2026 AU4 Australian Championship
The 2026 AU4 Australian Championship is a motor racing competition being held in Australia for Formula 4 cars. It is the eighth national championship in Formula 4, and the second under the name of AU4. The season commenced at Winton Motor Raceway on May 1 and will conclude at Sydney Motorsport Park at September 13.
Main series
Calendar
The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship.[1]
| Round | Circuit | Dates | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (National Circuit) |
1–3 May | |
| 2 | (Gardner Circuit) |
30–31 May | |
| 3 | (West Circuit) |
17–19 July | |
| 4 | (International Circuit) |
21–23 August | |
| 5 | (Gardner Circuit) |
11–13 September | |
Teams and drivers
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Results and standings
Season summary
| Rnd. | Circuit | Gen 2 | Gen 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |||
| 1 | R1 | AGI Sport | AGI Sport | |||||||
| R2 | AGI Sport | AGI Sport | ||||||||
| R3 | Tim Macrow Racing | AGI Sport | ||||||||
| 2 | R1 | AGI Sport | AGI Sport | |||||||
| R2 | Tim Macrow Racing | AGI Sport | ||||||||
| R3 | Tim Macrow Racing | AGI Sport | ||||||||
| 3 | R1 | AGI Sport | AGI Sport | |||||||
| R2 | Tim Macrow Racing | AGI Sport | ||||||||
| R3 | AGI Sport | AGI Sport | ||||||||
| 4 | R1 | Tim Macrow Racing | AGI Sport | |||||||
| R2 | AGI Sport | AGI Sport | ||||||||
| R3 | Tim Macrow Racing | AGI Sport | ||||||||
| 5 | R1 | |||||||||
| R2 | ||||||||||
| R3 | ||||||||||
Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. Each round there is also one point for pole position in each of the two qualifying sessions and one point for fastest lap in each of the three races.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gen 2
| Pos | Driver | WIN |
SYD1 |
BND1 |
BND2 |
SYD2 |
Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 255 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 249 | ||||
| 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 111 | ||||
| 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 107 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 88 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 85 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 78 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 74 | ||||
| 9 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 69 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 41 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 17 | |||||||
| 12 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| - | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| WIN |
SYD1 |
BND1 |
BND2 |
SYD2 | |||||||||||||
Gen 1
| Pos | Driver | WIN |
SYD1 |
BND1 |
BND2 |
SYD2 |
Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 229 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 228 | ||||
| 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | DSQ | 216 | ||||
| 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 122 | ||||
| 5 | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 90 | ||||
| 6 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 80 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| WIN |
SYD1 |
BND1 |
BND2 |
SYD2 | |||||||||||||
Australian Formula Series
In addition to the main series, a summer series called the Australian Formula Series was also announced, with three rounds to be held at The Bend Motorsport Park in December 2026.[5]
All cars will use the Tatuus F4 T421 chassis as used in the Gen2 class.
Calendar
The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 Australian Formula Series.
| Round | Circuit | Dates | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (West Circuit) |
3–6 December | |
| 2 | (International Circuit) |
14–16 December | |
| 3 | (GT Circuit) |
18–20 December |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Motorsport Australia unveils 2026 AU4 Championship calendar". Speedcafe.com. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "Jackson Culver signs for Australian based Formula 4 championship". Velocity News. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "New Zealand's newest national champion to race in Australia". Speedcafe.com. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Australian racing driver Joanne Ciconte to compete in Japan, chasing F1 dream". ABC News Australia. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "Summer Series". AU4 Championship. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
