The 2026 F4 Spanish Championship season starts will have Valencia as the stage for the opening round of its tenth anniversary from April 10th to 12th.
For the first time as part of the brand new EPIC Racing Weekend with NAPA as main sponsor of the event, the Valencian circuit will host 4 championships on track for a total of 9 races over the weekend, in an event designed for fans of all ages with free access.
The Circuit Ricardo Tormo, regular one of the F4 Spanish Championship, will kick off what promises to be an exciting season for the first time in ten appearances on the calendar.
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After a superb season 2 of the E4 Spanish Winter Championship, most drivers on the grid arrive to Valencia with decent preparation, having completed nine races ahead of the official start in Round 1. Noah Monteiro claimed the winter title with two wins, a total of four podiums, two fastest laps, and two pole positions, making him the man to beat as the championship begins.
A full grid from the start — 36 single-seaters — and a the return of G4 Racing, bring the total to 12 teams on track for this season opener. All contenders begin the year with the same goal: to succeed Thomas Strauven and Griffin Core on the historical champions’ list.
The new calendar remains at seven events for a total of 21 races, but with a new structure following changes implemented by the FIA, allowing a single round abroad — in this case in Portimão — and with the addition of a round in Madrid in the month of August.
The Circuit Ricardo Tormo presents a compact yet highly technical challenge, with its 4.005 km layout and 14 corners demanding precision and consistency from drivers. Running counter-clockwise, the track places a unique physical strain while rewarding strong front-end grip and traction out of its numerous slow and medium-speed corners. Overtaking is notoriously difficult, which puts extra emphasis on qualifying, while the long final corner plays a key role in setting up moves into Turn 1. With abrasive asphalt and a stadium-style design that keeps the action constantly in view, Valencia combines technical complexity with a relentless, high-intensity racing flow that is perfectly suited to the close competition of the F4 Spanish Championship.
Teams and drivers face a packed weekend at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, including 1h of collective previous test plus two Free Practice sessions of 30 mins each on Friday in addition to two official collective testing days on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The first qualifying session of 2026 will begin at 09:00 AM local time on Saturday, where we will discover the driver who will claim the first B.R.M Chronographes Pole Position of the year ahead Race 1, scheduled for 12:05 PM local time with Race 2 waiting for teams and driver at 3:20PM local time.
Sunday will be an action-packed day, featuring the second qualifying session (9:00 AM local time) and the weekend’s final race at 1:15 PM local time.
