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Titus Sherlock won the Formula Regional Americas title in the final round at Barber Motorsports Park.

The Crosslink Competition driver entered the weekend 13.5 points ahead of Nicolas Ambiado, whose Kiwi Motorsport team-mate Bruno Ribeiro was a further seven points behind.

It looked to be a close fight after practice, with Sherlock setting a 1m19.207s to edge Ribeiro to top spot by 0.074 seconds. Toney Driver Development’s Brady Golan was 0.251s behind in third, and Ambiado was fourth.

Qualifying was similar, as Sherlock pipped Ribeiro by 0.055s, Golan was 0.297s back, and Kiwi’s United States Formula 4 champion Cooper Shipman beat Ambiado to fourth on debut.

But Ambiado was carrying a five-place grid penalty from the previous round, and Sherlock got one for using too many tyres in practice. They therefore started fifth and 10th for race one, with Ribeiro on pole.

An electrical issue for Ambiado and mechanical issue for Jett Bowling meant they did not make the start, while Lincoln Day stalled on the dummy grid, got going then stopped at turn one. Everyone else had to head through the pits, and a rolling start then got racing underway.

Sherlock was straight into fourth and attacked Shipman through to turn five where he got ahead, and at the last corner Barrett Wolfe spun.

Through the next lap Sherlock began pressuring Golan, and both gained a spot as Ribeiro dropped from first to fourth. He had to pit, his title hopes ended by rear-left suspension damage.

The top three ran in formation until lap 11, when Shipman went off at turn one and lost ground. Golan held on to win by 0.552s over new champion Sherlock.

Day entered the race several laps down, had a late turn one spin and was the last finisher in eighth. Bowling joined 10 laps in so was considered a retiree, but by setting the fastest lap claimed race two pole.

He fended off Golan at the start, as Shipman and Sherlock went side-by-side for third again all the way to turn six.

A caution period was triggered on lap two, and on the lap four restart Wolfe crashed out which neutralised racing again.

The next restart was on lap eight, and Golan made a great move around the outside at turn one for the lead. This time Shipman and Sherlock ran wheel-to-wheel until turn eight, and a lap later Sherlock went down Bowling’s inside there.

He filled Golan’s mirrors thereon, and dived down his inside at the race’s final corner to snatch victory.

Shipman had a slight off exiting turn five on lap 10 and conceded fourth to Ribeiro, then later in the race got front wing damage and lost a lap in the pits.

Bowling and Ribeiro were part of the four-car lead train until the final lap when Bowling spun at turn eight and Ribeiro got rear-left suspension damage that meant he stopped on track and was classified a lapped ninth.

Ambiado took third from Bowling, having escaped the race-long midfield battles.

Results round-up
Race 1 (19 laps)
1 Brady Golan Toney Driver Development 29m56.623s
2 Titus Sherlock Crosslink Competition +0.552s
3 Cooper Shipman Kiwi Motorsport +6.494s
4 Connor Roberts Atlantic w/ Team Roberts +20.087s
5 James Lawley Atlantic Racing Team +28.485s
6 Barrett Wolfe Crosslink Competition +1m30.702s
7 Anthony Autiello Momentum Motorsports +1 lap
8 Lincoln Day Toney Driver Development +4 laps
Ret Bruno Ribeiro Kiwi Motorsport
Ret Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport
Pole: Ribeiro, 1m19.457s
Fastest lap: Bowling, 1m20.354s

Race 2 (18 laps)
1 Sherlock 30m17.126s
2 Golan +0.064s
3 Nicolas Ambiado Kiwi Motorsport +7.799s
4 Bowling +12.522s
5 Lawley +17.898s
6 Roberts +22.085s
7 Day +22.565s
8 Autiello +45.437s
9 Ribeiro +1 lap
10 Shipman +1 lap
FL: Ribeiro, 1m21.149s

Championship standings
1 Sherlock 291.5   2 Ambiado 250   3 Ribeiro 230   4 Bowling 205   5 Golan 198   6 Roberts 137   7 Lawley 123.5   8 Nicolas Stati 82   9 Wolfe 62.5   10 Christian Brooks 50

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United States Formula 4 champion Cooper Shipman will make an immediate step up to Formula Regional Americas this weekend.

The Kiwi Motorsport driver wrapped up the US F4 title last time out at Virginia International Raceway, and rather than remain in the support paddock for the finale at Barber Motorsports Park he will join the FRegional Americas grid.

It will be that championship’s final round too, and Shipman will be part of Kiwi’s line-up.

“Thank you to Kiwi Motorsport and the Chip Ganassi Racing driver development programme for believing in me and making the whole year possible,” said Shipman. “Excited to get on track and learn as much as possible in the new car.”

