Drivers' Champion: Sandro Zeller Teams' Champion: Jo Zeller Racing Super Formula Class winner: Stig Larsen Platinum Class winner: Sandro Zeller Formula Regional Class winner: Matteo Zoccali Gold Class winner: Nicolas Löffler Silver Class winner: Karim Sartori Formula Entry Class winner: Sarene Ziffel
Sandro Zeller (pictured in 2025) won the Drivers' Championship after winning twelve races driving for Jo Zeller Racing, who won the Teams' Championship.
The championship continued its cooperation with the Austria Formula Cup, with the two series sharing grids and race slots on multiple race weekends.
Jo Zeller Racing driver Sandro Zeller defended his overall championship title with one race weekend to spare, and in doing so also won the class title in the Platinum Class and helped his team win the Teams' Championship. Stig Larsen won the Super Formula Class driving for G Motorsport, Henry Morrogh Drivers School's Matteo Zoccali won the Formula Regional Class, ADAC Südbayern driver Nicolas Löffler won the Gold Class, Speed Motor's Karim Sartori won the Silver Class title and privateer Sarene Ziffel was victorious in the Formula Entry Class.
Teams and drivers
Teams and drivers were divided into six classes: the Super Formula Class was open to Dallara F320 and F326 cars, while the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Classes were open to other older F3 cars and the Formula Entry Class lastly was open to Formula 4 and Formula Renault cars. The F2.0 Cup and both its subclasses were stopped and the eligible cars placed in the Formula Entry Class.
The 2026 calendar was announced in late 2025. The Red Bull Ring returned after a one-year absence, while the Brno Circuit was absent from the schedule after debuting in 2025. The championship originally was to debut at Circuito Tazio Nuvolari, before the calendar was amended, removing that round and adding a second round at Misano World Circuit instead.
14 cars entered the opening round of the 2026 season, held at the Red Bull Ring, and Jo Zeller Racing's Sandro Zeller led Puresport's Andrea Benalli in qualifying to take pole position. Benalli got the better start to the sprint race and passed the Swiss. The pair traded positions until Zeller solidified his lead, after which he built a gap and controlled the rest of the race. Benalli took second, with Franz Wöss Racing's Stig Larsen completing the podium. The feature race brought no challenges to Zeller's lead, with Benalli this time slotting in to second place right away, where he remained until the finish. Third went to Nannini Racing's Marco Falci, who recovered after a gearbox issue during race one.
Zeller continued his unbeaten run in qualifying for round two at Imola Circuit by claiming another pole position. However, that run would come to an end in the sprint race as Zeller was caught up in a collision that also eliminated Larsen and Falci. Benalli, now largely without competition, therefore claimed victory ahead of Perego Racing's Riccardo Perego and Franz Wöss Racing's Christof Ledermann. Zeller bounced back in the feature race by managing the race throughout two safety car phases and returning to the top step of the podium, while Benalli took second to hold on to a narrow overall championship lead and Falci took third despite a penalty following the incident in the sprint race.
Round three at Vallelunga Circuit saw yet another pole position in qualifying for Zeller. The sprint race began with misfortune for his rivals: Benalli and Falci collided and both ended up in the gravel, before further incidents for Ruote Scoperte's Andrea Masci and Corbetta's Laurence Balestrini saw Zeller able to take first place and lead Larsen and Ledermann to victory. The feature race was a more straightforward affair, as Zeller converted his pole position into an unthreatened victory, with Larsen second once again and Francesco Solfaroli third in his first weekend for his new One Competition team. With Benalli not scoring in either race, Zeller was able to greatly expand his championship lead.
The fourth weekend at Misano World Circuit brought the fourth feature race pole position for Zeller. That placed him eighth for the sprint race, but it took him just one lap to move into the lead. He managed the race throughout a safety car period and claimed his sixth victory of the season, ahead of Benalli and Perego. The feature race then saw the Swiss continue his dominance as he converted his pole position into yet another unchallenged victory, the fifth in a row in his campaign. Benalli took second again, but lost further ground in the championship as he fell to 64 points behind the Swiss. Larsen completed the podium to solidify his third place in the standings, a further 18 points in the rear.
The Monza Circuit hosted round five, where Zeller claimed pole position once again. The sprint race began with a multi-car crash and a red flag, before Zeller's recovery from his reverse-grid starting position was further halted by two safety car interruptions. He was in second when the race ended under yellow, handing victory to Perego as Ledermann took third. A heavy rain shower ahead of the feature race meant it started behind the safety car, but polesitter Zeller controlled proceedings and led every lap on his way to the win. Benalli took second after a race-long battle with Perego, bouncing back from a non-score in the sprint race but still finishing the weekend 68 points behind Zeller.
Zeller continued his pole position streak into round six as the series returned to Misano. His race pace was also far ahead of the field as he quickly rose up the order from eighth in the sprint race. By lap three, Zeller had taken the lead and began building a gap that grew to over eleven seconds at the chequered flag. Benalli, who led before Zeller overtook him, finished second ahead of Larsen. Zeller doubled up in the feature race to claim his tenth victory of 2026, also sealing the overall championship title in the process. Behind him, a fight for second place between Benalli and Perego ended in a collision, handing the place to Larsen and the final podium spot to Viola Formula's Arthur Lorimier.
Standings
Scoring system
Drivers scored points in the overall standings, as well as in separate standings per class. Five points were awarded to each driver attending an event. Claiming the fastest lap per race per class awarded a point if at least three cars took part in that class.
The shorter first race of each weekend, designated as the Sprint Race, saw finishing drivers score the following points:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
20
16
13
11
9
7
5
3
2
1
The second race of each weekend, called the Feature Race, awarded more points:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
30
23
18
14
11
9
7
5
3
1
The final score was formed by counting each drivers' five best sprint race scores, six best feature race scores as well as the attendance points and fastest lap points for all race weekends.
