Category: F4 Italy

Italian F4: double victory at Mugello for R-ace GP

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27 July 2026 – Another success for R-ace GP! For the fourth round of the Italian F4 championship at Mugello, the Vendée-based team once again delivered excellent results: a double win and a second place overall, a triple win in the Rookie category, and a victory in the Women category. Here’s a look back at the weekend’s great performances.

Free Practice

In FP1, Andy Consani set the fastest time of the session with a lap in 1:50.256, ahead of Kenzo Craigie in 5th. Emily Cotty finished 34th, Tomika Gender 37th and Payton Westcott 38th.

In FP2, Kenzo Craigie took 2nd place, while Andy Consani finished 4th. Emily Cotty finished 10th, Payton Westcott 22nd and Tomika Gender 42nd.

Qualifying

In Series 1, Emily Cotty finished 14th and Payton Westcott 18th.

In Series 2, Andy Consani took 2nd place, ahead of Kenzo Craigie in 3rd and Tomika Gender in 22nd.

Race 1

Kenzo Craigie stepped onto the podium with a strong 2nd place and claimed victory in the Rookie category. Payton Westcott finished 20th and won the Women category. Tomika Gender finished 25th, while Emily Cotty was forced to retire.

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Race 2

A tougher race for the team: Andy Consani finished 22nd, ahead of Payton Westcott in 23rd and Tomika Gender in 28th.

Race 3

Andy Consani took the win, securing his first-ever victory in European Formula 4! Kenzo Craigie just missed the podium with a 4th place but claimed another Rookie win. Emily Cotty crossed the finish line in 27th.

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Race 4

Kenzo Craigie claimed the team’s second win of the weekend while taking victory in the Rookie category. Andy Consani finished in the top 10, in 8th place.

Great results ahead of the summer break

This weekend at Mugello marks the end of the first half of the European Formula 4 season. After a run of three highly successful rounds (Vallelunga, Paul Ricard and Mugello), it’s now time for a well-deserved summer break for R-ace GP’s Formula 4 crew.

The team will be back in action on 4-5 September at Imola, for the fifth round of the championship.

To watch the races, click here.

R-ace GP on All Fronts Between Zandvoort (FREC) and Vallelunga (Italian F4)

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25 May 2026 – It was a busy weekend for the Vendée-based team, competing simultaneously at Zandvoort for the second round of the Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) and at Vallelunga for the second round of the Italian F4 Championship. Here’s a look back at both events.

FREC: A Weekend of Progress Rewarded with a Podium at Zandvoort

Friday: Free Practice

The weekend got off to a cautious start for the team. Rashid Al Dhaheri (#71) finished P15, ahead of teammate Emanuele Olivieri (#73), while Yuki Sano (#12) ended the opening session in P22.

In the afternoon, Al Dhaheri improved his pace and moved closer to the top ten. Olivieri and Sano finished P18 and P23 respectively.

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Saturday: Qualifying and Race 1

The team’s overnight improvements paid off immediately in qualifying, with all three cars securing places inside the top ten. Emanuele Olivieri qualified fifth, Rashid Al Dhaheri eighth and Yuki Sano tenth.

In the afternoon race, Emanuele Olivieri claimed his first FREC podium. The Italian finished third overall and took victory in the Rookie class. Rashid Al Dhaheri narrowly missed out on the podium with fifth place, while Yuki Sano crossed the line in P18.

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Sunday: Qualifying and Race 2

On Sunday morning, the team continued to build on its performance in Qualifying 2. Rashid Al Dhaheri and Emanuele Olivieri qualified fourth and fifth respectively. It was a more difficult session for Yuki Sano, who posted the 20th fastest time.

Race 2 ended with a fourth-place finish for Rashid Al Dhaheri. Emanuele Olivieri crossed the line in sixth place, while Yuki Sano finished 16th

Weekend Summary

After a challenging start, the team successfully identified its weaknesses and improved throughout the weekend. Although Zandvoort’s demanding and technical layout prevented the team from converting its pace into a pole position or victory, valuable championship points were secured.

The next round takes place at Monza on 20–21 June.

To watch the races, click here.

Italian F4: Strong Recovery Drives at Vallelunga

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Qualifying

In Group 1, Kenzo Craigie (#34) qualified ninth while Tomika Gender (#33) finished 19th. In Group 2, Andy Consani (#30) delivered a strong performance to set the third-fastest time, while Emily Cotty (#42) ended the session in 18th

Race 1

On the opening lap, Kenzo Craigie, running 12th at the time, spun after contact with another driver. The Brit was forced to pit for a puncture. A few laps later, Andy Consani lost his front wing and also had to make an unscheduled pit stop.

Emily Cotty crossed the finish line in P19, followed by Kenzo Craigie, Andy Consani and Tomika Gender.

Race 2

Starting sixth on the grid, Andy Consani made an excellent getaway and quickly moved into second place. He held the position all the way to the chequered flag, but a post-race penalty dropped him to P21. Tomika Gender finished P14, while Emily Cotty took P16.

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Race 3

Starting from 12th on the grid, Kenzo Craigie produced an impressive recovery drive to finish fifth. He also claimed victory in the Rookie category and set the fastest lap of the race.

Final Race

Another strong performance followed from Craigie. Starting 15th, he charged through the field to finish eighth overall. He also secured second place in the Rookie classification. Tomika Gender and Emily Cotty finished P26 and P30 respectively.

