Chen Zhuyuan, 198	Pointer Racing, 113
P6	Zhao Zijun, 175	Kai Fei Motorsport, 71
P7	Josh Feng, 152	Black Blade GP, 57
P8	Yuanyang Zeshi, 75	T-1 Racing, 37
P9	Alfred Lao, 55	She Power Racing, 31
P10	Zhang Jun, 52	Geeke Racing, 29

Read the previous round’s report here.

Brazilian F4: Arnaudo continues dominant form with double win in Brasília

Cavaleiro Sports’ Fausto Arnaudo further extended his points lead after the fourth round of Brazilian F4 by winning twice and finishing second in the reverse-grid race two behind Bernardo Gentil.

In the series’ first-ever trip to the newly reopened venue, Celo Hahn took a surprise pole on Friday to secure a front-row start for race three. Race one pole went the way of Alexandre Louza, whose second-best time earned him his maiden pole of the season.

At the start of race one, though, Louza jumped the start, for which he later received a drive-through penalty. He held the lead on the opening lap by fending off Fabrício Fogaça, which helped Arnaudo move up into second. Towards the end of the lap, three drivers all went off at the exit of the final corner and Gianni Giovanelli remained beached, forcing the safety car to be deployed.

During the clean-up, which necessitated a 20-minute red flag, temporary cones were placed at the penultimate corner to deter drivers from cutting the track intentionally, as had happened on the opening lap. On the restart, Arnaudo took the lead from Louza at Turn 3, while Hahn moved past Fogaça for third, which then became second when Louza served his drive-through penalty. Up ahead, the Argentine cruised home for his fifth win of the season to extend his points lead, as Hahn and Fogaça completed the podium.

Alan Soloviov started the reverse-grid second race on pole but fell to third on the opening lap behind Bernardo Gentil and Pedro Lins. Behind them, Arnaudo began his rise through the field, passing Luiz Queiroz and Soloviov in quick succession to move up into third by lap four as Mesquita followed closely.

On lap seven, Arnaudo passed Lins for second at Turn 1, and Mesquita and Fogaça followed a lap later to drop him down into fifth. As Arnaudo began to reel in Gentil, Giovanelli crashed on the exit of Turn 3 in the closing stages, forcing the race to end behind the safety car. Gentil thus took his second win of the season ahead of points leader Arnaudo and Mesquita.

Later that day, race three took place, and Hahn held the lead from pole. Soloviov and Ignacio Díaz beached themselves in the gravel at Turn 3, forcing the safety car to be deployed as the former retired.

When the race restarted, Arnaudo took the lead at Turn 3 and never looked back as he began pulling away from the rest of the field. Behind him, Enricco Abreu fell to the rear after spinning out of sixth, whilst Louza lost his rear wing before being disqualified for continuing to stay on track against race direction’s instructions.

Ahead of them, Arnaudo continued his dominant run to take his second win of the weekend, finishing ahead of Hahn and Fogaça. He leads Gentil by 51 points, with Mesquita a further five behind.

Report by Marco Albertini

Results	P1	P2	P3
Qualifying	Celo Hahn, 1:54.239	Fausto Arnaudo, +0.023s	Bernardo Gentil, +0.120s
Race 1 (13 laps)	Fausto Arnaudo, 30:43.442	Celo Hahn, +2.106s	Fabrício Fogaça, +2.786s
Race 2 (10 laps)	Bernardo Gentil, 21:29.309	Fausto Arnaudo, +0.222s	Pietro Mesquita, +0.656s
Race 3 (16 laps)	Fausto Arnaudo, 33:48.797	Celo Hahn, +4.808s	Fabrício Fogaça, +5.259s

Standings	Drivers	Teams	Rookies
P1	Fausto Arnaudo, 185	TMG Racing, 336	Bernardo Gentil, 205
P2	Bernardo Gentil, 134	Cavaleiro Sports, 323	Nacho Díaz, 132
P3	Pietro Mesquita, 129	Bassani Racing, 219	Paulo Willemann, 119
P4	Celo Hahn, 100		João Paulo Sanzovo, 78
P5	Pedro Lins, 91		Elias Barbosa, 72
P6	Paulo Willemann, 70		Fabrício Fogaça, 71
P7	Nacho Díaz, 68		Luiz Queiroz, 62
P8	Enricco Abreu, 64		Gianni Giovanelli, 56
P9	Fabrício Fogaça, 42		Alan Soloviov, 54
P10	João Paulo Sanzovo, 39		Naim Saleh, 48

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AU4: Jensen Marold crowned Gen2 champion at season finale showdown

Jensen Marold was crowned AU4’s Gen2 champion at the season finale at Queensland Raceway with eight victories under his belt, one more win than title rival Marco Manson, who fought until the final race but ultimately fell five points short.  

