The Formula Regional by Alpine is ready to reignite its engines after the summer break at the Red Bull Ring

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine resumes after a three-week break for rounds 5 and 6 at Monaco as part of one of the most important events of the Formula 1 calendar.

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine weekend in Imola ended with Gabriele Minì’s victory in Race 2. 

The race of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine has been full of twists and turns in Imola, during the second of the ten double appointments scheduled in the 2022 calendar.

The 2022 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine season moved a step closer as the teams and drivers competing in this year’s series came together for the last collective test at Monza (5-6 April).

ART Grand Prix’s driver Gabriele Minì topped the times in today’s official Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine pre-season test at Paul Ricard.

Gabriele Minì set the fastest time in Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine two day testing on the Montmeló circuit, in Spain. The ART Grand Prix driver led the charts in both days. The 17-year-old Italian emerged in yesterday’s first session with the best time of 1m40.497s. Minì secured the fastest lap also in today’s first session with 1m40.503s.

ART Grand Prix and Frederik Vesti will continue their collaboration in 2022 by taking it to the next level, in the FIA Formula 2 championship.

Almost three months before the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine season start, the number of drivers grows up. Following the last December announcement of Gabriele Minì renewal, team ART Grand Prix welcomes Mari Boya.

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine keeps being so successful in receiving approval from drivers and teams even with engines off.

A fantastic Race 1 in Mugello has been disputed, with Paul Aron (Prema Powerteam) starting from pole position, being overtaken by Michael Belov (G4 _Racing) at the start, but not giving up and managing to gain back the lead and final win, taking advantage of the restart after the first of two safety cars.

The final results of Race 2 of the Formula Regional by Alpine at the Red Bull Ring, which has taken place the past weekend on the circuit of Spielberg, change and see now as the winner the championship leader Grègoire Saucy.

Thomas ten Brinke has ended his motorsport career with immediate effect. The 16-year-old Ten Brinke joined the TeamNL selection at the beginning of this year, but has now indicated that he no longer enjoys the sport and is therefore quitting with immediate effect. While the KNAF and TeamNL regret the decision as the talented Ten Brinke seemed to have a great career in motorsport ahead of him, they admire the courage to make this difficult but brave choice at such a young age.

Grégoire Saucy (ART Grand Prix) wins race 2 at the F1 Circuit Zandvoort and closes the perfect weekend with two pole positions and two wins. Behind him, Franco Colapinto (MP Motorsport) confirms his and the team’s progression, also showing a great pace during the race, actually getting closer to the Swiss driver in the last laps. Gabriele Minì (ART Grand Prix) is third, as he loses the second position at the start, getting a little stuck behind Saucy and giving Colapinto the chance to overtake.

Track conditions vary, yellow flags interrupt twice the 20 minutes session of qualifying practice 2, but nothing changes at the head of the standings, with the Swiss Grégoire Saucy (ART Grand Prix – 1:31.193) setting an amazing lap time, 0.367 faster than his teammate, Gabriele Minì. Third is a fantastic Franco Colapinto (MP Motorsport – 1:31.781), showing again a constant improvement of the driver and the team. Fourth is Mikhael Belov (G4 Racing – 1:31.949), who yesterday has brought the first points to his team, and is continuing to give strong support to G4 Racing in expressing their full potential. Fifth is Francesco Pizzi (Van Amersfoort Racing – 1:32.010), obtaining his best position in qualifying this year. Just behind the Italian driver is Oliver Goethe (MP Motorsport – 1:32.015).

Sauber Academy welcomes back an old friend of the team as Juan Manuel Correa joins the Sauber driver development pathway for the 2021 season.
 

The final list of the 12 teams that will participate to the 2021 season of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine – certified by FIA and promoted by ACI Sport has been confirmed.

ART Grand Prix is pleased to accompany Thomas ten Brinke in his first full single-seater season in 2021, in the new FR championship, the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine. Son of circuit and rally driver Bernhard ten Brinke, Thomas first discovered racing through karting, climbing the ranks from the Mini category to the FIA Junior World Championship, which he won in 2019.

Frederik was born in Vejle, Denmark, in 2002 and has been racing since he was just eight years old. He has joined the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s junior programme as a new signing for the 2021 season

The new series, the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine – certified by FIA, which sees ACI Sport as Promoter, is definitely the official step from F4 towards F1, with the important certification by FIA, allowing 25 points of Super License for the winner of the series. 16 teams have applied, and 13 have been pre-selected to the 2021 championship, all of them potentially ready to line up 3 cars (with the possibility of a 4th car for a woman driver), in a season that is definitely showing an amazing potential for what regards professionality, high competition and amazing show.