2026 Formula Winter Series

The 2026 Formula Winter Series is the fourth season of the Formula Winter Series. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for open-wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to Formula 4 regulations by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and is organised by Gedlich Racing.

The championship consists of five rounds in Portugal and Spain, beginning on 24 January at Circuito do Estoril and ending on 15 March at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The rookies' championship features a separate classification for the first time, rather than the title being awarded to the highest-placed rookie in the drivers' championship.

Entries

Entry list
Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 2 Netherlands Rocco Coronel R 1–3
3 Poland Aleksander Ruta 1–3
53 Brazil Pedro Lima 1–3
87 United Kingdom Thomas Bearman 1–3
New Zealand Rodin Motorsport 5 United Kingdom Ella Stevens R F 2
15 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck R 1–3
32 South Africa Ethan Lennon R 1–3
77 United Kingdom Alfie Slater R 1–3
Austria Renauer Motorsport 6 Lithuania Tomas Rudokas R 1–2
Germany US Racing 7 United Kingdom Roman Kamyab R 1–3
13 Australia Noah Killion 1–3
17 Italy Oleksandr Savinkov[a] 1–3
29 Italy Ludovico Busso 1–3
46 India Ary Bansal 1–3
62 Germany Arjen Kräling 1–3
Slovenia AS Motorsport Olimpija 10 Italy Ginevra Panzeri F 1–3
37 Denmark Viktor Poulsen 1–2
54 Denmark Eric Poulsen R 3
Italy Cram Motorsport 11 Italy Oscar Repetto R 1, 3
12 Brazil Alexandre Louza 2
28 Switzerland Samuel Ifrid R 1–3
40 United States Andre Rodriguez 1–3
66 Switzerland Maximilian Kammerlander R 1–3
Germany Mathilda Racing 18 Germany Mathilda Paatz F 1–2
19 Belgium Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso R 2
35 United States Caitlyn McDaniel R F 3
57 Canada Alex Chartier R TBC
58 Canada Jensen Burnett R 3
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 20 Czech Republic Teodor Borenstein 1–3
21 Switzerland Levi Arn R 1–3
24 Mexico Nicolás Cortés 2
25 Switzerland Georgiy Zasov R 1, 3
26 Lithuania Markas Šilkūnas R 1–3
San Marino AKM Motorsport 44 Netherlands Felipe Reijs R 1–3
88 Italy Vittorio Orsini R 1–3
99 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Kamel 1–3
Spain Campos Racing 70 Brazil Rafaela Ferreira F 1
71 United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski F 1
89 Switzerland Chiara Bättig F 1–3
92 Sweden Leon Hedfors R 2–3
93 Romania Zoe Florescu R F 2–3
TBA United Kingdom Megan Bruce F TBC
Source:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Entry list key
Icon Legend
R Rookie
F Female

Calendar

The calendar expanded from four rounds in previous seasons to five rounds in 2026. The season opener was half at Circuito do Estoril, the series' first visit to the track. All rounds supported the GT Winter Series.[16]

Calendar
Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 Portugal Circuito do Estoril
(Estoril, Portugal) 		22–25 January
2 Portugal Algarve International Circuit
(Portimão, Portugal) 		5–8 February
3 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo
(Cheste, Spain) 		12–15 February
4 Spain MotorLand Aragón
(Alcañiz, Spain) 		5–8 March
5 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
(Montmeló, Spain) 		12–15 March
Source:[16]

Results and standings

Results

Results
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner Female winner
1 R1 Portugal Estoril Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Germany Arjen Kräling Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski
R2 United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski Netherlands Rocco Coronel Netherlands Rocco Coronel Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing Netherlands Rocco Coronel United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski
R3 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Italy Oleksandr Savinkov Germany US Racing Italy Vittorio Orsini Switzerland Chiara Bättig
2 R1 Portugal Portimão South Africa Ethan Lennon India Ary Bansal India Ary Bansal Germany US Racing Netherlands Rocco Coronel Germany Mathilda Paatz
R2 South Africa Ethan Lennon Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Romania Zoe Florescu
R3 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Romania Zoe Florescu
3 R1 Spain Valencia Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Switzerland Chiara Bättig
R2 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Germany Arjen Kräling Poland Aleksander Ruta Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Romania Zoe Florescu
R3 Germany Arjen Kräling[b] Germany Arjen Kräling Germany Arjen Kräling Germany US Racing Switzerland Samuel Ifrid Romania Zoe Florescu
4 R1 Spain Aragón
R2
R3
5 R1 Spain Barcelona
R2
R3
Source:[18]

