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2026 Formula Winter Series

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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

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Entry list
Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 2 Netherlands Rocco Coronel R 1–3
3 Poland Aleksander Ruta 1–4
53 Brazil Pedro Lima All
87 United Kingdom Thomas Bearman All
97 Kyrgyzstan Platon Kostin 4–5
New Zealand Rodin Motorsport 5 United Kingdom Ella Stevens R F 2
15 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck R All
32 South Africa Ethan Lennon R All
77 United Kingdom Alfie Slater R All
Austria Renauer Motorsport 6 Lithuania Tomas Rudokas R 1–2
Germany US Racing 7 United Kingdom Roman Kamyab R 1–4
13 Australia Noah Killion All
17 Italy Oleksandr Savinkov[a] All
29 Italy Ludovico Busso All
46 India Ary Bansal All
62 Germany Arjen Kräling All
Slovenia AS Motorsport Olimpija 10 Italy Ginevra Panzeri F All
37 Denmark Viktor Poulsen 1–2, 4–5
52 Canada Alexander Chartier R 4–5
54 Denmark Erik Poulsen R 3
Denmark STEP Motorsport 5
Italy Cram Motorsport 11 Italy Oscar Repetto[b] R 1, 3, 5
12 Brazil Alexandre Louza 2, 4
28 Switzerland Samuel Ifrid R All
40 United States Andre Rodriguez All
66 Switzerland Maximilian Kammerlander R All
Germany Mathilda Racing 18 Germany Mathilda Paatz F 1–2, 4
35 United States Caitlyn McDaniel R F 3
36 United States Rahim Alibhai R 4
58 Canada Jensen Burnett R 3
19 Belgium Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso R 2
San Marino AKM Motorsport 4
44 Netherlands Felipe Reijs R 1–3
55 Australia George Proudford-Nalder R 4–5
88 Italy Vittorio Orsini R All
99 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Kamel 1–3
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 20 Czech Republic Teodor Borenstein All
21 Switzerland Levi Arn R All
24 Mexico Nicolás Cortés 2, 4
25 Switzerland Georgiy Zasov R 1, 3, 5
26 Lithuania Markas Šilkūnas R All
Spain Campos Racing 70 Brazil Rafaela Ferreira F 1
71 United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski F 1, 4
75 United Kingdom Megan Bruce F 4
89 Switzerland Chiara Bättig F All
92 Sweden Leon Hedfors R 2–3, 5
93 Romania Zoe Florescu R F 2–3[c]
94 United Kingdom Timo Jüngling R 5
Source:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Entry list key
Icon Legend
R Rookie
F Female

Calendar

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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.[16]

Calendar
Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 Portugal Circuito do Estoril
(Estoril, Portugal) 		22–25 January
2 Portugal Algarve International Circuit
(Portimão, Portugal) 		5–8 February
3 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo
(Cheste, Spain) 		12–15 February
4 Spain MotorLand Aragón
(Alcañiz, Spain) 		5–8 March
5 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
(Montmeló, Spain) 		12–15 March
Source:[16]

Results and standings

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Results

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Results
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner Female winner
1 R1 Portugal Estoril Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Germany Arjen Kräling Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski
R2 United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski Netherlands Rocco Coronel Netherlands Rocco Coronel Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing Netherlands Rocco Coronel United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski
R3 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Italy Oleksandr Savinkov Germany US Racing Italy Vittorio Orsini Switzerland Chiara Bättig
2 R1 Portugal Portimão South Africa Ethan Lennon India Ary Bansal India Ary Bansal Germany US Racing Netherlands Rocco Coronel Germany Mathilda Paatz
R2 South Africa Ethan Lennon Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Romania Zoe Florescu
R3 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Romania Zoe Florescu
3 R1 Spain Valencia Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Switzerland Chiara Bättig
R2 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Germany Arjen Kräling Poland Aleksander Ruta Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Romania Zoe Florescu
R3 Germany Arjen Kräling[d] Germany Arjen Kräling Germany Arjen Kräling Germany US Racing Switzerland Samuel Ifrid Romania Zoe Florescu
4 R1 Spain Aragón United Kingdom Thomas Bearman India Ary Bansal India Ary Bansal Germany US Racing Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Switzerland Chiara Bättig
R2 United Kingdom Thomas Bearman Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Germany Mathilda Paatz
R3 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck United Kingdom Thomas Bearman Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Switzerland Chiara Bättig
5 R1 Spain Barcelona Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Italy Ginevra Panzeri
R2 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Switzerland Chiara Bättig
R3 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Belgium Dries Van Langendonck New Zealand Rodin Motorsport Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Switzerland Chiara Bättig
Source:[18]

Scoring system

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See also: Formula Winter Series § Format

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,[19] as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1
Source:[16]

