Photo: All Road Management
Car racing rookie Ean Eyckmans will step up to the Formula Regional European Championship with Race Performance Motorsport at this weekend’s Hungaroring round.
The 17-year-old Belgian won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy shootout at Jerez last year, earning himself a paid-for seat on Spanish Formula 4 grid for 2025.
He joined MP Motorsport, and came sixth in the Spanish F4 Winter Championship with two podiums. In the first four rounds of the main championship, he has appeared on the podium seven times so far and sits fourth in the standings.
“I’m very excited to be racing in FREC with R-P-M for the next two rounds,” said Eyckmans, whose second FRegional outing will be at Paul Ricard later this month.
“It will definitely be a big challenge, especially with no testing beforehand, but I’m ready to learn and make the most of this opportunity. Huge thanks to R-P-M and All Road Management for believing in me and giving me this opportunity to compete at such a high level. I’m incredibly grateful and motivated to make the most of it.”
R-P-M’s team principal Keith Donegan commented: “[Ean] has been impressive so far this season in Spanish F4 and we are looking forward to see him in the FREC car. Budapest will be his first time driving it, so he will have a lot to learn, but I think he can develop quickly. Let’s get to work!”
Eyckmans had a strong 2024 on OK karts, winning WSK’s Super Master Series, coming sixth in its Champions Cup and 14th in its Euro Series. At the CIK-FIA World Championship he raced for the Eyckmans GP team run by his father Wim, who raced in the 1999 Indianapolis 500.