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Mid-Season Report — league

13 races run out of 24 — here's the story of the season so far, race by race, driver by driver.
63 drivers
29 nationalities
12.2 starters / race
M. Winter leads (215 pts)
📋 See the 13 races in detail ↓

Overview

The league's grid at a glance over the first 13 rounds.

63
Different drivers
12,2
Average grid size
starters per race
16
Biggest grid
Bahrain GP
8
Smallest grid
Monaco
29
Nationalities represented
24
Retirements (DNF)
44
No-shows (DNS)
5
Disqualifications

A truly international grid

29 different nationalities have raced across the first 13 rounds.

Italy8
Spain7
Lithuania4
United Kingdom3
Poland3
Turkey3
Czechia3
France2
Hungary2
Greece2
Argentina2
Belgium2
United States2
Germany2
Estonia2
Brazil2
Colombia2
Finland1
Ireland1
Grenada1
Croatia1
Jamaica1
Portugal1
Åland Islands1
Dominican Rep.1
Kenya1
Belarus1
Romania1
Netherlands1

This season's leaders

Who's topping what after 13 rounds out of 24.

🏆 Wins

1P. Nuss3
2S. Zerto3
3M. Winter3
4G. Santonicola2
5K. Kukliński1

🥇🥈🥉 Podiums

1M. Winter11
2P. Nuss6
3S. Zerto6
4T. Roberts4
5G. Santonicola3

🏁 Pole positions

1P. Nuss6
2S. Zerto3
3G. Santonicola1
4M. Winter1
5K. Kukliński1

⏱️ Fastest laps

1S. Zerto7
2P. Nuss2
3M. Winter2
4M. A. Mayor1
5M. Costanzo1

Championship standings

Top 5 after 13 rounds — gap to the leader in brackets.

1 M. Winter 215 pts
2 P. Nuss 158 pts -57 (gap)
3 S. Zerto 135 pts -80 (gap)
4 J. Hollywood 118 pts -97 (gap)
5 T. Roberts 117 pts -98 (gap)

Reliability

What the season shows in retirements, no-shows and disqualifications.

  • 📉24 DNF, 44 DNS, 5 DSQ across 13 races.
  • 🛡️Only driver to start all 13 races: J. Hollywood 🇮🇪.

Race by race

Podium, pole, fastest lap and recap for each of the first 13 rounds.