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Weekend Summary

As in the opening round at Misano, the team showed strong pace in both qualifying and race conditions. However, race incidents and circumstances prevented that performance from being fully reflected in the final results.

The next round takes place at Monza on 20–21 June.

To watch the races again, click HERE.

Italian F4 Season Kicks Off at Misano

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11 May 2026 – The opening round of the Italian Formula 4 Championship took place this weekend at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Despite modest results overall, the pace shown in both qualifying and the races highlighted promising potential for the rest of the season.

Qualifying

In Group 1, Emily Cotty (#42) qualified 19th. In Group 2, Andy Consani (#30) and Kenzo Craigie (#34), respectively Vice-Champion and Rookie Champion in F4 Middle East this year, delivered strong performances by qualifying third and fourth respectively. Payton Westcott (#35) finished 16th in the session, while Tomika Gender (#33) qualified 23rd.

Race 1

The first race of the weekend took place late Saturday morning. Andy Consani was involved in an early collision and had to pit for a front wing change. Unfortunately, another incident shortly afterwards forced him to retire from the race.

British driver Kenzo Craigie was also forced to retire with five minutes remaining.

Emily Cotty crossed the finish line in 16th place, ahead of Payton Westcott in 18th. The pair finished first and second respectively in the female category.

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Race 2

Kenzo Craigie endured a difficult start after stalling on the grid and dropping to the back of the field. He fought his way back through the pack to finish 13th overall and third in the rookie category.

Payton Westcott finished 16th overall and claimed victory in the female category. Emily Cotty took 22nd overall and second in class, while Tomika Gender crossed the line in 27th place.

Race 3

On Sunday morning, Andy Consani delivered an excellent third race. The French driver, who started from 10th on the grid following a penalty, worked his way through the field to take the chequered flag in fifth position.

Tomika Gender finished 26th.

Race 4

Andy Consani, Kenzo Craigie, Payton Westcott and Emily Cotty all qualified for the final race of the weekend on Sunday afternoon.

Consani secured another top-10 finish in seventh place, while Craigie once again finished 13th overall and second in the rookie category.

It was a more challenging race for Payton Westcott and Emily Cotty, who finished 21st and 23rd respectively. Nevertheless, Westcott took another win in the female category.

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Weekend Summary

Despite some frustrating results, the opening round of the season highlighted the team’s strong pace. The performances shown in qualifying — particularly by Andy Consani and Kenzo Craigie — as well as several impressive recovery drives during the races, provide plenty of encouragement heading into the next rounds of the championship.

The weekend at Misano therefore provides a solid foundation to build on ahead of the next event.

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The second round of the season will take place at Vallelunga on 22 May.

To watch the races again, click HERE.

F4 Italy: Another podium finish for R-ace GP in Barcelona

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22 September 2025 – The penultimate round of the Italian F4 Championship took place at the Barcelona circuit. Despite a mixed weekend, R-ace GP secured another podium finish with Emanuele Olivieri coming third in Race 1. The team thus remains third in the overall standings.

Free practice: strong pace from Olivieri

Emanuele Olivieri (#68) showed strong pace on Friday. The Italian finished second and fourth in the two free practice sessions. 

Alex Powell (#41) finished 18th and 14th, while his teammate Andy Consani (#11), also junior driver at Mercedes, finished 5th and 24th.

Luca Viisoreanu (#11), who joined the team for the Spanish round, finished 14th and 12th.

Emily Cotty (#42) finished 19th and 21st, and Guy Albag (#44) 27th in the two sessions.

Qualifying: Olivieri takes double pole

Emanuele Olivieri continued his strong performance the following morning. The Italian driver qualified 2nd for Race 1 and took double pole position for Races 2 and 3. 

Emily Cotty showed clear progress in Qualifying 2, finishing 11th. 

Race 1: Olivieri takes the podium

Emanuele Olivieri lost two positions at the start but fought fiercely for the podium. In the final third of the race, Andy Consani went off the track and retired. At the front, Emanuele Olivieri moved up to third place. On the final lap, Alex Powell gained two places with a superb overtaking.

Emanuele Olivieri secured his fourth podium finish of the season. Alex Powell finished 10th, Guy Albag 19th and Emily Cotty 25th. Luca Viisoreanu stopped on the final lap and did not finish the race.

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Race 2: Cotty achieves her best result in Italian F4 

On Sunday morning, the second race started behind the safety car due to bad weather. At the start, Emanuele Olivieri was overtaken by his rivals and found himself in third place. At the end of the race, Luca Viisoreanu went off the track and retired. 

Emanuele Olivieri finished fifth. Emily Cotty came in 11th, achieving her best result since the start of the season and winning the women’s category. She was followed by Alex Powell in 12th. Andy Consani and Guy Albag finished 33rd and 34th.

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Race 3: rain cuts the race short

Dark clouds gathered over the Barcelona circuit. The race started, but a few minutes later, torrential rain interrupted the race.

Emanuele Olivieri finished just off the podium in 4th place. Alex Powell finished in the top 10, coming in 7th.

Andy Consani finished 15th, Luca Viisoreanu 20th, Guy Albag 23rd and Emily Cotty 32nd. Andy Consani finished 15th, Luca Viisoreanu 20th, Guy Albag 23rd and Emily Cotty 32nd. Despite a frustrating weekend in terms of the pace shown at the start of the race, R-ace GP remains in third place in the overall standings.

The final round of the season will take place on 11th and 12th October in Misano, Italy.

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You can read about the previous round here.

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