Tuukka Taponen had a perfect start to the weekend, claiming his third consecutive victory in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine during the first race at Mugello. This record, previously held only by the 2021 champion Gregoire Saucy, has now been matched by the Finnish driver, who also achieved his third consecutive pole position on the Tuscan hills.
 

JHR Developments’ John Bennett enjoyed his best day in the GB3 Championship, with a double pole position in qualifying, and his second race win of the year in the opening contest this afternoon. In doing so, Bennett massively strengthened his title bid, with just 18 points now covering the top-four drivers in the current standings.

It was a perfect day for Brando Badoer as he claimed the top spot in the time sheets of both Collective Tests at Mugello, the venue for the fifth of the ten double-header rounds of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine.

This evening, it was time to get serious at the Mugello Circuit for the fourth round of the Italian F.4 Championship. After two free practice sessions, qualifying took place to set the grid for the three weekend races.

Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Tymek Kucharczyk topped the times in the final test session of the week at Zandvoort on Friday afternoon, which was heavily rain affected.

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine returned to action this morning on the Mugello circuit, where the championship organized by ACI Sport and Alpine Racing reached the halfway point of the season. The rolling hills of Mugello provide the perfect backdrop for what is proving to be an excellent season, evidenced by the high level of competitive balance both on and off the track among the participants.
 

History is set to be made at ROKiT British F4 certified by the FIA this weekend as eight female drivers, including five current F1 Academy drivers, line up on the grid, marking the highest-ever level of female participation in the Championship. F1 Academy drivers Bianca Bustamante, Jessica Edgar, Aurelia Nobels, Carrie Schreiner and Abbi Pulling will all take part in Round 6 of the season at Circuit Zandvoort (13-14 July).

Rodin Motorsport’s Louis Sharp posted a quick lap just before rain set in at Zandvoort to top the first session of the day at Zandvoort on Friday morning.

Championship leader Louis Sharp topped the times on the first day of GB3 testing at Zandvoort.

The GB3 Championship makes its return to Zandvoort this weekend (13/14 July), as the second half of the 2024 season commences at the Dutch Grand Prix venue.

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine welcomes Álvaro Cho as he joins G4 Racing for the remainder of the season. Cho, a standout performer in the Brazilian F4 Championship, adds to a lineup of over 30 drivers who are making this season exciting and fiercely contested.

Colapinto makes a huge step towards his F1 dream this weekend. The Argentinian FIA F2 driver will take part in the opening Formula 1 Free Practice session at Silverstone, taking the wheel of Williams Racing’s FW46.

Loris Hezemans was the driver to take the victory in NASCAR Whelen Euro Series’ last visit to Raceway Venray in 2019. Five years later EuroNASCAR returned to the half-mile oval in the Netherlands where Loris’ younger brother, Liam Hezemans, who racet his earlier carreer in karting (IAME X30) was crowned as the NASCAR Oval GP Champion.

The FIA Formula 2 Championship was back on track today for the seventh round of the 2024 season in Spielberg, as drivers entered the Sprint Race at the Styrian venue. Right from qualifying, Trident Motorsport drivers Richard Verschoor and Roman Staněk could not find good chemistry with the track. The Czech driver ended up in P24, while the Dutchman was 17th.

Oliver Goethe clinched his third podium of the season last weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
 

The F1 Academy was part of the support program of the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix. The Red Bull Academy Programme is sponsoring three cars and drivers for the F1 Academy 2024 Season, who will be competing for MP Motorsports in the F1 Academy series.

The Hungaroring weekend of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine will be well remembered by the numerous fans who flocked to the track and by Tuukka Taponen, who in Hungary clinched two pole positions and two victories.

The standings leader changed three times on Sunday, as the GB3 Championship delivered two more entertaining contests to end the weekend’s action at the Hungaroring. Louis Sharp went from fifth on the grid to victory in race two this morning, before his teammate Arthur Rogeon claimed a maiden win in the reverse grid finale. 
 

Rodin Motorsport’s Arthur Rogeon claimed his first GB3 Championship race victory in the final race of the weekend at the Hungaroring. The French driver started second on the grid, but passed pole-sitter Josh Irfan at turn two on the first lap and marched into the distance, earning his team’s second win of the day with a margin of over five seconds.