The Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA will write the latest chapter in its illustrious history this weekend (July 4-6), as the UK’s premier single-seater series prepares to take centre stage at the 2025 Formula 1 Qatar Airways British Grand Prix
In what is guaranteed to be a ground-breaking event at the Home of British Motor Racing, Silverstone, British F4 will underline its status as the first step on the single-seater pathway as it races on the same bill as Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3 for the first time ever.
With an expected 480,000 fans set to flock through the gates over the course of the weekend, the championship is poised to put on a spectacular show – with a single practice session followed by qualifying and two non-points scoring races.
While championship points may not be on offer, the bragging rights of winning on a Formula 1 weekend will no doubt be more than enough to motivate the bumper grid set to go wheel-to-wheel across Saturday and Sunday.
Twenty drivers who have already raced in the championship this season will be joined by six additional drivers new to the action this year.
Hitech TGR head to Silverstone armed with an expanded driver line-up, spearheaded by talented Irishman Fionn McLaughlin (pictured). The Red Bull Junior driver is currently leading the championship and will be seeking to continue his dazzling form into this weekend.
Thomas Bearman – younger brother of British F1 star Ollie – is the newest driver to join the list of British F4 race-winners, after triumphing in the final contest at Oulton Park two weeks ago. He’ll be joined by second-year driver and fellow race-winner Leo Robinson, who represents his maternal country of Algeria, and Australian rookie Xavier Avramides.
Making her return to the championship is Dutch driver Nina Gademan, following her rookie season in 2024. After featuring for Hitech in the Formula Winter Series earlier this year, she has embarked on a maiden campaign in F1 Academy.
Rodin Motorsport have also bolstered their entry for this special one-off event, and hopes will be high after they took a clean sweep of three race victories at Silverstone GP earlier on this season.
Australian second-year driver Jimmy Piszcyk (pictured) qualified on pole – setting a new lap record in the process – and took two wins, with his team-mate Adam Al Azhari of the UAE collecting the other that weekend. They will surely be keen for a repeat performance in front of a massive audience.
McLaren Development Driver Ella Lloyd, who recently picked up a trio of P2 finishes over in F1 Academy, missed out on the earlier trip to Silverstone. The Welshwoman will be relishing this opportunity to race at the scene of her first British F4 podium last year.
Also joining the Rodin team this weekend is Guy Albag of Israel, who has been racing in Italian F4 this season.
Virtuosi Racing are also fielding a race-winning duo in Martin Molnár and Salim Hanna (both pictured). Molnár, who sits just a handful of points behind leader McLaughlin in the championship, is in his second British F4 campaign after winning the Rookie Cup in 2024, and the Hungarian has been one of the most consistent performers this year.
Hanna, meanwhile, became the first driver from Colombia to race in the championship at a hugely impressive first outing at Thruxton, where he picked up a race win and two further points finishes.
Adding a third car out on track, Virtuosi have recruited Ukrainian driver Oleksandr Savinkov, another current Italian F4 driver to join the grid this weekend.
Over at Argenti Motorsport, August Raber has been one of the series’ leading lights this year with three wins, and the Swede will undoubtedly be one to watch as he continues a stellar second campaign in the championship.
His team-mate and Mercedes F1 Junior driver Ethan Jeff-Hall, one of several British drivers on the grid, will also be looking to build on a promising start to his first year in the championship, which so far includes a podium finish at Snetterton.
Fortec Motorsport will be fielding four cars at the event; and with six podiums plus two pole positions to his name already this season, British racer Henry Joslyn (pictured) will be leading their charge.
Ary Bansal of India and Brit Thomas Ingram Hill, who both joined the championship later on in the season, will also race in the red and white livery. New addition Emily Cotty completes their line-up; the British driver returning after making her championship debut at Silverstone last year.
Rowan Campbell-Pilling is the most experienced driver of the JHR Developments team featuring this weekend, competing in his second British F4 season with a podium finish already at Silverstone in 2025. He is joined by Esmee Kosterman, another female Dutch racer on the grid, who made her British F4 debut at Silverstone in May.
Chris Dittmann Racing have their British duo Tommy Harfield – already a three-time podium finisher – and rookie Charlie Edge ready to represent them once more this weekend. Adding to the team is American Ava Dobson, who has featured in GB4 and F1 Academy this year.
And finally, Xcel Motorsport will also field three drivers; British-born UAE-based Theo Palmer, who has several rookie podiums so far in 2025; second-year driver Yuhao Fu of China; and newcomer Jaber Alsabah, who hails from Kuwait and steps up from their karting team.
Teams and drivers will hit the iconic Silverstone tarmac for the first time on Friday (July 4) at 17:45 for a single practice session, before qualifying then sets the grid at 08:10 on Saturday (July 5).
Following Formula 1 qualifying later that afternoon, the first 25-minute + one lap race of the weekend will begin at 17:00 and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Mix and the official British F4 YouTube channel.
British F4 will then have the honour of kicking off the final day of action at Silverstone on Sunday (July 6) with race two scheduled to commence at 08:20. This second unmissable contest will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 and YouTube.