The 2025 SMP F4 Championship was the first season of the relaunched SMP F4 Championship and sixth season overall after a five-year break. The season started at the Moscow Raceway on 15 May and finished at the Fort Grozny Autodrom on the 12 October.
Originally run from 2015 to 2019, with its 2017 and 2018 seasons recognised as the FIA-certified F4 North European Zone championship, SMP F4 was brought back by ex-Formula 1 drivers Vitaly Petrov and Sergey Sirotkin as a centrally-run one-off event the G-Drive SMP F4 Cup in Sirius on 30 November 2024.
In the main season, Kirill Kutskov initially took the championship lead. But the main battle unfolded between Artem Severiukhin and Yaroslav Shevyrtalov, Shevyrtalov was crowned SMP Formula 4 champion in the final round at Fort Grozny Autodrom.
The inaugural season of SMP Formula 4’s winter series took place at Sirius Autodrom from November 15, 2025 to January 25, 2026.
Main series Drivers
Team Driver Rounds Texol Racing 11 German Foteev 1 12 Stepan Antonov 1 17 Gerasim Skulanov 2–5 24 Roman Sharapov 6 37 Vladislav Ryabov 2–6 LADA Sport 16 Andrey Sizov 3, 6 23 Yaroslav Shevyrtalov All 28 Artem Severiukhin 1–2, 4–5 TMS Racing 18 Mikhail Kaurov All 54 Marat Knyazev 5 99 Matvey Sonkin 1–4 G-Drive Racing SMP Racing (1) Formula K Russia (2-6) 5 73 Marko Markozov 1–4, 6 74 Vladimir Verkholantsev All G-Drive Racing SMP Racing (1-3) SMP Racing (4-6) 19 Egor Stepanov-Kim All 33 Egor Nosov All NI racing 21 Mikhail Yushenkov All 97 Platon Kostin All ITECO Racing Team 27 Timur Shagaliev 4–6 50 Ivan Pigaev All 86 Sergey Peshkov 2–3 Prima Racing 31 Kirill Kutskov 1–2, 4–5 66 Kirill Klestov 3 79 Ivan Ovsienko 1 87 Anatoly Khavalkin 2–5
Race calendar On 8 October 2024 the calendar was announced. All rounds are held on Russian tracks as part of the Russian Circuit Racing Series weekends. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 16 May Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Platon Kostin Kirill Kutskov Prima Racing R2 17 May Platon Kostin Kirill Kutskov Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport R3 18 May Artem Severiukhin Kirill Kutskov Prima Racing 2 R4 Igora Drive, Priozersk 14 June Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Anatoly Khavalkin Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport R5 14 June Artem Severiukhin Artem Severiukhin Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport R6 15 June Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport 3 R7 NRING Circuit, Bogorodsk 12 July Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Yaroslav Shevyrtalov LADA Sport R8 12 July Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Ivan Pigaev ITECO Racing Team R9 13 July Vladislav Ryabov Egor Stepanov-Kim G-Drive Racing SMP Racing 4 R10 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 16 August Egor Nosov Artem Severiukhin Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport R11 16 August Artem Severiukhin Artem Severiukhin Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport R12 17 August Artem Severiukhin Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport 5 R13 Kazan Ring, Kazan 12 September Vladimir Verkholantsev Artem Severiukhin Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport R14 13 September Egor Nosov Artem Severiukhin Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport R15 14 September Vladimir Verkholantsev Vladimir Verkholantsev Formula K Russia 6 R16 Fort Grozny Autodrom, Grozny 10 October Egor Nosov Marko Markozov Marko Markozov Formula K Russia R17 11 October Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Yaroslav Shevyrtalov LADA Sport R18 12 October Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Ivan Pigaev ITECO Racing Team
Championship standings
Qualifying points
Points are awarded to the top five fastest drivers in qualifying. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points105321
Race points
Points are awarded to the top fifteen classified finishers. Driver has to complete at least 75% of the race distance to be classified. Bonus point is awarded to the driver who set the fastest lap. The final classifications is obtained by summing up the scores on the 5 best results obtained during each of R1, R2 and R3 (15 races total). Races where driver was disqualified are not eligible for exclusion. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th FL Points2520161311109876543211
