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Part two of Formula Scout’s countdown of the year’s best junior single-seater drivers continues with those ranked from 40th to 31st

Each year, the Formula Scout team forms its own ranking of the best performing junior single-seater drivers of the past 12 months.

Formula Regional was launched as a  category in 2018, and its first-generation cars put on a show again this year.

Every year, some of junior single-seaters’ top drivers are handed professional opportunities. Here’s the best of 2023’s bunch.

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

There was plenty of Formula 4 racing in 2024, with career-launching campaigns accompanied by winter warm-ups.

Formula 2 race-winner Zak O’Sullivan has secured a seat in Super Formula for 2025, Toyota has announced.

With 14 wins, Deagen Fairclough’s dominance of British F4 in 2024 was unprecedented. He recalls his pathway to success against the odds.

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?

Freddie Slater was a dominant 11th Italian Formula 4 champion, while Akshay Bohra gained some compensation by scooping the Euro 4 title.

While Rafael Camara raced away to the title, others too proved their potential in another deep FREC field. Formula Scout was in the paddock

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.

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.

Red Bull has resolved its messy F1 driver situation, promoting Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar, but are its line-ups inspired or unprepared?

Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar will graduate to Formula 1 in 2025 with Racing Bulls, securing the last seat on the grid for next season.

He arrived as reigning British F4 champion and, despite competition from more experienced rivals, Louis Sharp clinched the GB3 title in 2024.

Sophia Floersch will finally reach the second tier of single-seaters next year when she joins HMD Motorsports in Indy Nxt.

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.

Sauber has announced that Theo Pourchaire and Zane Maloney, who served as its F1 reserve drivers for the 2024 season, have left the team.

Ayumu Iwasa has been busy with the Racing Bulls Formula 1 team this month, but he will not get the chance to race for them in 2025.