February 12, 2026 | News
Over the Portuguese leg of the season, Rodin Motorsport’s Dries Van Langendonck has marked himself as the man to beat in the championship battle. Having already taken three victories, the McLaren Driver Development Programme talent is currently the only competitor with multiple wins on the board. The Belgian driver sits atop the standings on 108 points, some 42 points clear of US Racing’s Ary Bansal, who claimed his first win of the season at Portimão.
Fellow US Racing driver Oleksandr Savinkov sits third in the points, and had a best finish of second place at Portimão. After claiming his first-ever F4 victory at Estoril, the Italian-flagged driver will be eager to add more front-running results to the tally. After a weekend spent off the podium, Van Amersfoort Racing’s Rocco Coronel will be looking to bounce back in Valencia; he currently holds fourth in the standings.
After securing two Female Trophy wins at Portimão, Zoe Florescu of Campos Racing will be looking for more positive results and accolades. After taking the best-ever Formula Winter Series finish for a female driver at Estoril, and missing out on a Female Trophy win at Portimão, fellow Campos driver Chiara Bättig will be keen for a competitive outing in Spain.
New drivers for this weekend include Canada’s Jensen Burnett, who joins Mathilda Racing with a championship-winning record in karts. He will be joined by the USA’s Caitlyn McDaniel, who makes her first appearance in current Tatuus F4 machinery after a season in GB4. Erik Poulsen joins AS Motorsport, ironically picking up the mantle from namesake Viktor Poulsen.
As always, the three Formula Winter Series races will be streamed live on the Winter Series YouTube channel. Meanwhile, tickets are still available to experience what promises to be one of the highlights of the calendar at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in 2026.
22 – 25 JAN ESTORIL /P
5 – 8 FEB PORTIMAO /P
12 – 15 FEB VALENCIA /E
5 – 8 MAR ARAGÓN /E
12 – 15 MAR BARCELONA /E