Earlier this month the 2026 FRegional Americas, US F4 and Ligier Junior Formula Championship calendars were released.

They will collectively host their pre-season testing at NOLA Motorsports Park on March 23/24, and kick off their seasons there on April 9-12 with three races each.

Another triple-header for all three follows at Road America (May 14-17), then in the next event at Mid-Ohio (June 11-14) only LFJC will pack three races into the schedule as the other two championships host double-headers.

FRegional Americas heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on its own a week later, with three races on its road course.

The three championships reunite for triple-headers at New Jersey Motorsports Park (July 31-August 2), before LJFC is left behind for the sole event in Canada. That takes place at Mosport on September 3-6, and is a triple-header for the two FIA-certified championships.

FRegional Americas raced exclusively in the USA from its creation in 2018 through to last year when Mosport first featured on the calendar. It appeared in the 2025 season too.

Double-header rounds at Virginia (September 17-20) and Barber (October 16-18) conclude 2026 for FRegional Americas, US F4 and LJFC.

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Titus Sherlock reclaimed the Formula Regional Americas points lead as Christian Brooks won both races in the penultimate round at Virginia International Raceway.

Brooks made it up to Indy Nxt in his single-seater career and became a rallycross star, but spent most of 2025 on the sidelines prior to making his FRegional debut on September 20/21.

The 24-year-old was on the pace straight away in Toney Driver Development’s second car, leading Bruno Ribeiro and team-mate Brady Golan in practice.

His advantage continued into qualifying where he took pole by 0.179 seconds over Crosslink Competition’s Titus Sherlock. Kiwi Motorsport’s Ribeiro was a further 0.098s behind in third, with Golan and Kiwi’s Jett Bowling the only others within a second of pole.

Brooks comfortably led into the opening corner of race one, as Sherlock held second. Ribeiro got ahead of him into the turn three left-hander as Bowling crashed out at high speed. He was far enough off that racing continued, and Connor Roberts spun away fifth place exiting turn 12 on lap two.

The gap between the top two rapidly grew as smoke billowed out of the rear of Ribeiro’s car, and he pulled over before the back straight on lap five which triggered a caution period. Brooks’ four-second gap was eliminated, and Golan was now second.

Racing resumed on lap eight and Golan immediately took the lead. Brooks reclaimed it pretty quickly, as Sherlock now held off Nicolas Ambiado for third. Another caution period began on lap nine after Landan Matriano Lim crashed into the turn 12 barriers, despite then reversing out and driving away.

The next restart was on lap 11, and Golan attacked in several corners but Brooks held on before a race-ending caution period began on lap 12 due to Kevin Janzen having a more definitive crash into turn 12’s barriers.

Brooks won, Ribeiro dropped from first to third in the standings, and Ambiado now led Sherlock by 4.5 points.

Setting race one’s fastest lap earned Brooks pole for race two the next day, followed by Ribeiro, Ambiado, Golan and Sherlock on the grid.

Ribeiro challenged Brooks into the first turn but had jumped the start, and Sherlock made a great launch to pass Ambiado for third.

Sherlock pressured Ribeiro in the first sector through the first laps, while Ribeiro had the straightline speed advantage. Ambiado meanwhile had to spend several minutes in the pits.

Sherlock’s first proper attempt to pass Ribeiro was late in lap nine, and a caution period was called on lap 11 as Golan retired from fourth place.

Brooks’ five-second lead was eliminated, but on the lap 14 restart he sprinted off as Sherlock went around Ribeiro’s outside and Bowling passed on his inside at turn one. Roberts then got past before a race-ending caution period was triggered due to Ambiado crashing out.

Ribeiro was classified 10th after a five-second penalty was applied, one place ahead of Ambiado. Sherlock meanwhile took a 13.5-point lead by finishing second behind Brooks.

Results round-up
Race 1 (12 laps)
1 Christian Brooks Toney Driver Development 27m13.710s
2 Brady Golan Toney Driver Development +0.471s
3 Titus Sherlock Crosslink Competition +0.875s
4 Nicolas Ambiado Kiwi Motorsport +1.559s
5 James Lawley Atlantic Racing Team +1.990s
6 Barrett Wolfe Crosslink Competition +2.684s
7 Connor Roberts Atlantic w/ Team Roberts +3.386s
8 Anthony Autiello Momentum Motorsports +10.476s
9 Kevin Janzen Kiwi Motorsport +1 lap
Ret Landan Matriano Lim Crosslink Competition
Pole: Brooks, 1m44.666s
Fastest lap: Brooks, 1m46.370s

Race 2 (14 laps)
1 Brooks 29m20.570s
2 Sherlock +0.393s
3 Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport +0.863s
4 Roberts +2.051s
5 Lawley +3.053s
6 Lim +4.230s
7 Wolfe +4.624s
8 Janzen +5.874s
9 Autiello +6.446s
10 Bruno Ribeiro Kiwi Motorsport +7.794s
FL: Brooks, 1m46.560s

Championship standings
1 Sherlock 248.5   2 Ambiado 235   3 Ribeiro 228   4 Bowling 193   5 Golan 155   6 Roberts 117   7 Lawley 103.5   8 Nicolas Stati 82   9 Wolfe 54.5   10 Brooks 50

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Titus Sherlock won all three of Formula Regional Americas’ races at Mosport in Canada to tighten up the title fight.

