7 September 2026 – Another solid weekend for R-ace GP in Italian F4. The Vendée-based team secured one victory and three overall podium finishes, as well as two wins in the Rookie category. British driver Kenzo Craigie put in a particularly impressive performance at this sixth round, held at the Imola circuit.
Free practices
Right from free practice, the R-ace GP drivers showed promising pace. In Series 1, James Anagnostiadis (#32), making his Formula 4 debut, finished third, just ahead of Kenzo Craigie (#34) in fourth. Tomika Gender (#33) finished the session in P20.
In Series 2, Jensen Burnett (#31) also put in a strong performance with the third-fastest time, whilst Andy Consani (#30) finished fifth and Payton Westcott (#35) 13th.
A second free practice session took place later in the day. In Series 1, Kenzo Craigie held on to fourth place. James Anagnostiadis was P10 and Tomika Gender P21.
In Series 2, Andy Consani stepped up the pace to set the second-fastest time. Payton Westcott also improved to finish eighth, whilst Jensen Burnett finished P13.
Qualifiying
In Series 1, Kenzo Craigie put in a fine qualifying performance and set the second-fastest time. James Anagnostiadis and Tomika Gender finished in P13 and P22 respectively.
In Series 2, Andy Consani finished in P6 ahead of Jensen Burnett in P8 and Payton Westcott in P16.
Race 1
On Saturday morning, Kenzo Craigie turned his second place on the grid into another podium finish. He crossed the finish line in second place and took the win in the Rookie class. Andy Consani also put in a solid performance and finished fifth, just a few places off the podium. Meanwhile, Payton Westcott finished the race in P13 and claimed victory in the women’s class.
Race 2
In the afternoon, the team’s results were more mixed. Payton Westcott finished in 22nd place, ahead of Tomika Gender in 25th, whilst James Anagnostiadis and Jensen Burnett finished in 31st and 32nd place respectively.
Race 3
The following day saw another display of strength from Kenzo Craigie. Starting from the front of the grid, the driver of the #34 car took the overall win and secured another victory in the Rookie class. Andy Consani crossed the finish line in sixth place, whilst Jensen Burnett finished 12th. James Anagnostiadis and Tomika Gender, meanwhile, finished 20th and 31st respectively.
Race 4
Kenzo Craigie rounded off his weekend in style with a third podium finish in the overall standings. The R-ace GP driver once again crossed the finish line in second place, securing three podium finishes and two Rookie victories. Andy Consani rounded off the Top 10 by finishing in P8. Payton Westcott finished in P21 and James Anagnostiadis in P32. Unfortunately, Jensen Burnett was unable to finish the race.
See you in two weeks’ time for the penultimate round of the championship at Misano!
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