Luna Fluxá scores first Spanish F4 points at Aragón, as Zoe Florescu and Maria Germano Neto secure personal best finishes
- RACERS
- Jun 22
- 7 min read
Luna Fluxá secured her first points in the Spanish F4 Championship with an excellent eighth-place finish at MotorLand Aragón, converting her consistently competitive pace into a breakthrough result - while Zoe Florescu and Maria Germano Neto also delivered encouraging performances to secure their personal best finishes to date.
Luna Fluxá secured her first points in the Spanish F4 Championship with an excellent eighth-place finish at MotorLand Aragón, converting her consistently competitive pace into a breakthrough result after two weekends that had promised much more than the final standings reflected.
While Fluxá finally earned a deserved reward with a top-ten finish, Zoe Florescu and Maria Germano Neto also delivered encouraging performances throughout the third round of the season, overcoming setbacks and showcasing strong racecraft in several impressive recovery drives to both secure their personal best finishes in P13 and P15 respectively.
The Aragón weekend highlighted the potential of all three female drivers competing in the highly competitive Spanish F4 field. Fluxá had repeatedly demonstrated top-ten pace throughout the opening rounds, but incidents and bad luck had prevented her from fully capitalizing, particularly during a frustrating second round at Portimão.
Florescu, meanwhile, had collected Female Trophy victories at the previous round with a series of solid performances, while Germano Neto showed flashes of speed despite often finding herself caught in incidents and difficult circumstances.
MotorLand Aragón began positively for Fluxá, who immediately placed herself among the front runners during practice. The Spanish driver was ninth fastest in FP1 and once again looked comfortably capable of challenging for the top ten. Florescu faced a more difficult start to the weekend but steadily found pace throughout the sessions, while Germano Neto worked to improve her setup and confidence around the demanding circuit.
In FP2, Fluxá again hovered just outside the top ten, confirming her strong speed. Florescu made a significant step forward and climbed to 18th fastest, while Germano Neto continued to search for improvements.
Qualifying for Race 1 was exceptionally competitive, with the entire field separated by tiny margins. Fluxá featured inside the top ten during the early stages before lap times dropped below the two-minute barrier. She improved to a 1:59.6 and remained in contention for a strong grid position.
Florescu also found significant time, recording a 1:59.5, while Germano Neto improved to a 2:00.4. On her final run, Fluxá extracted even more pace from her car and posted a 1:59.050 lap, ultimately qualifying 16th, only a tenth of a second away from the top ten. Florescu secured 27th position on the grid, while Germano Neto qualified 31st.
The opening race of the weekend took place in hot and sunny conditions. Starting 16th, Fluxá immediately found herself in intense midfield battles and defended strongly against Cochet through the opening corners. Florescu enjoyed a good launch and gained a position to move into 24th, while Neto also made a strong getaway from the back and climbed to 28th.
As the field settled into the opening lap, Florescu showed confidence in traffic and began attacking Karras, while Neto slipped back to 30th as Bulbarella and Frigolet moved ahead. Fluxá initially held 16th but briefly lost ground to Stevenheydens and Cochet before immediately recovering one of the positions.
The closely packed field soon produced drama when a three-car accident involving Lowette and Radeck launched one car into the air, triggering the first safety car period. Fluxá emerged from the chaos in 17th, while Florescu did an excellent job avoiding trouble and advanced to 22nd. Germano Neto also navigated the incident successfully and remained in 28th.
The race resumed on lap five with 17 minutes remaining. Fluxá immediately passed Cochet and moved into 15th while another incident left Blascos stranded in the gravel, bringing out a second safety car.
When racing resumed again on lap eight, Florescu engaged in a fierce battle with Karras for a place inside the top 20 and successfully completed the move. Fluxá meanwhile overtook Stevenheydens for 14th and finally enjoyed some clean air ahead, allowing her to focus on catching Coronel.
Further down the order, Germano Neto began charging through the field, overtaking both Bulbarella and Urus to move into 25th. When Kelleher suffered damage, Fluxá inherited 13th place.
Another safety car intervention followed after Pedersen went off, setting up a one-lap sprint to the finish.
Fluxá seized the opportunity brilliantly: running inside the leading midfield group and benefiting from incidents ahead, she surged into the top ten at the final restart. Keeping her nose clean amid further contact around her, the Mercedes junior crossed the finish line in tenth place. Post-race penalties for Arnaudo and Lyzen elevated her to eighth, securing her first Spanish F4 points and the best result of her season so far.
Florescu also produced one of her strongest performances in the championship. After running close to the top 20 throughout the race, she climbed further during the final lap battles and was ultimately promoted to 13th after penalties, recording her personal best finish to date.