The Crosslink Competition driver started the event with a 0.225-second advantage over Kiwi Motorsport’s points leader Bruno Ribeiro in practice, then was narrowly beaten to pole in qualifying.

Kiwi’s Jett Bowling went fastest by 0.055s, with Toney Driver Development’s Brady Golan only 0.121s off pole in third. Ribeiro missed qualifying due to rolling in practice, and main title rival Nicolas Ambiado (Kiwi) was fourth fastest.

Ribeiro was also absent from race one later in the day, and Sherlock made the most of it. He nailed the start to overtake Bowling, with Ambiado following him through.

A caution period restart gave Ambiado the chance to attack Sherlock, but he held on and Ambiado took the points lead in second. Bowling threw away third place with a late off, instead finishing 10th.

Ambiado set the fastest lap so started race two the next day from pole, and there was a mix of old and new tyres in use. Ribeiro had the freshest tyres as he returned to track.

Crosslink’s James Pollack stopped on track and triggered three formation laps occurring.

Sherlock had the lead by turn four once racing began, while Ribeiro jumped to seventh. He took sixth from Barrett Wolfe before the esses on lap four, and went side-by-side with Golan on lap nine before suddenly slowing. Although he completed the lap, his car stopped and a caution period was required.

Racing resumed on the final lap, and Sherlock won. Anthony Autiello threw away ninth place by ploughing into the barriers, with Kevin Janzen inheriting the place after spinning mid-race. Half-points were awarded.

The fastest lap earned Sherlock another pole for race three, and a great launch put him way clear of the field after just two corners.

Ribeiro started third and passed Ambiado on lap one, but could not match Sherlock and finished the 24-lap race 6.6s behind.

Bowling tried passing Connor Roberts for fifth on lap two but did not get the move done until lap three, with Roberts going off two corners later but not losing any further places.

Golan was in Bowling’s sights by lap five, but he only moved up to fourth on lap 10 after Amabiado fell behind both them and Roberts.

Ambiado’s downwards trajectory continued, being overtaken by James Lawley at the end of lap 12 and Callum Baxter on lap 14, then to Wolfe at turn two a lap later. Pollack cleared him on the final lap, at which point he was 53s behind the winner.

Ribeiro took the championship lead back from him, as Sherlock closed to within 11.5 points of the top.

Bowling began pressuring Golan again on lap 15 and tried a move, was very close on lap 19 then got past him into the final corner on the lap after. Golan later had a spin on lap 22 due to worn tyres, and finished sixth.

Results round-up
Race 1 (19 laps)
1 Titus Sherlock Crosslink Competition 30m24.828s
2 Nicolas Ambiado Kiwi Motorsport +1.265s
3 Connor Roberts Atlantic w/ Team Roberts +4.738s
4 Brady Golan Toney Driver Development +7.216s
5 James Lawley Atlantic Racing Team +8.748s
6 Barrett Wolfe Crosslink Competition +15.531s
7 Jake Pollack Crosslink Competition +17.712s
8 Callum Baxter Atlantic Racing Team +24.458s
9 Kevin Janzen Kiwi Motorsport +55.657s
10 Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport +1 lap
Pole: Bowling, 1m13.770s
Fastest lap: Ambiado, 1m14.507s

Race 2 (15 laps)
1 Sherlock 28m22.588s
2 Bowling +0.977s
3 Roberts +1.455s
4 Ambiado +2.446s
5 Golan +3.754s
6 Lawley +4.370s
7 Wolfe +5.136s
8 Baxter +6.286s
9 Janzen +7.019s
10 Anthony Autiello Momentum Motorsports +1 lap
FL: Sherlock, 1m14.559s

Race 3 (24 laps)
1 Sherlock 30m11.908s
2 Bruno Ribeiro Kiwi Motorsport +6.643s
3 Bowling +17.804s
4 Roberts +28.240s
5 Lawley +28.940s
6 Golan +31.560s
7 Baxter +31.834s
8 Wolfe +36.141s
9 Pollack +52.900s
10 Ambiado +53.223s
FL: Ribeiro, 1m14.629s

Championship standings
1 Ribeiro 227   2 Ambiado 223   3 Sherlock 215.5   4 Bowling 178   5 Golan 137   6 Roberts 99   7 Lawley 83.5   8 Nicolas Stati 82   9 Pollack 42   10 Wolfe 40.5

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Bruno Ribeiro extended his Formula Regional Americas lead in a shortened round five at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

His Kiwi Motorsport team-mate Jett Bowling set the pace in practice, pipping Nicolas Ambiado by 0.085 seconds, with Crosslink Competition’s Titus Sherlock just 0.001s ahead of Ribeiro and 0.137s behind Bowling.

