Mattia Colnaghi moves up to Formula 3 in 2026 as he will be racing for MP Motorsport. Additionally, the 17-year-old will be joining the Red Bull Junior Team Programme.
The young Italian currently races in the Eurocup-3 Championship, and is leading the championship this season. In 2024, Colnaghi was crowned the Spanish Formula 4 champion. Later, he went on to become the runner up in the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship early this year.
The future Formula 3 driver spoke about the move up and the Red Bull Junior Team, stating:
“I’m super excited about the opportunity handed to me by MP Motorsport and the Red Bull Junior Team. Joining the Grand Prix weekends as a Formula 3 driver is a dream come true, and I’m looking to forward to building on the amazing working relationship that MP and I have developed in the past two seasons.”
He continued on to express his gratitude towards Red Bull and MP Motorsport:
“I’m truly grateful to Helmut Marko and Red Bull for allowing me to demonstrate my racing skills in FIA F3, while staying with MP is the obvious choice. They have become my family in the past two years and have helped me grow as a driver. I believe that working with them in Formula 3 will be just as enjoyable and successful.”
MP Motorsport on Colnaghi
Mattia Colnaghi is not new to the MP Motorsport team as he has spent the past two seasons with them. The Italian driver will hope to achieve more success with the team as he continues into this new journey with them. MP Motorsport Team Principal, Sander Dorsman, spoke about the young driver’s progress, expressing his excitement for Colnaghi to join Formula 3.
“Moving up to FIA F3 with Mattia is a proud moment for us as a team. We immediately recognised his talent when he joined us as a young teenager in the winter of 2023-’24, and it was a joy to see that talent truly accelerate in Spanish F4, resulting in title-winning glory in his first year out of karts.
“This year, he has been outstanding again, also proving his qualities as a sportsman when the going got tough. We will continue to work hard for our Eurocup-3 title contenders this year, including Mattia. Before we head towards the 2026 season with the confidence that his immediate future is now firmly set in stone.”
The MP Motorsport team appear to have strong belief in the talented 17-year-old. In 2026, Colnaghi will hope to show the motorsport world what he can do as he debuts in Formula 3.
