2026 Italian F4 Championship

The 2026 F4 Italian Championship powered by Abarth is the thirteenth season of the Italian F4 Championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Prema Racing	1	Christian Costoya^[1]	1–2
	4	Roman Kamyab	2
	10	Alp Aksoy^[2]	1–2
	19	Niccolò Maccagnani^[3]	1–2
	27	Oleksandr Bondarev^[4]	1–2
	69	Kingsley Zheng^[5]^[a]	1–2
	98	David Cosma Cristofor^[6]	1–2
Van Amersfoort Racing	3	Aleksander Ruta^[7]	1–2
	53	Pedro Lima^[8]	1–2
	87	Thomas Bearman^[9]	1–2
PHM Racing	6	Oscar Repetto^[b]	1–2
	28	Iacopo Martinese	1–2
	47	Roland Kuklane	1–2
	60	Emma Felbermayr	1
	81	Alexander Chartier^[c]	1
US Racing	7	Luka Sammalisto	1–2
	9	Edu Robinson	1–2
	13	Noah Killion^[10]	1–2
	17	Oleksandr Savinkov^[10]^[d]	1–2
	29	Ludovico Busso	1–2
	46	Ary Bansal^[10]	1–2
	62	Arjen Kräling	1–2
Alpha 54 Racing^[11]	11	Thiago Palotini^[12]	1–2
Alpha 54 Racing^[11]	54	Federico Díaz^[12]	1–2
Trident Motorsport	16	Bernardo Bernoldi^[e]	1–2
	50	Florentin Hattemer^[13]	1–2
	51	Augustus Toniolo^[14]	1–2
	67	Dominik Šimek^[15]	1–2
	73	Lyuboslav Ruykov^[16]	1–2
Jenzer Motorsport	21	Levi Arn	1–2
	22	Elia Weiss	1–2
	23	Artem Severiukhin^[f]	2
	24	Nicolás Cortés	1–2
	25	Georgiy Zasov	1
	26	Bader Al Sulaiti	1–2
R-ace GP	30	Andy Consani^[17]	1–2
	33	Tamás Gender	1–2
	34	Kenzo Craigie^[17]	1–2
	35	Payton Westcott	1
	42	Emily Cotty^[18]	1–2
Cram Motorsport	38	Rafaela Ferreira	1
Cram Motorsport	40	Andre Rodriguez	1–2
Real Racing	41	Knud Nielsen	1–2
AKM Motorsport	44	Evan Michelini	1–2
	88	Vittorio Orsini	1–2
	99	Fabricio Fogaça	1–2
PA Racing^[19]	64	Ginevra Panzeri	1–2
Maffi Racing	83	Igor Polak	1–2
Maffi Racing	86	David Walther	1–2
Source: ^[20]

Icon	Legend
	Rookie
W	Woman Trophy

Bernardo Bernoldi was scheduled to compete for Prema Racing, but later moved to Trident.^[21]^[22]

Race calendar and results

The calendar was initially revealed in early October 2025. For the first time since the 2017 season, all rounds will be held in Italy as part of ACI Racing Weekend events. On 9 January 2026, the final round at Mugello was moved back a week.^[23]^[24]^[25]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Secondary class winner	Supporting
1	R1	Misano World Circuit	9 May	Alp Aksoy	Alp Aksoy	Alp Aksoy	Prema Racing	R: Alp Aksoy W: Emily Cotty	TCR World Tour Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup Porsche Carrera Cup Italia GT4 Italian Series
	R2		9 May	Luka Sammalisto	Luka Sammalisto	Luka Sammalisto	US Racing	R: Alp Aksoy W: Payton Westcott
	R3		10 May	Luka Sammalisto	Luka Sammalisto	Niccolò Maccagnani	Prema Racing	R: Oscar Repetto W: Emma Felbermayr
	R4		10 May	Alp Aksoy	Luka Sammalisto	Alp Aksoy	Prema Racing	R: Alp Aksoy W: Payton Westcott
2	R1	Vallelunga Circuit	23 May	David Cosma Cristofor	Luka Sammalisto	Luka Sammalisto	US Racing	R: Alp Aksoy W: Emily Cotty	Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
	R2		23 May	Edu Robinson	Arjen Kräling	Edu Robinson	US Racing	R: Alp Aksoy W: Emily Cotty
	R3		24 May	Edu Robinson	Kenzo Craigie	Luka Sammalisto	US Racing	R: Kenzo Craigie W: Ginevra Panzeri
	R4		24 May	Luka Sammalisto	Luka Sammalisto	Luka Sammalisto	US Racing	R: Alp Aksoy W: Ginevra Panzeri
3	R1	Monza Circuit	19–21 June					R: W:	Formula Regional European Championship Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
	R2							R: W:
	R3							R: W:
4	R1	Mugello Circuit	24–26 July					R: W:	Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup TCR Italy Touring Car Championship GT4 Italian Series
	R2							R: W:
	R3							R: W:
5	R1	Imola Circuit	4–6 September					R: W:	Formula Regional European Championship Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup GT4 Italian Series
	R2							R: W:
	R3							R: W:
6	R1	Misano World Circuit	18–20 September					R: W:	TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
	R2							R: W:
	R3							R: W:
7	R1	Mugello Circuit	30 October – 1 November					R: W:	Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
	R2							R: W:
	R3							R: W:

