22.02.2019

The Euroformula Open community is in Southern France for the Winter Series at Circuit Paul Ricard this Friday and Saturday. It is still very early days in the 2019 season and not all teams are ready yet to take the track, as a number of squads are finalizing deals and preparations for the new season, which kicks-off officially only at the end of April. Still, a handful of cars are present at the Ricard and will use the opportunity to fine-tune their packages.

Three Formula 3 champions, a further two race-winners, a BRDC SuperStar and a Formula 4 runner-up will be entering the Euroformula Open Winter Series at Paul Ricard this weekend.

Nobuharu Matsushita, who was Japanese F3 champion in 2014 and raced in Super Formula last year, will be making his Euroformula Open debut with Carlin to gain experience of the French circuit. Fellow Honda-backed driver Teppei Natori, the reigning Japanese F4 runner-up, will be doing the same with the team. Carlin will also be fielding new signing Christian Hahn and BRDC British F3 graduates Nicolai Kjaergaard and Billy Monger, the latter of whom plans to compete in Euroformula Open throughout the year.

BRDC British F3 champion Linus Lundqvist will lead Campos Racing's line-up, having previously tested for Double R Racing, and will be joined by Alessio Deledda, who graduates from the Italian F4. The Spanish team has decided to stick with the Piedrafita engine.

Teo Martin Motorsport will run all two of its confirmed 2019 drivers, former Brazilian F3 champion Guilherme Samaia and Aldo Festante, joined at this test by Lukas Dunner.

The Paul Ricard Winter Series schedule includes 248 minutes of available test running over the Friday and Saturday, followed by a 25-minute qualifying session and two 14 lap races (at 15:00 and 17:25 hours) on the Saturday.