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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

Dries Van Langendonck is the current points leader
More information Team, No. ...
Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
United Kingdom JHR Developments 2 United Kingdom Timo Jüngling[1][a] R 1–7
10 United Kingdom Lewis Wherrell[2] R 1–8
12 United Kingdom Haarni Sadiq[b][3] R 1–8
22 United Kingdom Cameron Nelson[4] R 1–8
United Kingdom Hitech 3 United Arab Emirates Adam Al Azhari[5] 1–8
5 Sweden Scott Kin Lindblom[6] 1–8
6 Switzerland Chiara Bättig[7] 1–8
7 United Arab Emirates Theo Palmer[8] 1–8
United Kingdom Argenti Motorsport 4 Sweden Leon Hedfors[9] R 1–8
23 Canada Justin Di Lucia 7–8
24 China Sun Anzhe[10] R 1–8
25 United Kingdom Ethan Jeff-Hall[11] 1–8
71 Indonesia Qarrar Firhand[12][13] R 6
77 Bulgaria Lyuboslav Ruykov R 5
88 Norway Vegard Klemetsen[14] R 1–4
United Kingdom Virtuosi Racing 8 Australia George Proudford-Nalder[15] 1–8
15 United Kingdom Joseph Smith[16][c] 1–6, 8
55 United Kingdom Jarrett Clark[17] 1–8
60 Austria Emma Felbermayr[18] 4–5
91 United Kingdom Fred Green 7
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport 9 United Kingdom Kit Belofsky[19] 1–6
11 United States Cash Felber[20] 1–8
53 United States Ethan Carney[21] 1–8
73 United States Roman Felber[20] 1–8
United Kingdom Chris Dittmann Racing 13 United States Henry Mercier[22] 1–8
14 Denmark Alba Hurup Larsen[23] 4–5
21 United Kingdom Tommy Harfield[24] 1–8
40 Poland Piotr Orzechowski[25] R 1, 3, 6–8
43 United Kingdom Daniella Sutton[26] 1–8
57 Canada Autumn Fisher[27] R 2
New Zealand Rodin Motorsport 20 United Kingdom Ella Lloyd[28] 1, 4–5
27 United Kingdom Alfie Slater[29] 1–8
30 Republic of Ireland Alex O'Grady[30] 7
32 South Africa Ethan Lennon[d][31] 1–8
51 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck[32][e] R 1–6, 8
United Arab Emirates Xcel Motorsport 33 South Africa Cole Hewetson[33] 1–8
44 Georgia (country) Mate Kobakhidze[34] R 1–8
83 Kuwait Jaber Al Sabah[35] R 1–8
96 United States Jackson Wolny[36] R 1–8
Icon Legend
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Race calendar

All but one round will be held in the United Kingdom. The schedule was revealed on 29 September 2025.[37][38]

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

Joseph Smith and Dries van Langendonck were banned for Round 7 due to collecting 12 penalty points on their licenses. Timo Jüngling was also banned for Round 8 due to collecting 12 penalty points on his license

More information Races, Position ...
Races Position Bonus
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  10th PP FL
Race 1 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0 1
Race 2 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1
Race 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1
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Drivers' Standings

