Friday live stream: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia

Friday live stream: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia Read more

After the opening of the OK and Junior season, the 2025 Champions of the Future series now turns to the gearbox categories. The opening round for KZ and KZ2 will take place at the Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero in Valencia – a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of the FIA Karting European Championship scheduled at the same venue the following week. Watch all the action on the Livestreaming coverage with Qualifying heats on Friday, and the exciting Superheats and Finals on Saturday!

Results: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia

Results: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia Read more

After the opening of the OK and Junior season, the 2025 Champions of the Future series now turns to the gearbox categories. The opening round for KZ and KZ2 will take place at the Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero in Valencia – a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of the FIA Karting European Championship scheduled at the same venue the following week.

Live timing: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia

Live timing: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia Read more

After the opening of the OK and Junior season, the 2025 Champions of the Future series now turns to the gearbox categories. The opening round for KZ and KZ2 will take place at the Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero in Valencia – a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of the FIA Karting European Championship scheduled at the same venue the following week.

European Championship win for Parolin Motorsport and Costoya

European Championship win for Parolin Motorsport and Costoya Read more

The Parolin Motorsport team came away from Portimao in high spirits after a win in the headline OK class for Christian Costoya in the FIA Karting European Championship, backed up by convincing performances from the other drivers.

René Lammers dominates Spanish F4 in Navarro

René Lammers dominates Spanish F4 in Navarro Read more

The Circuito de Navarra hosted a thrilling second round of the 2025 F4 Spanish Championship, where René Lammers delivered a flawless performance by winning two of three races, propelling him to the top of the overall standings.

Kart Republic and Prema Racing double up in Portugal

Kart Republic and Prema Racing double up in Portugal Read more

Dean Hoogendoorn and Noah Baglin completed the OK-Junior double at Portimão, just as they had done at Campillos on the opening event of the FIA Karting European Championship. This time, the positions were reversed, with Hoogendoorn taking victory. The teams using KR-IAME packages managed to adapt perfectly to the extremely changeable and difficult weather conditions, with seven of them in the top 10 in OK-Junior and five in OK, including a podium for Zak Drummond from the Fusion Motorsport team.

Preston and Burke win at Australian Kart Championship round two

Preston and Burke win at Australian Kart Championship round two Read more

Jac Preston has taken his first ever SP Tools Australian Kart Championship round win in KZ2 at Murray Bridge, South Australia, while Ky Burke broached the top step of the podium in KA2 for the first time since round three last year to round out the second round of the five round Title chase.

FRECA: Evan Giltaire takes race 2 victory at Misano and becomes Championship Leader

FRECA: Evan Giltaire takes race 2 victory at Misano and becomes Championship Leader Read more

Evan Giltaire (ART Grand Prix) sealed his second career win in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine by triumphing in Race 2 at Misano, following his second-place finish in Race 1. The French driver now leads the championship standings after a commanding performance on Sunday afternoon.

Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta flawless in Misano

Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta flawless in Misano Read more

At the Misano World Circuit, venue of the opening round of the Italian F.4 Championship, Prema Racing’s Anglo-Japanese driver Kean Nakamura-Berta delivered a perfect weekend. Pole position and three wins out of the four scheduled races, as per the format adopted for a weekend that featured 41 drivers on the grid. With 75 points scored, Nakamura-Berta takes the early lead in the drivers’ standings. Behind him, with 53 points, is teammate Sebastian Wheldon, who claimed victory in the opening race of the weekend, which featured his group. The son of Dan “Lionheart” Wheldon thus took his first win in the series.

Livestream Italian F4 Championship - ACI Racing Weekend Misano round 1 - Final Race

Livestream Italian F4 Championship - ACI Racing Weekend Misano round 1 - Final Race Read more

Everything is set for the start of a new and spectacular season of the Italian F.4 Championship. The series, promoted by ACI Sport and WSK Promotion, promises to keep the excitement level high once again in 2025, with record numbers already in its first round.

Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta doubles up and takes pole for the Final

Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta doubles up and takes pole for the Final Read more

The Sunday of the Italian F.4 Championship at the ACI Racing Weekend in Misano, opening round of the series promoted by ACI Sport and WSK Promotion, kicked off with Race 3, the last of the qualifying races. On track were the drivers from Groups A and C, for a total of 27 contenders. Once again, Kean Nakamura-Berta came out on top: the Anglo-Japanese driver for Prema Racing made a strong start and led the race from start to finish, doubling up on his Saturday victory.

Livestream Round 2 - F4 Spanish Championship - Race 3 at Circuito de Navarra

Livestream Round 2 - F4 Spanish Championship - Race 3 at Circuito de Navarra Read more

The F4 Spanish Championship is set to return to action this weekend at Circuito de Navarra. Once again, a full grid of talented young drivers will battle it out as the championship heats up. Located near Los Arcos, Circuito de Navarra is a technical 3.9-kilometer track featuring 15 corners that challenge both driver skill and car setup. With a mix of high-speed straights and tight, technical sectors, the track offers several prime overtaking spots, particularly into Turn 1 and the heavy braking zone at Turn 13. Recently, the circuit has undergone updates to its facilities and track surface, ensuring even more thrilling racing action for 2025.

Livestream Round 2 - F4 Spanish Championship - Race 2 at Circuito de Navarra

Livestream Round 2 - F4 Spanish Championship - Race 2 at Circuito de Navarra Read more

The F4 Spanish Championship is set to return to action this weekend at Circuito de Navarra. Once again, a full grid of talented young drivers will battle it out as the championship heats up. Located near Los Arcos, Circuito de Navarra is a technical 3.9-kilometer track featuring 15 corners that challenge both driver skill and car setup. With a mix of high-speed straights and tight, technical sectors, the track offers several prime overtaking spots, particularly into Turn 1 and the heavy braking zone at Turn 13. Recently, the circuit has undergone updates to its facilities and track surface, ensuring even more thrilling racing action for 2025.

Livestream Italian F4 Championship - ACI Racing Weekend Misano round 1 - Race 3

Livestream Italian F4 Championship - ACI Racing Weekend Misano round 1 - Race 3 Read more

Everything is set for the start of a new and spectacular season of the Italian F.4 Championship. The series, promoted by ACI Sport and WSK Promotion, promises to keep the excitement level high once again in 2025, with record numbers already in its first round.

Sunday live stream: FIA Karting European Championship - OK & OKJ and Academy Senior at Portimao

Sunday live stream: FIA Karting European Championship - OK & OKJ and Academy Senior at Portimao Read more

With many years of experience organising major FIA Karting events, the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve will host the opening round of the brand new Senior Academy Trophy to be organised over three competitions in 2025. After a successful launch in Spain, the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championships - OK and OK-Junior - will continue at the circuit in southern Portugal for a second meeting that promises plenty of intensity and spectacle from 1st to 4th May. A total of 232 drivers are racing in these three categories at Portimao.

Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta, a strong start!

Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta, a strong start! Read more

The second race of the weekend, featuring Groups A and B, was held in the evening at Misano World Circuit. It marked the first outing of the season for the Group A drivers, led by pole-sitter Kean Nakamura-Berta. The Japanese driver from Prema Racing, who had set the fastest overall time in Friday’s qualifying, dominated from the very start.

FRECA: Matteo De Palo takes Trident to the top step of the podium at Misano

FRECA: Matteo De Palo takes Trident to the top step of the podium at Misano Read more

It was a memorable day at Misano for Trident Motorsport, as Matteo De Palo secured the team’s first-ever victory in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine. The Italian driver delivered a commanding performance, building his win from a strong qualifying session earlier in the morning, which earned him a front-row start alongside pole-sitter Freddie Slater (Prema Racing).

