FREC Gears Up for Paul Ricard

Round 6 of the Formula Regional European Championship takes place at Paul Ricard from 17-19 July, but what do you need to know?

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The sixth round of the 2026 FREC is taking place at Paul Ricard between July 17-19. FREC is one of the supporting series for the International GT Open alongside the GT Cup Europe, the Euroformula, and the Italian F4 Championship.The round will feature two qualifying session and two races. 

The schedule for the weekend is as follows:

(All timings in CEST)

Saturday 18th July

9:00  - Qualifying 1

12:55 - Race 1

Sunday 19th July

09:05 - Qualifying 2

16:20  - Race 2

Prior to this race weekend, the championship standings are as followed

Drivers

Rashid Al Dhaheri, R-ace GP, 151 points

Kean Nakamura-Berta, Prema Racing, 130  points

Sebastian Wheldon, MP Motorsport, 121 points

Emanuele Olivieri, R-ace GPt, 116 points

Reno Francot, CL Motorsport, 84 points

Teams

R-ace GP - 322 points

MP Motorsport - 212 points

PREMA Racing - 210 points

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