Reno Francot


Reno Fernon Francot is a Dutch racing driver who last competed for MP Motorsport in the F4 Spanish Championship and PHM Racing in the Italian F4 Championship.

Career

Karting and first seasons in junior formulae (2020–2024)

Francot initially took up football before switching to competitive karting in 2020. During his three-year career in karts, Francot finished third in the Mini Max class of the 2020 BNL Karting Series, finished fourth in the 2021 Karting Academy Trophy and drove for Birel Art in his final year of karting.
Despite planning to move up to OK for 2023, Francot opted to step up to single-seaters for that year, joining Jenzer Motorsport to race in the 2023 [Formula 4 CEZ Championship|Formula 4 CEZ Championship]. In the first two rounds of the season at the Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring, Francot took a pair of second- and third-place finishes, before winning both races at the Slovakia Ring and finishing second in all three races at Most. Francot then took his third and final win of the season at Brno, before finishing all three races at Balaton Park to miss out on the title by two points over Ethan Ischer. During 2023, Francot made a one-off appearance in the 2023 [F4 Spanish Championship|F4 Spanish Championship] for MP Motorsport at Valencia, taking a best result of 11th in race one.
The following year, Francot remained with Jenzer Motorsport to race in the 2024 [Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship] and the final round of the 2024 [Euro 4 Championship|Euro 4 Championship]. In his only full-season in the series, Francot took a best result of fourth in race three at Le Castellet and scored four more points finishes to end the year 14th in the overall standings. During 2024, Francot also raced for GRS Team on a part-time basis in Formula Winter Series and F4 Spanish Championship, and also made a one-off appearance in the 2024 [Formula Trophy UAE|Formula Trophy UAE] for Evans GP at Yas Marina, finishing both races on the podium.

Breakout season in Formula 4 and Formula Regional debut (2025)

In early 2025, Francot joined AKCEL GP / PHM Racing to race in the 2025 [F4 Middle East Championship|F4 Middle East Championship]. In the five-race winter series, Francot took three podiums and his only win of the season, coming at race two of the third Yas Marina round, as he ended the winter fifth in points. For the rest of the year, Francot returned to MP Motorsport to make his full-time debut in the F4 Spanish Championship, whilst also taking part in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship. In the Spanish Winter Championship, Francot partook in the final two rounds of the season, in which he only scored three points finishes, taking a best result of fourth, as he ended the three-round series 12th in points. In the main series, Francot took his first podium of the season in race one at Algarve by finishing third, a feat which he repeated the following round at Le Castellet in race three. In the main series, Francot scored his only win of the season in race two at Barcelona from pole and scored five more podiums to end the year fifth in points.
In July, Francot returned to the Italian F4 Championship with PHM Racing from Mugello onwards and also joining them for a full campaign in the E4 Championship. Taking part in four rounds, Francot most notably scored his maiden series podiums at Mugello, finishing third in race two and second in race one, en route to a 12th-place points finish. In the E4 Championship meanwhile, Francot took his first series win in race two at Le Castellet, before taking two more podiums in the following round at Mugello by finishing third in races two and three. Francot then ended the season with a third-place finish in race two at Monza to secure a third-place points finish in the overall standings. In September, Francot made his debut in the 2025 [Formula Regional European Championship|Formula Regional European Championship] for RPM at the Red Bull Ring. In his only round of the season, Francot finished tenth in race two as the highest-finishing rookie.

Racing record

Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314DCPoints
2023Jenzer MotorsportHUN
1
3		HUN
2
2		RBR
1
3		RBR
2
2		SVK
1
1		SVK
2
1		MOS
1
2		MOS
2
2		MOS
3
2		BRN
1
1		BRN
2
2		BAL
1
3		BAL
2
2		BAL
3
3		2nd261

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

† As Francot was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Winter Series results

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2024GRS TeamJER
1
JER
2
JER
3
CRT
1
CRT
2
CRT
3
ARA
1
ARA
2
ARA
3
BAR
1
C		BAR
2
18		BAR
3
9		27th2

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
2024Jenzer MotorsportMUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
MON
1
Ret		MON
2
22		MON
3
12		27th0
2025PHM RacingLEC
1
5		LEC
2
1		LEC
3
6		MUG
1
28†		MUG
2
3		MUG
3
3		MNZ
1
6		MNZ
2
3		MNZ
3
4		3rd108

Complete Formula Trophy UAE results

YearTeam1234567DCPoints
2024Evans GPDUB
1
DUB
2
DUB
3
YMC1
1
2		YMC1
2
3		YMC2
1
YMC2
2
10th33

Complete F4 Middle East Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2025AKCEL GP / PHM RacingYMC1
1
6		YMC1
2
6		YMC1
3
4		YMC2
1
6		YMC2
2
2		YMC2
3
4		DUB
1
17		DUB
2
26		DUB
3
4		YMC3
1
9		YMC3
2
1		YMC3
3
8		LUS
1
6		LUS
2
2		LUS
3
3		5th187

Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
2025KCL by MP MotorsportJER
1
JER
2
JER
3
POR
1
6		POR
2
4		POR
3
5		NAV
1
21		NAV
2
12		NAV
3
18		12th28

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2025RPMMIS
1		MIS
2		SPA
1		SPA
2		ZAN
1		ZAN
2		HUN
1		HUN
2		LEC
1		LEC
2		IMO
1		IMO
2		RBR
1
16		RBR
2
10		CAT
1		CAT
2		HOC
1		HOC
2		MNZ
1		MNZ
2		20th1