Karishma Persad, Author at Pit Debrief

Ugochukwu and Slater fight for the 2026 F3 title as seven drivers chase P3 while four teams remain in contention for P2 in Madrid.

Everything still to play for: The 2026 F3 battles heading into the season’s final race in Madrid

Karishma Persad5 days ago5 days ago012 mins

Campos Racing has already secured the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Teams’ Championship, but the season is far from settled heading into the final Feature Race at the Madring. The 2026 F3 Drivers’ Championship is completely deadlocked, seven drivers retain a mathematical chance of finishing third, and several positions throughout the Teams’ standings remain open ahead…

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Ugochukwu is level with Slater on 141 points after Madrid Feature Race 1 as Campos Racing secures the 2026 F3 Teams’ Championship.

2026 F3 Championship standings after the Spanish GP Feature Race 1

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Ugo Ugochukwu and Freddie Slater will enter the final race of the 2026 FIA F3 season level on points after a dramatic Feature Race 1 at the Spanish GP in Madrid completely erased Slater’s advantage at the top of the Drivers’ Championship. Ugochukwu finished fourth at the Madring to collect 12 points, while Slater failed…

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Tsolov leads Câmara by eight points after the 2026 F2 Spanish GP Sprint, while Campos grows its Teams' Championship advantage.

2026 F2 Championship standings after the Spanish GP Sprint Race

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Nikola Tsolov remains at the top of the 2026 FIA F2 Drivers’ Championship following the Spanish GP Sprint Race in Madrid, but Rafael Câmara reduced the Bulgarian’s advantage from 11 to eight points after a difficult race for the Campos Racing driver. Hitech’s Ritomo Miyata claimed his maiden F2 victory ahead of AIX Racing’s Emerson…

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Ford starts the Suzuka 1000km from pole after grid penalties reshuffle the order, while Craft-Bamboo's Mercedes-AMG drops to 28th.

2026 Suzuka 1000km | Starting Grid | Miedecke Motorsport Ford on pole after penalties reshape order

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Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC will lead the 30-car field away for the 50th running of the Suzuka 1000km after a series of penalties transformed the order established during Saturday evening’s three-part Qualifying session. Christopher Mies, Frédéric Vervisch and Dennis Olsen initially produced the second-fastest average aboard the #64 Ford Mustang GT3 EVO. However, the…

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Mercedes-AMG receives a 20kg increase for the Suzuka 1000km, with Ford, BMW and Ferrari also gaining ballast after BoP adjustments.

2026 Suzuka 1000km BoP changes add weight to Mercedes-AMG, Ford, BMW and Ferrari

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The Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo has received the largest weight increase in a wide-ranging Balance of Performance (BoP) adjustment ahead of Sunday’s 2026 Suzuka 1000km. An updated BoP table distributed by SRO Motorsports Group adds 20kg to the Mercedes-AMG’s minimum weight following Saturday’s Qualifying sessions. BMW, Ferrari and Ford have also received additional ballast, while Chevrolet…

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Miedecke Motorsport takes Suzuka 1000km pole after Craft-Bamboo loses all laps after its Mercedes-AMG was found 2.5kg underweight.

2026 Suzuka 1000km | Qualifying – Updated | Miedecke Ford takes pole after Craft-Bamboo loses all laps

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Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC will start from pole for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km after the final Qualifying classifications dramatically changed the order established on track at Suzuka. The #77 Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo of Maxime Martin, Kakunoshin Ohta and Luca Stolz initially produced the quickest three-driver average. However, post-Qualifying scrutineering found the car…

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Taito Kato scores from P12 in the Madrid F3 Sprint and backs ART Grand Prix to fight for victory in the two Feature Races.

Kato targets 2026 F3 Feature Race victory after ART progress in Madrid

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ART Grand Prix’s Taito Kato continued his strong Madrid weekend by recovering from 12th on the Sprint Race grid to score points at the Madring. The Japanese driver faced a difficult task on a circuit where overtaking proved challenging, but he worked his way forward and produced one of the race’s standout passes when he…

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Alex Powell reflects on his first F3 podium in Madrid, PREMA support and lessons learned ahead of the two remaining 2026 Feature Races.

Powell rewards PREMA with maiden 2026 F3 podium in Madrid

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PREMA Racing’s Alex Powell secured his first FIA Formula 3 podium in just his second round in the Championship, finishing third in the Madrid Sprint Race at the Madring. Powell converted a strong Qualifying performance into a place on the second row of the reversed Sprint grid before keeping himself out of trouble across the…

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James Wharton reflects on his Madrid F3 Sprint podium, missed win opportunity and lessons learned from the inaugural Madring race.

Wharton takes positives from “bittersweet” 2026 Madrid F3 Sprint podium

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PREMA Racing’s James Wharton described his second-place finish in the 2026 Madrid F3 Sprint Race as “bittersweet” after missing the opportunity to become the first Formula 3 race winner at the Madring. Wharton started from pole position but lost the lead to Campos Racing’s Théophile Naël and eventually crossed the line second, securing his second…

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Przyrowski claims maiden FREC win at Hockenheim as Nakamura-Berta and Al Dhaheri keep their title hopes alive for Sunday's finale.

Przyrowski hails Hockenheim pace as Nakamura-Berta and Al Dhaheri keep 2026 FREC title hopes alive

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Jan Przyrowski praised RPM’s strong Hockenheim pace after claiming his maiden FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) victory in Race 1, while Kean Nakamura-Berta and Rashid Al Dhaheri capitalised on a difficult afternoon for championship leader Emanuele Olivieri and Sebastian Wheldon. Przyrowski converted a second-row start into victory after an opening-lap incident between polesitter Wheldon…

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