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The FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship returns to action this weekend as the grid heads to the Hungarian GP for the Budapest Round of the 2026 season. The Hungarian Grand Prix marks the final race weekend before the summer break, with the championship now reaching a crucial point in the campaign. Just one point separates…
Maciej Gładysz believes his Qualifying performances have prevented him from consistently fighting at the front during his rookie F3 season in 2026. The ART Grand Prix driver has regularly finished inside the points and claimed a victory at Silverstone. However, difficult Qualifying sessions have often forced him to recover positions during the races. Although Gładysz…
Mattia Colnaghi believes his double fourth-place finish at Spa-Francorchamps gave him renewed confidence following a difficult start to his 2026 F3 campaign. The MP Motorsport driver struggled to convert the team’s work into strong results during the opening part of the season. However, he returned to the front-running group in Belgium and fought near the…
The 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season continued to deliver plenty of drama at Spa-Francorchamps at Belgian GP, with Round 6 producing breakthrough performances, championship twists and some much-needed momentum shifts. From maiden victories to career-best results and another strong weekend for one of the title contenders, there were several drivers who left Belgium with…
Former FIA Formula 3 and Euroformula Open driver Zdeněk Chovanec passed away on 18 July 2026 at the age of 21. Born in Venezuela and raised across Czechia and Portugal, Chovanec followed an international route through motorsport. His career progressed from Portuguese karting to Formula 4, regional single-seaters and the FIA Formula 3 Championship before…
Maciej Gładysz believes ART Grand Prix could have fought for an even stronger result during the 2026 F3 Spa-Francorchamps Round, had Friday’s Qualifying session gone to plan. The Polish driver recovered from a difficult Qualifying session to finish fifth in Sunday’s Feature Race, moving through the field from 10th on the grid and showing strong…
Hiyu Yamakoshi was pleased to finally convert his strong pace into a F3 Feature Race podium at Spa-Francorchamps, although the Van Amersfoort Racing driver was left wondering what might have been after Ernesto Rivera denied him victory. Yamakoshi started the race from third and quickly moved into contention at the front. After taking the lead…
Ernesto Rivera executed a patient tyre-management strategy to claim an impressive victory in the 2026 F3 Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Campos Racing driver started fourth and initially dropped to fifth. However, Rivera protected his tyres during the opening laps before calmly overtaking each of the leading contenders as their performance began to decline. Rivera…
Fionn McLaughlin produced an impressive recovery drive to finish P13 in the 2026 F3 Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Hitech TGR driver started from P29 following a difficult first visit to the Belgian circuit. However, he combined careful tyre management with several decisive overtakes to climb 16 positions through the field. McLaughlin eventually finished only…
Ugo Ugochukwu retained the lead of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Drivers’ Championship following the Feature Race at the Belgian GP. However, his advantage over Freddie Slater fell from 18 points to just one. The Campos Racing driver finished 20th and failed to score for the second time during the Spa-Francorchamps weekend. Meanwhile, Slater recovered…
