Pit Debrief

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Pit Debrief

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Shania Wallage

Marold and Gotch dominated Round 3 of the 2026 AU4 Australian F4 Championship at The Bend West, taking round honours and championship leads.
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2026 | Australian F4 | Round 3 | The Bend West Circuit | Summary | Marold and Gotch emerge victorious in action-packed AU4 round

Shania Wallage07 mins

Round 3 of the 2026 AU4 Australian F4 Championship delivered three action-packed races at The Bend’s Shell V-Power Motorsport Park’s West Circuit from July 17-19, with Jensen Marold and Lewis Gotch emerging as the dominant forces across the Gen2 and Gen1 fields. Marold swept all three Gen2 races to claim round honours with 72 points,…

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Rivera bounced back from Silverstone disappointment to claim his maiden FIA F3 Feature Race victory at Spa-Francorchamps.
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Rivera bounces back from Silverstone disappointment with maiden FIA F3 Feature Race victory at Spa

Shania Wallage03 mins

Ernesto Rivera bounced back from his Silverstone disappointment in style, claiming his maiden FIA Formula 3 (F3) Feature Race victory at Spa-Francorchamps. The Campos Racing driver started fourth on the grid but kept himself in contention during the opening stages as tyre degradation began to play a major role in the race. Rivera gradually moved…

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Wheldon claimed victory in Race 2 of the 2026 FREC Paul Ricard Round, ahead of Emanuele Olivieri and Kean Nakamura-Berta.
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2026 | FREC | Paul Ricard | Race 2 | Wheldon returns to the top step at Paul Ricard

Shania Wallage04 mins

Sebastian Wheldon claimed his first victory since Zandvoort in Race 2 of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) weekend at Paul Ricard. The MP Motorsport driver inherited pole position after R-ace GP’s Emanuele Olivieri was handed a post-qualifying three-place grid penalty and went on to convert the opportunity into victory. R-ace GP’s Rashid…

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Wheldon inherits pole position in the 2026 FREC Qualifying 2 at Paul Ricard after Olivieri was handed a three-place grid penalty.
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2026 | FREC | Paul Ricard | Qualifying 2 | Wheldon inherits pole for Race 2 at Paul Ricard

Shania Wallage03 mins

Sebastian Wheldon will start Race 2 of the 2026 FREC weekend at Paul Ricard from pole position after Emanuele Olivieri was handed a post-qualifying three-place grid penalty in Qualifying 2. The MP Motorsport driver had originally qualified second in Group B but moves to the front of the grid, with team-mate Alexander Abkhazava joining him…

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Clerot claimed his third F3 podium of the season in the Sprint Race at Spa-Francorchamps and believes his first victory is around the corner.
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Clerot continues F3 podium run in Spa-Francorchamps Sprint, but insists Rodin are ready to fight for victory

Shania Wallage06 mins

Pedro Clerot continued his strong run of form at Spa-Francorchamps, securing his third podium of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season in the Sprint Race. The Rodin Motorsport driver started from the front row but slipped behind eventual winner Jin Nakamura at the start, with Brando Badoer completing a double podium for the team….

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Nakamura claimed his maiden F3 victory in the Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race, after a challenging rookie season in Formula 3.
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Nakamura rebuilds confidence with maiden 2026 F3 victory in Spa-Francorchamps Sprint

Shania Wallage06 mins

Jin Nakamura turned a difficult Silverstone weekend into a major confidence boost at Spa-Francorchamps, claiming his maiden FIA Formula 3 (F3) victory in Saturday’s Sprint Race. The Hitech driver was originally expected to start from reverse-grid pole after qualifying 12th on Friday. However, a three-place grid penalty for driving unnecessarily slowly on the racing line…

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Naël gained ground in the F3 title fight after finishing sixth in the Spa Sprint Race, with Ugochukwu and Slater out of the points.
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Naël takes positives from Spa-Francorchamps F3 Sprint Race as title rivals score no points

Shania Wallage03 mins

Théophile Naël took the positives from the F3 Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race after gaining ground on his title rivals ahead of Sunday’s Feature Race. The Campos Racing driver was forced to start the Sprint from P8 after receiving a five-place grid penalty for both races. However, he made a strong start and moved up to sixth…

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Nakamura-Berta won Race 1 at Paul Ricard to reclaim the 2026 FREC championship lead, with Olivieri and Abkhazava completing the podium.
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2026 | FREC | Paul Ricard | Race 1 | Nakamura-Berta takes Paul Ricard victory to reclaim championship lead

Shania Wallage04 mins

Kean Nakamura-Berta claimed victory in Race 1 at Paul Ricard to secure his third win of the season and move to the top of the 2026 FREC standings. The PREMA Racing driver started from his fifth pole position of the year and took the chequered flag more than four seconds clear of R-ace GP’s Emanuele…

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