Drivers are deducted 10 points for any technical disqualifications.[20] The grids for race two are set by each driver's second-fastest lap time in qualifying one.[21]

Drivers' championship standings

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Drivers' championship standings
Pos Driver EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT[d]
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain 		Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 1 2 22 7 1 1 1 3 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 308
2 United Kingdom Thomas Bearman 11 3 20 2 7 7 15 2 3 3 3 2 23 2 4 159
3 India Ary Bansal 28 5 4 1 5 6 5 5 6 1 11 Ret 5 Ret 2 148
4 Italy Oleksandr Savinkov 26 7 1 5 14 2 17 28† 4 9 2 5 6 5 8 123
5 South Africa Ethan Lennon 30 4 24 8 3 4 9 22 18 5 23 3 2 Ret 3 105
6 Poland Aleksander Ruta 27 6 25 6 6 5 3 1 2 10 DNS DNS 93
7 United Kingdom Alfie Slater 2 16 27 Ret 2 8 6 25 11 8 26 8 3 Ret 7 77
8 Germany Arjen Kräling 6 27 13 18 15 12 19 29† 1 23 7 4 7 8 5 74
9 Netherlands Rocco Coronel 12 1 17 4 4 9 2 Ret 15 70
10 Brazil Pedro Lima 24 8 23 Ret 8 11 4 8 14 4 4 25 9 4 Ret 62
11 Italy Ludovico Busso 10 12 10 9 9 3 7 4 5 27 29† 7 Ret 7 17 61
12 Switzerland Levi Arn 3 29† 7 23 17 15 20 13 29 11 6 6 12 6 9 47
13 Australia George Proudford-Nalder 7 15 9 4 3 6 43
14 Switzerland Samuel Ifrid 17 10 6 13 12 10 11 11 7 18 5 15 10 9 10 30
15 Czech Republic Teodor Borenstein 22 14 18 3 10 14 12 7 12 24 8 Ret Ret Ret 11 26
16 Australia Noah Killion 5 19 Ret 10 11 13 8 24 10 6 16 17 Ret 23† 15 24
17 Switzerland Chiara Bättig 16 17 2 21 26 21 16 21 25 16 12 10 21 11 14 19
18 Germany Mathilda Paatz 23 23 3 20 27 24 20 9 21 17
19 United Kingdom Alisha Palmowski 4 11 15 19 Ret 13 12
20 Italy Vittorio Orsini 18 26 5 25 32 Ret 23 Ret 28 26 20 26 24 21 18 10
21 Canada Jensen Burnett 21 6 16 8
22 Netherlands Felipe Reijs 7 13 16 28 20 19 10 15 17 7
23 Italy Oscar Repetto 13 9 21 18 10 9 14 24† 25 5
24 Kyrgyzstan Platon Kostin 15 14 19 8 15 12 4
25 Lithuania Tomas Rudokas 8 25 14 16 21 Ret 4
26 United States Andre Rodriguez 20 18 8 14 16 Ret Ret 16 Ret 22 24 24 18 13 Ret 4
27 United Kingdom Roman Kamyab 25 21 11 11 13 17 13 9 13 WD WD WD 2
28 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Kamel 31† 28 9 29 24 22 22 12 19 2
29 Italy Ginevra Panzeri 9 24 Ret 24 29 26 24 19 24 29 21 Ret 19 18 22 2
30 Sweden Leon Hedfors 19 30 27 14 14 22 11 10 16 1
31 Canada Alexander Chartier 17 10 14 13 16 20 1
32 United States Rahim Alibhai 13 19 11 0
33 Lithuania Markas Šilkūnas 15 15 Ret 12 19 DNS 28 23 20 12 27 12 17 12 13 0
34 Switzerland Maximilian Kammerlander 14 22 12 15 18 23 Ret 18 23 25 25 23 15 20 21 0
35 Belgium Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso Ret 31 18 14 13 22 0
36 Switzerland Georgiy Zasov 19 30† 26 25 26 Ret 16 14 19 0
37 Mexico Nicolás Cortés 17 Ret 16 28 28 16 0
38 Denmark Viktor Poulsen 29 Ret Ret 22 23 29 30 17 18 20 17 23 0
39 Romania Zoe Florescu Ret 22 20 Ret 17 21 0
40 United Kingdom Megan Bruce 21 18 20 0
41 Brazil Rafaela Ferreira 21 20 19 0
42 Denmark Erik Poulsen 26 20 26 25 19 24 0
43 Brazil Alexandre Louza 27 25 28 Ret 22 27 0
44 United Kingdom Ella Stevens 26 28 25 0
45 United States Caitlyn McDaniel 27 27 27 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
United Kingdom Timo Jüngling 22 22† 26
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Points
EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain
Source:[18]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Did not finish, but was classified as they had completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Rookies' championship standings

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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.[20]

