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Théophile Naël claimed victory in a tight Feature Race at the 2026 F3 Barcelona-Catalunya Round, view the full race report here. The third round of the 2026 F3 season kicked off with an eventful Sprint Race, which saw James Wharton take PREMA Racing’s first win since Spa-Francorchamps in 2024. However, the race also saw two…
Naël claimed his maiden FIA F3 race victory in the 2026 Barcelona Feature Race, see the full results below. The 2026 Barcelona F3 Feature Race got underway with the Campos Racing duo of Théophile Naël and Ugo Ugochukwu lining up on the front row after topping the timings in Friday’s Qualifying session. Hiyu Yamakoshi and…
Gerrard Xie continued his strong run of form by finishing third in the Formula 3 (F3) Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, securing his second podium across the opening three rounds of the season. The DAMS Lucas Oil driver started from reverse-grid pole and made a strong launch to retain the lead into Turn…
Freddie Slater drew level with Ugo Ugochukwu at the top of the 2026 F3 Drivers’ Championship after finishing second in the Barcelona-Catalunya Sprint Race. While Slater added nine points to his total, Ugochukwu failed to score after spinning into the gravel at Turn 3. James Wharton, meanwhile, secured his first victory of the season and…
Brando Badoer regained 10th place in the 2026 Barcelona F3 Sprint Race after the Stewards rescinded his in-race penalty following a Right of Review. Meanwhile, Maciej Gładysz, Matteo De Palo and Christian Ho each received converted drive-through penalties for starting from incorrect grid positions. As a result, the Stewards revised the final classification several hours…
PREMA Racing Team Principal Stephen Mitas praised James Wharton’s composure and race management after the Australian secured victory in the 2026 Barcelona F3 Sprint Race. Wharton recovered from a difficult opening phase, overtook Freddie Slater and Gerrard Xie, and then controlled two Safety Car restarts to earn PREMA its first F3 victory since Spa-Francorchamps in…
James Wharton secured his first FIA Formula 3 (F3) victory of the 2026 season in Saturday’s Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, delivering a much-needed result after a challenging start to the campaign. The PREMA Racing driver converted his front-row start into victory after a composed drive that saw him fend off pressure from…
Freddie Slater continued his impressive rookie FIA Formula 3 (F3) campaign by securing second place in Saturday’s Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Starting from P3 on the reverse grid, the TRIDENT driver immediately found himself in a fierce battle at the front. After going wheel-to-wheel with James Wharton on the opening lap and…
James Wharton claimed the race victory in the 2026 F3 Barcelona Round Sprint Race. See the full report on what unfolded at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya below. Following the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Monte Carlo round, the championship headed directly to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for Round 3 of the season. In Friday’s Qualifying session,…
The Formula 3 (F3) Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya got underway with Gerrard Xie starting from reverse grid pole, alongside James Wharton on the front row. Before the race began, there were early disruptions as Taito Kato failed to get away from eighth on the grid and had his ART car pushed into…
