DAMS Lucas Oil is pleased to announce that Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy member Dino Beganovic will compete for the team for the rest of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 campaign.

Gabriel Bortoleto ended pre-season testing on top, setting a 1:47.417 to lead the way on the final day of running for Trident. He narrowly headed up the field from Gabriele Minì, just 0.035s off the top spot with Grégoire Saucy in the top three once again.

Round 3 continues with Races 2 and 3 of the Formula 4 UAE Championship and the Formula Regional Middle East Championship (FRMEC) at the new 5.609km Kuwait Motor Town.
 

Today starts Round 3 with race 1 of the Formula Regional Middle East Championship (FRMEC) at the new 5.609km Kuwait Motor Town. Alongside the F4 UAE Championship, the two series will debut open-wheel competition at the impressive, multi-discipline USD162 million motorsport facility with a combined grid just shy of 70 cars.

The first visit by the Formula Regional Middle East Championship Certified by FIA (FRMEC) to the new Kuwait Motor Town facility was a festival of the unpredictable and dramatic. Dino Beganovic, Taylor Barnard and Sami Meguetounif emerged as the three race winners. Yet, just as he did after the opening round at Dubai Autodrome, Andrea Kimi Antonelli came away as the series leader, despite not yet having won a race.

The Formula Regional Middle East Championship (FRMEC) will make history as the first single-seater series to race at the new 5.609km Kuwait Motor Town (KMT) this week. Alongside the F4 UAE Championship, the two series will debut open-wheel competition at the impressive, multi-discipline USD162 million motorsport facility with a combined grid just shy of 70 cars.

The inaugural round of the new Formula Regional Middle East Championship Certified by FIA (FRMEC) was certainly dramatic and unpredictable. When the dust settled at the Dubai Autodrome from three sensational races from the high-quality, international 27-driver field, a trio of young talents were celebrating victories – yet none of them are in the leading three positions in the championship.

Much of the world’s most exciting young racing talent, including numerous champions, is gearing up for the opening round of the Formula Regional Middle East Championship Certified by FIA at the Dubai Autodrome. The huge, international field will begin its schedule of five triple-header events on 13-14 January in support of the Dubai 24 Hours, before four more rounds, the entire season held at FIA Grade I circuits.

The second year of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine will remain impressed in the memory of its fans not only for the excitement and show that was offered on track, but also for the success achieved by the series in terms of numbers.

The young Finnish driver, who trained competitively in the Tony Kart Racing Team, becoming OK world champion in 2021 with their colours, now joins the prestigious Maranello driver academy

The second race of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine held at Mugello gave the last emotions of the year with the victory of Gabriele Minì (ART Grand Prix), who thanks to his third success ended the season with the second place in the overall championship standings behind the champion Dino Beganovic (Prema Racing).

The race held at the Mugello Circuit will remain in the history of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, as Dino Beganovic is crowned champion of the 2022 season. It was enough for the Swedish driver to finish the race in fourth position to mathematically bring home the title, conquered by the Prema Racing standard bearer with one race still to go. A Prema Racing branded success, already triumphant last weekend in Barcelona, which today saw an unreachable Paul Aron on the highest step of the podium. The Estonian, who this morning also set the pole position record in the series, also overtook Gabriele Minì (ART Grand Prix) in the overall standings, moving into second place behind team-mate Beganovic.

Paul Aron once again was the fastest driver in qualifying in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine. The Estonian, who celebrated the team title with Prema Racing in Barcelona, put everyone behind setting the best time of 1:42.723 at Mugello. 

Pierre-Louis Chovet set the pace in the last collective test of the season that took place at Mugello. 

Mugello fog welcomed the 36 drivers of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, who prepare to face the final round of the season this weekend.

Gabriel Bortoleto was the undisputed star of the second Spanish round of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, going for a fine victory after taking his first pole position this morning. 

Gabriel Bortoleto claimed his first pole position in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine in Barcelona right on the weekend of his birthday. The R-ace GP‘s Brazilian driver set the fastest time of 1m40.532s in the Group B session, only 0.156s ahead of his teammate Hadrien David. The Frenchman finished yesterday’s race with a second place and will start from the second row of the grid in Race 2.

Paul Aron‘s victory was won by keeping the lead from start to finish. After signing the pole position this morning, he climbed on the top step of the podium for the fifth time this year at the wheel of  Prema Racing team’s car number 3.

Prema Racing’s driver Paul Aron scored the fastest time in the first Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine qualifying at Barcelona, and claimed race one pole position in an extraordinarily close session, which was held with all the cars on the track due to the fog.

Victor Bernier (FA Racing) made the best start to his race weekend in Barcelona by setting the fastest time in the first collective test, which officially kicked off the penultimate round of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine.

The countdown marks less than three days to the start of the penultimate round of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, which will be back in action this weekend at the Barcelona track. 

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine ends its eighth round of the season at Red Bull Ring with Hadrien David‘s victory in Race 2. The young driver of the R-ace GP team drove a perfect race after starting from pole, and kept the lead from start to finish.

A spectacular Race 1 full of twists and turns took place at the Red Bull Ring, where the eighth round of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine was held, with Kas Haverkort (Van Amersfoort Racing) reaching the highest step of the podium ahead of teammate Joshua Dufek. Behind, RPM’s new addition Pierre-Louis Chovet‘s entered the season with a flawless performance, leading him to third place having led the race for a few laps.

Paul Aron confirmed his top form at Red Bull Ring claiming his fifth pole position of the year in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine at the end of a thrilling qualifying session. 

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

The second Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine race at Spa Francorchamps put on a show, as usual, providing some excitement to the numerous spectators on the stands and paddock of the Belgian track.

In the forest of the Ardennes the fight for the top of the overall classification of the series gets heated, as the top five drivers are in a 58-point range. The weekend will get into full swing from Wednesday, 27 July, when there will be three hours of pre-collective testing and the first collective test. On Thursday, it’s scheduled the second collective test, while the first qualifying session will start at 17.30, determining the grid for Race 2. Friday at 9.05 the second official session will be held, while the first race is scheduled at 13.50. Saturday will see the final race of the weekend at 11.40.

In the forest of the Ardennes the fight for the top of the overall classification of the series gets heated, as the top five drivers are in a 58-point range. The weekend will get into full swing from Wednesday, 27 July, when there will be three hours of pre-collective testing and the first collective test. On Thursday, it’s scheduled the second collective test, while the first qualifying session will start at 17.30, determining the grid for Race 2. Friday at 9.05 the second official session will be held, while the first race is scheduled at 13.50. Saturday will see the final race of the weekend at 11.40.

In the forest of the Ardennes the fight for the top of the overall classification of the series gets heated, as the top five drivers are in a 58-point range. The weekend will get into full swing from Wednesday, 27 July, when there will be three hours of pre-collective testing and the first collective test. On Thursday, it’s scheduled the second collective test, while the first qualifying session will start at 17.30, determining the grid for Race 2. Friday at 9.05 the second official session will be held, while the first race is scheduled at 13.50. Saturday will see the final race of the weekend at 11.40.

In the forest of the Ardennes the fight for the top of the overall classification of the series gets heated, as the top five drivers are in a 58-point range. The weekend will get into full swing from Wednesday, 27 July, when there will be three hours of pre-collective testing and the first collective test. On Thursday, it’s scheduled the second collective test, while the first qualifying session will start at 17.30, determining the grid for Race 2. Friday at 9.05 the second official session will be held, while the first race is scheduled at 13.50. Saturday will see the final race of the weekend at 11.40.