2025 SMP F4 Championship

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3][4][5][6][7]

The inaugural season of SMP Formula 4’s winter series took place at Sirius Autodrom from November 15, 2025 to January 25, 2026.[8][9][10][11]

Main series

Drivers

Team No. 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.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk[12] 16 May Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Platon Kostin Kirill Kutskov[N 1] Prima Racing
R2 17 May Platon Kostin Kirill Kutskov Artem Severiukhin LADA Sport
R3 18 May Artem Severiukhin Kirill Kutskov[N 2] 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[N 3] 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[N 4] 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 
Points 10 5 3 2 1
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. [13]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   FL 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Drivers' Championship

G-Drive SMP F4 Cup

The G-Drive SMP F4 Cup was held at the Sirius Autodrom on 30 November 2024.[14][15] It concluded a series of practices since 26 November and preceded the full revival of the SMP F4 Championship in 2025.

This event was held as a training camp, a prologue to the championship restart[16]. The organizers primary goal was to give all participants the opportunity to adapt to Formula 4 racing[17].

There were 13 participants in the sessions, who shared 10 cars.[18][19][20][21]

Following the preliminary qualifying sessions[22], eight drivers were allowed to participate in the final qualifying round. Two additional drivers were allowed to participate in the race.

Final qualifying

Pos No. Driver Team Time
1 3 Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Dronov Motorsport 1:03.483
2 2 Egor Nosov Formula K Russia 1:03.654
3 1 Andrey Dubynin Prima Racing 1:03.776
4 14 Vladimir Verkholantsev Formula K Russia 1:03.899
5 6 Konstantin Sugrobov Balchug Racing 1:03.920
6 10 Egor Stepanov-Kim Formula K Russia 1:03.940
7 5 Maksim Turiev ITECO Racing Team 1:04.005
8 9 Ivan Pigaev ITECO Racing Team 1:04.063
Source:[23]

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 3 Yaroslav Shevyrtalov Dronov Motorsport 24 26min 42.146sec 1
2 2 Egor Nosov Formula K Russia 24 + 14.680 2
3 14 Vladimir Verkholantsev Formula K Russia 24 + 16.010 4
4 1 Andrey Dubynin Prima Racing 24 + 16.405 3
5 10 Egor Stepanov-Kim Formula K Russia 24 + 19.964 6
6 5 Maksim Turiev ITECO Racing Team 24 + 21.495 7
7 8 Platon Kostin BS Formula 24 + 23.405 9
8 9 Ivan Pigaev ITECO Racing Team 24 + 29.217 8
9 6 Konstantin Sugrobov Balchug Racing 24 + 33.279 5
10 7 Andrey Sizov Dronov Motorsport 23 + 1 lap 10
DNQ — Kirill Kirakozov Balchug Racing — — —
DNQ — Marko Markozov Formula K Russia — — —
DNQ — Mikhail Kaurov TMS Racing Team — — —
Source:[24][25][26]

The fastest lap time in the race was set by Shevyrtalov — 1:03.681.[27]

Winter series

Drivers

Team No. 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 M 2
62 Roman Chamkin M 2
73 Marko Markozov All
74 Vladimir Verkholantsev All
78 Tatyana Alekseeva M 3
NI Racing 21 Mikhail Yushenkov All
55 Pavel Abrosimov 2-3
TEAMGARIS 35 Sergey Sirotkin M G 2
77 David Pogosyan M 2
LADA Sport 97 Platon Kostin 1–2
Icon Class
M Drivers that compete in the Masters Class
G 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[N 6] 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[N 7]
3 R7 Sirius Autodrom, Sochi 24 January Egor Stepanov-Kim Marko Markozov Mikhail Yushenkov[N 8] 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[N 9] 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 
Points 10 5 3 2 1
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 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Race 2

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   FL 
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Drivers' Championship

Sirotkin finished sixth in his only race.[28]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Platon Kostin and NI Racing were the initial winners but were disqualified for not meeting minimum fuel limit.
  2. ^ Artem Severiukhin and LADA Sport were the initial winners but were given a 30 second time penalty for false start.
  3. ^ Kirill Kutskov and Prima Racing were the initial winners but were given a 1 second time penalty for forcing another driver off the track.
  4. ^ Egor Nosov and SMP Racing were the initial winners but were given a 30 second time penalty for false start.
  5. ^ 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). Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
  6. ^ Egor Stepanov-Kim and Formula K Russia were the initial winners but were given a 10 second time penalty for false start.
  7. ^ Sergey Sirotkin was highest finisher among F4 Masters participants but was not declared as a winner since he competed as a guest.
  8. ^ Egor Stepanov-Kim and Formula K Russia were the initial winners but were given a 30 second time penalty for pre-start procedure infringement.
  9. ^ Vladimir Verkholantsev and Formula K Russia were the initial winners but were given a 10 second time penalty for false start.
  10. ^ All results except two worst ones are counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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