Steeped in history, the Magny-Cours circuit will host the fourth of six rounds of the French F4 Championship from 1st to 3rd August. Alex Munoz and Jules Roussel are set to resume their duel in a field packed with young contenders for the podium.
The Championship will enter the second half of the season with new battles expected, similar to what we have seen in recent months from the 30 Academy drivers competing in 2025. Already, 11 different drivers have managed to climb onto the podium. Who will be next?
The GT World Challenge Europe as a backdrop
At Magny-Cours, the FIA-certified French Formula 4 will be part of a prestigious meeting, with numerous events and activities organised alongside the races. The three F4 races will be broadcast live on ffsa.tv. The spectacle promises to be exciting in the FFSA Academy Championship, the most affordable of the single-seater series in Europe.
Alex Munoz will tackle the Nièvre stage as leader with 147 points, ahead of his rival Jules Roussel on 135. Munoz was the hero of the first two races at Nogaro and then Dijon, before Roussel fought back at Spa Francorchamps by winning two races. With 70 points up for grabs in each race, their pursuers can still believe in their chances of winning the title. In this context, the determination of Arthur Dorison and Germany’s Montego Maassen, who are in 3rd and 4th place respectively in the overall standings, should not be overlooked.
Behind them, many ambitious young drivers have frequently shared the podium and places of honour, meaning that they have not been able to score as many points as they had hoped. This is the case for Louis Iglesias, Rayan Caretti, Rafaël Perard, Guillaume Bouzar and Malo Bolliet. The latter secured his ticket to F4 by winning the Volant Feed Racing at Magny-Cours, so he will be one to watch closely on his return to Burgundy.
Six women are competing in the 2025 Championship. Lisa Billard is currently the highest ranked and has also been the most consistent on the top step of the podium dedicated to them. Jade Jacquet and Dutch driver Annabelle Brian have often shown that they have the potential to break into the top 10 overall, while Moroccan Sofia Zanfari, Heloïse Goldberg and Angelina Proenca are making great strides.
> Championship standings before Magny-Cours
1 Alexandre Munoz (France) No. 11, 147 pts
2 Jules Roussel (France) No. 7, 135 pts
3 Arthur Dorison (France) No. 10, 82 pts
4 Montego Maassen (Germany) No. 99, 52 pts
5 Louis Iglesias (France) No. 13, 51 pts
6 Rayan Caretti (France) No. 26, 49 pts
7 Rafael Perard (France) No. 33, 48 pts
8 Malo Bolliet (France) No. 20, 45 pts
9 Guillaume Bouzar (France) No. 19, 40 pts
10 Mattéo Giaccardi (Monaco) No. 27, 29 pts
11 Andy Consani (France) No. 1, 22 pts
12 Hugo Herrouin (France) No. 47, 20 pts
13 Rintaro Sato (Japan) No. 30, 19 pts
14 Thomas Senecloze (France) No. 53, 14 pts
15 Roméo Leurs (France) No. 5, 14 pts
16 Pablo Riccobono Bello (France) No. 74, 13 pts
17 Sasha Milojkovic (Australia) No. 25, 6 pts
18 Hugo Martiniello (France) No. 16, 4 pts
19 Lisa Billard (France) No. 12, 2 pts
20 Niccolo Pirri (Italy) No. 28, 2 pts
21 Nicolas Pasquier (France) No. 21, 1 point
22 Pierre Devos (France) No. 59
23 Annabelle Brian (Netherlands) No. 83
24 Jade Jacquet (France) No. 9
25 Paul Roques (France) No. 3
26 Angelina Proenca (France) No. 23
27 Jason Shen (China) No. 77
28 Léandre Carvalho (Portugal) No. 45
29 Héloïse Goldberg (France) No. 8
30 Sofia Zanfari (Morocco) No. 15
> F4 Magny-Cours 2025 schedule
Friday 1st August: Free Practice (09:00 – 09:30) and Qualifying (16:25 – 16:55)
Saturday 2nd August: Race 1 (11:10 – 11:45) and Race 2 (16:20 – 16:55)
Sunday 3rd August: Race 3 (08:40 – 09:15)
> Race duration: 30 minutes
> Mygale single-seater, Renault turbo engine, Pirelli tyres
> 2025 calendar:
Nogaro (18th-21st April), Dijon (9th-11th May), Spa Francorchamps-Belgium (20th-22nd June), Magny-Cours (1st-3rd August), Lédenon (12th-14th September) and Le Mans (25th-27th September)
