2026 Austria Formula Cup

The 2026 Austria Formula Cup is the 45th season of the Austria Formula Cup. It is the series' first season since 2012 to run without a title sponsorship, as the championship ran as the Remus F3 Cup from 2013 to 2018 and as the Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup from 2019 to 2025.^[1]

The championship features a mix of professional and gentleman drivers, competing in both contemporary and earlier-generation Formula 3 cars as well as Formula Renault 2.0 machinery. The 2026 season is scheduled to be held over eight race weekends across Europe, beginning in April at the Red Bull Ring and concluding in October at Mugello Circuit.^[2] The championship continues its cooperation with the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy, with the two series sharing grids and race slots for multiple rounds.

The class system was restructured for the 2026 season: The Formula 3 Cup, previously a separate class, became the overall ranking and encompasses all cars entered, with entrants in the Formula 3 Trophy, Formula Regional and Formula Light Cup classes now collecting points both in the overall ranking and their separate classes.^[3]

Team	No.	Driver	Car	Engine	Class	Rounds
Corbetta Racing	2	Laurence Balestrini	Dallara F314	Volkswagen		1–2
Corbetta Racing	46	Riccardo Perego	Dallara F312	Volkswagen		2
Geier Racing	4	Alexander Geier	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	L	1
Facondini Racing	6	Enrico Milani	Dallara F308	FPT	T	2
Speed Motor	7	Karim Sartori	Dallara F308	Toyota	T	1–2
Henry Morrogh Drivers School	9	Giovanni Ciccarelli	Tatuus F4 T-421	Abarth	L	2
Henry Morrogh Drivers School	37	Matteo Zoccali	Tatuus F3 T-318	Renault	FR	1–2
Giordano Motorsport	10	Luca Iannacone	Dallara F308	FPT	T	1–2
Giordano Motorsport	21	Umberto Vaglio	Dallara F313	Toyota	T	2
Jo Zeller Racing	4	Urs Rüttimann	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	T	2
	11	Kurt Böhlen	Dallara F316	Mercedes HWA		1
	44	Sandro Zeller	Dallara F312	Mercedes HWA		1–2
Franz Wöss Racing	12	Christof Ledermann	Dallara F320	Mercedes HWA		1–2
Franz Wöss Racing	20	Stig Larsen	Dallara F320	Mercedes HWA		1–2
Puresport	14	Andrea Benalli	Dallara F314	Mercedes HWA		1–2
Team Hoffmann Racing	17	Walter Stending	Tatuus F3 T-318	Alfa Romeo	FR	2
	22	André Petropoulos	Dallara F316	Opel Spiess	T	1–2
	99	Lee Cunningham	Dallara F314	Toyota	T	1–2
	122	Dr. Norbert Groer	Tatuus F3 T-318	Alfa Romeo	FR	1–2
Nannini Racing	18	Marco Falci	Dallara F314	Volkswagen		1–2
Nannini Racing	42	Davide Pedetti	Dallara F317	Toyota	T	2
Markus Leidinger	23	Markus Leidinger	Tatuus F3 T-318	Alfa Romeo	FR	1
Bellspeed	27	Patrick Bellezza	Dallara F300	Fiat	T	2
Team Sarene Ziffel	31	Sarene Ziffel	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	L	1–2
F. C. Racing	41	Franco Cimarelli	Dallara F312	Volkswagen		2
Magyar Racing Team	46	János Magyar	Tatuus Formula Master	Honda		1
Valdelsa Classic Motor Club	59	Riccardo Rossi	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	L	2
Red Rose Racing by LRT	81	Michael Fischer	Dallara F315	Mercedes HWA		1–2
	101	Norbert Lenzenweger	Tatuus F3 T-318	Renault	FR	1
	127	Jürgen Berger	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	L	1
	175	Alexander Fritz	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	L	1–2
	181	Stefan Eisinger-Sewald	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	L	1–2
ADAC Südbayern e.V.	91	Nicolas Löffler	Dallara F312	Mercedes HWA	T	1–2
Team Perodi	92	Romano Cataldo	Dallara F316	Toyota	T	1
MSC Rottenegg	133	Marco Milani	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	L	1
Neuhauser Racing Team	140	Hannes Neuhauser	Dallara F303	Opel Spiess	T	1
Sources: ^[4]^[5]

Icon	Status
T	Formula 3 Trophy
FR	Formula Regional Class
L	Formula Light Cup

Race calendar

The 2026 calendar was announced on 15 January 2026.^[1] After only holding seven events in 2025, the calendar grew back to eight events for 2026. The Red Bull Ring and the Vallelunga Circuit returned after one- and two-year absences, with the series is also scheduled to return to Automotodrom Grobnik for the first time since 2001. These rounds came at the expense of the Hockenheimring, which was not featured on the calendar for the first time since 2021, and the Misano World Circuit, which did not return after its debut in 2025.

