The 2026 Formula Winter Series was the fourth season of the Formula Winter Series. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open-wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to Formula 4 regulations by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and was organised by Gedlich Racing.
The championship consisted of five rounds in Portugal and Spain, beginning on 24 January at Circuito do Estoril and ending on 15 March at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The rookies' championship featured a separate classification for the first time, rather than the title being awarded to the highest-placed rookie in the drivers' championship.
Entries +TeamDriverClass Van Amersfoort Racing2 Rocco Coronel1–33 Aleksander Ruta1–453 Pedro LimaAll87 Thomas BearmanAll97 Platon Kostin4–5 Rodin Motorsport5 Ella Stevens 215 Dries Van LangendonckAll32 Ethan LennonAll77 Alfie SlaterAll Renauer Motorsport6 Tomas Rudokas1–2 US Racing7 Roman Kamyab1–413 Noah KillionAll17 Oleksandr SavinkovAll29 Ludovico BussoAll46 Ary BansalAll62 Arjen KrälingAll AS Motorsport Olimpija10 Ginevra PanzeriAll37 Viktor Poulsen1–2, 4–552 Alexander Chartier4–554 Erik Poulsen3 STEP Motorsport5 Cram Motorsport11 Oscar Repetto1, 3, 512 Alexandre Louza2, 428 Samuel IfridAll40 Andre RodriguezAll66 Maximilian KammerlanderAll Mathilda Racing18 Mathilda Paatz1–2, 435 Caitlyn McDaniel 336 Rahim Alibhai458 Jensen Burnett319 Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso2 AKM Motorsport444 Felipe Reijs1–355 George Proudford-Nalder4–588 Vittorio OrsiniAll99 Abdullah Kamel1–3 Jenzer Motorsport20 Teodor BorensteinAll21 Levi ArnAll24 Nicolás Cortés2, 425 Georgiy Zasov1, 3, 526 Markas ŠilkūnasAll Campos Racing70 Rafaela Ferreira171 Alisha Palmowski1, 475 Megan Bruce489 Chiara BättigAll92 Leon Hedfors2–3, 593 Zoe Florescu 2–394 Timo Jüngling5Source:+IconLegendRookieFemale
Calendar The calendar expanded from four rounds in previous seasons to five rounds in 2026. The season opener was half at Circuito do Estoril, the series' first visit to the track. All rounds supported the GT Winter Series.
+RoundCircuitDatesSupportingMap of circuit locations1 Circuito do Estoril(Estoril, Portugal)22–25 January2 Algarve International Circuit(Portimão, Portugal)5–8 February3 Circuit Ricardo Tormo(Cheste, Spain)12–15 February4 MotorLand Aragón(Alcañiz, Spain)5–8 March5 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya(Montmeló, Spain)12–15 MarchSource:
Results and standings Results +RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRookie winnerFemale winner1 Estoril Dries Van Langendonck Arjen Kräling Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck Alisha Palmowski Alisha Palmowski Rocco Coronel Rocco Coronel Van Amersfoort Racing Rocco Coronel Alisha Palmowski Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Oleksandr Savinkov US Racing Vittorio Orsini Chiara Bättig2 Portimão Ethan Lennon Ary Bansal Ary Bansal US Racing Rocco Coronel Mathilda Paatz Ethan Lennon Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck Zoe Florescu Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck Zoe Florescu3 Valencia Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck Chiara Bättig Dries Van Langendonck Arjen Kräling Aleksander Ruta Van Amersfoort Racing Dries Van Langendonck Zoe Florescu Arjen Kräling Arjen Kräling Arjen Kräling US Racing Samuel Ifrid Zoe Florescu4 Aragón Thomas Bearman Ary Bansal Ary Bansal US Racing Dries Van Langendonck Chiara Bättig Thomas Bearman Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck Mathilda Paatz Dries Van Langendonck Thomas Bearman Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck Chiara Bättig5 Barcelona Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck Ginevra Panzeri Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck Chiara Bättig Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck Chiara BättigSource:
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top-10 classified drivers; the highest-placed driver in each qualifying session, which set the grids for races one and three, respectively; and the fastest lap holder, as follows:
Position Points21Source:
Drivers are deducted 10 points for any technical disqualifications. The grids for race two are set by each driver's second-fastest lap time in qualifying one.