Bowling was quickest again in qualifying, setting a 1m13.274s to deny Ribeiro pole by 0.019s. Sherlock and Ambiado were 0.152s and 0.215s behind, then Crosslink’s Jake Pollack was best of the rest 0.687s behind in fifth.

The poleman successfully defended his lead into turn one, then a few corners later Ambiado made contact with Ribeiro that allowed him and Sherlock to get through.

There was 0.87s between the top two at the end of lap one, which Ambiado brought down to 0.325s before Bowling slowed with a mechanical issue on lap 10. While he lost two laps in the pits, Ambiado moved to the front with a 2.47s lead.

But he got a drive-through penalty for his earlier contact, converted into a 30s post-race penalty, which proved costly as Crosslink’s Barrett Wolfe crahsed out on lap 12 and caused a caution period.

Racing did not resume until lap 16, and on the restart Toney Driver Development’s Brady Golan immediately had an incident in which he went airborne and came to a stop alongside the pit straight.

Another caution period was triggered, and race control decided to end the race early at the end of the lap. That meant Ribeiro won, as Ambiado’s penalty demoted him to being the last driver on the lead lap in fifth.

Ambiado set the race’s fastest lap, so the next day got to start race two from pole.

Bowling made the best start but got boxed in on the inside of turn one in second place. Racing was paused before lap one ended as Momentum Motorsports’ Anthony Autiello failed to get off the grid and it took until lap five for his car to be cleared and for racing to resume.

This time Bowling messed up turn one and Riberio went past him, and Ambiado had a 1.3s lead. It was quickly brought down to 0.6s, a gap which was maintained almost every lap thereon.

Wolfe left the pits sans engine cover mid-race after a pitstop that put him a lap down, and Pollack crashed on the final lap.

Race three was cancelled due to scheduling issues at the track.

Results round-up
Race 1 (16 laps)
1 Bruno Ribeiro Kiwi Motorsport 26m37.134s
2 Jake Pollack Crosslink Competition +0.652s
3 Titus Sherlock Crosslink Competition +0.999s
4 James Lawley Atlantic Racing Team +2.304s
5 Nicolas Ambiado Kiwi Motorsport +28.940s
6 Connor Roberts Atlantic w/ Team Roberts +1 lap
7 Brady Golan Toney Driver Development +1 lap
8 Anthony Autiello Momentum Motorsports +1 lap
9 Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport +2 laps
Ret Barrett Wolfe Crosslink Competition
Pole: Bowling, 1m13.274s
Fastest lap: Ambiado, 1m13.855s

Race 2 (20 laps)
1 Ambiado 30m36.181s
2 Ribeiro +0.518s
3 Bowling +3.852s
4 Sherlock +4.826s
5 Golan +11.772s
6 Roberts +18.184s
7 Lawley +6.921s
8 Pollack +1 lap
9 Wolfe +1 lap
Ret Autiello
FL: Ribeiro, 1m14.765s

Championship standings
1 Ribeiro 209   2 Ambiado 198   3 Sherlock 153   4 Bowling 153   5 Golan 112   6 Nicolas Stati 82   7 Roberts 64.5   8 Lawley 59.5   9 Daniel Quimby 40   10 Pollack 34

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Bruno Ribeiro seized the Formula Regional Americas points lead after taking his first two wins at Mid-Ohio last weekend.

Toney Driver Development’s Brady Golan started the event on top, setting a 1m18.909s to lead Kiwi Motorsport’s Ribeiro by 0.167 seconds in practice.

Ribeiro moved ahead in qualifying, pipping team-mate Nicolas Ambiado to pole by 0.087s after posting a 1m18.638s laptime. Golan was 0.175s off pole in third, and Crosslink Competition’s Titus Sherlock trailed by 0.238s in fourth.

Race one was a lights-to-flag success for Ribeiro. He managed a small gap at first, then grew it to 1.6s in the race’s second half. Sherlock, who had overtaken Golan on lap one, began filling Ambiado’s mirrors with two laps to go and then on the last lap Ambiado attacked Ribeiro and finished just 0.2s behind.

