With the end of the summer holidays and the start of the final stretch of the season, the countdown to the decisive moment in the 2026 Euroformula Open has started. As always, the final sprint includes three rounds, with Hockenheim preceding Monza and Barcelona.
The next stop is thus in Baden Württemberg and the historic Hockenheimring, nestled in the woods between Heidelberg and Mannheim. The 4.574-km track is known for its technical layout, combining long straights, chicanes, the famous Ostkurve fast corner and the twisty section in the Motodrom: a real challenge for drivers as they look for the best car balance.
It will be a very important moment in the season, and the right one for title bidders willing to defy the leadership of Rui-Heng Yeh, the man who is at the helm in the provisional standings. The Taipei-born driver of Team Motopark leads the ranking, with 271 points, after a sensational start of the season, followed by a period where his supremacy has been questioned. With six wins and 2 poles under his belt, the Taiwanese still holds a comfortable albeit non-decisive margin.
His closest rival is his teammate Everett Stack, who had a slower start of the season but then went to take two wins. The American hopes in a season’s finale as strong as in 2025 to battle for the title up to the end.
Behind the leading duo sits a trio of fierce Mexican racers. Diego de la Torre, very fast at times, finally broke the jinx and took his maiden win at the Hungaroring, while Jesse Carrasquedo has been extremely assertive in some occasions, collecting three wins so far. The two Motopark drivers sit 78 and 100 points behind the lead, respectively.
Completing this Mexican trio is Javier Herrera, the best of the non-Motopark drivers and the youngest in the grid. The 17-year-old of BVM Racing has shown great speed and great determination, clinching one win and two poles, and aims at a strong final part of his campaign.
There will be more candidates to victory at Hockenheim. Venezuela’s Alessandro Famularo, the other top driver of BVM Racing, has already proven he can win, taking one race at Portimão, while Poland’s Wiktor Dobrzanski, fielded by Motopark, has taken two second-finishes, proving one of the most promising rookies this year.
At Motopark, who will be racing at home, the ranks are completed by two other rookies in great progress, Czechia’s Jan Koller and Mexico’s Lorenzo Castillo.
Divy Nandan from India will continue his learning curve at BVM Racing, and so will do Belgian young driver Aaron Ferrazzano, in the Dallara F324 of Neri Motorsport, who has shown great consistency so far.
In Germany, the novelty will be Maya Weug, the 2025 F1 Academy runner up, who will make her debut in the Euroformula with BVM Racing. The 22-year-old Dutch driver born in Spain has a solid background in F4 and FRECA, and fiished third and second, respectively, in the F1 Academy, the FIA series for female drivers. She is also the first girl ever to be part of the Ferrari Driver Academy and has debuted this year in GT Racing.