Zanella Racing is pleased to announce that American Grant Mitchell will make his USF Pro Championships by Continental Tire debut with the team this season, competing in the USF Juniors program. The 16-year-old Lake Forest, Illinois, student participated in the Skip Barber Racing School Formula Car Series last season and has logged considered testing time in the Tatuus JR-23 USF Juniors car over the last six months to prepare for his entry into the series.

F1 Academy has today announced that Chinese driver Shi Wei, also known as ‘Tie Dou’, will return as the first F1 Academy Wild Card entry of the 2026 season.

Yuhao “Felix” Fu will make his GB3 Championship debut this year, after being confirmed as the second driver in Hitech’s line-up.

PREMA Racing is delighted to announce that American driver Payton Westcott will compete with the team in the 2026 F1 Academy series, representing the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team.

Audi Revolut F1 Team is proud to announce that Emma Felbermayr will represent the team in the 2026 F1 Academy season. After a promising 2025 campaign, in which she scored her maiden win, Felbermayr will continue for a second season in the all-female series, now fully integrated into the Audi Revolut F1 Team family and sporting the team’s colours on the F1 Academy grid.

Ava Dobson, who was the highest-placed female driver in last year's GB4 Championship, will represent American Express in this year's F1 Academy.

Fox Motorsport has confirmed Saudi karting champion Jasser Iskander as the team’s first driver for the 2026 GB4 Championship season. The youngster will be GB4's first-ever Saudi Arabian contender, and is the 20th confirmed driver on this year's grid, with just under three months still remaining until the start of the season.

Reigning five-time Ginetta Junior champions R Racing will expand into single-seaters for the first time in 2026, with a two-car entry into the GB4 Championship.

GB3-racewinnaar Gianmarco Pradel is in zee gegaan met MP Motorsport voor een vol seizoen in de snelgroeiende Eurocup-3-klasse. Het 19-jarige talent uit Sydney stapt over naar het Nederlandse team om een van de steunpilaren te worden van de MP-bezetting in de klasse.

Audi Revolut F1 Team announced karting and junior formula sensation, Freddie Slater, as the first official member of the Audi Driver Development Programme. The Briton's signing marks a significant milestone in Audi’s long-term strategy for its participation in the FIA Formula One World Championship.

British racer Holly Miall will make the switch to multiple champions KMR Sport for her GB4 Championship return in 2026.

Rodin Motorsport has confirmed Martin Molnar as the final addition to its driver line-up for the 2026 GB3 Championship season.

Last night, during its prize-giving ceremony at the Autosport Awards, the all-female racing series, F1 Academy, unveiled a refreshed brand identity for 2026 and beyond, marking a shift in pace as the series enters its fourth season.

Rodin Motorsport has announced that Abbi Pulling will continue with the team as the second confirmed driver for its 2026 GB3 Championship line-up.

Alba Larsen will once again take on the challenge of the F1 Academy in 2026 together with MP Motorsport, competing in the support programme of Formula 1. The Danish teenage talent recently joined the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy as a Ferrari junior and is aiming to fight at the front in her second season, following a highly promising debut in the series for a new generation of female motorsport talent.

Radford Racing School and Racing America will again team up to host the Radford Racing School F4 Karts to Cars Scholarship School. A joint venture that brings together some of the most promising racing talent from around North America to get their first experience in a single-seater racecar, the program prepares young drivers for on-track competition in Racing America’s formula championships, which include the Ligier Junior Formula Championship (Ligier JFC) and Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.). Held at Radford Racing School’s facility in Chandler, Ariz., the two-day school will take place next week, January 22-23.

Fortec Motorsports has confirmed that young American racer Jordyn Martin will join the team for the 2026 season as she makes her debut in the GB4 Championship.

PREMA Racing is thrilled to announce that David Cosma Cristofor will be part of the team's lineup for the 2026 UAE4 Series. The 16-year-old Romanian racer made his F4 debut last year, collecting multiple overall points finishes and rookie podiums in the Italian Formula 4 Championship.

Atlassian Williams F1 Team is pleased to welcome reigning Italian F4 Champion Kean Nakamura-Berta to the Williams F1 Team Driver Academy.

Karting graduate Jay Leverton has been confirmed as the first driver in Idola Motorsport’s line-up for the 2026 GB4 Championship.