2026 F4 British Championship

The 2026 Wera Tools F4 British Championship is a multi-event, Formula 4, open-wheel, single-seater, motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the twelfth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, is the twelfth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

The season commences on 18 April at Donington Park, utilising the National circuit, and concludes on 11 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, eight of them in the support of the 2026 British Touring Car Championship.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
JHR Developments 2 Timo Jüngling[1] R 1–4
10 Lewis Wherrell[2] R 1–4
12 Haarni Sadiq[a][3] R 1–4
22 Cameron Nelson[4] R 1–4
Hitech 3 Adam Al Azhari[5] 1–4
5 Scott Lindblom[6] 1–4
6 Chiara Bättig[7] 1–4
7 Theo Palmer[8] 1–4
Argenti Motorsport 4 Leon Hedfors[9] R 1–4
24 Sun Anzhe[10] R 1–4
25 Ethan Jeff-Hall[11] 1–4
88 Vegard Klemetsen[12] R 1–4
Virtuosi Racing 8 George Proudford-Nalder[13] 1–4
15 Joseph Smith[14] 1–4
55 Jarrett Clark[15] 1–4
60 Emma Felbermayr[16] 4
Fortec Motorsport 9 Kit Belofsky[17] 1–4
11 Cash Felber[18] 1–4
53 Ethan Carney[19] 1–4
73 Roman Felber[18] 1–4
Chris Dittmann Racing 13 Henry Mercier[20] 1–4
14 Alba Hurup Larsen[21] 4
21 Tommy Harfield[22] 1–4
40 Piotr Orzechowski[23] R 1, 3
43 Daniella Sutton[24] 1–4
57 Autumn Fisher[25] R 2
Rodin Motorsport 20 Ella Lloyd[26] 1, 4
27 Alfie Slater[27] 1–4
32 Ethan Lennon[b][28] 1–4
51 Dries Van Langendonck[29] R 1–4
Xcel Motorsport 33 Cole Hewetson[30] 1–4
44 Mate Kobakhidze[31] R 1–4
83 Jaber Al Sabah[32] R 1–4
96 Jackson Wolny[33] R 1–4
TBA TBA Qarrar Firhand[34][35] R TBC
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Race calendar

All but one round will be held in the United Kingdom. The schedule was revealed on 29 September 2025.[36][37]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		18 April Dries Van Langendonck Ethan Jeff-Hall Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck
R2 19 April Theo Palmer Ethan Lennon Rodin Motorsport Lewis Wherrell
R3 Dries Van Langendonck Theo Palmer[c] Joseph Smith[d] Virtuosi Racing Dries Van Langendonck
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		9 May Adam Al Azhari Theo Palmer Ethan Jeff-Hall Argenti Motorsport Lewis Wherrell
R5 10 May Jarrett Clark Jarrett Clark Virtuosi Racing Jaber Al Sabah
R6 Adam Al Azhari Alfie Slater Dries Van Langendonck Rodin Motorsport Dries Van Langendonck
3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		23 May Lewis Wherrell Lewis Wherrell Lewis Wherrell JHR Developments Lewis Wherrell
R8 24 May Tommy Harfield Timo Jüngling JHR Developments Timo Jüngling
R9 Lewis Wherrell Scott Lindblom Lewis Wherrell JHR Developments Lewis Wherrell
4 R10 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		30 May George Proudford-Nalder Lewis Wherrell Lewis Wherrell JHR Developments Lewis Wherrell
R11 31 May Chiara Bättig Joseph Smith Virtuosi Racing Timo Jüngling
R12 George Proudford-Nalder Lewis Wherrell George Proudford-Nalder Virtuosi Racing Lewis Wherrell
5 R13 Circuit Zandvoort
(Zandvoort) 		11–12 July
R14
R15
6 R16 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		25–26 July
R17
R18
7 R19 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		22–23 August
R20
R21
8 R22 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		5–6 September
R23
R24
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		26–27 September
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		10–11 October
R29
R30

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2. Race two, which has its grid formed by reversing the top twelve from the qualifying order, awards extra points, up until a maximum of ten, for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions. Two points are awarded for the best legal lap set in the qualifying session. Bonus points count towards only the drivers' standings.

Races Position Bonus
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  10th PP FL
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1
Race 2 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Drivers' Standings