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver MRA1 IGO NRG MRA2 KZR FGA Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Yaroslav Shevyrtalov 51 42 2 21 33 4 11 21 4 34 22 6 (5) (11) (10) 45 11 6 2 Artem Severiukhin 143 13 9 12 11 1 12 11 1 13 14 2 303 3 Egor Nosov (11)5 24 3 75 65 3 5 (6) 3 21 55 4 32 21 5 101 45 (8) 4 Vladimir Verkholantsev (12) 5 6 4 (8) (8) 7 32 6 73 44 5 21 55 1 23 22 3 5 Egor Stepanov-Kim 10 85 8 12 22 5 24 4 1 Ret (8) 9 85 72 (11) 34 33 7 6 Platon Kostin DSQ2 Ret1 4 6 9 6 (8) 73 5 55 7 (7) 7 33 3 6 8 4 7 Ivan Pigaev 6 7 7 5 7 10 92 14 4 (15) (12) (15) 10 10 7 7 6 1 8 Vladislav Ryabov 83 54 15 3 5 12 6 33 3 12 8 6 5 54 2 168 9 Kirill Kutskov 14 3 1 DSQ4 4 2 4 6 2 6 12 13 163 10 Marko Markozov 7 13 11 13 12 14 123 8 9 9 9 11 12 7 5 108 11 Mikhail Kaurov 4 12 Ret 10 10 9 16 9 Ret 8 10 10 11 (14) 9 9 11 9 12 Mikhail Yushenkov 2 11 13 9 14 12 11 16 10 10 16 13 (13) 9 Ret 11 9 13 13 Matvey Sonkin 9 10 10 11 13 13 45 13 Ret 12 14 12 9 4 Ret 77 14 Anatoly Khavalkin DSQ 11 7 6 155 7 11 11 8 44 13 12 75 15 Gerasim Skulanov 3 15 11 10 14 8 14 13 14 14 6 4 70 16 Ivan Ovsienko 3 6 5 37 17 Andrey Sizov 14 10 11 13 13 10 25 18 Timur Shagaliev 13 15 16 15 Ret Ret 8 10 12 23 19 Stepan Antonov 8 9 12 19 20 Roman Sharapov 12 12 11 13 21 Sergey Peshkov 14 16 16 13 11 13 13 22 Marat Knyazev 16 15 8 9 23 Kirill Klestov 15 12 14 7 24 German Foteev 13 14 14 7 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts MRA1 IGO NRG MRA2 KZR FGA
Winter series Drivers Team Driver Class Rounds ITECO Racing Team 11 Maksim Orlov 1–2 27 Timur Shagaliev All 79 Ivan Ovsienko 3 Formula K Russia 17 Ilya Dunin 3 19 Egor Stepanov-Kim All 29 Ariel Elkin 2 33 Lev Guba 2 62 Roman Chamkin 2 73 Marko Markozov All 74 Vladimir Verkholantsev All 78 Tatiana Alekseeva 3 NI racing 21 Mikhail Yushenkov All 55 Pavel Abrosimov 2-3 TEAMGARIS 35 Sergey Sirotkin 2 77 David Pogosyan 2 LADA Sport 97 Platon Kostin 1–2 Icon Class Drivers that compete in the Masters Class Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship
Race calendar On 16 September 2025 the calendar for the inaugural Winter Series was announced. All rounds are held as part of the Winter Circuit Series weekends at Sirius Autodrom which include events of Formula 4, Midjet and Shortcut race classes. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team F4 Masters winner 1 R1 Sirius Autodrom, Sochi 15 November Vladimir Verkholantsev Vladimir Verkholantsev Vladimir Verkholantsev Formula K Russia no participants R2 16 November Egor Stepanov-Kim Platon Kostin LADA Sport no participants 2 R3 Sirius Autodrom, Sochi 5 December Ariel Elkin Vladimir Verkholantsev Timur Shagaliev ITECO Racing Team David Pogosyan R4 5 December Egor Stepanov-Kim Egor Stepanov-Kim Formula K Russia David Pogosyan R5 6 December Vladimir Verkholantsev Vladimir Verkholantsev Egor Stepanov-Kim Formula K Russia David Pogosyan R6 6 December Ariel Elkin Ariel Elkin Formula K Russia David Pogosyan 3 R7 Sirius Autodrom, Sochi 24 January Egor Stepanov-Kim Marko Markozov Mikhail Yushenkov NI racing no participants R8 24 January Vladimir Verkholantsev Vladimir Verkholantsev Formula K Russia no participants R9 25 January Timur Shagaliev Timur Shagaliev Timur Shagaliev ITECO Racing Team no finishers R10 25 January Marko Markozov Egor Stepanov-Kim Formula K Russia no finishers
Championship standings
Qualifying points
Points are awarded to the top five fastest drivers in qualifying. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points105321
Race points
Points are awarded to the top fifteen classified finishers. Driver has to complete at least 75% of the race distance to be classified. Bonus point is awarded to the driver who set the fastest lap. All results except two worst ones are counted towards the championship. Races where driver was disqualified are not eligible for exclusion.
Race 1 Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th FL Points2520161311109876543211
Race 2 Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th FL Points2017151311109876543211
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver SOC SOC SOC Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 F4 Championship 1 Vladimir Verkholantsev 11 (3) 3 2 21 3 (4)3 1 22 2 2 Egor Stepanov-Kim 22 (4) (4)3 1 12 2 31 2 3 1 3 Timur Shagaliev 45 2 12 4 5 Ret (6)2 3 11 3 4 Marko Markozov (5)4 7 24 3 34 (8) 54 4 54 4 5 Mikhail Yushenkov (7) 5 6 (7) 6 6 1 5 45 5 6 Platon Kostin 33 1 55 5 45 4 89 7 Pavel Abrosimov 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 7 68 8 Maksim Orlov 6 6 7 6 7 5 59 9 Ivan Ovsienko 2 8 63 6 51 10 Ilya Dunin 85 6 7 8 36 11 Ariel Elkin DNS1 DNS DNS3 1 34 F4 Master Championship 1 David Pogosyan 11 1 11 2 114 2 Roman Chamkin 22 2 DSQ2 4 62 3 Lev Guba DNS DNS 23 3 40 — Tatiana Alekseeva DNS DSQ — Guest drivers ineligible to score points — Sergey Sirotkin 1 — Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts SOC SOC SOC
Sirotkin finished sixth in his only race.
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