Drivers' championship standings +DriverESTPORCRTARACATPoints1 Dries Van Langendonck12227111382111113082 Thomas Bearman11320277152333223241593 Ary Bansal2854156556111Ret5Ret21484 Oleksandr Savinkov267151421728†49256581235 Ethan Lennon304248349221852332Ret31056 Aleksander Ruta2762566531210DNSDNS937 Alfie Slater21627Ret286251182683Ret7778 Arjen Kräling627131815121929†12374785749 Rocco Coronel121174492Ret157010 Pedro Lima24823Ret8114814442594Ret6211 Ludovico Busso1012109937452729†7Ret7176112 Levi Arn329†7231715201329116612694713 George Proudford-Nalder71594364314 Samuel Ifrid171061312101111718515109103015 Teodor Borenstein2214183101412712248RetRetRet112616 Noah Killion519Ret1011138241061617Ret23†152417 Chiara Bättig161722126211621251612102111141918 Mathilda Paatz23233202724209211719 Alisha Palmowski4111519Ret131220 Vittorio Orsini182652532Ret23Ret282620262421181021 Jensen Burnett21616822 Felipe Reijs71316282019101517723 Oscar Repetto13921181091424†25524 Platon Kostin 15141981512425 Tomas Rudokas825141621Ret426 Andre Rodriguez201881416RetRet16Ret2224241813Ret427 Roman Kamyab25211111131713913WDWDWD228 Abdullah Kamel31†289292422221219229 Ginevra Panzeri924Ret2429262419242921Ret191822230 Leon Hedfors193027141422111016131 Alexander Chartier171014131620132 Rahim Alibhai131911033 Markas Šilkūnas1515Ret1219DNS282320122712171213034 Maximilian Kammerlander142212151823Ret1823252523152021035 Emmilio Valentino Del GrossoRet3118141322036 Georgiy Zasov1930†262526Ret161419037 Nicolás Cortés17Ret16282816038 Viktor Poulsen29RetRet222329301718201723039 Zoe FlorescuRet2220Ret1721040 Megan Bruce211820041 Rafaela Ferreira212019042 Erik Poulsen262026251924043 Alexandre Louza272528Ret2227044 Ella Stevens262825045 Caitlyn McDaniel2727270 Guest drivers ineligible to score points Timo Jüngling2222†26DriverPointsESTPORCRTARACATSource:Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Rookies' championship standings Points are awarded as they are in the overall championship, with all non-rookie drivers removed from the classification; pole positions and fastest laps are not counted.
+DriverESTPORCRTARACATPoints1 Dries Van Langendonck3302 Samuel Ifrid1513 Ethan Lennon1514 Alfie Slater1335 Levi Arn1256 Rocco Coronel1127 George Proudford-Nalder788 Roman Kamyab719 Oscar Repetto5110 Markas Šilkūnas4911 Felipe Reijs4712 Leon Hedfors3413 Vittorio Orsini3114 Maximilian Kammerlander3015 Alexander Chartier2616 Jensen Burnett2417 Tomas Rudokas2218 Rahim Alibhai2019 Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso1920 Georgiy Zasov721 Eric Poulsen322 Zoe Florescu123 Ella Stevens024 Caitlyn McDaniel025 Timo Jüngling0DriverPointsESTPORCRTARACATSource:
Teams' championship standings Each team's two highest-classified drivers in each race score points for the teams' championship; pole positions and fastest laps are not counted. +TeamESTPORCRTARACATPoints1 Rodin Motorsport122271113821111141624248246221152332Ret32 US Racing5511525411245523676745937546756753 Van Amersfoort Racing1111724521233282433512320467323441994124 Jenzer Motorsport314731014127121166126973151518121715201320128121612115 AKM Motorsport7135252019101217713943662182692824222215191415222421186 Cram Motorsport13961312101110718515109103914108141623181192222231413257 Campos Racing4112192220141421161210111014321617152126211617221918132111168 Mathilda Racing23233202718216161391125Ret31242727272019219 Renauer Motorsport825141621Ret410 AS Motorsport Olimpija924Ret222326241924171014131620329RetRet24292926202629171819172211 STEP Motorsport2519240TeamPointsESTPORCRTARACATSource:
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References
External links Official website