Scoring system

See also: Formula Winter Series § Format

Points are awarded to the top-10 classified drivers; the highest-placed driver in each qualifying session, which set the grids for races one and three, respectively; and the fastest lap holder,[19] as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1
Source:[16]

Drivers are deducted 10 points for any technical disqualifications.[20] The grids for race two are set by each driver's second-fastest lap time in qualifying one.[21]

Drivers' championship standings

Drivers' championship standings
Pos Driver EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT[b]
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain 		Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 1 2 22 7 1 1 1 3 8 155
2 India Ary Bansal 28 5 4 1 5 6 5 5 6 94
3 Poland Aleksander Ruta 27 6 25 6 6 5 3 1 2 92
4 United Kingdom Thomas Bearman 11 3 20 2 7 7 15 2 3 78
5 Italy Oleksandr Savinkov 26 7 1 5 14 2 17 28† 4 71
6 Netherlands Rocco Coronel 12 1 17 4 4 9 2 Ret 15 70
7 Italy Ludovico Busso 10 12 10 9 9 3 7 4 5 49
8 United Kingdom Alfie Slater 2 16 27 Ret 2 8 6 25 11 48
9 South Africa Ethan Lennon 30 4 24 8 3 4 9 22 18 47
10 Germany Arjen Kräling 6 27 13 18 15 12 19 29† 1 36
11 Brazil Pedro Lima 24 8 23 Ret 8 11 4 8 14 24
12 Czech Republic Teodor Borenstein 22 14 18 3 10 14 12 7 12 22
13 Switzerland Levi Arn 3 29† 7 23 17 15 20 13 29 21
14 Switzerland Chiara Bättig 16 17 2 21 26 21 16 21 25 18
15 Australia Noah Killion 5 19 Ret 10 11 13 8 24 10 16
16 Switzerland Samuel Ifrid 17 10 6 13 12 10 11 11 7 16
17 Germany Mathilda Paatz 23 23 3 20 27 24 15
18 United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski 4 11 15 12
19 Italy Vittorio Orsini 18 26 5 25 32 Ret 23 Ret 28 10
20 Canada Jenson Burnett 21 6 16 8
21 Netherlands Felipe Reijs 7 13 16 28 20 19 10 15 17 7
22 Italy Oscar Repetto 13 9 21 18 10 9 5
23 Lithuania Tomas Rudokas 8 25 14 16 21 Ret 4
24 United States Andre Rodriguez 20 18 8 14 16 Ret Ret 16 Ret 4
25 United Kingdom Roman Kamyab 25 21 11 11 13 17 13 9 13 2
26 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Kamel 31† 28 9 29 24 22 22 12 19 2
27 Italy Ginevra Panzeri 9 24 Ret 24 29 26 24 19 24 2
28 Switzerland Maximilian Kammerlander 14 22 12 15 18 23 Ret 18 23 0
29 Lithuania Markas Šilkūnas 15 15 Ret 12 19 DNS 28 23 20 0
30 Sweden Leon Hedfors 19 30 27 14 14 22 0
31 Mexico Nicolás Cortés 17 Ret 16 0
32 Romania Zoe Florescu Ret 22 20 Ret 17 21 0
33 Belgium Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso Ret 31 18 0
34 Switzerland Georgiy Zasov 19 30† 26 25 26 Ret 0
35 Brazil Rafaela Ferreira 21 20 19 0
36 Denmark Eric Poulsen 26 20 26 0
37 Denmark Viktor Poulsen 29 Ret Ret 22 23 29 0
38 United Kingdom Ella Stevens 26 28 25 0
39 Brazil Alexandre Louza 27 25 28 0
40 United States Caitlyn McDaniel 27 27 27 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Points
EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain
Source:[18]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Did not finish, but was classified as they had completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Rookies' championship standings