Italian F4: Sebastian Wheldon wins the opening race of the year

Italian F4: Sebastian Wheldon wins the opening race of the year Read more

Thrills and twists marked the opening round of the Italian F.4 Championship at the Misano World Circuit, as part of the season-launching ACI Racing Weekend. At the start, confusion caused by several jump starts, including one by Germany’s Maxim Rehm (US Racing), reshuffled the race's early stages. Rehm made a quick getaway and led the opening laps but was later overtaken by Prema Racing drivers Sebastian Wheldon and Salim Hanna before receiving a 10-second penalty for the irregular start.

Livestream Italian F4 Championship - ACI Racing Weekend Misano round 1 - Race 2

Livestream Italian F4 Championship - ACI Racing Weekend Misano round 1 - Race 2 Read more

Everything is set for the start of a new and spectacular season of the Italian F.4 Championship. The series, promoted by ACI Sport and WSK Promotion, promises to keep the excitement level high once again in 2025, with record numbers already in its first round.

Livestream Round 2 - F4 Spanish Championship - Race 1 at Circuito de Navarra

Livestream Round 2 - F4 Spanish Championship - Race 1 at Circuito de Navarra Read more

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Livestream Italian F4 Championship - ACI Racing Weekend Misano round 1 - Race 1

Livestream Italian F4 Championship - ACI Racing Weekend Misano round 1 - Race 1 Read more

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Saturday live stream: FIA Karting European Championship - OK & OKJ and Academy Senior at Portimao

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Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta fastest in Misano qualifying after thrilling head-to-head battle

Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta fastest in Misano qualifying after thrilling head-to-head battle Read more

At the conclusion of the opening day of the ACI Racing Weekend in Misano, host of the inaugural round of the 2025 Italian F.4 Championship, the 41 drivers entered in the series faced off in the qualifying challenge, taking to the track in two groups. The results from both sessions will set the grid for three of the four races scheduled over the weekend. The final race, set for Sunday evening, will feature only the top 36 drivers, selected based on points and placements earned in the first three races.

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Rafael Camara, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Dino Beganovic, and before them Grégoire Saucy, Formula Regional builds champions. A quick look at the series’ roll of honour reveals a growing legacy of excellence, with many former drivers now competing in Formula 1, including Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, and Gabriel Bortoleto. Co-organised by ACI Sport and Alpine Racing since 2021, the championship now enters its fifth season, kicking off this weekend at Misano, an all-new venue for the series, with a 26-car grid representing ten teams.
 

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The F4 Spanish Championship returns to Navarra

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British F4 set for historic 300th race at the Home of British Motor Racing

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JHR add Esmee Kosterman to their British F4 team

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Coronel wins 500th Ginetta Junior race in Silverstone treble

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Akshay Bohra brings the first win of the year to US Racing

Published on Saturday, July 20, 2024

Akshay Bohra brings the first win of the year to US Racing

Great spectacle on the track at Paul Ricard in Le Castellet for the first race of the fifth round of the Italian F.4 Championship. A perfect day for Akshay Bohra, the Indian driver from US Racing, who after securing pole position in Race 1 and 2 (second block on the grid for him in Race 3), brought victory home for the US Racing team. The team led by Gerhard Ungar and Ralf Schumacher, who last year led Polish driver Kacper Sztuka to win the title (starting the comeback right at Paul Ricard), celebrated on the podium with Australian Jack Beeton in second place. The poleman had no problems at the start, making a masterful getaway with Beeton on his heels, then made no mistakes on the 5.842-meter French track, winning with a gap of 1.4 seconds. His teammate followed, showing great pace, setting the fastest lap of the race, but had no chance to attempt an overtake. Third across the finish line was Van Amersfoort Racing’s Hiyu Yamakoshi. The Japanese driver paid for some uncertainty at the start, immediately finding himself in a battle with Brazilian Matheus Ferreira. The duel between the two was particularly intense at the first corner, with Yamakoshi aggressively defending his position from a fiercely attacking Ferreira. After the race, Yamakoshi was penalized five seconds for going off track at turns 1-2, dropping to sixth. Ferreira thus completed an all US Racing podium. Other drivers penalized for track limits violations included Alpine Academy’s Kabir Anurag (US Racing), Kamal Mrad (PHM AIX Racing), Andrija Kostic (Van Amersfoort Racing), Enea Frey (Jenzer Motorsport), and Ethan Ischer (Jenzer Motorsport). All received a five-second penalty added to their overall race time.
 

