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There will be new names on Spanish Formula 4’s 36-car grid at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit this weekend, including title contenders from two other F4 championships.
Coming from British F4 is Alex Ninovic, who is currently second in the standings with Rodin Motorsport after winning four races and taking 12 other podiums in the first 24 races.
The Australian will also be racing for Rodin in Spain, taking the place of Preston Lambert and competing as a wildcard driver. He did a full Spanish F4 campaign with the team, then known as Rodin Carlin, in 2023 and came 10th in the points table.
Joining Drivex School for this weekend is F4 Central European Zone leader Oscar Wurz, who is the 16-year-old son of former Formula 1 driver Alex.
Wurz is on the brink of claiming the F4 CEZ title with one round to go, having won two races this season with Jenzer Motorsport. He also came sixth in Saudi Arabian F4 at the start of 2024, and debuted in single-seaters with two Danish F4 rounds last year.
Reno Francot will be reuniting with Global Racing Service at Valencia, having done a Formula Winter Series round with them in March. Since then he has been racing for Jenzer in Italian F4, and is currently 13th in the standings. He was 2023 F4 CEZ runner-up with the Swiss team.
The final addition to the grid is Argentinian racer Gino Trappa, who has tested with Drivex and is currently fifth in Brazilian F4.