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…
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…
Rodin Motorsport has confirmed Pedro Clerot will remain with the team for a second FIA F3 campaign in 2027 after the Brazilian completed an impressive rookie season with the British outfit. Clerot finished sixth in the 2026 Drivers’ Championship after collecting five podiums across the year, while he ended the campaign on a high by…
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…
Williams Driver Academy member Kean Nakamura-Berta will step up to F3 with Trident Motorsport in 2027 after completing a successful rookie campaign in FREC. The 18-year-old moves into the next stage of the junior single-seater ladder after finishing third in the 2026 FREC Drivers’ Championship. Nakamura-Berta claimed three victories and eight podiums during the campaign,…
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…
