The 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) field took to Silverstone for the sole 45-minute Free Practice session of the British GP weekend. See the full results below.
Ugo Ugochukwu heads into the Silverstone Round leading the Drivers’ Championship, with Freddie Slater sitting second and Théophile Naël third in the standings.
MP Motorsport and Hitech were the first teams to send their drivers out on track, before the rest of the field followed with around 30 minutes remaining in the session.
Slater was the first driver to dip into the 1:46s, setting a 1:46.161. Campos Racing’s Ernesto Rivera slotted into second, just over half a second behind the Briton.
Initially, drivers were running wide and struggling for grip as the track remained very green, with several lap times also deleted for track limits.
Matteo De Palo, Fionn McLaughlin and Yevan David all looked strong in the closing stages, with the three rookies benefiting from previous racing experience around the Silverstone circuit.
At the closure of the session, Slater topped the timings with his earlier 1:46.161, with Rivera in P2, and De Palo in P3. Yamakoshi, Deligny, Naël, McLaughlin, Ugochukwu, Strømsted and Sharp rounded out the top 10.
Full F3 Free Practice report from 2026 Silverstone Round
2026 F3 British GP | Free Practice results
- Ernesto Rivera
- Matteo De Palo
- Hiyu Yamakoshi
- Enzo Deligny
- Théophile Naël
- Fionn McLaughlin
- Ugo Ugochukwu
- Noah Strømsted
- Louis Sharp
- Jin Nakamura
- Yevan David
- Alessandro Giusti
- Mattia Colnaghi
- James Wharton
- Nicola Lacorte
- Bruno del Pino
- Maciej Gładysz
- Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi
- José Garfias
- Taito Kato
- Gerrard Xie
- Brando Badoer
- Tuukka Taponen
- Kanato Le
- Woohyun Shin
- Pedro Clerot
- Ricardo Escotto
- Fernando Barrichello
- Christian Ho
Disqualified: Freddie Slater
Freddie Slater was disqualified post Free Practice session, for not being able to provide a fuel sample of a minimum 0.8kg after the session. Due to the change in procedure with the VSC happening at the end of the session, and the team underestimated the amount of fuel required to run during the session, the VSC and the practice start at the conclusion of the session.