Golan kept Kiwi’s Jett Bowling and Nicolas Stati behind until lap 12, when Bowling made a move under braking into turn four. Stati did the same on lap 15, having failed to get through at The Keyhole, and once ahead they both could show their true pace. Bowling cut his gap to the leader down from nine seconds to 3.3s by the finish, with Stati a further 4.3s back and Golan another 9.2s behind.

Setting the fastest lap put Ribeiro on pole for race two, but lost the lead to Ambiado straight away. They were side-by-side again until a caution was called as they reached turn four due to Crosslink’s Hayden Bowlsbey being stuck on the grid.

Racing resumed on lap three, and Ribeiro had to defend from sherlock. That helped Ambiado build a gap, but Ribeiro drew him back in. On lap 14 he tried moves at turns two and four, then they made contact on lap 15.

Ribeiro hassled Ambiado again on the last lap but came 0.247s short of victory.

Sherlock was dropped early on, and had Bowling and Stati were pressuring him by mid-race. Stati eventually lost pace after so long spent in Bowling’s aerowash, and Bowling finally made his move on Sherlock at The Keyhole on the penultimate lap.

Ribeiro’s suprerior pace meant he started on pole for race three too, but he was late to react to the start. Amabiado led into turn one, and Ribeiro tried going past on the outside at turn four as Sherlock attempted the same on Bowling for third.

While Ribeiro tucked back in, Sherlock flew off the the road but did not lose any places. Ribeiro looked to the inside of turn four on lap two, had another go on lap nine then got it done on lap 12.

Their battling initially helped Bowling close in, as he had managed his pace after Sherlock and Stati retired with car issues behind.

Ambiado struggled for pace later on, and Bowling got closer to him again. A wobble exiting turn one on the final lap cost Ambiado second, with Ribeiro 4.3s up the road.

Pre-event it was announced that Bowling has joined the Brabham Group to be managed and mentored by its owner, Le Mans 24 Hours winner David Brabham. Bowling was signed as a Chip Ganassi Racing junior driver too earlier this year.

Results round-up
Race 1 (23 laps)
1 Bruno Ribeiro Kiwi Motorsport 30m44.599s
2 Nicolas Ambiado Kiwi Motorsport +0.201s
3 Titus Sherlock Crosslink Competition +0.779s
4 Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport +3.304s
5 Nicolas Stati Kiwi Motorsport +7.635s
6 Brady Golan Toney Driver Development +16.802s
7 Hayden Bowlsbey Crosslink Competition +37.874s
8 James Lawley Atlantic Racing Team +38.475s
9 Connor Roberts Atlantic w/ Team Roberts +39.208s
10 Jake Pollack Crosslink Competition +44.269s
Pole: Ribeiro, 1m18.638s
Fastest lap: Ribeiro, 1m19.137s

Race 2 (21 laps)
1 Ambiado 30m00.284s
2 Ribeiro +0.247s
3 Bowling +2.971s
4 Sherlock +7.506s
5 Stati +11.677s
6 Roberts +17.824s
7 Lawley +20.669s
8 Golan +21.580s
9 Pollack +34.379s
10 Barrett Wolfe Crosslink Competition +46.094s
FL: Ribeiro, 1m19.135s

Race 3 (22 laps)
1 Ribeiro 29m36.351s
2 Bowling +4.365s
3 Ambiado +5.160s
4 Golan +29.455s
5 Roberts +29.835s
6 Lawley +36.061s
7 Bowlsbey +37.158s
8 Pollack +37.548s
9 Wolfe +1m03.878s
10 Kevin Janzen Kiwi Motorsport +1 lap
FL: Ribeiro, 1m19.974s

Championship standings
1 Ribeiro 166   2 Ambiado 163   3 Bowling 136   4 Sherlock 126   5 Golan 96   6 Stati 82   7 Roberts 48.5   8 Lawley 41.5   9 Daniel Quimby 40   10 Alex Benavitz 29

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Nicolas Ambiado reclaimed the Formula Regional Americas points lead in round three on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course.

Atlantic Racing Team’s Daniel Quimby and Toney Driver Development’s Lincoln Day were absent, but series veteran Hayden Bowlsbey returned with Crosslink Competition and Le Mans 24 Hours class winner and USF Pro 2000 podium finisher Bijoy Garg took over Day’s car to complete a 14-car grid.

Rain on Friday led to practice being cancelled, but qualifying did take place and Toney’s Brady Golan took pole by 0.183 seconds over Jett Bowling. His Kiwi Motorsport team-mate Nicolas Ambiado was a further 0.043s behind, and Crosslink’s pre-event points leader Titus Sherlock was fourth. Garg was seventh, 1.018s off pole, on his first single-seater return.

Bad weather also inflicted Saturday, and race one was postponed to Sunday. As a result, race three got moved to this week’s Mid-Ohio round.

