2026 Formula Regional European Championship

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The 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship is a planned multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship scheduled to be held across Europe. The championship will feature a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This will be the seventh season of the championship.

After five seasons of working together with Alpine for championship and engine branding purposes, the championship and the manufacturer will split in 2026, coinciding with the series retiring the Tatuus FR-19 after seven seasons and switching to the new Tatuus T-326 chassis. [1] [2]

Teams and drivers

All teams will compete using identical Tatuus T-326 cars powered by Toyota engines on Pirelli tyres. [2] [3] The ten pre-selected teams for the 2026 season were announced on 2 October 2025. [4]

TeamNo.DriverStatusRounds
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rodin Motorsport TBA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Ninovic TBC
Flag of Italy.svg Trident Motorsport TBA Flag of Serbia.svg Andrija Kostić TBC
TBA Flag of Italy.svg Maksimilian Popov [a] TBC
TBA Flag of Finland.svg Luka Sammalisto TBC
Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg CL MotorsportTBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg G4 Racing TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg R-ace GP TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg RPM TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Amersfoort Racing TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
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RRookie

Team changes

After three years of competing in the series, Saintéloc Racing will discontinue their FREC programme. AKCEL GP, who joined the series in 2025 and already ended its efforts after six of ten rounds, will also not return. [4]

MP Motorsport will return to the series after a one-year absence, while New Zealand-based team Rodin Motorsport will make their series debut. [4]

Driver changes

ART Grand Prix has promoted Kanato Le to their FIA F3 setup. [5]

Reigning Drivers' Champion Freddie Slater leaves Prema Racing, as he graduates to FIA F3 with Trident. [6]

Team's champion R-ace GP saw both Enzo Deligny and Jin Nakamura leaves the series for move up to FIA F3 with Prema Racing and Hitech TGR respectively. [7] [8]

New team Rodin Motorsport recruited reigning GB3 champion Alex Ninovic from its outfit in that championship. [9]

Trident will have an all-new line up as they promoted runner-up Matteo De Palo to their FIA F3 team and both Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi and Ruiqi Liu left the team. [10] The team signed three Italian F4 graduates: Luka Sammalisto and Andrija Kostić both drove for US Racing, finishing 8th and 17th, respectively, in 2025, while Maksimilian Popov took sixth place in 2025 driving for Van Amersfoort Racing. [11] [12] [13]

Pedro Clerot will leave Van Amersfoort Racing to compete in FIA F3 with Rodin Motorsport, and Hiyu Yamakoshi followed by promoted to VAR's FIA F3 team. [14] [15]

Championship standings

Points system

Points will be awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Notes

  1. ↑ Popov is Russian, but he competes under an Italian licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

  1. ↑ Wood, Ida (8 April 2025). "De Palo starts pre-season testing on top as FREC announces Alpine split". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Wood, Ida (7 August 2025). "The changes Europe's major single-seater series are making for 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Consistent performance for Formula Regional with Pirelli confirmed as single tyre supplier across next gen championships from 2026". FIA . 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "FREC - Teams selected for 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship". FIA . 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Kanato Le Continues His Journey with ART Grand Prix in FIA Formula 3 for 2026 !". ART Grand Prix . 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Allen, Peter (11 September 2025). "Freddie Slater signs with Trident for full F3 campaign in 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "PREMA announces Deligny for 2026 FIA Formula 3 season". Prema Racing . 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Novak, Tracy (1 October 2025). "Jin Nakamura steps up to FIA Formula 3 with Hitech for 2026". Hitech GP . Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Alex Ninovic to continue with Rodin Motorsport in 2026, joining their FREC team". Rodin Motorsport . 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Trident Motorsport to field Matteo De Palo to FIA F3 Championship debut in 2026". Trident Racing . 23 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sammalisto joins Trident for the 2026 FREC season". Trident Racing . 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Kostic signs with Trident for the 2026 FREC season". Trident Racing . 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Popov joins Trident for the 2026 FREC season". Trident Racing . 22 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Pedro Clerot joins Rodin Motorsport and completes 2026 F3 lineup". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Hiyu Yamakoshi Steps Up to Formula 3 with Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2026 Season". Van Amersfoort Racing . 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
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