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.

Three different drivers stood atop the podium during a thrilling Formula Regional Middle East Championship Certified by FIA (FRMEC) Round 3 at Dubai Autodrome, but it was a fourth who emerged from the action with an expanded points lead. While Taylor Barnard, Nikhil Bohra, and Rafael Câmara tasted glory on the weekend, in the longer game it is Tuukka Taponen who is looking ever more difficult to beat to the ultimate prize, with two events – comprising a total of six races – remaining.

The Formula Regional Middle East Championship certified by FIA (FRMEC) was the domain of the sensational Tuukka Taponen over the course of the second round on the full 5.281km Formula 1 layout of the Yas Marina Circuit. The 17-year-old Finn, who is backed by the Ferrari Driver Academy, topped both qualifying sessions and then drove his R-ace GP car to his first two victories in the category. 

Campos Racing is pleased to announce Spaniard Mari Boya as the most recent addition to its driver line-up for the upcoming 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship season. Boya joins German-Danish Oliver Goethe as the Red Bull Junior Driver was confirmed last week. Boya is another perfect example of Campos Racing efforts to support emerging talents from Spain following the steps of Marc Gené, Fernando Alonso, Antonio García, Álex Palou or Pepe Martí, among others.

The prestigious Macau Grand Prix was back for its 70th time this year. The always surprising street circuit provided another exciting spectacle in 2023, with multiple safety cars, a red flag, and exciting on-track battles. Dennis Hauger had already grabbed a podium spot during the race by securing third place, but he took the second position during the race's final restart.

MP Motorsport's Formula 2 and 3 teams travelled to Monza this weekend as support series of the Formula 1 circus. For the Formula 3 team this was the season finale, which could not have gone better for the team from the Netherlands.  The qualifying session on Friday was a tricky one, due to numerous red flags it was decided that the session would not be finished with 10 minutes to go. As a result, Jonny Edgar qualified fourth, which was his best result this season. Mari Boya and Franco Colapinto finished in 15th and 16th positions, but disqualifications promoted them to P11 and P12.

Argentinian Williams Racing Driver Academy driver Franco Colapinto claimed second place at the Circuit de Catalunya last weekend. Franco arrived in Barcelona for the second leg of the FIA F3 double-header after a strong result in Monaco, where he just missed out on a podium finish. The Argentinian’s weekend started well by finishing P3 in Friday’s qualifying session, claiming his best result of the season so far.

Abu Dhabi, February 19, 2023: Mercedes Formula 1 protégé Andrea Kimi Antonelli became the inaugural Formula Regional Middle East (FRMEC) champion during another thrilling weekend of action in the final round at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. The 16-year-old Italian didn’t win any races, although he did take the chequered flag first in one of them. But a penalty for a collision with main title rival Taylor Barnard as they battled for the lead in race one converted victory into no points for Antonelli, and kept things at boiling point overnight before the deciding two races on Sunday.

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.

Dubai, February 12, 2023: Thrilling racing on the Formula Regional Middle East Championship’s (FRMEC) return to Dubai Autodrome culminated in Andrea Kimi Antonelli taking an encouraging points lead into the final round next weekend at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. But such has been the unpredictable nature of the season so far, that nothing can be taken for granted. Antonelli may have shared the wins in Dubai with Pepe Martí and Nikita Bedrin, but it was Taylor Barnard who scored the biggest points total of the weekend and he is still very much in the picture for the title.

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.

Jonny Edgar has signed with MP Motorsport for a renewed attempt at FIA Formula 3 glory. The 18-year-old from Workington in Cumbria aims to reap the benefit of experience in the Formula 1 feeder series by hooking up with the race-winning Dutch team.

Spanish racer Mari Boya will step up with Dutch outfit MP Motorsport for his debut season in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.

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. 

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.

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.

Everything is ready for the seventh double round of the season of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, which for the occasion reaches the iconic track of Spa Francorchamps.

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine resumes this weekend at Budapest’s Hungaroring.

Prema Racing’s Paul Aron topped the first qualifying session (1m30.970s) for the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine round at Zandvoort, beating the reigning champion Grégoire Saucy last year’s record by three thousandths of seconds.

Prema Racing’s Paul Aron returned to the top of the timesheets to set the pace in the opening Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine collective test at Zandvoort.