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Jonny Edgar has signed with MP Motorsport for a renewed attempt at FIA Formula 3 glory. The 18-year-old from Workington in Cumbria aims to reap the benefit of experience in the Formula 1 feeder series by hooking up with the race-winning Dutch team.

Following a successful first running of GB4’s National Formula Ford shoot-out in 2022, MotorSport Vision (MSV) and the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC) are pleased to confirm that the initiative will continue in 2023.

Fox Motorsport has announced that new Fiesta Junior Champion Sid Smith will step up to the team’s all-new GB4 Championship line-up in 2023. The 16-year-old, who will race alongside Liam McNeilly, is no stranger to Fox Motorsport. The team is based just a few miles from his home in Maldon, Essex - and he contested three Ginetta Junior events with the team during the latter stages of this year.

Brazilian racer Rafael Camara will race with PREMA in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, making a key step from Formula 4 to complete the team’s three-car line-up. The 17-year-old racer, who is supported by the Ferrari Driver Academy program, debuted in single-seaters at the beginning of the year and immediately rose to the occasion in the Formula 4 UAE Championship, where he amassed six wins despite having to miss one round.

Italian youngster Valerio Rinicella will stay with MP Motorsport for a second season in the Spanish Formula 4 Championship. As a sophomore, the 15-year-old from Rome aims to improve on his sixth place in 2022’s final standings.

Australian team Evans GP has announced plans to enter the 2023 GB4 Championship with a two-car entry. The squad has competed in the Formula Regional Asia Championship since 2021, and was one of only four teams to win races in the category earlier this season, the others being European powerhouse teams Prema Racing, R-Ace GP and Hitech GP. 

Accomplished tin top racer Dylan Hotchin will step up to the GB4 Championship in 2023, after confirming plans to enter as a privateer. Hotchin will become the first fully-blown private entry in GB4, with the 18-year-old switching from Ford Fiesta racing to single-seaters, and competing under the Dylan Hotchin Racing banner. 

G4 Racing is proud to announce that Alessandro Giusti will drive one of the team's three cars in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine season. After concluding its second campaign in the highly-competitive series last October at Mugello, the Swiss squad worked hard to prepare for the upcoming challenge and has identified Alessandro as the perfect partner for the championship ahead.

GB4’s National Formula Ford shoot-out winner Colin Queen will graduate to the GB4 Championship with Fortec Motorsport in 2023. The American, who was selected as the winner following the assessment at Snetterton in October, won a £20,000 prize to put towards a drive in GB4, and has chosen Fortec as he climbs the motorsport ladder. 

Brazilian rising star Pedro Clerot will make a switch to the Spanish Formula 4 Championship in 2023, having sewn up a deal with series front-runners MP Motorsport.

Attractive and fair racing at a predictable costs: these aspects form the basis, on which the ADAC is reorganising its successful youth development programme in Formula racing from the 2023 season. With the goal once again being to allow talented youngsters from Germany to make the step up to higher classes of Formula racing and ultimately professional motorsport, the ADAC Formula Junior Team will line up in the FFSA Formula 4 Academy next year.

Colombian teenager Jerónimo Berrío Mardo has signed with MP Motorsport for a switch to the Spanish Formula 4 Championship in 2023. It will be the 16-year-old’s second season in European single-seaters, Berrío having shown great progress in his first year in Formula 4.

ROFGO Junior Oliver Goethe has secured a seat at the 2021 FIA F3 Champion team Trident Motorsport for his first full season in one of the most competitive junior single-seater series in the world. 18-year-old Oliver wrapped up his most successful season to date by winning the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship with 11 victories and 18 podiums to his name.

PREMA Racing announces that Lorenzo Fluxá will join the team for the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine. The 18-year-old Spaniard will line up for his third season in the series after achieving his maiden podium finish this year at Monza. 

The second year of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine will remain impressed in the memory of its fans not only for the excitement and show that was offered on track, but also for the success achieved by the series in terms of numbers.

Ferrari Driver Academy member Arthur Leclerc will join DAMS for the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Louis Sharp will take another step towards his Formula 1 dream when he races on this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix bill (18-20 November).

Record-breaking British F4 champion Alex Dunne graduates to GB3 with Hitech GP