Hiyu Yamakoshi has rated his 2026 rookie F3 campaign a “9 out of 10” after exceeding his own expectations with three podiums, a maiden pole position and several challenges for Feature Race victories during 2026. The Van Amersfoort Racing driver finished ninth in the Drivers’ Championship, scoring 71 points after a difficult Melbourne opener gave…
Brando Badoer believes determination, hard work and the support of Rodin Motorsport allowed him to demonstrate his potential during a substantially improved second FIA F3 campaign in 2026. The Italian ended the season eighth in the Drivers’ Championship with 71 points, a significant recovery from a difficult rookie year with PREMA Racing in which he…
Ernesto Rivera ended his rookie FIA Formula 3 campaign seventh in the 2026 Drivers’ Championship, but the final standings tell only part of the story behind an eventful first F3 season for the Mexican. An injury disrupted his preparations before the championship began and forced him to miss both pre-season testing and the opening round…
Pedro Clerot believes his sixth-place finish in the 2026 FIA F3 Drivers’ Championship does not fully reflect the level he and Rodin Motorsport showed during his rookie campaign, after ending the season with a maiden victory and two podiums in Madrid. The Brazilian produced arguably his strongest weekend of the year at the Madring, coming…
Tuukka Taponen completed a remarkable turnaround in his 2026 FIA F3 campaign by claiming his maiden victory in Madrid and securing third place in the Drivers’ Championship. The MP Motorsport driver produced his strongest weekend of the season at the final round, finishing third in Qualifying 1 before taking pole position in Qualifying 2. He…
Freddie Slater admitted disappointment at the way his 2026 FIA F3 title challenge ended in Madrid, but the TRIDENT driver refused to let the difficult finale overshadow a strong rookie campaign. The British driver arrived at the final round with a 15-point advantage over title rival Ugo Ugochukwu. However, Qualifying immediately changed the complexion of…
Pedro Clerot says ending a difficult rookie FIA Formula 3 season with a victory and another podium in Madrid made the conclusion to his 2026 campaign particularly special. The Rodin Motorsport driver followed his maiden F3 victory in Feature Race 1 with third place in the season-ending Feature Race 2 in Madrid, completing comfortably his…
Tuukka Taponen says his maiden victory of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 season completed a remarkable turnaround after MP Motorsport struggled for performance earlier in the campaign. The Finn converted pole position into victory in the season-ending Spanish GP Feature Race 2, leading newly crowned champion Ugo Ugochukwu home after controlling the race from the…
Ugo Ugochukwu hailed his 2026 FIA Formula 3 campaign as an almost “perfect season” after completing a remarkable championship turnaround in Madrid to become Campos Racing’s first F3 Drivers’ Champion. The American arrived at the Spanish GP finale 15 points behind Freddie Slater but steadily erased that deficit across the weekend. After entering the final…
Ugo Ugochukwu is the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Drivers’ Champion after finishing second in the season-ending F3 Feature Race 2 at the Spanish GP in Madrid, overturning the championship deficit he carried into the final round to defeat Freddie Slater by 14 points. The Campos Racing driver entered Sunday’s finale level with Slater on 141…