More information Pos, Driver ...
Pos Driver DPN
United Kingdom
BHI
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
SILGP
United Kingdom
ZAN
Netherlands
THR
United Kingdom
DPGP
United Kingdom
CRO
United Kingdom
SILN
United Kingdom
BHGP
United Kingdom
Pen. Pts
1 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 1 48 4 7 7 1 3 34 7 16 Ret 5 1 93 1 Ret NC 3 1 66 1 3 257
2 United Kingdom Lewis Wherrell 30 22 15 5 64 Ret 1 75 1 1 10 2 12 21 17 7 21 2 5 24 3 3 91 2 224
3 United Arab Emirates Theo Palmer 3 56 Ret 4 9 23 6 19 5 5 83 3 2 63 3 1 14 6 6 61 4 5 52 5 195.5
4 United Kingdom Ethan Jeff-Hall 2 9 2 1 10 13 8 51 8 6 12 4 4 12 9 10 36 4 3 10 Ret 2 42 6 181.5
5 Australia George Proudford-Nalder 8 10 14 10 138 27 5 4 6 20 66 1 22 24 5 3 Ret 21 4 74 1 10 11 Ret 156.5
6 Sweden Scott Kin Lindblom 6 32 3 8 117 14 2 62 4 10 165 22 3 56 2 6 Ret Ret 12 11 6 8 21 22 21 144
7 South Africa Ethan Lennon 29 1 6 9 12 16 7 82 3 13 97 Ret 18 11 6 4 52 Ret 7 8 2 7 8 3 130
8 United Arab Emirates Adam Al Azhari 9 Ret 9 2 21 8 9 92 2 2 71 6 27 107 11 Ret 1 10 14 146 12 6 21 Ret 112
9 United Kingdom Tommy Harfield 11 1110 Ret 3 44 5 Ret 26 10 11 Ret 12 5 8 8 8 2 5 2 111 Ret 11 7 7 111
10 Kuwait Jaber Al Sabah 18 24 7 14 3 18 11 115 20 17 114 27 10 23 7 9 48 1 1 Ret Ret 15 3 8 105
11 United Kingdom Jarrett Clark 5 82 22 6 1 17 10 15 9 3 51 Ret 7 76 Ret 5 12 22 10 31 5 13 126 12 18 80
12 Switzerland Chiara Bättig 14 184 13 17 2010 6 17 145 14 9 3 19 16 155 14 13 86 9 17 13 10 4 18 4 75
13 United Kingdom Joseph Smith 4 22 1 Ret 8 10 4 23 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 19 27 2 15 7 14 106 11 12 74.5
14 United Kingdom Cameron Nelson 21 1310 Ret 13 151 15 12 121 11 7 18 23 13 43 4 11 67 8 8 5 7 9 14 25 68
15 United Kingdom Kit Belofsky 26 128 16 Ret 168 2 24 189 Ret 30 13 7 15 Ret 22 16 119 Ret 58
16 United States Ethan Carney 10 6 10 11 17 4 14 162 15 12 2 9 6 18 10 14 221 11 19 122 Ret Ret 152 13 43
17 South Africa Cole Hewetson 23 76 8 12 Ret 3 16 105 Ret 18 22 11 26 243 19 12 Ret DNS 9 97 Ret 18 132 9 6 42
18 China Sun Anzhe 24 Ret 24 23 227 11 25 253 24 28 257 25 Ret 2210 24 Ret 1710 20 28 Ret Ret 26 253 24 40
19 United States Cash Felber 7 19 20 Ret 2 25 18 2 17 8 143 10 8 114 16 18 24 15 18 16 11 16 20 10 39
20 United States Jackson Wolny 22 179 23 18 187 21 23 27 22 22 246 21 28 1710 23 24 195 13 27 19 19 22 222 15 3 36
21 United Kingdom Ella Lloyd 13 25 5 25 1510 Ret 23 1610 26 30
22 United Kingdom Alfie Slater 15 Ret 12 15 24 22 19 204 18 19 Ret 16 24 Ret Ret 19 1010 14 20 178 14 17 176 14 29
23 United Kingdom Daniella Sutton 25 237 25 Ret 28 20 27 246 25 29 Ret 24 30 265 Ret 24 209 Ret 29 252 20 24 28 21 29
24 United Kingdom Timo Jüngling 27 Ret 11 16 51 24 13 1 Ret 4 4 8 17 1410 13 Ret 910 Ret 23 222 Ret 30 28
25 United States Henry Mercier 16 147 18 Ret 251 26 Ret 134 13 24 177 15 DNS 25 20 22 132 18 13 4 9 19 24 17 28
26 Sweden Leon Hedfors 17 1610 26 20 198 Ret 21 211 16 14 23 14 20 205 21 15 18 12 21 27 15 20 192 20 26
27 Norway Vegard Klemetsen Ret Ret Ret 22 27 7 26 174 19 21 209 18 19
28 United States Roman Felber 12 203 19 24 Ret 12 15 28 12 27 Ret Ret 9 Ret 18 17 710 Ret 24 15 8 21 166 16 12 15
29 Poland Piotr Orzechowski 19 217 21 22 Ret 23 21 23 19 26 24 18 25 233 23 10
30 Austria Emma Felbermayr 26 Ret 20 25 1310 Ret 10
31 Denmark Alba Hurup Larsen 15 212 26 29 31 15 9
32 Georgia (country) Mate Kobakhidze 20 154 17 21 141 9 Ret 224 21 Ret 193 17 19 Ret 12 20 Ret 16 11 21 17 12 113 Ret 9 8
33 Canada Justin Di Lucia 22 235 16 27 27 18 5
34 United Kingdom Fred Green 25 184 13 4
35 Republic of Ireland Alex O'Grady 15 203 Ret 3
36 Canada Autumn Fisher 25 262 19 2
37 Bulgaria Lyuboslav Ruykov 11 27 25 0
38 Indonesia Qarrar Firhand Ret DNS DNS 0
39 United Kingdom Haarni Sadiq 28 Ret Ret 19 23 Ret 20 29 Ret 23 Ret 13 21 DNS Ret Ret 1610 17 16 26 Ret 23 26 19 21 –11
Pos Driver DPN
United Kingdom
BHI
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
SILGP
United Kingdom
ZAN
Netherlands
THR
United Kingdom
DPGP
United Kingdom
CRO
United Kingdom
SILN
United Kingdom
BHGP
United Kingdom
Pen. Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