In Saturday’s first qualifying, Marold claimed pole position for the opening race ahead of Manson and Luca Cosolo. The second qualifying put William Beck on pole for race three, a result achieved despite missing Wednesday’s test session after his Japanese F4 outing last week. 

Manson launched an early move on Marold out front as they headed into Turn 1 to begin race one.

A battle for the race lead in Gen1 ensued between Lewis Gotch and Koby Wilson, while a hard-charging Jackson Culver attempted to get past the two Australians. Beck, who started fourth, dropped down the order and found himself amidst the three-way battle, opening the door for Gotch to seize the Gen1 lead. 

Marold eventually caught up to Manson, reclaiming the lead of the race on the fourth lap as the battle between in the Gen1 class continued. Wilson went past Gotch on lap 11 at Turn 2. Culver attempted a pass himself but locked up, enabling Wilson to extend his lead.

Marold checked out after reclaiming the lead and won with a 1.995 margin. Joe Imbrogno rounded out the podium.

The start of race two was déjà vu from race one as Manson snatched the lead away from Marold at Turn 1. Behind the leaders, Gotch fell down the order from Gen1 pole to third. 

Action in the mid field intensified before Angus Baills and Xavier Babbage-Hockey made contact, sending Baills spinning into the gravel at Turn 3. A lengthy safety car followed to retrieve Baills’ car as Babbage-Hockey got going once more. 

The race was reduced to a five-minute sprint to the flag. Manson sealed the win, defending from Marold close behind, as Cosolo defended valiantly from Imbrogno to maintain third place. Culver was promoted to victory in Gen1 following original winner Wilson’s post-race disqualification for a technical infringement. 

Marold had a flying launch in the final race, instantly putting himself into the lead over polesitter Beck. Chaos erupted further back as title contender Manson, who started fourth, lost track position and fell to ninth after running off track while attempting a move on Babbage-Hockey. 

After reclaiming the positions he lost, Manson found himself held up by Brock Burton in third before the Australian spun, beaching his car in the gravel with three minutes left. Despite the threat of a safety car finish, the grid continued to battle once more after a brief yellow flag and in the final moments of the session, Martin Dudley and Rugby Mangan made contact, sending the latter off track. 

Marold came home 3.681 ahead of Beck as Manson crossed the line in third. Culver finished 13th on track and third in class, but that was enough for him to clinch the Gen1 championship title, just six points ahead of Wilson. 

Report by Aliyah Desabayla

Results	P1	P2	P3
Qualifying 1	Jensen Marold, 1:09.448	Marco Manson, +0.163s	Luca Cosolo, +0.286s
Qualifying 2	William Beck, 1:09.504	Jensen Marold, +0.046s	Brock Burton, +0.051s
Race 1 (21 laps)	Jensen Marold, 26:11.944	Marco Manson, +1.955s	Joe Imbrogno, +7.863s
Race 2 (14 laps)	Marco Manson, 26:11.558	Jensen Marold, +0.427s	Luca Cosolo, +4.656s
Race 3 (21 laps)	Jensen Marold, 26:45.902	William Beck, +3.681s	Marco Manson, +10.822s

Standings	Gen2 Drivers	Gen1 Drivers
P1	Jensen Marold, 320	Jackson Culver, 284
P2	Marco Manson, 314	Koby Wilson, 279
P3	Luca Cosolo, 144	Lewis Gotch, 274
P4	William Beck, 140	Martin Dudley, 156
P5	De’argo Stewart, 110	Rugby Mangan, 127
P6	Brock Burton, 96	Rixon Salvino, 80
P7	Angus Baillis, 95	Matteo Kazaglis, 30
P8	Xavier Babbage-Hockey, 85
P9	Lana Flack, 77
P10	Joe Imbrogno, 76

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