The Formula Winter Series (FWS) is entering its third season and is becoming a successful model. Last season, no fewer than 38 entries ensured plenty of racing action and offered up-and-coming young drivers an ideal platform to prepare for their future racing careers on Formula 1-certified circuits during the winter months.

Split into two series for optimum preparation of teams and drivers

Last season, the organizer and promoter GEDLICH Racing cooperated with Agrupación Deportiva F4 Spain, which hosts the F4 Spanish Championship during the summer season and now the collaboration takes a step further.

“From now on, we are splitting the series into a series for the Spanish customer teams and a series for international participants,” says Markus Gedlich, CEO of GEDLICH Racing. “The demand for the FWS is so great that it would only make sense to take this next step. In this way, we can keep the driver fields at a good size and at the same time provide the respective customer teams with optimal conditions that perfectly suit their needs regarding racing and testing“.

“After a successful first year of winter action alongside GEDLICH Racing and FWS, now the F4 Spanish Winter Championship comes into play to cover all the needs of current and future teams joining the F4 Spanish Championship, which will celebrate Season 10 in 2025. We are delighted with the relationship we have built up with GEDLICH Racing and ready to take on the challenges of the coming season”, says Marco Rodríguez, General Manager of F4 Spanish Championship and Eurocup-3.

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FWS races with Pirelli, F4 Spain with Hankook

While the F4 Spanish Winter Championship continues to run on Hankook tyres, the FWS is switching to Pirelli. Stefan Lehner, Series Coordinator of the FWS explains: “This is the most logical step to go. With the Pirelli tyres, we are addressing the teams in Central Europe, Italy and the UK, since they all drive their summer championships on Pirelli tyres and thus find a perfect platform with us to drive a full racing season in a concentrated period of time, to get optimally trained and to drive for a full-fledged championship. The FWS should also be particularly attractive for the all-female formula championship within the Formula 1 platform, namely the F1 Academy racing series“.

“On the other hand, F4 Spanish Winter Championship will continue to work with its long-time partner Hankook, which is part of F4 Spanish Championship journey since its inception in 2016 and serves as a preliminary step to the drivers before making the leap to Eurocup-3”

Two promoters with a partnership concept

Both F4 Spanish Championship and GEDLICH Racing emphasize that going separate ways was a completely amicable decision and that both promoters are still in partnership with each other. It is therefore not out of the question that F4 Spanish Championship will start on Winter Series weekends in the future. “We want to strengthen each other by optimizing the positioning of the two series and thus create the perfect formula atmosphere for the winter season“, says Lehner.

Enrollments for the FWS are being accepted, 75% of places already allocated

Registration for the Formula Winter Series is already open and popular. The promoter reports that 75% of the field, which is limited to 30 cars for the 2025 season, has already been filled. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and can be booked on the formula-winter-series.com website.

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Gedlich Racing, renowned organizer of premier racing events in Europe, is pleased to announce the continuation of its successful partnership with Alpha Live, a leading provider of live-streaming services. This collaboration enables motorsport fans worldwide to experience top-tier racing events in Portugal and Spain during the winter months (January to March) in real-time.

With a mind-blowing 440.000 views and over 3.5 Million impressions throughout the 2024 Winter Series season, the seamless integration of high-definition livestreams and interactive viewer experiences provided by the broadcasts has proven to be immensely popular, revolutionizing how fans engage with the races. By renewing the collaboration, Gedlich Racing and Alpha Live will continue to work on new exciting ways to further enhance the quality and reach of the broadcasts. Fans can look forward to a season full of exciting races and exclusive behind-the-scenes content.

“We are keen to have found a live-streaming service provider such as Alpha Live. The experienced team from Northampton, England, have definitely shown their quality and expertise on providing livestreams for multi-class racing and multi-series racing and we are very excited to continue our partnership with them.“ said Mart Hilgenberg, Marketing Manager of Gedlich Racing. “Their professional live-streaming services have been instrumental in bringing our races to a global (14% German, 10% Spanish, 8% American, 8% United Kingdom) audience, providing fans with an unparalleled viewing experience. We look forward to further enhancing our broadcasts and delivering even more thrilling racing moments from the GT Winter Series, GT4 Winter Series, Formula Winter Series, Prototype Winter Series and lets not forget our brand-new 6 Hour races in Portimão and Barcelona Catalunya.“

The continuance of the live-streaming partnership in 2025 also means the continuance of the cooperation with commentary and reporting talent:

Adam Weller (Commentary) has been commentating on racing events since he was 17 years old. During the summer months, Adam leads broadcasts for Ferrari Challenge, EuroNASCAR and the FIM Sidecar World Championship, and has previously featured in coverage of the Pau Grand Prix and ADAC GT Masters.

Isi Browning (Reporting) made her debut in 2023 as a reporter with the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). Her natural and journalistic approach to her questions were noticed after that and she has since worked with Porsche Cup, Ginetta and the Winter Series by Gedlich Racing. This summer she also started as the F1 Kids, Sky F1 Lead Presenter.

Andy McEwan (Reporting & Commentary) has been commentator for the British GT Championship and TCR UK since 2018 and also worked as a Circuit commentator for the BTCC for a number of years. Andy made his debut at the Winter Series event in Barcelona-Catalunya in 2024 and will join the winter racing series for the first four rounds in 2025.

Andrew Mather (Reporting & Commentary), a new addition to the broadcasts. The motorsport enthusiast has made commentary on various FIA Karting Championships in the UK as well as the Ginetta G-Fest and Vertu Motors Mini Challenge Trophy. Andrew will join the Winter Series by Gedlich Racing for the last three rounds of the calendar in Aragón and Barcelona.

All parties dedication to excellence and passion for not only the services they provide but also to the world of motorsports, have allowed the Winter Series by Gedlich Racing to reach a broader audience, significantly expanding their fan base and bringing the events to the forefront of the motorsport community. All parties are eager to continue pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in event broadcasting and are looking forward to the 2025 season.

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The Winter Series reaches more and more fans every year, with livestream-viewers heading to almost half a million people throughout the 2024 season. More than 25.000 live spectators have watched the 230 drivers competing in the 56 races at 6 racing weekends in Portugal and Spain.

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