Martin Kadlečík, Matt Caruana split 2026 Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series wins at Laguna Seca
May 22nd, 2026 by Justin Melillo
Once again, WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca provided the action in the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series return on Thursday night. Not having been seen on the schedule since the inaugural 2022 edition, Laguna Seca hosted the second round of the 2026 season, and two standouts stood atop the podiums come the end of the night.
Taking the front row in qualifying, the opening round at Lime Rock Park’s dominant force, Martin Kadlečík, started alongside last year’s dominant force, Matt Caruana. The two swapped the lead multiple times throughout the two races. The end result was a win for each by the end of the night.
While Caruana led the majority of the way in the first race, Kadlečík kept close throughout, taking the lead with just minutes to go en route to his second win of the season. Caruana would not be denied in the second race, however, holding off the charge from both Kadlečík and Ayden Young.
Kadlečík leads the way after four races, but there are to be some drop races factored in at the end of the season, so don’t count out Caruana or the winner from last week, Guglielmo Callegari, just yet. Next up is a trip to VIRginia International Raceway on June 4th.
RACE #1
Off the start, which was a point of contention in Round 1 at Lime Rock Park, Kadlečík made sure not to jump this time around. However, this gave the early advantage to Caruana as a result.
The two pulled away as the rest of the field battled, with Vincent Aparicio also gapping the field, but losing the top two in the battle for the win. With three laps to go, Kadlečík managed to get the run and make the pass on Caruana. Caruana tried to get back, but Kadlečík held on.
2026 Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series | Race #3 at Laguna Seca| RESULTS
Fin. |
St. |
No. |
Driver |
Laps |
Interval |
Led |
Best |
Pts. |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Martin Kadlečík | 11 | 0.000 | 2 | 1:21.880 | 35 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Matt J Caruana | 11 | -0.364 | 9 | 1:22.015 | 32 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Vicente Aparicio | 11 | -3.834 | 0 | 1:22.128 | 30 |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | Ayden Young | 11 | -7.066 | 0 | 1:21.984 | 28 |
| 5 | 6 | 8 | Flavio Dantas | 11 | -7.45 | 0 | 1:22.141 | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Leo Ovtcharov | 11 | -7.748 | 0 | 1:22.117 | 25 |
| 7 | 11 | 9 | Max Repolust | 11 | -8.692 | 0 | 1:22.160 | 24 |
| 8 | 12 | 13 | Brandon Hawkin | 11 | -11.047 | 0 | 1:22.157 | 23 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | Gregory Kohler | 11 | -11.606 | 0 | 1:22.363 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | 18 | Patrick Hingston | 11 | -12.078 | 0 | 1:22.351 | 21 |
| 11 | 15 | 20 | Noah Osbaldeston | 11 | -13.602 | 0 | 1:22.358 | 20 |
| 12 | 17 | 17 | Deklan Webb | 11 | -14.175 | 0 | 1:22.303 | 19 |
| 13 | 18 | 16 | Kinich Martin | 11 | -14.692 | 0 | 1:22.489 | 18 |
| 14 | 20 | 19 | Marcell Morocz | 11 | -15.132 | 0 | 1:22.359 | 17 |
| 15 | 19 | 11 | Bryce Weyer | 11 | -15.735 | 0 | 1:21.999 | 16 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Guglielmo Callegari | 11 | -16.421 | 0 | 1:22.530 | 15 |
| 17 | 14 | 15 | Reece RW Wills | 11 | -19.272 | 0 | ——— | 14 |
| 18 | 13 | 12 | John Melchiorri | 11 | -20.297 | 0 | 1:23.137 | 13 |
| 19 | 16 | 10 | Felipe Pujol Dantas | 2 | -9 L | 0 | ——— | 12 |
| 20 | 10 | 6 | Pintér Zsombi | 2 | -9 L | 0 | ——— | 11 |
RACE #2
In a similar fashion to the second race at Lime Rock Park, there were more cars in the conversation once again in the second race at Laguna Seca. Once again, Caruana got away, and this time, Kadlečík fell into the clutches of Young for second, with Aparicio also contending in fourth.