Pos Driver DPN
 BHI
 SNE
 SILGP
 ZAN
 THR
 DPGP
 CRO
 SILN
 BHGP
 Pen. Pts
1 Lewis Wherrell 30 22 15 5 64 Ret 1 75 1 1 10 2 132
2 Dries Van Langendonck 1 48 4 7 7 1 3 34 7 16 DNS 5 3 123
3 Ethan Jeff-Hall 2 9 2 1 10 13 8 51 8 6 12 4 95
4 Theo Palmer 3 56 Ret 4 9 23 6 19 5 5 83 3 86
5 Scott Lindblom 6 32 3 8 117 14 2 62 4 10 165 22 3 81
6 Adam Al Azhari 9 Ret 9 2 21 8 9 92 2 2 71 6 79
7 George Proudford-Nalder 8 10 14 10 138 27 5 4 6 20 66 1 72
8 Joseph Smith 4 22 1 Ret 8 10 4 23 Ret Ret 13 Ret 64
9 Jarrett Clark 5 82 22 6 1 17 10 15 9 3 51 Ret 55
10 Ethan Lennon 29 1 6 9 12 16 7 82 3 13 97 Ret 51
11 Kit Belofsky 26 128 16 Ret 168 2 24 189 Ret 30 13 7 49
12 Tommy Harfield 11 1110 Ret 3 44 5 Ret 26 10 11 Ret 12 46
13 Chiara Bättig 14 184 13 17 2010 6 17 145 14 9 3 19 36
14 Timo Jüngling 27 Ret 11 16 51 24 13 1 Ret 4 4 8 6 30
15 Cash Felber 7 19 20 Ret 2 25 18 2 17 8 143 10 30
16 Ethan Carney 10 6 10 11 17 4 14 162 15 12 2 9 29
17 Cole Hewetson 23 76 8 12 Ret 3 16 105 Ret 18 22 11 6 26
18 Jackson Wolny 22 179 23 18 187 21 23 27 22 22 246 21 22
19 Jaber Al Sabah 18 24 7 14 3 18 11 115 20 17 114 27 21
20 Ella Lloyd 13 25 5 25 1510 Ret 20
21 Vegard Klemetsen Ret Ret Ret 22 27 7 26 174 19 21 209 18 19
22 Leon Hedfors 17 1610 26 20 198 Ret 21 211 16 14 23 14 19
23 Henry Mercier 16 147 18 Ret 251 26 Ret 134 13 24 177 15 19
24 Cameron Nelson 21 1310 Ret 13 151 15 12 121 11 7 18 23 18
25 Sun Anzhe 24 Ret 24 23 227 11 25 253 24 28 257 25 17
26 Mate Kobakhidze 20 154 17 21 141 9 Ret 224 21 Ret 193 17 14
27 Daniella Sutton 25 237 25 Ret 28 20 27 246 25 29 Ret 24 13
28 Piotr Orzechowski 19 217 21 22 Ret 23 7
29 Alfie Slater 15 Ret 12 15 24 22 19 204 18 19 Ret 16 5
30 Alba Hurup Larsen 15 212 26 2
31 Autumn Fisher 25 262 19 2
32 Roman Felber 12 203 19 24 Ret 12 15 28 12 27 Ret Ret 3 0
33 Emma Felbermayr 26 Ret 20 0
34 Haarni Sadiq 28 Ret Ret 19 23 Ret 20 29 Ret 23 Ret 13 12 -12
Pos Driver DPN
 BHI
 SNE
 SILGP
 ZAN
 THR
 DPGP
 CRO
 SILN
 BHGP
 Pen. Pts
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
x – Positions Gained

Rookie Cup

Pos Driver DPN
 BHI
 SNE
 SILGP
 ZAN
 THR
 DPGP
 CRO
 SILN
 BHGP
 Pen. Pts
1 Dries Van Langendonck 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 5 DNS 2 3 173
2 Lewis Wherrell 11 1 4 1 3 Ret 1 3 1 1 2 1 167
3 Jaber Al Sabah 3 8 2 4 1 6 3 4 6 6 3 11 104
4 Cameron Nelson 6 3 Ret 3 6 5 4 5 3 3 4 9 95
5 Timo Jüngling 9 Ret 3 5 2 9 5 1 Ret 2 1 3 6 94
6 Leon Hedfors 2 5 9 8 8 Ret 7 7 4 4 7 5 72
7 Mate Kobakhidze 5 4 5 9 5 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 5 6 65
8 Vegard Klemetsen Ret Ret Ret 10 12 2 11 6 5 7 6 7 45
9 Jackson Wolny 7 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 8 8 8 8 41
10 Piotr Orzechowski 4 7 6 8 Ret 9 28
11 Sun Anzhe 8 Ret 8 11 9 4 10 9 10 10 9 10 23
12 Haarni Sadiq 10 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 6 11 Ret 9 Ret 4 12 16
13 Autumn Fisher 12 11 7 6
Pos Driver DPN
 BHI
 SNE
 SILGP
 ZAN
 THR
 DPGP
 CRO
 SILN
 BHGP
 Pen. Pts

Teams' Cup

Pos Team DPN
 BHI
 SNE
 SILGP
 ZAN
 THR
 DPGP
 CRO
 SILN
 BHGP
 Pts
1 Rodin Motorsport 1 1 4 70
13 4 5
15 25 6
2 Hitech 3 3 3 52
6 5 9
9 18 13
3 Virtuosi Racing 4 8 1 52
5 10 14
8 22 22
4 Argenti Motorsport 2 9 2 36
17 16 24
24 Ret 24
5 Xcel Motorsport 18 7 7 12
20 15 8
22 17 17
6 Fortec Motorsport 7 6 10 11
10 12 16
12 19 19
7 JHR Developments 21 2 11 8
27 13 15
28 Ret Ret
8 Chris Dittmann Racing 11 11 18 0
16 14 21
19 21 25
Pos Team DPN
 BHI
 SNE
 SILGP
 ZAN
 THR
 DPGP
 CRO
 SILN
 BHGP
 Pts

Notes

  1. ^ Sadiq is a Pakistani driver racing under a British license.
  2. ^ Lennon is a South African-born British-American driver competing under a South African license.
  3. ^ Theo Palmer set the fastest lap but was not classified, so he was ineligible to score the point for it. No bonus point was awarded.
  4. ^ Dries Van Langendonck originally won the race, but later received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision. Joseph Smith, initially classified second, inherited the win.

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