March 4, 2026 | News | Formula Winter Series

FWS: Van Langendonck arrives to Aragon with the title in-reach

The fourth round of the Formula Winter Series sees the teams arrive to the remote-yet-revered Motorland Aragon circuit.

The track near Alcañiz is one of the most compelling venues in Europe, with fast-sweeping bends, technical sections, drops, rises and a 1.2km back straight.

Rodin Motorsport’s Dries Van Langendonck once again extended his points advantage in Valencia, securing his fourth victory of the season. The Belgian racer currently has 155 points on the board. With 84 points available per-weekend in the Formula Winter Series, and a 61-point gap to second-placed Ary Bansal (US Racing), it is quite possible that Van Langendonck can secure the title ahead of the final weekend at Barcelona.

For Bansal, on 94 points, Valencia was a consistent and solid weekend. Registering two fifth-place finishes and a sixth proved the Indian racer’s metronomic abilities once again, but he will need podiums and victories at Aragon to threaten Van Langendonck’s grasp on the title.

Van Amersfoort Racing’s Aleksander Ruta had his best weekend to-date at the previous event, scoring three podiums including his first race victory. Now sitting on 92 points, another strong weekend at Aragon could see him remain in the hunt until the final round. VAR teammate Thomas Bearman sits fourth in the standings on 78 points, following a double-podium in Valencia. With the title looking like a far reach for the British driver, he will be looking to claim an inaugural Formula Winter Series victory before season’s end.

Oleksander Savinkov’s campaign hit a speedbump at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, with a troubled qualifying and two non-points finishes. The US Racing driver will be hoping to salvage a top-three finish in the standings, starting with a strong and successful weekend at Motorland. In his 2024 Formula Winter Series campaign, this venue was where he scored his highest finishing position of the season.

US Racing’s Arjen Kräling scored a remarkable first-ever Formula 4 victory in the third race at Valencia. It was only his second points finish of the season, and thus, the German will be keen to prove that his performance was not a fluke.

AKM Motorsport will welcome two new drivers into its fold for this weekend. One will be George Proudford-Nalder, who graduated from karting last year. The Australian competed in Ginetta Juniors during 2025, scoring some 17 top-ten finishes including two podiums. His first Formula Winter Series weekend will also mark his introduction to single-seater racing. Also joining the fold at AKM is Emmilio Del Grosso, who makes his second appearance of the season after competing at Portimão with Mathilda Racing.

Campos Racing will once again shuffle its line-up for Aragon. F1 Academy star Alisha Palmowski will make her return after a strong weekend at Estoril, and she will be joined by another – newly-announced – F1 Academy competitor in the form of Megan Bruce. The 21-year-old British driver will be making her first race appearances with the Campos team, that will run her TAG Heuer-backed car in the Grand Prix paddock.

Van Amersfoort Racing will also bring a new driver, as Rocco Coronel’s car will be taken over by Platon Kostin. Last year, Kostin finished sixth in SMP F4, and also competed in the 2026 UAE4 series. Additional new faces arrive to Mathilda Racing and AS Motorsport, in the form of Rahim Alibhai and Alexander Chartier respectively.

All of the racing action from Motorland Aragon will be streamed live, alongside the GT, GT4 and Prototype Winter Series action. Saturday’s broadcast is set to begin at 13:55 CET, featuring the first Formula Winter Series race of the weekend. Sunday’s pair of races will be a part of the Sunday broadcast, airing from 09:20 CET.