Rookies' championship standings
Pos Driver EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain 		Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 1 2 10 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 330
2 Switzerland Samuel Ifrid 10 5 2 6 5 5 6 5 1 10 2 9 5 4 6 151
3 South Africa Ethan Lennon 14 3 11 3 3 2 4 11 9 2 9 2 2 Ret 2 151
4 United Kingdom Alfie Slater 2 8 13 Ret 2 3 3 13 4 4 12 4 3 Ret 4 133
5 Switzerland Levi Arn 3 13† 3 10 7 6 10 6 17 5 3 3 7 3 5 125
6 Netherlands Rocco Coronel 6 1 8 1 4 4 2 Ret 6 112
7 Australia George Proudford-Nalder 3 6 5 4 2 3 78
8 United Kingdom Roman Kamyab 13 9 4 4 6 7 7 3 5 WD WD WD 71
9 Italy Oscar Repetto 7 4 9 9 4 3 9 13 14 51
10 Lithuania Markas Šilkūnas 9 7 Ret 5 9 Ret 16 12 10 6 11 7 12 6 7 49
11 Netherlands Felipe Reijs 4 6 7 13 10 9 5 8 8 47
12 Sweden Leon Hedfors 9 14 13 8 7 12 6 5 8 34
13 Italy Vittorio Orsini 11 12 1 11 16 Ret 12 Ret 16 12 8 12 14 11 9 31
14 Switzerland Maximilian Kammerlander 8 10 5 7 8 11 Ret 9 13 11 10 11 10 10 12 30
15 Canada Alexander Chartier 9 4 8 8 8 11 26
16 Canada Jensen Burnett 11 2 7 24
17 Lithuania Tomas Rudokas 5 11 6 8 11 Ret 22
18 United States Rahim Alibhai 7 7 6 20
19 Belgium Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso Ret 15 8 8 5 10 19
20 Switzerland Georgiy Zasov 12 14† 12 13 14 Ret 11 7 10 7
21 Denmark Eric Poulsen 14 10 14 15 9 13 3
22 Romania Zoe Florescu Ret 12 10 1
23 United Kingdom Ella Stevens 12 13 12 0
24 United States Caitlyn McDaniel 15 15 15 0
25 United Kingdom Timo Jüngling 13 12 15 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Points
EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain
Source:[22]

Teams' championship standings

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Each team's two highest-classified drivers in each race score points for the teams' championship; pole positions and fastest laps are not counted.[16]

Teams' championship standings
Pos Team EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain 		Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 New Zealand Rodin Motorsport 1 2 22 7 1 1 1 3 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 416
2 4 24 8 2 4 6 22 11 5 23 3 2 Ret 3
2 Germany US Racing 5 5 1 1 5 2 5 4 1 1 2 4 5 5 2 367
6 7 4 5 9 3 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 7 5
3 Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 11 1 17 2 4 5 2 1 2 3 3 2 8 2 4 335
12 3 20 4 6 7 3 2 3 4 4 19 9 4 12
4 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 3 14 7 3 10 14 12 7 12 11 6 6 12 6 9 73
15 15 18 12 17 15 20 13 20 12 8 12 16 12 11
5 San Marino AKM Motorsport 7 13 5 25 20 19 10 12 17 7 13 9 4 3 6 62
18 26 9 28 24 22 22 15 19 14 15 22 24 21 18
6 Italy Cram Motorsport 13 9 6 13 12 10 11 10 7 18 5 15 10 9 10 39
14 10 8 14 16 23 18 11 9 22 22 23 14 13 25
7 Spain Campos Racing 4 11 2 19 22 20 14 14 21 16 12 10 11 10 14 32
16 17 15 21 26 21 16 17 22 19 18 13 21 11 16
8 Germany Mathilda Racing 23 23 3 20 27 18 21 6 16 13 9 11 25
Ret 31 24 27 27 27 20 19 21
9 Austria Renauer Motorsport 8 25 14 16 21 Ret 4
10 Slovenia AS Motorsport Olimpija 9 24 Ret 22 23 26 24 19 24 17 10 14 13 16 20 3
29 Ret Ret 24 29 29 26 20 26 29 17 18 19 17 22
11 Denmark STEP Motorsport 25 19 24 0
Pos Team R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Points
EST
Portugal 		POR
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		ARA
Spain 		CAT
Spain
Source:[citation needed]

Notes

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  1. ^ Oleksandr Savinkov is Russo-Ukrainian but competed under an Italian licence.
  2. ^ Repetto is New Zealand-Monégasque but competed under an Italian licence.
  3. ^ Zoe Florescu only entered round two in the rookie class.
  4. ^ a b Due to a weather alert for strong winds, the race schedule for Valencia was condensed into one day and only one qualifying session was held; the grid for race three was set by each driver's fastest lap in race two.[17]

References

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