Having already profiled the karting talents that got signed by F1 teams in 2024, here were the year’s top performers without F1 junior status.
Ida Wood
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E4 champion Akshay Bohra has joined R-ace GP’s Formula Regional Europe line-up, while Zachary David has left the team for CL Motorsport
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Formula Regional was launched as a category in 2018, and its first-generation cars put on a show again this year.
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Every year, some of junior single-seaters’ top drivers are handed professional opportunities. Here’s the best of 2023’s bunch.
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Becoming the first driver since 2007 to score over 600 points in a year, Louis Foster’s charge to the 2024 Indy Nxt title couldn’t be ignored
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There was plenty of Formula 4 racing in 2024, with career-launching campaigns accompanied by winter warm-ups.
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Ayrton Houk will remain on the USF2000 grid for a second season by joining a new team set up by his father Kevin.
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US Racing has announced Kabir Anurag, Maxim Rehm and Luka Sammalisto in its line-up of Formula 4 drivers for 2025.
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Michael Shin will head to New Zealand next month to reunite with the M2 Competition team for a second season in Formula Regional Oceania.
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Andretti Global junior Sebastian Wheldon has signed with Prema for a Formula 4 programme in 2025 that will feature at least three series.
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Alexander Abkhazava will switch to MP Motorsport for his second season in Eurocup-3 next year, after coming ninth in 2024.
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When F2 drivers get chances to race in F1, it’s validation that their driving in the support series has impressed. How much does that apply to 2024?
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There are now 10 drivers confirmed to be racing in USF Juniors next year, and a new team is set to join the grid.
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Alpine’s new F1 race driver Jack Doohan and reserve driver Paul Aron completed 2123 kilometres between them at Yas Marina over the last week.
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GB3 runner-up John Bennett will race for Van Amersfoort Racing full-time in Formula 2 next year after contesting the last two rounds of 2024.
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Sophia Floersch will finally reach the second tier of single-seaters next year when she joins HMD Motorsports in Indy Nxt.
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F1 Academy race-winner Bianca Bustamante will race in GB3 next year, have penned a deal with Elite Motorsport.
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Nikita Johnson is the biggest name among the additions to the 2025 Formula Regional Oceania grid that have been recently announced.
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F2 and F3 have jointly announced that they plan to remain on the Spanish GP support bill when the race relocates to Madrid in 2026.
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Rodin Motorsport has completed its 2025 GB3 line-up with the signing of Australian racer Gianmarco Pradel.