Tuukka Taponen takes Madrid F3 pole after P3 in Qualifying 1 and reflects on MP Motorsport's 2026 progress and the Madring challenge.
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Taponen praises ‘special’ Madring after securing second F3 pole of 2026 at Madrid finale

MP Motorsport’s Tuukka Taponen completed one of his strongest Qualifying days of the 2026 FIA F3 season in Madrid, taking third in the opening session before securing pole in Qualifying 2. The Finn showed front-running pace across both sessions at the Madring, even though he felt more satisfied with his driving in the first. Taponen…

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Taito Kato claims maiden F3 pole in Madrid as ART Grand Prix returns to the top in Qualifying 1 and he relishes the demanding Madring finale.
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Kato celebrates maiden F3 pole after pushing “on the edge” in Madrid Qualifying

ART Grand Prix’s Taito Kato secured the first pole position of his FIA Formula 3 career in the opening Qualifying session of the 2026 Madrid round, continuing his strong run after an encouraging weekend at Monza. Kato produced the fastest lap around the Madring to lead Rodin Motorsport’s Pedro Clerot and MP Motorsport’s Tuukka Taponen….

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Taito Kato claimed pole in the 2026 F3 Spanish GP Qualifying 1 at the Madring as championship leader Slater fell to 17th with car issues, before Tuukka Taponen topped session two after Clerot crashed on his final lap.
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F3 | 2026 Spanish GP | Qualifying 1 & 2 | Kato takes session one pole as Slater suffers nightmare and Taponen tops session two

Jin Nakamura topped Free Practice for the 2026 Madrid F3 Round at the Spanish GP ahead of Qualifying, with Taito Kato second and Enzo Deligny third. Nicola Lacorte’s late crash ended the session early. Freddie Slater leads the championship on 141 points, 15 clear of Ugo Ugochukwu, with the title fight reaching its conclusion this…

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Jin Nakamura leads 2026 F3 Madrid Practice ahead of Kato and Deligny as Nicola Lacorte's late crash brings the session to an end.
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F3 | 2026 Spanish GP | Free Practice | Nakamura leads Kato and Deligny before late red flag

The 2026 FIA F3 finale began at 09:55 local time as all 28 drivers headed onto the Madring for Free Practice, opening the championship’s first race weekend at the new Madrid circuit. The 45-minute session also marked the beginning of the final battles for both the Drivers’ and Teams’ Championships, with the field preparing for…

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Slater discusses Madring, the expanded finale format and his 15-point lead as the 2026 F3 title fight reaches Madrid this weekend.
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Slater: Madring will “separate the men from the boys” in 2026 F3 title decider

Freddie Slater heads into the final round of the 2026 FIA F3 season with a 15-point lead in the Drivers’ Championship and his attention firmly on delivering a clean weekend at the Madring in Madrid. The TRIDENT driver spoke during a virtual media event ahead of the Madrid round, attended by Pit Debrief, and discussed…

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Ugochukwu reflects on his 2026 FIA F3 season, Campos Racing’s success and his confidence ahead of the decisive Madrid championship finale.
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Ugochukwu confident heading into decisive Madrid 2026 F3 finale: “We’re in a good place to go attack”

Ugo Ugochukwu arrives at the final round of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship with everything still to play for, as the title battle heads to the new Madrid circuit for a season-ending weekend unlike any other. Speaking in the 2026 F3 Madrid Virtual Media Roundtable, with Pit Debrief in attendance, Ugochukwu reflected on…

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