MRF Challenge
Single-Seater Racing Championship
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| 2025 | Continues with Alpine Hypercar team, sharing the #36 car with teammates Frédéric Makowiecki and Jules Gounon. |
| 2025 | Simone Tempestini continues with MRF, joined by James Williams and Stéphane Lefebvre for selected events in the European Rally Championship. |
| 2025 | Pietro Fittipaldi joined the IMSA SportsCar Championship full-time in the LMP2 class, driving for Pratt Miller Motorsports after making select starts in 2023 and 2024. |
| 2025 | Pietro Fittipaldi signed with Vector Sport to compete in the European Le Mans Series, returning to the series after a three-year absence and combining this with his full-time IMSA SportsCar Championship campaign. |
| 2025 | Confirmed to compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Cadillac Whelen, expanding his racing portfolio. |
| 2024 | Moves to the FIA World Endurance Championship with Alpine, achieving his maiden podium finish at the 6 Hours of Fuji. |
| 2024 | Andrea Mabellini wins Rally Silesia and finishes 4th in the overall standings. MRF finishes 2nd in the championship. |
| 2024 | Drugovich was confirmed to test IndyCar machinery with Chip Ganassi Racing at Barber Motorsports Park, expressing surprise at the speed of the car after the test. |
| 2024 | Drugovich returned to racing in the European Le Mans Series with Vector Sport, competing in an challenging season where he achieved one podium finish (third place) at the 4 Hours of Imola and ultimately finished 15th in the standings. |
| 2024 | Competed in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans with Whelen Cadillac Racing, finishing 15th in the Hypercar class. |
| 2024 | At the opening round of the season (Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg), finished 13th, his best result of the season. |
| 2024 | Began competing full-time in the IndyCar Series. |
| December 2024 | Drugovich participated in free practice, setting the ninth fastest time, and later completed the Abu Dhabi Pirelli tyre test with 146 laps. |
| November 2024 | Drugovich participated in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix free practice, finishing 9th. |
| November 28 2024 | Announced that Schumacher would leave his Mercedes reserve driver role at the end of the season to focus on commitments to Alpine's WEC division. |
| September 2024 | Drugovich completed a test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, testing 2026 prototype tyres. |
| May 2024 | Drugovich returned with Maserati for the Berlin rookie test. |
| 2023 | Serves as a reserve driver for Mercedes and McLaren, before leaving both teams. |
| 2023 | MRF wins first and third in the European Rally Championship teams standings. Mārtiņš Sesks finishes as runner-up, with Mads Østberg in 3rd and Efrén Llarena in 4th. |
| 2023 | Began competing in the LMP2 class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Rick Ware, Inter Europol, and Pratt Miller. |
| 2023 | Fittipaldi competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship in LMP2 class with Jota, winning 1 race and securing 2 podium finishes. |
| 2023 | Sandeep Kumar from India wins the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 championship. |
| 2023 | Drugovich participated in the rookie practice session at the Rome ePrix with Maserati, topping the timesheets. |
| 2023 | Participated in the Race of Champions in Sweden, partnering with Thierry Neuville in the ROC Nations Cup for the All-Star team. They defeated Team USA and Team Germany before losing to Team Norway in the final. |
| 2023 | Felipe Drugovich turned down an opportunity to test for Ed Carpenter Racing during the winter testing season after the 2023 racing season. |
| 2023 | Continued as Reserve/Development driver for Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team and also became Reserve driver for McLaren F1 Team |
| 2023 | Won the LMP2 class at the 6 Hours of Monza in the FIA World Endurance Championship. |
| November 2023 | Drugovich drove in the first free practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, finishing second fastest. |
| November 22 2023 | Announced as a new member of Alpine's World Endurance Hypercar team, joining teammates Nicolas Lapierre, Ferdinand Habsburg, Paul-Loup Chatin, Matthieu Vaxivière, and Charles Milesi. |
| October 23 2023 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced Fittipaldi would drive the No. 30 Honda for the 2024 IndyCar Series. |
| September 2023 | Drugovich tested at the Hungaroring. |
| July 5 2023 | Schumacher drove the McLaren MCL35M in testing at Portimão. |
| June 2023 | Drugovich drove the AMR21 in a private test at the Red Bull Ring. |
| June 7 2023 | Schumacher drove the Mercedes W14 for a Pirelli tyre test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. |
| April 2023 | Drugovich drove for Maserati MSG Racing during the Formula E Berlin rookie test, finishing first and setting a lap time just two-tenths slower than Maximilian Günther's best time in the SABIC Berlin E-Prix. |
| April 2023 | Drugovich collected additional F1 mileage in the AMR21 around Silverstone. |
| March 2023 | Drugovich drove the Aston Martin AMR23 during the first session of pre-season testing in Bahrain, replacing injured Lance Stroll, and completed a total of 117 laps. |
| January 2023 | Announced as a full-time driver for the FIA World Endurance Championship, joining Jota Sport team alongside David Heinemeier Hansson and Oliver Rasmussen. |
| 2022 | Efrén Llarena wins the European Rally Championship for MRF, with Javier Pardo finishing 2nd. MRF also wins the Teams championship. |
| 2022 | Karna Kadur and Nikhil Pai win the Indian National Rally Championship driving in MRF colours. |
| 2022 | Sai Sanjay from India wins the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 championship. |
| 2022 | Re-joined MP Motorsport for the Formula 2 season, partnering with Clément Novalak. |
| 2022 | Won his first pole position of the season at Jeddah, taking the championship lead for the first time. |
| 2022 | Drove the Haas VF-22 during the first day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, substituting for Nikita Mazepin. |
| December 2022 | Ferrari announced the end of their collaboration with Schumacher after four years. On the same day, Mercedes-AMG confirmed Schumacher as their reserve driver. |
| November 2022 | Concluded the season sixteenth in the World Drivers' Championship with 12 points. |
| November 2022 | Haas announced they would part ways with Schumacher after the 2022 season, replacing him with Nico Hülkenberg for the 2023 season. |
| November 2022 | Drugovich drove in the post-season tests in Abu Dhabi with Aston Martin. |
| November 2022 | Drugovich had his first contact with a Formula One car, testing the AMR21 at Silverstone and meeting the requirements to obtain the FIA Super Licence. |
| September 2022 | Sealed the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship title at Monza, finishing the season 101 points ahead of nearest rival Théo Pourchaire. |
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