Australian GP
07/03/2026 · Round 1
🥇 P. Nuss — 18 pts
🥈 V. Sandell — 15 pts
🥉 T. Roberts — 12 pts
🏁 Pole: S. Zerto — 1:17.660
⏱️ Fastest lap: S. Zerto — 1:20.486
📋 Other points: 4th J. Hollywood (10 pts), 5th T. Wéber (8 pts), 6th A. Pascal (6 pts), 7th S. Zerto (4 pts)
P. Nuss takes a comfortable win at Albert Park to open the season, leading home V. Sandell and T. Roberts. The fastest lap, though, doesn't go to the podium — S. Zerto sets the pace despite recovering from further back to finish seventh. Nuss starts the year on top of the standings with 18 points, three clear of Sandell.
Chinese GP
14/03/2026 · Round 2
🥇 G. Santonicola — 25 pts
🥈 M. Winter — 18 pts
🥉 K. Kukliński — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: G. Santonicola — 1:29.883
⏱️ Fastest lap: M. Winter — 1:32.922
📋 Other points: 4th V. Sandell (12 pts), 5th T. Roberts (10 pts), 6th J. Hollywood (8 pts), 7th P. Nuss (6 pts), 8th L. D. Molin (4 pts), 9th T. Wéber (2 pts)
G. Santonicola bags his first win of the season in Shanghai, with M. Winter recovering well to second and K. Kukliński rounding out the podium; Winter also claims the fastest lap. Nuss, last week's winner, has a quieter day in seventh. Sandell moves into the points lead with 27 after another solid finish, just two ahead of Santonicola.
Japanese GP
28/03/2026 · Round 3
🥇 K. Kukliński — 25 pts
🥈 G. Santonicola — 18 pts
🥉 A. Pertinini — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: K. Kukliński — 1:25.215
⏱️ Fastest lap: S. Zerto — 1:26.654
📋 Other points: 4th M. Winter (12 pts), 5th T. Costanzo (10 pts), 6th S. Zerto (8 pts), 7th T. Roberts (6 pts), 8th P. Nuss (4 pts), 9th I. Ragazzoni (2 pts), 10th S. Bonardi (0 pts), 11th J. Hollywood (0 pts), 12th A. Pascal (0 pts), 13th Z. Fasca (0 pts)
Kukliński gets his reward at Suzuka, taking his first win of the year ahead of Santonicola, with A. Pertinini claiming a maiden podium in third. Zerto, outside the points finishers, still snatches the fastest lap from sixth. Santonicola tops the table with 43 points, three ahead of a fast-charging Kukliński.
Bahrain GP
11/04/2026 · Round 4
🥇 P. Nuss — 25 pts
🥈 M. Winter — 18 pts
🥉 T. Roberts — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: P. Nuss — 1:26.858
⏱️ Fastest lap: M. Winter — 1:30.896
📋 Other points: 4th J. Hollywood (12 pts)
A four-car race at a chaotic Bahrain GP: Nuss returns to winning ways ahead of Winter, Roberts and Hollywood, as a wave of retirements and no-shows thins the field. Winter sets the fastest lap on his way to second. Nuss retakes the championship lead with 53 points, five clear of Winter.
Saudi Arabian GP
18/04/2026 · Round 5
🥇 G. Santonicola — 25 pts
🥈 S. Zerto — 18 pts
🥉 M. Winter — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: P. Nuss — 1:31.406
⏱️ Fastest lap: S. Zerto — 1:33.891
📋 Other points: 4th P. Nuss (12 pts), 5th J. Hollywood (10 pts), 6th T. Roberts (8 pts), 7th A. Pascal (6 pts), 8th B. Brazaitis (4 pts)
Santonicola wins again in Jeddah, with Zerto — fastest lap once more — recovering to second and Winter completing the podium. Further back, B. Brazaitis picks up his first points of the season. Santonicola reclaims top spot with 68 points, just three ahead of Nuss.
Miami GP
02/05/2026 · Round 6
🥇 S. Zerto — 25 pts
🥈 M. Winter — 18 pts
🥉 P. Nuss — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: P. Nuss — 1:22.675
⏱️ Fastest lap: S. Zerto — 1:24.916
📋 Other points: 4th T. Roberts (12 pts), 5th J. Hollywood (10 pts)
Zerto finally converts his pace into a win, topping both the race and the fastest-lap charts in Miami. Winter and Nuss follow him home, and the title fight tightens to a single point at the top: Winter leads on 81, Nuss right behind on 80.
Canadian GP
23/05/2026 · Round 7
🥇 M. Winter — 18 pts
🥈 S. Zerto — 15 pts
🥉 A. Pascal — 12 pts
🏁 Pole: M. Winter — 1:11.712
⏱️ Fastest lap: P. Nuss — 1:13.336
📋 Other points: 4th I. Karanja (10 pts), 5th J. Hollywood (8 pts), 6th P. Nuss (6 pts)
