Mattia Colnaghi believes he can challenge for an F3 podium in Budapest after producing his strongest Qualifying performance of the 2026 season. The MP Motorsport driver placed himself near the front of the Feature Race grid during his first visit to the Hungaroring. His result continued the team’s recent improvement after he secured two fourth-place…
Tuukka Taponen celebrated MP Motorsport’s recent progress in 2026 after securing his maiden F3 pole position during Qualifying in Budapest. The Finnish driver produced a 1:33.411 on his final attempt to beat TRIDENT’s Freddie Slater to pole by 0.040 seconds. MP Motorsport teammate Mattia Colnaghi completed the top three, only 0.064s behind Taponen. The result…
The Stewards have disqualified Hiyu Yamakoshi from the 2026 Budapest F3 Qualifying results after Van Amersfoort Racing worked on his car following the end-of-race signal. Officials deleted every lap time recorded by Car 14 after determining that the team had breached the FIA Formula 3 Sporting Regulations and the FIA International Sporting Code. Yamakoshi originally…
The 2026 Budapest F3 Round began with a 45-minute Free Practice session at the Hungaroring. However, the field initially showed little urgency to leave the pit lane. Twenty-nine of the 30 drivers remained in their garages during the opening minutes, leaving Hitech TGR’s Woohyun Shin alone on the circuit. Shin took advantage of the clear…
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…
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…
Ugo Ugochukwu retained the lead of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Drivers’ Championship after a dramatic F3 Sprint Race at the Belgian GP. The Campos Racing driver failed to score after first-lap contact with title rival Freddie Slater damaged his suspension. Slater retired from the race, so the pair remained on 104 and 86 points…