Race one was dry, and the top three went side-by-side straight away. Bowling seized the lead into turn one on the outside, and Kiwi’s Bruno Ribeiro took third from Ambiado at turn three.

At the end of the back straight, Golan and Ribeiro had huge lock-ups, with Golan going off and falling down the field.

Sherlock concluded lap one in second, but retired on lap two. Ambiado inherited second, and was two seconds behind Bowling by lap three, while Golan was 10th. The gap decreased, then a caution period began on lap five due to Crosslink’s Barrett Wolfe getting beached.

Racing resumed on lap eight, and Ambiado attempted a switchback move on Bowling at turn two. That was the only pressure Bowling would come under, but he did not pull away until the final laps as he took his maiden win.

Ambiado locked up at turn seven on lap 17 of 20, Ribeiro and Stati slipstreamed past him as lap 18 began, and he dropped back by 10s before the finish.

Crosslink’s Alex Benavitz held fifth at the restart, and was passed by Atlantic’s Connor Roberts on lap 10. He regained the position when Roberts ended his race in the pits with three laps to go.

There was a race-long battle behind, which Bowlsbey came out on top of after he and Atlantic’s Lawley passed Garg on the last lap. Golan had recovered to seventh by lap 12, but fell back down the order a few laps later then came to a halt on the last lap.

Ambiado set the fastest lap so got race two pole ahead of Ribeiro, Bowling, Stati and Garg. Bowling took the lead at the opening corner, and almost hit Ambiado when he locked up on the run to turn one a lap later.

On lap five, Ambiado went around the outside of Bowling at turn one then gradually pulled away to win.

Sherlock, with a tyre life advantage due to his earlier retirement, passed Stati for fourth on lap 18 while Garg held off Golan for sixth until a turn seven lock-up on lap 20 of 22.

Results round-up
Race 1 (20 laps)
1 Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport 31m04.831s
2 Bruno Ribeiro Kiwi Motorsport +3.066s
3 Nicolas Stati Kiwi Motorsport +4.067s
4 Nicolas Ambiado Kiwi Motorsport +13.287s
5 Alex Benavitz Crosslink Competition +15.581s
6 Hayden Bowlsbey Crosslink Competition +22.437s
7 James Lawley Atlantic Racing Team +22.856s
8 Bijoy Garg Toney Driver Development +24.535s
9 Brady Golan Toney Driver Development +1 lap
10 Connor Roberts Atlantic w/ Team Roberts +3 laps
Pole: Golan, 1m22.227s
Fastest lap: Ambiado, 1m22.611s

Race 2 (22 laps)
1 Ambiado 30m46.876s
2 Bowling +1.572s
3 Ribeiro +2.088s
4 Titus Sherlock Crosslink Competition +6.836s
5 Stati +9.926s
6 Golan +12.800s
7 Garg +15.152s
8 Roberts +24.654s
9 Benavitz +34.504s
10 Lawley +36.014s
FL: Ambiado, 1m22.958s

Chamionship standings
1 Ambiado 105   2 Sherlock 99   3 Ribeiro 98   4 Bowling 91   5 Golan 72   6 Stati 62   7 Daniel Quimby 40   8 Benavitz 29   9 Roberts 28.5   10 Lawley 23.5

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Pirelli has won the tender to supply tyres to all FIA-recognised Formula Regional championships that will use the category’s second-generation chassis being introduced next year.

The FIA issued the invitiation to tender last October, and interested parties had little over a month before the deadline for submitting interest in suppling tyres for the 2026 to 2028 period.

At the time, the FIA said it would make its decision on who would win the contract no later than January 2025.

It announced its decision last Sunday (June 8), and at the same time confirmed that Pirelli would be providing tyres to all entries in the FIA FRegional World Cup-awarding 2025 Macau Grand Prix and the supporting FIA Formula 4 World Cup races.

Pirelli will develop 15-inch tyres for FRegional’s Gen2 cars, which so far means making them suit the chassis designs from Ligier and Tatuus.

“We are delighted to have been appointed sole tyre supplier for the FIA-certified FRegional championships,” said Pirelli’s motorsport director Mario Isola.

“It is a significant endorsement of the worth of our technology, and the quality and reliability of our tyres, but above all, it recognises our ability to deliver specific products for every level of driver development, meeting the targets set by the FIA and the various promoters.”

Hankook is the current tyre supplier for FRegional Americas, Pirelli has the contract for Europe and New Zealand, Dunlop supplies in Japan and Giti Tyres is the tyre partner of FRegional Middle East and Australia’s planned AU3 championship.

“With Pirelli on board as exclusive tyre partner, FRegional is set to thrive and deliver incredible racing and greater sporting parity across our different championships so that we offer young drivers an equal opportunity to show their skill,” said the FIA’s president Mohammed ben Sulayem.

