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Noah Monteiro will remain with Campos Racing for a sophomore season in Spanish Formula 4 next year.
The 16-year-old, son of Portuguese ex-Formula 1 racer and touring car icon Tiago, is the team’s sixth signing for 2026 in a line-up consisting of rookies and returnees.
As a rookie he came ninth in the Spanish F4 Winter Championship with one podium, then was eighth in the main championship in a campaign which began with pole position. He was second in the rookie classification in the standings.
“I’m proud to announce that I will be continuing in F4 Spain with Campos for the 2026 season. Grateful for the trust and support from the entire team and my partners,” said Monteiro.
“We’ve built something strong together and I’m excited to keep pushing, improving, and chasing even better results in 2026.”
Monteiro stepped up to single-seaters at the start of 2025 after coming eighth in the CIK-FIA European championship, 18th in the World championship and 14th in the Champions of the Future series for OK karts last year.
“It is a pleasure to be able to count once again on a driver like Noah for the 2026 F4 Spanish season,” said Campos’s team principal Adrian Campos Jr.
“In his first year in single-seaters, he has clearly shown how quickly he can adapt to a category that is as demanding and competitive as this one, going head-to-head with drivers who have far greater experience. Noah undoubtedly has real talent, particularly highlighted by his race consistency and remarkable maturity for a driver who has just turned 16.”
Another Spanish F4 driver with a famous racing relation is Louis Cochet, who joins MP Motorsport’s line-up for 2026.
The 15-year-old Frenchman is the nephew of former Super Formula racer and Le Mans 24 Hours podium-finisher Jonathan Cochet, and steps up from karting.
He finished 17th in the South Garda Winter Cup in the OK Junior class, then on OK karts came 13th in the WSK Final Cup, 14th in Champions of the Future, 17th in the CIK-FIA European championship and 20th in the World championship.
“I’m extremely proud to be able to make my single-seater debut with MP,” said Cochet. “The Spanish F4 championship is one of the leading F4 series in the world, and MP have been a dominant force in the category since it started back in 2016.
“Their experience in the series will certainly help to increase my learning curve, allowing me to be competitive right from the start. I look forward to a winter of further honing our cooperation, in order to hit the ground running once the racing truly gets underway.”
MP’s team principal Sander Dorsman added: “Louis has more than proven his speed and racecraft in karts, and is ready to make the all-important switch to single-seaters. We are fully prepared to give him all the support that he needs to turn 2026 into a successful first year on the road to F1.”