Winter takes control at the front in Canada, leading home Zerto and a maiden-podium A. Pascal. The standout moment comes from further back, though: Nuss sets the fastest lap despite finishing sixth. Winter now holds a real cushion, 99 points to Nuss's 86.
Monaco GP
06/06/2026 · Round 8
🥇 P. Nuss — 15 pts
🥈 M. Winter — 12 pts
🥉 J. Hollywood — 10 pts
🏁 Pole: S. Zerto — 1:11.041
⏱️ Fastest lap: S. Zerto — 1:12.513
📋 Other points: 4th A. Pascal (8 pts)
A messy Monaco weekend sees Nuss win from Winter and Hollywood, while Zerto — again fastest lap — retires from the lead pack along with Cerjak and Roberts. Winter's second place stretches his lead to ten points, 111 to 101.
Spanish GP
13/06/2026 · Round 9
🥇 M. Costanzo — 25 pts
🥈 M. Winter — 18 pts
🥉 S. Zerto — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: M. Costanzo — 1:11.054
⏱️ Fastest lap: M. Costanzo — 1:14.397
📋 Other points: 4th P. Nuss (12 pts), 5th A. Pascal (10 pts), 6th T. Roberts (8 pts), 7th J. Hollywood (6 pts)
M. Costanzo scores his first win of the season in Spain, also setting the fastest lap, ahead of Winter and Zerto. Winter's podium keeps him well clear at the top, now 16 points up on Nuss, 129 to 113.
Austrian GP
27/06/2026 · Round 10
🥇 M. Winter — 25 pts
🥈 P. Nuss — 18 pts
🥉 T. Roberts — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: P. Nuss — 1:02.745
⏱️ Fastest lap: P. Nuss — 1:05.987
📋 Other points: 4th J. Hollywood (12 pts), 5th Y. K. (10 pts)
Winter dominates at the Red Bull Ring for his second win, with Nuss — fastest lap again — completing a strong runner-up finish in a race hit hard by retirements and no-shows. Winter's lead grows to 23 points, 154 to 131.
British GP
04/07/2026 · Round 11
🥇 S. Zerto — 25 pts
🥈 M. Winter — 18 pts
🥉 P. Nuss — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: P. Nuss — 1:26.589
⏱️ Fastest lap: S. Zerto — 1:28.117
📋 Other points: 4th J. Hollywood (12 pts), 5th J. Varep (10 pts), 6th B. Brazaitis (8 pts), 7th T. Roberts (6 pts)
Zerto wins at Silverstone and sets the fastest lap for the fifth time this season, but it's not enough to threaten Winter's charge — he finishes a comfortable second, with Nuss completing the podium. Winter now leads by 26 points, 172 to 146.
Belgian GP
18/07/2026 · Round 12
🥇 S. Zerto — 25 pts
🥈 M. Winter — 18 pts
🥉 T. Roberts — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: S. Zerto — 1:42.410
⏱️ Fastest lap: S. Zerto — 1:45.078
📋 Other points: 4th J. Hollywood (12 pts)
Zerto takes his third win of the season at Spa, again fastest of the field, with Winter and Roberts following him home. Nuss has a rare off-weekend and scores nothing, letting Winter's lead balloon to 44 points, 190 to 146.
Hungarian GP
25/07/2026 · Round 13
🥇 M. Winter — 25 pts
🥈 A. Pascal — 18 pts
🥉 M. A. Mayor — 15 pts
🏁 Pole: P. Nuss — 1:16.194
⏱️ Fastest lap: M. A. Mayor — 1:17.963
📋 Other points: 4th P. Nuss (12 pts), 5th T. Roberts (10 pts), 6th J. Hollywood (8 pts), 7th A. Cerjak (6 pts)
Another win for Winter at Hungaroring, his third of the season and eleventh podium in thirteen races. Pascal grabs his second podium in second, but the real story is third place: M. A. Mayor, unseen in any prior result this season, climbs onto his first podium — and walks away with the fastest lap too. Winter's lead now stands at 57 points, 215 to 158.

Key takeaways

  • 📌Three drivers share the lead in wins (3 apiece: Nuss, Zerto, Winter), but M. Winter's consistency — 11 podiums from 13 races — is what makes the real difference in the championship.
  • 📌S. Zerto dominates qualifying and outright pace (7 fastest laps out of 13), yet it hasn't fully translated into the standings — he sits only 3rd.
  • 📌P. Nuss remains the king of qualifying (6 poles out of 13), his best weapon as he tries to close a 57-point gap on Winter.
  • 📌The grid remains highly volatile: 44 no-shows and 24 retirements across 13 races, with grid sizes ranging from 8 drivers (Monaco) to 16 (Bahrain).
  • 🏁Next up: the Netherlands on 22/08, the first of 11 remaining rounds.