The second and final free practice session of the Italian F4 Championship took place at Mugello Circuit, with the 49 drivers on the entry list split into two groups. Kenzo Craigie confirmed his morning performance, once again setting the fastest overall time.
In the first group, US Racing's Spanish-British driver Edward Robinson topped the timesheets with a lap of 1’49.692. Van Amersfoort Racing's Thomas Bearman finished second, just 0.106 seconds behind, while 2026 Champion Luka Sammalisto, Robinson's teammate, took third place at 0.344.
Prema Racing's McLaren junior driver Christian Costoya posted the fourth-fastest time, once again showing strong pace at the Tuscan circuit, 0.507 seconds off the lead. Van Amersfoort Racing's Alex Ruta was fifth at 0.717, ahead of India's Ary Bansal, who finished 0.748 seconds behind. Seventh place went to Californian driver Payton Westcott of R-ace GP.
The American, who is fighting for the top spot in the female classification alongside Austria's Emma Felbermayr of PHM Racing, was the last driver to finish within one second of the group leader, with a gap of 0.887.
In the second group, Craigie set the fastest time with a lap of 1’49.201. Elia Weiss once again secured second place, with the German Jenzer Motorsport driver just 0.060 seconds behind the Briton. Third place went to US Racing's Sicilian driver Ludovico Busso, 0.172 seconds off the pace, ahead of teammate Iacopo Martinese, competing under the ACI Team Italia banner, who finished 0.367 seconds behind.
Fifth place went to Turkey's Alp Aksoy, Ferrari Driver Academy member and Prema Racing driver, at 0.551. R-ace GP's Mercedes junior driver Andy Consani was sixth at 0.767, followed by US Racing's Oleksandr Savinkov, 0.810 seconds off the pace. Eighth was Canadian Jensen Burnett, also representing R-ace GP, at 0.831. Prema Racing's David Cosma-Cristofor completed the top nine and was the last driver within one second of the group leader, with a gap of 0.886.
Qualifying will take place today, Friday, October 30, starting at 15:10, with a 20-minute session for each group.
The qualifying results will determine the composition of the three groups for the qualifying races. Race 1, featuring Groups B and C, will get underway on Saturday, October 31, at 10:05, followed by Race 2, with Groups A and B, at 14:40. Sunday's schedule, November 1, will begin at 08:40 with Race 3, featuring Groups A and C. The 2026 season will then come to a close with the Final at 12:15, reserved for the top 36 drivers from the qualifying races.
All races will run over 25 minutes plus one lap and will be broadcast live on ACI Sport TV and the championship's social media channels, as well as through the international broadcaster network bringing the Italian F4 Championship to fans around the world.