FRegional was launched as a category in 2018, and its second-generation chassis was intially set for introduction this year. However that was postponed by a year, as learned by Formula Scout in May 2024.

FRegional tyre suppliers

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Photo: FR Americas

Crosslink Competition’s Titus Sherlock won all three Formula Regional Americas races at Road America last weekend and took the points lead.

Momentum Motorsports’ Anthony Autiello topped a very unrepresentative practice session on Friday, as a 2m48.826s lap made him the fastest driver by 12.134 seconds over Crosslink’s Alex Benavitz.

When qualifying took place later that day, he did not get a lap in since he had already been relegated to a pitlane start for race one and Kiwi Motorsport’s Jett Bowling set the pace by a tiny 0.049s. He posted a 2m02.864s to go fastest, with Sherlock in second and Nicolas Stati (Kiwi) third.

Nicolas Ambiado (Kiwi), Bruno Ribeiro (Kiwi) and Brady Golan (Toney Driver Development) were also within a second of Bowling.

It was Sherlock who earned pole though by 0.139s over Bowling, as the latter lost his best lap for causing a red flag period by stopping on track. Atlantic Racing Team’s Daniel Quimby also triggered one.

Saturday’s action began with race one, which only lasted five laps, issued half-points and included a two-lap caution period that went on for nearly 21 minutes.

Drivers headed out with slick tyres, and Sherlock made a big gap before the opening corner while Benavitz spun and caused the caution period. Rain hit hard on lap two and everyone pitted for wet weather tyres.

The field was held in the pitlane before getting back into their previous order and following the pace car out for lap three, and Quimby spun just before the lap four restart.

Ambiado and Ribeiro disputed second until Ambiado flew off track, and Athan Sterling crashed out. Sherlock won by 2.306s, and Connor Roberts (Atlantic) finished third.

Setting the fastest lap put Sherlock on race two pole, but a stronger start meant Ribeiro passed him around the outside into turn one. Sherlock returned the favour on lap two, as Ambiado overtook Golan for third.

The 1.5s gap Sherlock built was negated at the end of lap five as Lincoln Day crashed out and caused a caution period.

Racing resumed on lap eight, and it was three-wide for second into turn one. Positions were maintained, and the race then ended behind the pace car as Kevin Janzen suffered a huge shunt.

Bowling set the fastest lap, earning pole for race three the next day. He held off Sherlock, and Ribeiro rose to third before lap one was interrupted by a caution period due to James Lawley crashing.

At the restart, Bowling went off before even reaching the pit straight so Sherlock led the field to racing speed. But another caution period soon began. On the next restart, Bowling tried passing Sherlock into turns three and five, and at turns six Ribeiro and Ambiado threw away third and fourth place by running each other off. Golan inherited the final podium spot.

Later on, Day stopped at turn five following big contact with Barrett Wolfe so the race ended behind the pace car.

Results round-up
Race 1 (5 laps)
1 Titus Sherlock Crosslink Competition 25m56.205s
2 Bruno Ribeiro Kiwi Motorsport +2.306s
3 Connor Roberts Atlantic Racing Team w/ Team Roberts +3.786s
4 Brady Golan Toney Driver Development +5.205s
5 Nicolas Stati Kiwi Motorsport +14.898s
6 James Lawley Atlantic Racing Team +16.944s
7 Lincoln Day Toney Driver Development +18.690s
8 Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport +21.135s
9 Nicolas Ambiado Kiwi Motorsport +30.466s
10 Kevin Janzen Kiwi Motorsport +41.632s
Pole: Sherlock, 2m02.913s
Fastest lap: Sherlock, 2m27.530s

Race 2 (10 laps)
1 Sherlock 25m56.205s
2 Ribeiro +1.036s
3 Ambiado +1.666s
4 Daniel Quimby Atlantic Racing Team +3.988s
5 Roberts +6.568s
6 Stati +7.798s
7 Bowling +8.729s
8 Golan +9.852s
9 Lawley +11.287s
10 Alex Benavitz Crosslink Competition +12.809s
FL: Bowling, 2m03.275s

Race 3 (11 laps)
1 Sherlock 28m57.513s
2 Bowling +1.082s
3 Golan +1.924s
4 Stati +3.143s
5 Quimby +3.764s
6 Ribeiro +4.566s
7 Roberts +5.088s
8 Barrett Wolfe Crosslink Competition +5.392s
9 Anthony Autiello Momentum Motorsports +5.737s
10 Day +2 laps
FL: Bowling, 2m03.140s

Championship standings
1 Sherlock 87   2 Ambiado 68   3 Ribeiro 65   4 Golan 62   5 Bowling 48   6 Quimby 40   7 Stati 37   8 Roberts 23.5   9 Wolfe 20.5   10 Benavitz 17

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Photo: FRegional Americas

Formula Regional Americas’ season began at NOLA Motorsports Park with three different race winners.

