Race Report

FORMULA 4
FIA F4 CEZ CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 7/8/9

Circuit: Slovakiaring (SK), Length 5,922 km, 4^th – 7^th June 2026
slovakiaring.sk

JENZER MOTORSPORT 2026:
Max Karhan (CZ), Teo Borenstein (CEZ), Ella Häkkinen (CEZ), Elia Weiss (DE), Georgiy Zasov (CH) and Markas Silkunas (LTU)

Borenstein wins at the Slovakiaring

The third of six race events for the FIA F4 CEZ (Central European Zone) Championship took place at the largest race track in Eastern Europe (5.922 km), the Slovakiaring (SK), near Bratislava. Forty drivers were registered for this event. The weather was partly cloudy to sunny, and became summerly for the weekend.

Qualifying

Friday, 05/06/26, Heat 1 16.45 – 17.05, Weather: Cloudy, 18°C
Friday, 05/06/26, Heat 2 17.10 – 17.30

Due to the high number of participants this year, the regulations for this championship stipulate free practice sessions on Friday, after which the field is divided into two heats, each with a 20-minute qualifying session. Following this, the drivers are divided into three groups and three qualifying races (A-B, B-C, A-C) of 25 minutes each take place, and finally, the top 32 drivers compete in the final race.

Our drivers were divided into the following race groups according to the regulations and results:

• Group A: Teo Borenstein, Markas Silkunas, Georgiy Zasov
• Group B: Elia Weiss
• Group C: Max Karhan, Ella Häkkinen

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Race One (25 minutes) Group A - B

Saturday, 06/06/26, 12.00, Weather: Cloudy, 20°C

The difficulties began even before the start. One car rolled to a stop during the warm-up lap, forcing everyone to complete an extra lap. At the subsequent restart, two cars failed to get going, another spun into the gravel trap but managed to free itself. However, two more cars then collided and ended up off the track, requiring removal. The safety car took over. At the restart, Teo once again managed to keep his competitors at bay and pull away slightly. Paatz spun off the track, and Rechenmacher moved into second place. Elia and Markas followed in third and fourth. Georgiy had to swerve to avoid Paatz's spin and dropped far back. He steadily worked his way back over the remaining laps, eventually reaching the top ten again in ninth place. Rechenmacher put immense pressure on Teo in the final stretch, but Teo managed to hold on for the victory. Elia finished third and Markas fourth.
After the race, Rechenmacher received a time penalty for causing Paatz's spin. This dropped him back to 4^th place, while Elia moved up to 2^nd and Markas to 3^rd on the podium.

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Race Two (25 minutes) Group B - C

Saturday, 06/06/26, 16.05, Weather: Cloudy, 20°C

At the start of the second race, Paatz quickly took the lead, but Walther didn't let anything slip and reclaimed the lead himself. Rechenmacher was pushing hard behind, and Max immediately tried to join the fray. However, three cars went off the track, two of which remained stationary, and the safety car was deployed. Paatz was in third place, with Max right behind her. But now Max had to concede to Pedersen and dropped back to fifth. Pedersen also overtook Paatz, and Max, who had now found his rhythm again, soon managed to snatch fourth place from Paatz himself. Max continued to fight and now targeted Pedersen again. In one of the final laps, Max overtook him and ultimately moved up to third place on the podium. Ella had held ninth place in the first few laps. Then there was a hairy situation directly in front of her, but Ella managed to get past the incident unscathed. In the final laps of the race, she pressured Errigo and found a way past him shortly before the finish. She thus crossed the line in 8^th place.
Since Pedersen received a time penalty for a false start, Ella moved up to 7^th place.

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Race Three (25 minutes) Group A - C

Sunday, 07/06/26, 09.25, Weather: Sunny, 26°C

On Sunday morning, there wasn't a cloud in the sky and the temperatures were rising. Teo got off to a good start and immediately took the lead. Behind him, Walther overtook Elia and secured second place. Elia followed in third. Max had dropped back at the start, and Markas soon came under pressure from Pedersen. Pedersen took over fourth place, Markas was now fifth, and Max followed in sixth, just ahead of Giorgiy, who had held seventh place since the start. Ella was in eleventh place after the start and had already improved to tenth. Then there was an accident involving two cars with extensive damage, and the race was red-flagged. The field returned to the pit lane to wait for the cars and debris to be cleared. Fortunately, both drivers were unharmed. The race restarted after two laps behind the safety car. Teo got off to a clean start but had to fend off an aggressive Walther. Pedersen had overtaken Elia and was soon closing in on Walther. In the end, Teo finished ahead of Walther and Pedersen, followed by our other drivers Elia, Max, Markas, and Georgiy. Ella improved her position by another place with a clever overtaking maneuver and finished in 9^th place.

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Final Race (25 minutes)

Sunday, 07/06/26, 14.05, Weather: Sunny, 27°C

All our drivers had qualified for the final race. It started in the afternoon heat. Teo was overtaken by Walther immediately after the start and took second place. Rechenmacher was also pushing forward. Max passed Elia, who then had to battle with Bogunovic. Markas was in seventh place, Georgiy was eleventh, and Ella was twelfth. There was an accident between Gorcica and Paatz, and the safety car had to be deployed. At the restart, Walther immediately gained a lead that Teo was unable to close. Rechenmacher slowed down with a mechanical problem and retired. Pedersen had overtaken Karhan, and Markas had passed Elia. Then Max had to pit with a damaged front wing. Ella was fighting with Lo Bue, and they collided. Ella went off the track and bounced across the gravel trap to rejoin the race far back. In the end, Teo crossed the finish line in 2^nd place, Elia in 4^th, Markas in 5^th, and Georgiy, who had steadily moved up the field, finished in 6^th.

After the race, Elia and Ella each received a time penalty for causing a crash.
However, Pedersen also received a penalty for a false start at the restart.
This altered the final result. Walther remained in 1^st place, followed by 2^nd Teo, 3^rd Markas, 4^th Georgiy, 6^th Elia, 24^th Ella, and 25^th Max.
During the technical inspection, one question remained unanswered, affecting 11 vehicles. Therefore, the results remain provisional for the time being.

Championship standings

FIA F4 CEZ Championship 2026 after 9 out of 18 races:
1^st David Walther (DK), 167 points; 2^nd Elia Weiss (D), 154 points; 3^rd Teo Borenstein (CZ), 145 points; 4^th Max Karhan (CZ), 128 points; 5^th Simon Rechenmacher (D), 101 points; 6^th Markas Silkunas (LTU), 90 points; 7^th Georgiy Zasov (CH), 72 points; 13^th Ella Häkkinen (CZ), 46 points

Rookie classification
1^st Markas Silkunas (LTU), 168 points; 2^nd Simon Rechenmacher (D), 156 points; 3^rd Georgiy Zasov (CH), 139 points; 4^th Ella Häkkinen (CZ), 105 points

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