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Rookie Cup

More information Pos, Driver ...
Pos Driver DPN
United Kingdom
BHI
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
SILGP
United Kingdom
ZAN
Netherlands
THR
United Kingdom
DPGP
United Kingdom
CRO
United Kingdom
SILN
United Kingdom
BHGP
United Kingdom
Pen. Pts
1 United Kingdom Lewis Wherrell 11 1 4 1 3 Ret 1 3 1 1 2 1 4 6 6 1 8 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 316.5
2 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 5 Ret 2 1 2 1 Ret Ret 3 1 2 1 3 306
3 Kuwait Jaber Al Sabah 3 8 2 4 1 6 3 4 6 6 3 11 2 8 3 2 4 1 1 Ret Ret 5 1 3 244
4 United Kingdom Cameron Nelson 6 3 Ret 3 6 5 4 5 3 3 4 9 5 1 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 3 5 9 222.5
5 Sweden Leon Hedfors 2 5 9 8 8 Ret 7 7 4 4 7 5 8 5 7 4 6 5 6 8 3 6 6 6 149
6 Georgia (country) Mate Kobakhidze 5 4 5 9 5 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 5 6 7 Ret 4 5 Ret 7 4 3 6 4 4 Ret 131
7 United Kingdom Timo Jüngling 9 Ret 3 5 2 9 5 1 Ret 2 1 3 6 3 5 Ret 3 Ret 6 5 Ret 30 110
8 United States Jackson Wolny 7 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 8 8 8 8 10 4 8 7 7 6 8 4 5 7 7 4 3 100
9 Poland Piotr Orzechowski 4 7 6 8 Ret 9 6 9 9 8 6 4 9 8 7 60
10 Norway Vegard Klemetsen Ret Ret Ret 10 12 2 11 6 5 7 6 7 47
11 United Kingdom Haarni Sadiq 10 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 6 11 Ret 9 Ret 4 9 DNS Ret Ret 4 8 4 7 Ret 8 10 5 21 45
12 China Sun Anzhe 8 Ret 8 11 9 4 10 9 10 10 9 10 Ret 7 9 Ret 5 10 10 Ret Ret 10 9 8 39
13 Bulgaria Lyuboslav Ruykov 3 9 10 16
Canada Autumn Fisher 12 11 7 6
Pos Driver DPN
United Kingdom
BHI
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
SILGP
United Kingdom
ZAN
Netherlands
THR
United Kingdom
DPGP
United Kingdom
CRO
United Kingdom
SILN
United Kingdom
BHGP
United Kingdom
Pen. Pts
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Teams' Cup

