Hillspeed’s Freddie Slater maintained his early GB3 Championship lead with another stunning victory on Sunday at Silverstone. From pole position, the British driver led every lap of the second contest, and was on course to win by over 10 seconds, only for a late safety car to wipe out his advantage. Meanwhile, series returnee Will Macintyre claimed his first win of the year for Elite Motorsport in the reverse grid final race. Slater holds a 15-point lead at the top of the standings over JHR’s Noah Lisle, with Nikita Johnson third for Hitech after a strong weekend of his own. 

The final afternoon session at Circuit Paul Ricard brought two productive days of pre-season collective testing to a close for the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine. Under sunny skies, Hiyu Yamakoshi (Van Amersfoort Racing) topped the timesheets with a best lap of 1:57.470, confirming the Japanese driver’s strong form ahead of the championship’s fifth season.

Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) is excited to announce that Indian racing talent Dion Gowda will join their FRECA (Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine) team for the 2025 season. His arrival marks an exciting new chapter for both Dion and VAR. The team is excited to support his development as he competes in one of Europe’s most prestigious development series.

The Italian F.4 Championship officially concluded with the third race at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Putting the final seal on the season was Australian driver Gianmarco Pradel, representing US Racing, who achieved his first victory by overtaking poleman Freddie Slater in a highly challenging race. Pradel was rewarded with the win after a weekend that presented him with some difficulties in the previous two races, but he skillfully seized the opportunity with a spectacular pass, closing out the year in the best possible way.

The first day of the ACI Racing Weekend at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza has concluded, with the excitement already building for the qualifying sessions of the final round of the Italian F.4 Championship. At the end of the two sessions, the polemen for the last weekend of the 2024 season are Jack Beeton, the Australian driver from US Racing, who will start from first position in Race 1, and Freddie Slater, the English driver from Prema Racing, who will, in turn, start at the front in Races 2 and 3.