Kadlečík eventually managed to get back by, but it messed up his flow, and any advantage he had at the end of the first race was not present in the second. On the final lap, Caruana held off both Kadlečík and Young in the final corner to win his first race of the season.
2026 Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series | Race #4 at Laguna Seca | RESULTS
Fin. |
St. |
No. |
Driver |
Laps |
Interval |
Led |
Best |
Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Matt J Caruana | 11 | 0.000 | 11 | 1:21.930 | 35 |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | Martin Kadlečík | 11 | -0.383 | 0 | 1:21.676 | 32 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Ayden Young | 11 | -0.573 | 0 | 1:22.135 | 30 |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | Vicente Aparicio | 11 | -0.937 | 0 | 1:21.867 | 28 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Flavio Dantas | 11 | -3.736 | 0 | 1:22.122 | 26 |
| 6 | 20 | 6 | Pintér Zsombi | 11 | -3.778 | 0 | 1:21.997 | 25 |
| 7 | 8 | 13 | Brandon Hawkin | 11 | -3.805 | 0 | 1:22.075 | 24 |
| 8 | 12 | 17 | Deklan Webb | 11 | -5.165 | 0 | 1:22.009 | 23 |
| 9 | 11 | 20 | Noah Osbaldeston | 11 | -5.380 | 0 | 1:22.084 | 22 |
| 10 | 16 | 2 | Guglielmo Callegari | 11 | -6.131 | 0 | 1:21.944 | 21 |
| 11 | 19 | 10 | Felipe Pujol Dantas | 11 | -6.702 | 0 | 1:22.103 | 20 |
| 12 | 13 | 16 | Kinich Martin | 11 | -9.273 | 0 | 1:22.349 | 19 |
| 13 | 18 | 12 | John Melchiorri | 11 | -11.452 | 0 | 1:22.250 | 18 |
| 14 | 14 | 19 | Marcell Morocz | 11 | -11.492 | 0 | 1:22.373 | 17 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Gregory Kohler | 11 | -19.868 | 0 | 1:22.779 | 16 |
| 16 | 7 | 9 | Max Repolust | 11 | -53.676 | 0 | 1:25.325 | 15 |
| 17 | 17 | 15 | Reece RW Wills | 2 | -9 L | 0 | ——— | 14 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Leo Ovtcharov | 1 | -10 L | 0 | ——— | 13 |
| 19 | 10 | 18 | Patrick Hingston | 0 | -11 L | 0 | ——— | 12 |
| 20 | 15 | 11 | Bryce Weyer | 0 | -11 L | 0 | ——— | 11 |
2026 Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series Points Standings after Race #4 at Laguna Seca:
Pos. |
Driver |
Country |
Points |
Wins |
T5’s |
T10’s |
| 1 | Martin Kadlečík | Czech Republic | 132 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Brandon Hawkin | Canada | -25 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Guglielmo Callegari | United States | -29 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Matt J Caruana | United Kingdom | -31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Gregory Kohler | Switzerland | -36 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Vicente Aparicio | Spain | -39 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Ayden Young | United States | -39 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Max Repolust | United States | -48 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Noah Osbaldeston | United Kingdom | -53 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Leo Ovtcharov | United States | -56 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Next up for the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series is the series’ yearly trip to VIRginia International Raceway. This time, the series will take on the course just once, the full layout, in two Thursdays from now.
The Hot Lap Qualifier for VIRginia International Raceway is active from Friday, May 29th, at 12 a.m. ET to Sunday, May 31st at 11:59 p.m. ET.
The entry fee for each Hot Lap Qualifier is $50, and the top 20 drivers on the Time Attack leaderboard will be invited to run each race. They’ll also get to take part in an open test with Skip Barber Racing School instructors on hand to provide feedback.
The race itself is scheduled for Thursday, June 4th, once again at 7 p.m. ET. It will be live on iRacing.com/live and across all of iRacing’s social media channels.
To learn more about the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series, visit https://www.skipbarber.com/iracing-series/.
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