Points are awarded as they are in the overall championship, with all non-rookie drivers removed from the classification; pole positions and fastest laps are not counted.[20]

Rookies' championship standings
Pos Driver EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain 		Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 1 2 10 2 1 1 1 1 2 180
2 Netherlands Rocco Coronel 6 1 8 1 4 4 2 Ret 6 112
3 Switzerland Samuel Ifrid 10 5 2 6 5 5 6 5 1 100
4 United Kingdom Alfie Slater 2 8 13 Ret 2 3 3 14 4 82
5 South Africa Ethan Lennon 14 3 11 3 3 2 4 12 9 77
6 United Kingdom Roman Kamyab 13 9 4 4 6 7 7 3 5 71
7 Switzerland Levi Arn 3 13† 3 10 7 6 10 6 17 54
8 Italy Oscar Repetto 7 4 9 9 4 3 49
9 Netherlands Felipe Reijs 4 6 7 13 10 9 5 8 8 47
10 Switzerland Maximilian Kammerlander 8 10 5 7 8 11 Ret 10 13 26
11 Italy Vittorio Orsini 11 12 1 11 16 Ret 12 Ret 16 25
12 Canada Jensen Burnett 11 2 7 24
13 Lithuania Tomas Rudokas 5 11 6 8 11 Ret 22
14 Lithuania Markas Šilkūnas 9 7 Ret 5 9 Ret 16 13 10 21
15 Sweden Leon Hedfors 9 14 13 8 7 12 12
16 Belgium Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso Ret 15 8 4
17 Romania Zoe Florescu Ret 12 10 Ret 9 11 3
— United States Caitlyn McDaniel 15 16 15 0
— Denmark Eric Poulsen 14 11 14 0
— United Kingdom Ella Stevens 12 13 12 0
— Switzerland Georgiy Zasov 12 14† 12 13 15 Ret 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Points
EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain
Source:

Teams' championship standings

Each team's two highest-classified drivers in each race score points for the teams' championship; pole positions and fastest laps are not counted.[16]

Teams' championship standings
Pos Team EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain 		Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Germany US Racing 5 5 1 1 5 2 5 4 1 226
6 7 4 5 9 3 7 5 4
2 New Zealand Rodin Motorsport 1 2 22 7 1 1 1 3 8 215
2 4 24 8 2 4 6 22 11
3 Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 11 1 17 2 4 5 2 1 2 215
12 3 20 4 6 7 3 2 3
4 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 3 14 7 3 10 14 12 7 12 43
15 15 18 12 17 15 20 13 20
5 Spain Campos Racing 4 11 2 19 22 20 14 14 21 30
16 17 15 21 26 21 16 17 22
6 Italy Cram Motorsport 13 9 6 13 12 10 11 10 7 25
14 10 8 14 16 23 18 11 9
7 Germany Mathilda Racing 23 23 3 20 27 18 21 6 16 23
Ret 31 24 27 27 27
8 San Marino AKM Motorsport 7 13 5 25 20 19 10 12 17 19
18 26 9 28 24 22 22 15 19
9 Austria Renauer Motorsport 8 25 14 16 21 Ret 4
10 Slovenia AS Motorsport Olimpija 9 24 Ret 22 23 26 24 19 24 2
29 Ret Ret 24 29 29 26 20 26
Pos Team R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Points
EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain
Source:

Notes

  1. ^ Oleksandr Savinkov is Ukrainian but competed under an Italian licence.
  2. ^ a b Due to a weather alert for strong winds, the race schedule for Valencia was condensed into one day and only one qualifying session was held; the grid for race three was set by each driver's fastest lap in race two.[17]

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