The Sauber Academy drivers enjoyed a couple of action-packed months, as their campaigns all entered their busiest phases, with on-track activities throughout June and July racing across Europe and the United States.
 

A busy couple of months saw the Sauber Academy fully engaged with their respective campaigns, as well as training and taking part in testing sessions, travelling to historic European circuits and to the United States.

It’s been a month packed with action for the Sauber Academy, with testing, racing, simulator work and training. As March unfolded, four of our five young drivers officially kicked off their respective 2024 campaigns between Europe, the Middle East, and Japan.

Sauber Academy is set to further expand its roster of young talents in 2024, as Zane Maloney is announced as the latest inductee of the team’s driver development programme. The young Barbadian will also take on the role of Reserve Driver for Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber at several Grands Prix during the 2024 Formula One season, sharing the duties with fellow Sauber Academy driver, Théo Pourchaire.

Isack Hadjar (R-ace GP) wins race 2 in the Temple of Speed of Monza

Franco Colapinto (MP Motorsport) from pole position on the grid is ahead almost all the 30 minutes plus one lap and wins Race 1 in Valencia.

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.

Franco Colapinto (MP Motorsport) wins the first race Formula Regional by Alpine at the Red Bull Ring

Race 2 in Spa-Francorchamps expresses the best driving one could possibly see, with so many overtakes, but almost no incidents, and so much talent and maturity by many drivers, making this a real show!

Race 1 starts with slightly wet track conditions and some teams and drivers trying a gamble with slick tyres, but the choice does not help and, finally, the race will be held with pouring rain. In the first row Michael Belov (G4 Racing) is in pole position, and at his side is the Rookie, Red Bull Junior Team driver, Isack Hadjar (R-ace GP). In the second row, Hadrien David (R-ace GP) and Dino Beganovic (Prema Powerteam).

Round 5 of the new Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine is about to start at the 4259 meters long F1 Circuit Zandvoort, in the North of Holland – Netherlands.

In Race 2 Grégoire Saucy (ART Grand Prix) is in pole position, while on his side is his first opponent on the Circuit Paul Ricard, Hadrien David (R-ace GP). In the second row are the two fastest Rookies in the start of the season, Gabriele Minì (ART Grand Prix) and Isack Hadjar (R-ace GP).

It’s racing weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard, for the fourth round of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine – certified by FIA and co-organized by ACI Sport and Alpine.

The standings of Race 1 in Paul Ricard change due to the disqualification of Grégoire Saucy due to his car not being compliant with the technical regulations; a sad situation after the great driving by the Swiss driver of ART Grand Prix. The final standings see all driver behind Saucy move up one position, so the winner is Hadrien David (R-ace GP), followed by Mikhael Belov (JD Motorsport, and Gabriele Minì (ART Grand Prix)

It’s racing weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard, for the fourth round of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine – certified by FIA and co-organized by ACI Sport and Alpine.

In the second 50 minutes practice session of the Friday, Grégoire Saucy (ART Grand Prix) confirms to be the fastest also with new tires, obtaining a very good lap time (1:57.937), being the only driver to go below 1:58.000. Behind him, his teammate, Gabriele Minì, stopping the watch at 1:58.275, so not as close as he might have wanted, but still in a potential first row. 

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine Monaco Grand Prix ends with a total R-ace GP podium, headed by the winner of Race 2, the driver from Barbados Zane Maloney, followed by who has been probably the fastest Formula Regional by Alpine driver at the Principality this weekend, Isack Hadjar, while third has been Hadrien David, great in FP, but not taking advantage of his speed in QP, and so obliged to confirm his starting position in Race 2, third, just as he did in Race 1, fourth.

From pole, it is the Zane Maloney to bring Barbados to the top of the podium at the Formula Regional Grand Prix of Monaco. The R-ace driver passes the chequered flag in front of teammates Isack Hadjar and Hadrien David, for a one-team podium in Race 2 in Monaco.

The final classification of the QP changes due to the cancellation of all lap times of the driver Franco Colapinto as a consequence of technical non-conformity of his car. The MP Motorsport driver has decided to retire the car and not participate to the race. This also determines that with 32 drivers competing, both the 12th positioned drivers in QP of Group A and Group B will compete in Race 1 and Race 2, so Nicola Marinangeli (Arden motorsport) will be at the start also tomorrow.

The 30′ qualifying for each of Group A and Group B have seen best lap time of the driver from Barbados Zane Maloney, first of Group B, while Isack Hadjar had been the first of Group A, with the conquer respectively of pole position in Race 2 and Race 1.

In the early morning qualifying sessions in Monaco, it is Zane Maloney (R-ace GP) to obtain the best overall time with 1:28.893), an amazing lap time also helped by a track that has been evidently constantly improving, helping Group B drivers whose session was after Group A. Great job also by his teammate and Rookie, Isack Hadjar, with 1:29.727, the fastest of the first Group. The French driver will start in pole position tomorrow in Race 1, while the Brazilian will be on pole in Race 2 on Sunday.