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap. The final classifications for the individual standings is obtained by summing up the scores on the 16 best results obtained during the races held.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	30	26	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	9	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championship

Pos	Driver	MIS1				VLL				MNZ			MUG1			IMO			MIS2			MUG2			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Alp Aksoy	1	3		1	3	4		4																144
2	Luka Sammalisto		1	29†	5	1		1	1																138
3	David Cosma Cristofor		2	2	10	8	2		3																121
4	Edu Robinson	12	4		14		1	2	2																110
5	David Walther		7	3	3		12	3	6																102
6	Oleksandr Savinkov	9		4	4	2		11	5																102
7	Ary Bansal	3		8	2	10		6	9																95
8	Arjen Kräling	5	6		8		3	22	10																77
9	Oleksandr Bondarev	2	5		9	11		9	Ret																72
10	Niccolò Maccagnani	4		1	6		24†	Ret	DNQ																66
11	Thomas Bearman	7	9		Ret	9	5		7																66
12	Ludovico Busso		8	6	25		10	7	11																59
13	Oscar Repetto		11	10	20		6	8	12																51
14	Bader Al Sulaiti	6	10		12	6	22		Ret																47
15	Florentin Hattemer	8		12	31	7	8		14																46
16	Kenzo Craigie	24†	13		13	20		5	8																38
17	Noah Killion		26	7	29	4	Ret		25																34
18	Andy Consani	Ret		5	7	21	21		DNQ																32
19	Knud Nielsen	10		19	19		9	12	15																26
20	Roman Kamyab					5		Ret	13																22
21	Artem Severiukhin					18		4	Ret																20
22	Kingsley Zheng	Ret		14	18	27†	7		19																16
23	Pedro Lima		12	9	30	Ret	Ret		DNQ																16
24	Aleksander Ruta		19	11	11	16		Ret	20																16
25	Levi Arn	18		13	16	12		23	18																10
26	Elia Weiss		WD	WD	WD		19	10	Ret																9
27	Roland Kuklane	11		17	28		15	24	29																9
28	Lyuboslav Ruykov	Ret	18		17		11	16	21																8
29	Nicolás Cortés		14	16	Ret	26		13	16																6
30	Bernardo Bernoldi	13	20		24		18	15	23																5
31	Dominik Šimek		28	23	DNQ	13	20		17																4
32	Federico Díaz	Ret		22	DNQ	25	13		Ret																4
33	Iacopo Martinese	21		20	22	14		14	22																4
34	Christian Costoya	14		18	15		Ret	Ret	DNQ																3
35	Tamás Gender		27	25	DNQ	22	14		26																2
36	Emily Cotty	15	22		23	19	16		30																1
37	Augustus Toniolo	Ret	15		Ret		Ret	25	DNQ																1
38	Emma Felbermayr	22		15	Ret																				1
39	Evan Michelini		21	27	DNQ	15	17		Ret																1
40	Fabricio Fogaça	16	30†		27		Ret	20	DNQ																0
41	Payton Westcott	17	16		21																				0
42	Andre Rodriguez		17	28	Ret	17		18	24																0
43	Igor Polak	19		26	26	23		17	27																0
44	Ginevra Panzeri	20	29		DNQ	24		19	28																0
45	Georgiy Zasov		Ret	21	DNQ																				0
46	Rafaela Ferreira	23	23		DNQ																				0
47	Vittorio Orsini		24	Ret	DNQ		23†	21	DNQ																0
48	Thiago Palotini		25	24	DNQ	WD																			0
–	Alexander Chartier	Ret		WD	DNQ																				–
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	MIS1				VLL				MNZ			MUG1			IMO			MIS2			MUG2			Pts