R.		Circuit	Date	Support bill	Map of circuit locations
1	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	11 April	F2000 Italian Formula Trophy Formula 4 CEZ Championship	Spielberg Imola Grobnik Vallelunga Mugello Brno Monza Slovakia Ring
1	R2	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	12 April	F2000 Italian Formula Trophy Formula 4 CEZ Championship
2	SR	Imola Circuit, Imola	25 April	Italian GT Championship F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
2	FR	Imola Circuit, Imola	26 April	Italian GT Championship F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
3	R1	Automotodrom Grobnik, Čavle	15–17 May	TCR Eastern Europe Touring Car Series GT Cup Series
3	R2	Automotodrom Grobnik, Čavle	15–17 May	TCR Eastern Europe Touring Car Series GT Cup Series
4	SR	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	3–5 July	Porsche Carrera Cup Italia E4 Championship
4	FR	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	3–5 July	Porsche Carrera Cup Italia E4 Championship
5	SR	Monza Circuit, Monza	31 July–2 August	Eurocup-3 F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
5	FR	Monza Circuit, Monza	31 July–2 August	Eurocup-3 F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
6	R1	Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň	21–23 August	TCR Eastern Europe Touring Car Series GT Cup Series
6	R2	Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň	21–23 August	TCR Eastern Europe Touring Car Series GT Cup Series
7	R1	Brno Circuit, Brno	11–13 September	Formula 4 CEZ Championship GT Cup Series
7	R2	Brno Circuit, Brno	11–13 September	Formula 4 CEZ Championship GT Cup Series
8	SR	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	16–18 October	F2000 Italian Formula Trophy Italian National GT Challenge
8	FR	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	16–18 October	F2000 Italian Formula Trophy Italian National GT Challenge

Race results

R.		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	F3 Trophy winner	Formula Regional winner	Formula Light Cup winner
1	R1	Red Bull Ring	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Hannes Neuhauser	Norbert Lenzenweger	Sarene Ziffel
1	R2	Red Bull Ring	Sandro Zeller	Andrea Benalli	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Nicolas Löffler	Norbert Lenzenweger	Sarene Ziffel
2	SR	Imola Circuit		Riccardo Perego	Andrea Benalli	Puresport	André Petropoulos	Matteo Zoccali	Sarene Ziffel
2	FR	Imola Circuit	Sandro Zeller	Michael Fischer	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Nicolas Löffler	Matteo Zoccali	Sarene Ziffel
3	R1	Automotodrom Grobnik
3	R2	Automotodrom Grobnik
4	SR	Vallelunga Circuit
4	FR	Vallelunga Circuit
5	SR	Monza Circuit
5	FR	Monza Circuit
6	R1	Slovakia Ring
6	R2	Slovakia Ring
7	R1	Brno Circuit
7	R2	Brno Circuit
8	SR	Mugello Circuit
8	FR	Mugello Circuit

Season report

The 2026 season of the newly-renamed Austria Formula Cup began at the Red Bull Ring with Jo Zeller Racing's Sandro Zeller taking pole position for both races. The first race saw Zeller win ahead of Puresport driver Andrea Benalli, with Michael Fischer taking third for Red Rose Racing by LRT. Zeller doubled down in race two by taking another victory to end the weekend with a perfect score in the lead of the standings. Benalli came second again, 14 points behind Zeller in the championship, as Nannini Racing's Marco Falci claimed third. ADAC Südbayern e.V. driver Nicolas Löffler, Red Rose Racing's Norbert Lenzenweger and privateer entry Sarene Ziffel ended the round leading the different subclasses.^[6]

Standings

Scoring system

For the race weekends held in conjunction with the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy, the shorter, first race of each weekend is designated the Sprint Race, where classified drivers score the following points:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

The second race of each weekend, the longer Feature Race, awards more points:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Points are awarded both in the overall classification and per class. If less than three cars enter in a class, half points are awarded for the race.^[7] In the opening round as well as the other rounds held without the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy, both races are designated as feature races and award full points.

