Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) is pleased to announce that Oleksandr ‘Sasha’ Bondarev will join the team for the final two rounds of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) season. The Ukrainian driver will replace Francisco Macedo following a mutually agreed decision between Macedo and the team.

Emanuele Olivieri claimed his maiden victory in the FIA Formula Regional European Championship on home soil at Monza. The R-ace GP driver racing under the ACI Team Italia banner converted pole position into a commanding victory in the third and final race of the weekend. The result also marked the first victory for an Italian driver at Monza since Andrea Kimi Antonelli's triumph in 2023.

Kean Nakamura-Berta secured his second victory of the season at The Temple of Speed. Having started from pole position in the first of the weekend’s three races, the PREMA Racing driver dominated from lights to flag and scored valuable points to move into the championship lead.

Kean Nakamura-Berta claimed his third pole position of the season at Zandvoort, which hosts the second round of the FIA Formula Regional European Championship. The Prema Racing driver topped Qualifying 2 and will start from the front of the grid for the second and final race of the weekend.

Sebastian Wheldon emerged as the fastest across the two Free Practice sessions that opened the Zandvoort weekend. At the Dutch venue, which hosts the second round of the FIA Formula Regional European Championship, the MP Motorsport driver set the overall quickest time in the morning with a lap of 1:30.114 that no one could improve on later in the day as afternoon temperatures rose.