Reno Fernon Francot (born 2 November 2007) is a Dutch racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with CL Motorsport.
He previously spent three seasons in Formula 4, most notably placing third in the 2025 E4 Championship for PHM Racing.
Career Karting and single-seater debut (2020–2024) Francot initially took up football before switching to competitive karting in 2020. During his three-year career in karts, Francot finished third in the Mini Max class of the 2020 BNL Karting Series, finished fourth in the 2021 Karting Academy Trophy and drove for Birel Art in his final year of karting.
Despite planning to move up to OK for 2023, Francot opted to step up to single-seaters for that year, joining Jenzer Motorsport to race in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship. In the first two rounds of the season at the Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring, Francot took a pair of second- and third-place finishes, before winning both races at the Slovakia Ring and finishing second in all three races at Most. Francot then took his third and final win of the season at Brno, before finishing all three races at Balaton Park to miss out on the title by two points over Ethan Ischer. During 2023, Francot made a one-off appearance in the F4 Spanish Championship for MP Motorsport at Valencia, taking a best result of 11th in race one.
The following year, Francot remained with Jenzer Motorsport to race in the Italian F4 Championship and the final round of the Euro 4 Championship. In his only full-season in the series, he took a best result of fourth in race three at Le Castellet and scored four more points finishes to end the year 14th in the overall standings. During 2024, Francot also raced for GRS Team on a part-time basis in Formula Winter Series and F4 Spanish Championship, and also made a one-off appearance in the Formula Trophy UAE for Evans GP at Yas Marina, finishing both races on the podium.
Breakout season in Formula 4 (2025) In early 2025, Francot joined AKCEL GP / PHM Racing to race in the F4 Middle East Championship. In the five-race winter series, Francot took three podiums and his only win of the season, coming at race two of the third Yas Marina round, as he ended the winter fifth in points. For the rest of the year, Francot returned to MP Motorsport to make his full-time debut in the F4 Spanish Championship, whilst also taking part in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship. In the Spanish Winter Championship, Francot partook in the final two rounds of the season, in which he only scored three points finishes, taking a best result of fourth, as he ended the three-round series 12th in points. In the main series, Francot took his first podium of the season in race one at Algarve by finishing third, a feat which he repeated the following round at Le Castellet in race three. In the main series, Francot scored his only win of the season in race two at Barcelona from pole and scored five more podiums to end the year fifth in points.
In July, Francot returned to the Italian F4 Championship with PHM Racing from Mugello onwards and also joining them for a full campaign in the E4 Championship. Taking part in four rounds, Francot most notably scored his maiden series podiums at Mugello, finishing third in race two and second in race one, en route to a 12th-place points finish. In the E4 Championship meanwhile, Francot took his first series win in race two at Le Castellet, before taking two more podiums in the following round at Mugello by finishing third in races two and three. Francot then ended the season with a third-place finish in race two at Monza to secure a third-place points finish in the overall standings. In September, Francot made his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship for RPM at the Red Bull Ring. In his only round of the season, Francot finished tenth in race two as the highest-finishing rookie.
Race winner in Formula Regional (2026) Francot began 2026 by competing in the final two rounds of the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy for CL Motorsport, taking a best result of 13th in race two at Dubai. Following that, Francot returned to MP-run KCL Motorsport to race in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship, in which he scored a pair of podiums en route to fifth in the overall standings. For the rest of the year, Francot returned to CL Motorsport to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship. After clinching his maiden series win at the Red Bull Ring, Francot scored further podiums at Zandvoort and Imola en route to fifth in the overall standings.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2020BNL Karting Series – Mini MaxGKS Lemmens Power3rdRMC International Trophy – Mini Max4th2021Champions of the Future – OK-JExpirit Racing TeamTony Kart Racing Team 46thKarting European Championship – OK-JExpirit Racing Team34thWSK Euro Series – OK-J94thKarting Academy TrophyFrancot, Fernon4thKarting World Championship – OK-JTony Kart Racing TeamNC2022WSK Super Master Series – OK-JBirel Art Racing38thChampions of the Future Winter Series – OK-J11thChampions of the Future – OK-J56thKarting European Championship – OK-J43rdWSK Euro Series – OK-J28thKarting World Championship – OK-JNCSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2023Formula 4 CEZ ChampionshipJenzer Motorsport 14 3 1 0 14 2612ndF4 Spanish ChampionshipMP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC2024Formula Winter SeriesGRS Team 2 0 0 0 0 2 27thF4 Spanish Championship 3 0 0 0 0033rdSaintéloc Racing 3 0 0 0 0Italian F4 ChampionshipJenzer Motorsport 21 0 0 0 0 34 14thEuro 4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 27thFormula Trophy UAEEvans GP 2 0 0 1 2 33 10th2025 F4 Middle East Championship AKCEL GP / PHM Racing 15 1 0 0 4 187 5th Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship KCL by MP Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 28 12th F4 Spanish Championship 21 1 1 3 5 154 5thItalian F4 ChampionshipPHM Racing 9 0 0 0 2 47 12thE4 Championship 9 1 0 1 4 1083rdFormula Regional European ChampionshipRPM 2 0 0 0 0 1 20th 2026Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter ChampionshipKCL Motorsport 9 0 0 2 2 58 5th Formula Regional Middle East Trophy CL Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 29th Formula Regional European Championship 19 1 0 0 5 123 5thSources:
Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
YearTeam1234567891011121314DCPoints2023Jenzer MotorsportHUN1HUN2RBR1RBR2SVK1SVK2MOS1MOS2MOS3BRN1BRN2BAL1BAL2BAL32nd261
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints2023MP MotorsportSPA1SPA2SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3NAV1NAV2NAV3JER1JER2JER3EST1EST2EST3CRT1CRT2CRT3BAR1BAR2BAR3 NC† 02024GRS TeamJAR1JAR2JAR3ALG1ALG2ALG3LEC1LEC2LEC3ARA1ARA2ARA3CRT1CRT2CRT3JER1JER2JER333rd0 Saintéloc RacingBAR1BAR2BAR3 2025 KCL by MP Motorsport ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 5th 154
† As Francot was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints2024 GRS TeamJER1JER2JER3CRT1CRT2CRT3ARA1ARA2ARA3BAR1BAR2BAR327th2
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints2024Jenzer MotorsportMIS1MIS2MIS3IMO1IMO2IMO3VAL1VAL2VAL3MUG1MUG2MUG3LEC1LEC2LEC3BAR1BAR2BAR3MON1MON2MON3 14th 34 2025 PHM Racing MIS11 MIS12 MIS13 MIS14 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 VLL4 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG3IMO1IMO2IMO3CAT1 CAT2CAT3MIS21 MIS22MIS23MIS24MIS25 12th 47
Complete Euro 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789DCPoints2024Jenzer MotorsportMUG1MUG2MUG3RBR1RBR2RBR3MON1MON2MON3 27th 0 2025 PHM RacingLEC1LEC2LEC3MUG1MUG2MUG3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 3rd 108
Complete Formula Trophy UAE results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
YearTeam1234567DCPoints2024Evans GPDUB1DUB2DUB3YMC11YMC12YMC21YMC2210th33
Complete F4 Middle East Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2025 AKCEL GP / PHM Racing YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 5th 187
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2025 KCL by MP Motorsport JER1 JER2 JER3POR1POR2POR3NAV1NAV2NAV3 12th 282026KCL Motorsport5th58
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2025 RPM MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 20th 1 2026 CL Motorsport RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 5th 123
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2026 CL Motorsport YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 29th 0
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