Drivers' standings

Formula 3 Cup overall standings

Pos	Driver	RBR		IMO		GRO		VLL		MNZ		SVK		BRN		MUG		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	SR	FR	R1	R2	SR	FR	SR	FR	R1	R2	R1	R2	SR	FR	Pts
1	Sandro Zeller	1	1	Ret	1													75
2	Andrea Benalli	2	2	1	2													74
3	Michael Fischer	3	Ret	3	3													42
4	Marco Falci	25†	3	Ret	4													27
5	Stig Larsen	6	5	Ret	6													26
6	Riccardo Perego			2	5													25
7	Kurt Böhlen	4	4															24
8	Christof Ledermann	8	7	4	8													24
9	János Magyar	5	6															18
10	Nicolas Löffler	9	8	20	7													12
11	Laurence Balestrini	10	9	7	9													9
12	André Petropoulos	13	12	5	Ret													8
13	Karim Sartori	12	11	6	12													6
14	Hannes Neuhauser	7	17															6
15	Lee Cunningham	11	15	8	10													4
16	Enrico Milani			9	23													2
17	Norbert Lenzenweger	14	10															1
18	Franco Cimarelli			10	20													1
19	Davide Pedetti			11	13													0
20	Urs Rüttimann			21	11													0
21	Sarene Ziffel	16	13	12	14													0
22	Alexander Fritz	19	18	13	15													0
23	Stefan Eisinger-Sewald	18	14	16	16													0
24	Patrick Bellezza			14	18													0
25	Matteo Zoccali	22	20	15	17													0
26	Romano Cataldo	15	Ret															0
27	Jürgen Berger	20	16															0
28	Dr. Norbert Groer	17	Ret	Ret	19													0
29	Giovanni Ciccarelli			17	21													0
30	Walter Stending			18	22													0
31	Marco Milani	21	19															0
32	Umberto Vaglio			19	Ret													0
33	Luca Iannacone	23	21	22	Ret													0
34	Markus Leidinger	24	22															0
—	Alexander Geier	DNS	Ret															0
—	Riccardo Rossi			Ret	DNS													0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	SR	FR	R1	R2	SR	FR	SR	FR	R1	R2	R1	R2	SR	FR	Pts
Pos	Driver	RBR		IMO		GRO		VLL		MNZ		SVK		BRN		MUG		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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 classified

Sub-class standings

Pos	Driver	RBR		IMO		GRO		VLL		MNZ		SVK		BRN		MUG		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	SR	FR	R1	R2	SR	FR	SR	FR	R1	R2	R1	R2	SR	FR	Pts
Formula 3 Trophy
1	Nicolas Löffler	2	1	8	1													71
2	Karim Sartori	4	2	2	4													57
3	Lee Cunningham	3	4	3	2													57
4	André Petropoulos	5	3	1	Ret													45
5	Hannes Neuhauser	1	5															35
6	Davide Pedetti			5	5													18
7	Urs Rüttimann			9	3													17
8	Enrico Milani			4	7													16
9	Luca Iannacone	7	6	10	Ret													15
10	Patrick Bellezza			6	6													14
11	Romano Cataldo	6	Ret															8
12	Umberto Vaglio			7	Ret													4
Formula Regional
1	Matteo Zoccali	3	2	1	1													78
2	Norbert Lenzenweger	1	1															50
3	Dr. Norbert Groer	2	Ret	Ret	2													36
4	Walter Stending			2	3													30
5	Markus Leidinger	4	3															27
Formula Light Cup
1	Sarene Ziffel	1	1	1	1													95
2	Stefan Eisinger-Sewald	2	2	3	3													63
3	Alexander Fritz	3	4	2	2													60
4	Jürgen Berger	4	3															27
5	Giovanni Ciccarelli			4	4													22
6	Marco Milani	5	5															20
—	Alexander Geier	DNS	Ret															0
—	Riccardo Rossi			Ret	DNS													0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	SR	FR	R1	R2	SR	FR	SR	FR	R1	R2	R1	R2	SR	FR	Pts
Pos	Driver	RBR		IMO		GRO		VLL		MNZ		SVK		BRN		MUG		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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)