FRECA Heads to Imola for the sixth round of the season: Slater leads with five wins

FRECA Heads to Imola for the sixth round of the season: Slater leads with five wins Read more

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Podium for Vortex at the Champions of the Future in Rodby

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Rocco Coronel stars with double home win in Ginetta Juniors

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Two wins out of two for the Kart Republic chassis in Rødby

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Kart Republic has had an extremely positive outcome in the fourth and penultimate round of the Champions of the Future Series. The Italian brand KR won both categories in Rødby with Kenzo Craigie (Prema Racing) in OK and Michael McGaughy (Koski Motorsport) in OK-Junior. The KR-IAME karts clearly delivered a strong performance, with several other drivers finishing on the podium and in the top 10. This bodes very well for the series final in September, but also for the last round of the FIA Karting European Championship, which is fast approaching.

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Birelart faces adversity in Rødby

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Birelart travelled to Denmark this weekend for the fourth of five rounds of the Champions of the Future Euro Series, held at the Rødby circuit, which appeared on the international calendar for the first time in 2023. From Thursday's Qualifying sessions to Saturday's Finals, the team had to fight relentlessly, but failed to secure a podium finish in OK despite some impressive performances.

Italian F4: The final battle at Imola before the summer break

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FRECA‘s Race 2 classification at Paul Ricard confirmed

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Fantastic battles in Rødby and Championships back in play

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Almost two months after the Viterbo event, the Champions of the Future Euro Series headed to the Rødby Karting Ring in Denmark. From the flawless organisation overseen by RGMMC to the incredible spectacle provided by the 175 drivers, the event lived up to all expectations on a track that remained dry throughout all the races.

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Dutch delight as Martin Molnár marches to victory in Zandvoort opener

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Trident dominates with Strømsted and reclaims teams lead

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The FIA Formula 3 Championship returned to action on the ups and downs of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, home to this weekend's eighth round of the category. In a closely contested qualifying session, the Trident Motorsport drivers put in a brilliant session. Rafael Câmara set the second-fastest time. Charlie Wurz also qualified well, finishing ninth, two places ahead of teammate Noah Strømsted.
 

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Italian F4: The final battle at Imola before the summer break

Published on Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Italian F4: The final battle at Imola before the summer break

Fifth round out of seven at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, then the summer break and finally the season’s decisive rush


Everything is ready for a weekend full of emotions during the sixth ACI Racing Weekend of 2025. Among the stars of the weekend of August 3rd will be the Tatuus cars of the Italian F.4 Championship, ready to roar in the last round before the August summer break. After Imola, the championship will resume in September and return once more in October for the grand season finale.


In the first four rounds, an average of 40 cars per event have hit the track, with drivers representing 29 countries, supported by 13 teams and numerous Formula 1 academies. Once again, the show in Imola promises to live up to expectations. Leading the overall standings is Kean Nakamura-Berta, representing Prema Racing, who dominated the first part of the championship. However, the Japanese-Slovak driver cannot afford to let his guard down: while his main rival at the beginning was his teammate Sebastian Wheldon, other contenders have gradually emerged. Among them stands out Gabriel Gomez, the ace up US Racing’s sleeve. The Kerpen-based team, led by Gerhard Ungar and Ralf Schumacher, has fielded a very competitive line-up, but the Brazilian has shone above all: one win and six podiums so far, at least one in each round.


At the last round at Mugello, Alex Powell from R-ace GP also made headlines. The Jamaican-American Mercedes junior claimed two wins and a podium, stealing the show in Tuscany and jumping to fourth in the standings, ahead of his teammate Emanuele Olivieri.


Olivieri, the leading Italian and already crowned 2025 F4 Middle-East champion, has consistently been among the best. Throughout the early rounds, he was a regular on the podium, and narrowly missed stepping on it again at Mugello. Now, he is ready to fight at Imola for more valuable points.


Despite Nakamura-Berta’s seven victories, his rivals have managed to keep his lead in check: his advantage over the Wheldon-Gomez duo (both on 154 points) is 59 points. The three races in Imola will therefore be crucial for the rest of the season.

 

Tight battles in all classes

Equally fierce is the fight for the Rookie Trophy, with Salim Hanna (Prema Racing) currently leading on 212 points. The Colombian, however, must watch out for his Chinese teammate Newman Chi, trailing by 35 points. Third, with 144 points, is Marcus Saeter from Van Amersfoort Racing. Many rookies have swapped places on every step of the podium: Artem Severiukhin (Jenzer Motorsport), Australian Dante Vinci (Van Amersfoort Racing), Oleksandr Bondarev (Williams Driver Academy of Prema Racing), Romanian David Cosma-Cristofor (PHM Racing), Polish driver Aleksander Ruta (Van Amersfoort Racing) and Danish David Walther (Maffi Racing), a testament to the high level of competition in the class dedicated to rising stars.


The fight for the female trophy remains wide open too: Emily Cotty (R-ace GP) leads, holding just an 11-point advantage over Californian Payton Westcott (Van Amersfoort Racing). Third is Poland’s Kornelia Olkucka (Maffi Racing).

 

The weekend schedule

The weekend will kick off on Thursday, July 31st, with a day of collective testing from 9:00 AM to 10:55 AM and from 2 PM to 3:55 PM. On Friday, August 1st, there will be two 40-minute free practice sessions (at 9:00 AM and 1:20 PM), followed by qualifying: Q1 from 6:10 PM to 6:25 PM and Q2 from 6:35 PM to 6:50 PM. The two sessions will determine the starting grids for Race 1 and Race 2, while the Race 3 grid will be defined by each driver’s second-best lap time.

On Saturday, August 2nd, Race 1 will start at 11:40 AM (30 minutes + 1 lap), followed by Race 2 at 6:40 PM (30 minutes + 1 lap). The final race of the weekend, Race 3, will start on Sunday, August 3rd, at 12:00 PM (30 minutes + 1 lap).


The first two races will be broadcast live on ACI Sport TV (Sky channel 228 and Tivùsat channel 52), while Race 3 will be shown as a delayed broadcast on Sunday evening. All races will also be available via live streaming on live.acisport.it and on ACI Sport TV’s Facebook and YouTube channels. Live English commentary will be available on the international channels broadcasting the Italian F.4 Championship and on the championship’s official social media profiles.

 

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