Taito Kato stormed to victory during a chaotic Sprint Race at the 2026 F3 Italian GP at Monza, view the full race report here. Round 8 kicked off with an MP Motorsport-led Free Practice, with Alessandro Giusti topping the timesheets and finishing ahead of his teammates. Notably, championship contender Ugo Ugochukwu received a post-session five-place…
Freddie Slater secured his third pole position of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season at Monza, putting himself in the best possible position for Sunday’s Feature Race as the championship battle enters its final stages. The TRIDENT driver topped Group B with a 1:38.114 to claim the Aramco Pole Position Award, while teammate Matteo…
Nicola Lacorte believes his third-place Qualifying finish at Monza demonstrated what he and DAMS Lucas Oil can achieve after a difficult 2026 F3 campaign. The Italian secured P3 for Sunday’s Feature Race despite having only one push lap during the second Qualifying group, with the drivers leaving their final runs extremely late. He was later…
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Freddie Slater claimed pole position for the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Italian Grand Prix after topping Friday’s Qualifying session at Monza. Following the summer break, the FIA Formula 3 Championship returned to action at the Temple of Speed for Round 8 of the 2026 season, with the iconic Monza circuit providing the backdrop for…
Qualifying for the 2026 Monza F3 round has been completed at the Italian GP, view the full results here. MP Motorsport had a 1-2-3 in Free Practice earlier on Friday as Alessandro Giusti led Tuukka Taponen and Mattia Colnaghi. The big story from the session, however, was the penalty handed to championship contender Ugo Ugochukwu….
Alessandro Giusti believes completing a clean Qualifying lap will matter more than chasing the perfect slipstream at Monza after leading an MP Motorsport 1-2-3 in Friday morning’s 2026 F3 Free Practice. The Williams Driver Academy member set a 1:37.445 on the Soft tyre to lead teammate Tuukka Taponen by 0.232s, while Mattia Colnaghi completed an…
Ugo Ugochukwu has received a five-place grid penalty for both 2026 F3 races at Monza after the Stewards held the Campos Racing driver wholly responsible for his Free Practice collision with Matteo De Palo. The incident occurred on the main straight during the closing stages of Friday morning’s session and left both Ugochukwu’s Campos and…
Alessandro Giusti led an MP Motorsport sweep of the top three positions in Free Practice at Monza, setting a 1:37.445 to establish the benchmark ahead of Friday afternoon’s split Qualifying session at the 2026 Monza F3 Round. The Frenchman finished 0.232s clear of teammate Tuukka Taponen, while Mattia Colnaghi completed an impressive 1-2-3 for the…
The Free Practice session for the 2026 F3 Monza round at the Italian GP has been completed, view the full results here. MP Motorsport had a great practice session as they finished 1-2-3, with Giusti a full 0.4s quicker than the first non-MP car. As the session came to a close, championship contender Ugo Ugochukwu…
After a lengthy break in the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season, James Wharton is ready to return to the grid at Monza for the penultimate round of the campaign. Speaking in the 2026 FIA F3 Monza Virtual Media Roundtable, with Pit Debrief in attendance, Wharton discussed the unique challenges presented by the return of…