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team DPN
United Kingdom
BHI
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
SILGP
United Kingdom
ZAN
Netherlands
THR
United Kingdom
DPGP
United Kingdom
CRO
United Kingdom
SILN
United Kingdom
BHGP
United Kingdom
Pts
1 United Kingdom Hitech 3 3 3 2 9 6 2 6 2 2 3 3 2 5 2 1 1 6 6 1 4 4 2 4 448.5
6 5 9 4 11 8 6 9 4 5 7 6 3 6 3 6 8 9 12 6 6 5 5 5
9 18 13 8 20 14 9 14 5 9 8 19 16 10 11 13 14 10 14 13 10 6 18 22
2 New Zealand Rodin Motorsport 1 1 4 7 7 1 3 3 3 13 9 5 1 1 1 4 5 3 7 8 2 1 6 1 357
13 4 5 9 12 16 7 8 7 16 15 16 18 9 6 19 10 14 15 17 14 7 8 3
15 25 6 15 24 22 19 20 18 19 Ret Ret 23 16 26 Ret NC Ret 20 20 Ret 17 17 14
3 United Kingdom Virtuosi Racing 4 8 1 6 1 10 4 4 6 3 1 1 7 2 5 2 12 7 4 3 1 10 1 11 289.5
5 10 14 10 8 17 5 15 9 20 5 20 14 7 27 3 15 21 10 7 5 13 10 12
8 22 22 Ret 13 27 10 23 Ret 26 6 Ret 22 13 Ret 5 Ret 22 25 18 13 14 12 Ret
4 United Kingdom JHR Developments 21 2 11 5 5 15 1 1 1 1 4 2 12 4 4 7 6 2 5 2 3 3 9 2 286
27 13 15 13 6 24 12 7 11 4 10 8 13 14 13 11 9 8 8 5 7 9 14 19
28 Ret Ret 16 15 Ret 13 12 Ret 7 18 13 17 21 17 Ret 16 17 16 22 Ret 23 26 25
5 United Kingdom Argenti Motorsport 2 9 2 1 10 7 8 5 8 6 12 4 4 12 9 10 3 4 3 10 15 2 4 6 177.5
17 16 24 20 19 11 21 17 16 14 20 14 11 20 21 15 17 12 21 23 16 20 19 18
24 Ret 24 22 22 13 25 21 19 21 23 18 20 22 24 Ret 18 20 22 27 Ret 26 25 20
6 United Arab Emirates Xcel Motorsport 18 7 7 12 3 3 11 10 20 17 11 11 10 17 7 9 4 1 1 9 17 12 3 8 112
20 15 8 14 14 9 16 11 21 18 19 17 19 23 12 12 19 13 9 19 19 15 11 9
22 17 17 18 18 18 23 22 22 22 22 21 26 24 19 20 Ret 16 11 21 Ret 18 13 15
7 United Kingdom Chris Dittmann Racing 11 11 18 3 4 5 22 13 10 11 17 12 5 3 8 8 2 5 2 4 9 11 7 7 107
16 14 21 25 25 19 27 24 13 15 21 15 29 8 15 21 13 18 13 11 18 19 23 17
19 21 25 Ret 26 20 Ret 26 23 24 Ret 24 30 25 20 22 20 19 26 24 20 24 24 21
8 United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport 7 6 10 11 2 2 14 2 12 8 2 7 6 11 10 14 7 11 18 12 8 16 15 10 100
10 12 16 24 16 4 15 16 15 12 13 9 8 18 16 16 11 15 19 15 11 21 16 13
12 19 19 Ret 17 12 18 18 17 27 14 10 9 Ret 18 17 22 Ret 24 16 Ret Ret 20 16
Pos Team DPN
United Kingdom
BHI
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
SILGP
United Kingdom
ZAN
Netherlands
THR
United Kingdom
DPGP
United Kingdom
CRO
United Kingdom
SILN
United Kingdom
BHGP
United Kingdom
Pts
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Notes

  1. Jüngling was barred from competing at Round 8 at Croft due to accumulating 12 penalty points.
  2. Sadiq is a Pakistani driver racing under a British license.
  3. Van Langendonck and Smith were barred from competing at Round 7 at Donington Park due to accumulating 12 penalty points.
  4. Lennon is a South African-born British-American driver competing under a South African license.
  5. Van Langendonck and Smith were barred from competing at Round 7 at Donington Park due to accumulating 12 penalty points.
  6. 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.
  7. 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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