Maria Germano Neto completed an impressive comeback from 30th on the grid to finish 20th on the road, although a subsequent penalty dropped her to 26th in the final classification.
Race 2 proved far more difficult for all three drivers. Using the second-fastest qualifying times, Fluxá lined up 25th, Florescu 26th and Neto 31st.
Chaos erupted immediately when Kanthan stalled on the grid; while the field successfully avoided the stationary Campos car, disaster struck at Turn 1, where Germano Neto was forced deep into the corner while further ahead Fluxá became involved in a collision with Lowette. Frigolet was also caught up in the incident, and Luna suffered significant front-wing damage.
The safety car was deployed as debris was cleared. Florescu once again made an excellent start and emerged from the opening lap in 22nd place, while Fluxá managed to limp back to the pits and eventually retired as did Germano Neto having also picked up damage on the opening lap incidents.
After the restart, Florescu defended aggressively from Radeck while trying to stay with Karras. Pedersen charged through both drivers, but another incident involving Blascos allowed Florescu to regain 22nd.
Zoe continued battling hard in the tightly packed midfield; fighting Burnett for 21st while simultaneously defending from recovering drivers behind, she remained in the thick of the action. Kanthan eventually found a way through, but Florescu managed to create breathing room over Radeck and began focusing on Burnett ahead.
However, a side-by-side battle on lap eight resulted in contact that cost her several positions. Damage forced her to pit for repairs, and although she rejoined near the back, she continued circulating to gain valuable experience and mileage, ultimately finishing 29th while still collecting another Female Trophy victory.
Sunday's second qualifying session began dramatically when both Zoe Florescu and Maria Germano Neto were involved in an early incident that triggered a red flag.
Once the session resumed, Fluxá again displayed impressive speed. She climbed as high as seventh with a 2:00.128 before dipping under the two-minute barrier. On her final run she delivered a good 1:58.822 lap to secure 21st on the grid.
The incident left Florescu and Germano Neto with no opportunity to improve, forcing them to start the final race from 33rd and 34th respectively.
The final race of the weekend demanded another recovery drive from all three women. Fluxá started 24th, Germano Neto 33rd and Florescu from the back after a pit-lane start.
Fluxá immediately moved forward, passing Paul Karras to climb to 23rd. A collision at the front between Kanthan and Schormans created opportunities, and she quickly advanced to 21st before moving into 20th when Arnaudo encountered problems.
Meanwhile, Germano Neto climbed steadily to 29th, while Florescu began a determined recovery from the pit lane. The Romanian rapidly caught the back of the field and overtook Urus, Nakazato and Martinez, climbing to 29th while demonstrating pace considerably faster than the cars around her. She soon added Miettinen to her list of overtakes.
Fluxá continued her charge through the midfield, moving past Fisher for 17th while battling at the edge of track limits. She then joined a tight train involving Stevenheydens and Mulder, with only tenths separating the trio.
Further back, Germano Neto found herself battling teammate Lowette, Radeck and the recovering Florescu in a closely contested group.
When Pedersen went off at Turn 12, the safety car was deployed. At that stage Fluxá had climbed all the way to 15th, Germano Neto was 26th and Florescu 27th.
The restart with four minutes remaining generated more action: three cars ran side-by-side into Turn 1, but everyone survived. Germano Neto immediately retook a position from Radeck, while incidents ahead involving Kanthan and Coronel created further opportunities.
Fluxá capitalized brilliantly once again, moving into 14th and then 13th as the midfield shuffled positions. Germano Neto also produced a superb late charge and reached 20th place, while Florescu continued making progress despite losing some time in traffic.
When Coronel stopped with damage, another safety car was required, effectively ending the race.
Before penalties, Fluxá was classified 13th and Germano Neto 20th. However, a wave of track-limits penalties dramatically reshuffled the order: unfortunately for Fluxá, she was among those penalized and dropped to 17th despite another excellent recovery drive. Germano Neto, on the other hand, benefited from the revisions and climbed to a remarkable 15th place, securing the Female Trophy victory after starting 33rd.
Zoe Florescu completed another determined recovery from the pit lane to finish 24th, gaining 11 positions despite the difficult circumstances.
Although the Aragón weekend brought its share of setbacks, it also produced several significant positives. Luna Fluxá finally converted her pace into championship points with an excellent eighth-place finish, Zoe Florescu secured her best result to date with 13th in Race 1 and continued collecting a Female Trophy win, while Maria Germano Neto demonstrated good racecraft in Race 3 culminating in a hard-earned 15th-place finish in the final race.
The Spanish F4 Championship now heads into its summer break before returning at Jarama on 22–23 August, where all three drivers will aim to build on the progress shown during an encouraging weekend at MotorLand Aragón.
