The FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) is a Europe-wide single-seater series contested over multiple events. It provides a competitive platform between Formula 4 and Formula 3 level racing. Read the latest FREC reports, news, opinions, and more by Pit Debrief.
Williams F1 Team Academy driver Oleksandr Bondarev will make his FREC debut with Van Amersfoort Racing during the final two rounds of the 2026 season. The Ukrainian will join VAR at Imola from 4–6 September before remaining with the Dutch squad for the championship finale at Hockenheim one week later. Bondarev replaces Francisco Macedo following…
Reigning F1 World Champion Lando Norris has launched two interconnected projects aimed at creating more opportunities and a clearer pathway for young racing talent. Norris will take LN4 Fusion into 2027 alongside the independent LN4 Legacy Programme, combining a multi-championship racing operation with a personally funded driver development initiative designed to remove financial barriers. LN4…
The 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) returns from its summer break at Imola from 4–6 September for the penultimate round of the season. The championship reaches the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari with only 20 points separating the leading four drivers. Eight competitors have already won races with the second-generation Tatuus T-326, while…
The FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) has confirmed three post-season tests for September, with all ten teams set to participate as preparations begin for the 2027 campaign. Hockenheim will host the opening two-day test on September 15–16, only days after the German circuit stages the eighth and final round of the 2026 season. The…
Kean Nakamura-Berta has returned to the top of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship standings after a highly productive sixth round at Circuit Paul Ricard. The PREMA Racing driver arrived in France 21 points behind championship leader Rashid Al Dhaheri. However, victory from pole in Race 1 and third place in Race 2 moved…
Sebastian Wheldon claimed his first victory since Zandvoort in Race 2 of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) weekend at Paul Ricard. The MP Motorsport driver inherited pole position after R-ace GP’s Emanuele Olivieri was handed a post-qualifying three-place grid penalty and went on to convert the opportunity into victory. R-ace GP’s Rashid…
Sebastian Wheldon will start Race 2 of the 2026 FREC weekend at Paul Ricard from pole position after Emanuele Olivieri was handed a post-qualifying three-place grid penalty in Qualifying 2. The MP Motorsport driver had originally qualified second in Group B but moves to the front of the grid, with team-mate Alexander Abkhazava joining him…
Kean Nakamura-Berta claimed victory in Race 1 at Paul Ricard to secure his third win of the season and move to the top of the 2026 FREC standings. The PREMA Racing driver started from his fifth pole position of the year and took the chequered flag more than four seconds clear of R-ace GP’s Emanuele…
Kean Nakamura-Berta secured his fifth pole position of the 2026 FREC season in Qualifying 1 at Paul Ricard, setting the fastest time of the session with a 1:57.824. The PREMA Racing driver will start Saturday’s Race 1 from pole position, with MP Motorsport’s Sebastian Wheldon joining him on the front row after topping Group B….
Kean Nakamura-Berta topped the opening Free Practice session at Paul Ricard as Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) returned to action for Round 6 of the 2026 season. The PREMA Racing driver set the pace with a 1:59.187, finishing more than three tenths clear of team-mate Salim Hanna in an uninterrupted session. Rodin Motorsport’s Alex Ninovic…