In fourth place was junior Mercedes driver Alex Powell. The Jamaican-American from Prema also took the Rookie class win, consolidating his lead in the standings. Powell was fully in the fight for the third podium place overall, keeping the two ahead always within close range. Fifth place and second in the Rookie class went to Prema Racing’s Japanese Alpine Academy driver Kean Nakamura-Berta. He was followed across the line by his Emirati teammate Rashid Al Dhaheri. Another Prema Racing driver in the top 10 was Indian Dion Gowda in eighth place. The battle between the two during the race was intense, also involving Van Amersfoort Racing’s Swedish driver Gustav Jonsson. Jonsson, however, broke his front wing in a contact and was forced to pit. Gianmarco Pradel, who crossed the line ninth, received a five-second penalty for a tough battle with Tomass Stolcermanis. The Australian US Racing driver thus finished outside the points, yielding to his German teammate Maxim Rehm, who, in addition, completed the Rookie podium. Rehm himself was involved in an intense battle with Stolcermanis in Race 1. The Latvian Prema Racing driver ended up tenth. Among the other battles that earned highlights, the in-house duel between PHM AIX Racing drivers Maksimilian Popov and Kamal Mrad for P20 was particularly spectacular. Exciting also was the fight for P16, behind Real Racing’s Romanian driver Luca Viisoreanu, with Van Amersfoort Racing’s Andrija Kostic pursued by AKM Motorsport’s Emanuele Olivieri, Jenzer Motorsport’s Swiss driver Ethan Ischer, and Chinese Taipei’s Enzo Yeh, representing R-ace GP.
 

More trouble for Freddie Slater’s car. The Championship leader started from the 24th grid block after an unfortunate qualifying session and was forced to pit during the race. The British Prema Racing driver, however, has two great opportunities to make up for it, starting fourth in Race 2 and from pole in the weekend’s final race.
 

The standings at the top of the leaderboard remain unchanged after Race 1, with Slater in the lead at 240 points, followed by Yamakoshi with 169. Bohra is in third place with 159, then Powell with 134. Jack Beeton rounds out the top 5 with 122 points.


 

Akshay Bohra: “It’s been a great Saturday. Double pole position, P2 for Race 3. Starting the weekend with the first win of the season, I can’t thank the team enough for what they have done. The first race was very good, very clean. I had a good start, from then I managed my race, I tried not to overuse the tires in the first part. In some moments we were close, but I think it was all under control. Obviously, the goal is to make it three out of three, to achieve that we need to focus on our process.”
 

Jack Beeton: “the car seems really strong. The first win for the team all season, and also a one-two on the podium. It shows that what we’ve been doing all season, what we’ve been working on, is finally paying off. Hopefully, it stays like this for the rest of the season. Heading into the race, I knew it would be difficult to overtake, and Akshay did a better job in qualifying. He started ahead and already had the advantage. Basically, after the first lap, when I wasn’t ahead, I knew it would be almost impossible to overtake. I pushed as hard as I could to force him into a mistake, staying close the whole race. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it, hats off to him, he made no mistakes. It was still a nice race.”
 

Alex Powell: “It was a pretty good race in general. Not much went on, we were so close between the three of us, I mean third, fourth, and fifth. We were fighting for the last podium spot, unfortunately, which is kind of a stalemate all the time. I couldn’t make much of it. In the end, it all came down to the start, where you funnel out, because then it’s quite difficult to overtake. Not a bad race, we are just missing something. I think we need to look back, our pace is quite strong, we just need to make the most of it now, really. We have two more races this weekend, and I’m sure we can get some good results with the pace we have.”

 

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