Jett Bowling led a Kiwi Motorsport 1-2-3-4 in practice, and Atlantic Racing Team’s Daniel Quimby was best of the rest, half a second off the pace.

Bowling then became Kiwi’s slowest driver in qualifying, as Nicolas Ambiado moved to the top. He set a 1m32.658s to take pole by 0.147 seconds over Bruno Ribeiro, with Nicolas Stati trailing by 0.27s and Bowling by 0.308s.

Toney Driver Development’s Brady Golan was fifth and Crosslink Competition’s Titus Sherlock was the last driver within a second of pole in sixth.

The track was wet for race one, and with a mix of slick and wet tyres being chosen across the field, the pace car led the way at first so drivers could spot the puddles.

A standing start followed and several drivers struggled to get off the line. Golan’s slick tyres gave him the best grip and he leapt to first. Sherlock was the top wet-shod runner in fifth, and Ribeiro was the first casualty as he spun.

Atlantic’s Connor Roberts did the same, and got stuck in the grass, leading to the pace car coming out. After two laps behind it, the pack was released and Sherlock charged into the lead by taking the outside line at turn one.

He sprinted away, while Barrett Wolfe (Crosslink), Ambiado and Alex Benavitz (Crosslink) also demoted Golan.

There was then another caution period due to Momentum Motorsports’ Anthony Autiello getting beached. Racing resumed with one lap remaining, and Golan made a mistake straight away. Sherlock won, and Ambiado passed Wolfe for second.

Benavitz was fourth, and Quimby was set for fifth before spinning off at high speed. Ribeiro finished a lap down after pitting for wet tyres but he did not lose too much ground in the points table as a lack of green flag running meant half-points were awarded.

The track remained wet for race two, which Ambiado started on pole after setting race one’s fastest lap. But Sherlock charged to the front once more and enjoyed a big lead as Wolfe and Ribeiro fought over second lap after lap.

Golan was eyeing that pair before being passed by Ambiado, but he responded by getting back ahead then barging past Ribeiro. Shortly after on lap nine, Sherlock’s engine failed and Golan was into second. When he got to turn one on lap 10, he overtook Wolfe and was in the lead. The pace car came out after that, and Wolfe sank to sixth while Ambiado challenged Golan until a full course yellow ended their side-by-side squabble and handed victory to Golan.

Bowling started race three on pole the next day, and two early retirees led to a caution period which benefited him. On the restart it was three-wide for second, and Ribeiro emerged on top. With a few laps left, Ambiado passed Ribeiro and then pursued Bowling. A mistake from the leader enabled him to get past and take the win.

Results round-up
Race 1 (9 laps)
1 Titus Sherlock Crosslink Competition 26m19.660s
2 Nicolas Ambiado Kiwi Motorsport +0.594s
3 Barrett Wolfe Crosslink Competition +1.895s
4 Alex Benavitz Crosslink Competition +2.863s
5 Lincoln Day Toney Driver Development +4.702s
6 Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport +10.958s
7 Jake Pollack Jensen Global Advisors +11.316s
8 Brady Golan Toney Driver Development +11.715s
9 Athan Sterling Jensen Global Advisors +12.350s
10 James Lawley Atlantic Racing Team +14.511s
Pole: Ambiado, 1m32.658s
Fastest lap: Ambiado, 1m45.609s

Race 2 (14 laps)
1 Golan 23m58.429s
2 Ambiado +0.932s
3 Bruno Ribeiro Kiwi Motorsport +1.792s
4 Daniel Quimby Atlantic Racing Team +2.186s
5 Benavitz +2.416s
6 Wolfe +3.733s
7 Lawley +4.469s
8 Nicolas Stati Kiwi Motorsport +5.962s
9 Pollack +6.307s
10 Anthony Autiello Momentum Motorsports +1m00.583s
FL: Bowling, 1m34.600s

Race 3 (16 laps)
1 Ambiado 29m34.038s
2 Bowling +1.253s
3 Ribeiro +1.991s
4 Sherlock +5.553s
5 Golan +6.301s
6 Stati +7.346s
7 Quimby +13.204s
8 Lawley +21.885s
9 Day +23.150s
10 Wolfe +27.536s
FL: Ribeiro, 1m34.980s

Championship standings
1 Ambiado 52   2 Golan 37   3 Ribeiro 30   4 Sherlock 24.5   5 Bowling 22   6 Quimby 18   7 Wolfe 16.5   8 Benavitz 16   9 Stati 12   10 Lawley 10.5

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