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US Racing has announced its first three signings for the 2026 Formula Winter Series, E4 and Italian Formula 4 seasons.
Remaining with team for a second year is Ary Bansal, who came 19th in E4 and did one Italian F4 round in 2025 with the German outfit.
The 16-year-old Indian primarily raced in Britain, taking the GB4 title with four wins and seven other podiums and coming 11th in British F4 with a part-time campaign that featured a victory and three other podiums.
Later in the year he did two Saudi Arabian F4 rounds, with a win and two second places putting him seventh in the standings, and finishing fifth in the FIA F4 World Cup in Macau.
“I am looking forward to hitting the ground running with US Racing in 2026,” said Bansal.
“The momentum from last season gives us a strong platform to build on as we head into a full European campaign. Together, our aim is to maximise the package across each round and push hard to fight at the front consistently.”
US’s team principal Gerhard Ungar called Bansal “a very talented race driver with big potential”, who “has improved and developed a lot over the last year, and I am sure he will have a strong season in 2026″.
He won’t be the only single-seater champion in US’s line-up, as it has also signed Noah Killion. The Australian won his home country’s AU4 championship this year, then came 13th in the United Arab Emirates-based Formula Trophy for F4 cars.
Ukrainian racer Olexander Savinkov joins US after a very busy first two years in car racing. He raced for AKM Motorsport in 2024, and came a points-free 32nd in E4, 37th in FWinter Series and 42nd in Italian F4. For 2025 he switched to R-ace GP, and enjoyed an instant provement as he was 11th in F4 Middle East.
However Savinkov then scored only one point in both E4 and Italian F4, coming 21st and 27th in his sophomore campaigns. His part-time British F4 campaign with Virtuosi Racing was more productive, as he had five top-10 finishes.
Prema has annnounced it has added Chinese youngster Kingsley Zheng to its 2026 E4 and Italian F4 line-ups after a prolonged testing programme this year.
“Starting a single-seater career in this way is the best opportunity,” said Zheng, who has past karting experience.
“Being able to work with such a prestigious team, where I can grow learn and grow quickly race by race, is something truly special.”
Embarking on a triple European programme like the US drivers is Pedro Lima, who joins Van Amersfoort Racing. He raced on home soil this year, coming third in Brazilian F4 with two victories and seven other podiums.
“Joining the upcoming Italian F4 season is a pivotal step in my career. I am ready for all the challenges and extremely excited to race for VAR, a team with a victorious history that has been home to great names in motorsport,” said Lima.