4 August 2025 – Double pole position, double victory and double podium: R-ace GP literally flew over the sixth round of FRECA this weekend, at the legendary Imola circuit. The French team struck a major blow with its drivers Enzo Deligny and Akshay Bohra. A weekend mastered from start to finish for the team, which leaves Italy with lots of confidence… and trophies!

Collective practice: The tone is set

R-ace GP showed its ambitions right from Friday’s collective practice sessions. Enzo Deligny (#23) set the fastest time in the first session with a lap of 1:39.044. His teammates Akshay Bohra (#31) and Jin Nakamura (#11) were not far behind, finishing 3rd and 5th respectively. In the second session, Enzo Deligny confirmed his form with the 3rd fastest time, while Jin Nakamura and Akshay Bohra finished further back in 12th and 18th.

Qualifying and Race 1: Enzo Deligny dominates to take pole and victory

In qualifying for Race 1, Enzo Deligny secured pole position with a time of 1:38.585, the fastest time of both groups combined. In Group B, Akshay Bohra finished 2nd and Jin Nakamura 4th, securing good starting positions for R-ace GP.

At the start of the race, Enzo Deligny retained the lead, while Akshay Bohra lost a place and Jin Nakamura gained one. A series of incidents quickly led to a red flag. After the restart, Deligny continued to lead comfortably, while Bohra moved up to third place. On the final lap, an incident caused Jin Nakamura to drop to the bottom of the standings.

Enzo Deligny claimed his second victory of the season and Akshay Bohra took third place on the podium, his third of the season.

Qualifying and Race 2: Akshay Bohra’s turn to triumph 

The next day, Akshay Bohra took his revenge in qualifying by securing pole position with a time of 1:38.503, the fastest of both groups. Enzo Deligny finished 2nd in his group, and Jin Nakamura 6th.

The second race got off to a tense start, with several cars crashing out in the early laps, bringing out the safety car. When the race restarted, Akshay Bohra and Enzo Deligny held onto their positions. Unfortunately, Jin Nakamura was involved in a collision with another competitor and had to retire. The end of the race went smoothly for the leading duo.

Akshay Bohra crossed the finish line in first place, claiming his first FRECA victory, while Deligny finished third. However, following the disqualification of a competitor, the Frenchman was promoted to second place, completing a one-two finish for R-ace GP.

R-ace GP second in the team standings

With a double pole position, a double victory and two double podium finishes, R-ace GP had a flawless performance at the Imola circuit. The team moved up to second place in the overall standings, just a few points behind the leader. 

The next round of the championship will take place on 6 September in Austria, at the Red Bull Ring circuit.

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21 July 2025 – FRECA made its fifth stop of the season at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet. The R-ace GP team showed good pace throughout the weekend and added another podium finish to its tally thanks to Akshay Bohra.

Collective practices: Enzo Deligny sets the fastest time in FP1

Enzo Deligny (#23) was in great form right from the first free practice session, setting the fastest time of 1:58.862. Jin Nakamura (#11) finished 8th and Akshay Bohra (#31) 11th in what was an encouraging session overall. In FP2, Deligny finished in 5th position. Bohra was 15th and Nakamura 20th.

Qualifying and Race 1: Bohra qualifies in the top 3 but finishes just off the podium

On Saturday, the three drivers put in solid performances in the first qualifying session of the weekend. In Group A, Jin Nakamura finished 5th, closely followed by his teammate Enzo Deligny in 6th place. Their teammate Akshay Bohra secured an excellent P3 in Group B.

The race started in the early afternoon. Akshay Bohra started from 3rd position on the grid. Unfortunately, a mistake in the early laps caused him to lose a position. He crossed the finish line in 4th place and ended up just off the podium. Enzo Deligny and Jin Nakamura, who started in P12 and P10 respectively, made a strong comeback to finish 7th and 8th. 

Qualifying and Race 2: Podium for Bohra and impressive comeback for Deligny

The trio’s strong pace was confirmed on Sunday morning during qualifying for Race 2. Akshay Bohra once again finished third in Group B, while Enzo Deligny also took third place, followed by Jin Nakamura in fifth in Group A. These results put the three drivers in favourable positions on the starting grid. 

The race got off to a strong start with an excellent start by Akshay Bohra: 5th on the starting grid, he immediately moved into 3rd position. Behind him, luck was not on Enzo Deligny’s side, as he was hit by a competitor and spun out. He fell to the back of the field but managed to climb back into the top 10 after a superb effort. Jin Nakamura had a consistent race and finished 7th, while Bohra secured a fine 3rd place on the podium.

Despite several unfortunate incidents during the race, the pace set by R-ace GP confirms its progress and competitiveness in the championship. The team, which remains third in the standings, stays fully committed and confident for the future.

See you in less than two weeks at Imola for round 6!

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7 July 2025 – The FRECA grid met at the Hungaroring this weekend for the fourth round of the championship. It was a positive round on the whole for the R-ace GP team, which added a pole position and a new podium to its tally, and maintained its third place in the overall championship standings.

The momentum for the French team began to build in Friday’s collective testing session. Jin Nakamura (#11) shone in the first session, setting the fastest time of 1:39.242. His team-mates Enzo Deligny (#23) and Akshay Bohra (#31) were not far behind, in 4th and 6th positions. In collective testing 2, Enzo Deligny was 3rd, followed by Akshay Bohra 4th. Jin Nakamura finished 8th.

Qualifying and Race 1: Deligny gives R-ace GP a fourth podium finish

On Saturday morning, the three drivers took part in Group A* qualifying. Enzo Deligny set the second fastest time in the group, while Akshay Bohra and Jin Nakamura finished 4th and 8th respectively.

The race started later in the afternoon. Enzo Deligny got off to a good start, fought his way to the front and finished on the third step of the podium, the fourth for R-ace GP since the start of the season. Akshay Bohra finished in the top 10 in 8th place, while Jin Nakamura crossed the line in 14th.

Qualifying and race 2: frustrating results for the team

Enzo Deligny hit the ground running in qualifying for race 2 on Sunday morning. The Franco-Chinese took pole position for the race, setting the fastest lap of both groups and of the weekend in 1:37.296. Akshay Bohra finished 3rd and Jin Nakamura 7th. 

At the start of the second and final race of the weekend, Enzo Deligny remained in the lead. Akshay Bohra, 5th on the grid, retained his position, while Jin Nakamura dropped back slightly. An initial incident brought out the yellow flag.

After an uneventful restart, contact between Jin, then 13th, and a rival relegated the Japanese driver to the back of the race. Hit by mechanical problems, Enzo Deligny lost two places in the closing stages of the race and crossed the finish line in 3rd place. Akshay Bohra was 5th and Jin Nakamura 25th.

Enzo Deligny was disqualified for ignoring safe driving instructions. Akshay Bohra finished just off the podium in 4th place.

R-ace GP keep its 3rd place in the overall team rankings. The team will be back on track in less than two weeks at Le Castellet for the fifth round of FRECA.

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* Drivers are divided into two groups during qualifying, Group A and Group B. They are grouped according to their position in the general ranking, with odd numbers in one group and even numbers in the other.