With 11 leading teams and a grid of 33 cars the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine is ready to be back on the track the upcoming weekend, for the opening round at Hockenheim. The Championship promoted by ACI Sport and Alpine Racing, chosen every year by many high-profile drivers as a fundamental step in a succesful carreer, will involve also this year a quality driver pool, with many of them backed by various academies.

Ferrari Driver Academy talent Tuukka Taponen became the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Champion (FRMEC) in the final round at Dubai Autodrome. Victory in Saturday’s opening race of the weekend for R-ace GP’s 17-year-old Finnish star was enough to put him beyond reach of his only remaining title rival, Taylor Barnard, and for good measure, Taponen put on a dominant display in Sunday’s season finale to further underline his superiority with another win.

Assured of the French F4 Champion title since the day before, Giusti was keen to finish his season with a success. Dominant in Race 3, he achieved his goal. Souta and Barter joined him on the race podium as well as on the Championship podium.

Mathematically, Japanese driver Souta Arao still has a very small chance of winning the title! But on the Paul Ricard circuit, Frenchman Alessandro Giusti and Australian Hugh Barter will be fighting hard for the title of 2022 French F4 Champion...

Better than poleman Alessandro Giusti, Australian Hugh Barter won Race 3 in Valencia, but Giusti is now the Championship leader. Romain Andriolo completed the day's podium.