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Secondary classes standings

Pos	Driver	MIS1				VLL				MNZ			MUG1			IMO			MIS2			MUG2			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Rookies' championship
1	Alp Aksoy	1	1		1	1	1		1																180
2	Oscar Repetto		2	1	8		2	2	3																142
3	Kenzo Craigie	11†	3		2	8		1	2																124
4	Florentin Hattemer	2		2	14	3	4		5																114
5	Knud Nielsen	3		7	7		5	3	6																106
6	Levi Arn	8		3	4	4		10	8																95
7	Bernardo Bernoldi	5	6		10		10	5	12																78
8	Lyuboslav Ruykov	Ret	5		5		6	6	10																77
9	Iacopo Martinese	10		8	9	6		4	11																75
10	Kingsley Zheng	Ret		4	6	11	3		9																76
11	Roland Kuklane	4		5	13		8	11	15																63
12	Christian Costoya	6		6	3		Ret	Ret	DNQ																54
13	Igor Polak	9		13	11	10		7	14																47
14	Dominik Šimek		11	10	DNQ	5	11		7																58
15	Evan Michelini		7	14	DNQ	7	9		Ret																40
16	Tamás Gender		10	12	DNQ	9	7		13																43
17	Fabricio Fogaça	7	12		12		Ret	8	DNQ																38
18	Vittorio Orsini		8	Ret	DNQ		12	9	DNQ																28
19	Roman Kamyab					2		Ret	4																46
20	Augustus Toniolo	Ret	4		Ret		Ret	12	DNQ																26
21	Thiago Palotini		9	11	DNQ	WD																			18
22	Georgiy Zasov		Ret	9	DNQ																				10
–	Alexander Chartier	Ret		WD	DNQ																				–
Women's championship
1	Emily Cotty	1	2		2	1	1																		142
2	Ginevra Panzeri	3	4		DNQ	2		1																	98
3	Payton Westcott	2	1		1																				86
4	Emma Felbermayr	4		1	Ret																				50
5	Rafaela Ferreira	5	3		DNQ																				40
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	MIS1				VLL				MNZ			MUG1			IMO			MIS2			MUG2			Pts

Teams' championship

Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.

Pos	Team	MIS1				VLL				MNZ			MUG1			IMO			MIS2			MUG2			Pts
Pos	Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	US Racing	3	1	4	2	1	1	1																	336
1	US Racing	5	4	6	4	2	3	2																	336
2	Prema Racing	1	2	1	1	3	2	9																	302
2	Prema Racing	2	3	2	6	5	4	Ret																	302
3	Jenzer Motorsport	6	10	13	12	6	19	4																	88
3	Jenzer Motorsport	18	14	16	16	12	22	10																	88
4	Maffi Racing	19	7	3	3	23	12	3																	86
4	Maffi Racing			26	26			17																	86
5	Van Amersfoort Racing	7	9	9	11	9	5	Ret																	84
5	Van Amersfoort Racing		12	11	30	16	Ret																		84
6	Trident Motorsport	8	15	12	17	7	8	15																	62
6	Trident Motorsport	13	18	23	24	13	11	16																	62
7	R-ace GP	15	13	5	7	19	14	5																	61
7	R-ace GP	17	16	25	13	20	16																		61
8	PHM Racing	11	11	11	20	14	6	8																	59
8	PHM Racing	21		15	22		15	14																	59
9	Real Racing	10		19	19		9	12																	25
10	Alpha 54 Racing	Ret	25	22	DNQ	25	13																		4
10	Alpha 54 Racing			24	DNQ																				4
11	AKM Motorsport	16	21	27	27	15	17	20																	1
11	AKM Motorsport		24	Ret	DNQ		23	21																	1
12	Cram Motorsport	23	17	28	Ret	17		18																	0
12	Cram Motorsport		23		DNQ																				0
13	PA Racing	20	29		DNQ	24		19																	0
Pos	Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Team	MIS1				VLL				MNZ			MUG1			IMO			MIS2			MUG2			Pts

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Notes

^ Zheng is a Chinese driver competing under an Italian licence.^[19]
^ Repetto is a New Zealand and Monégasque driver competing under a Monégasque licence.^[19]
^ Chartier is a Canadian driver competing under an Italian licence.^[19]
^ Savinkov is a Russo-Ukrainian driver competing under an Italian licence.^[19]
^ Bernoldi is a Brazilian driver competing under an Italian licence.^[19]
^ Severiukhin is Russian, but he competes under a Kyrgyz licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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2026 Italian F4 Championship

Teams and drivers

Race calendar and results

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Secondary classes standings

Teams' championship

See also

Notes

References

External links

Connections

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