PREMA Racing Team Principal Stephen Mitas praised James Wharton’s composure and race management after the Australian secured victory in the 2026 Barcelona F3 Sprint Race. Wharton recovered from a difficult opening phase, overtook Freddie Slater and Gerrard Xie, and then controlled two Safety Car restarts to earn PREMA its first F3 victory since Spa-Francorchamps in…
James Wharton secured his first FIA Formula 3 (F3) victory of the 2026 season in Saturday’s Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, delivering a much-needed result after a challenging start to the campaign. The PREMA Racing driver converted his front-row start into victory after a composed drive that saw him fend off pressure from…
Freddie Slater continued his impressive rookie FIA Formula 3 (F3) campaign by securing second place in Saturday’s Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Starting from P3 on the reverse grid, the TRIDENT driver immediately found himself in a fierce battle at the front. After going wheel-to-wheel with James Wharton on the opening lap and…
James Wharton claimed the race victory in the 2026 F3 Barcelona Round Sprint Race. See the full report on what unfolded at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya below. Following the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Monte Carlo round, the championship headed directly to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for Round 3 of the season. In Friday’s Qualifying session,…
The Formula 3 (F3) Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya got underway with Gerrard Xie starting from reverse grid pole, alongside James Wharton on the front row. Before the race began, there were early disruptions as Taito Kato failed to get away from eighth on the grid and had his ART car pushed into…
After a heartbreaking weekend in Monaco, Van Amersfoort Racing’s Hiyu Yamakoshi continued his strong run of form by securing a career-best Qualifying result at the 2026 F3 Barcelona round, finishing P3 behind Campos Racing’s Ugo Ugochukwu and Théopile Naël. While Van Amersfoort Racing have emerged as unexpected contenders at the front of the field, Yamakoshi…
Théophile Naël continued his remarkable qualifying form in the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship by securing a third consecutive pole position at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Campos Racing driver topped the timesheets in Qualifying after also leading a Campos 1-2-3 in Free Practice earlier in the day, with teammate Ugo Ugochukwu joining him…
Ugo Ugochukwu continued Campos Racing’s strong start to the Barcelona weekend by securing a front-row start for Sunday’s FIA Formula 3 (F3) Feature Race, finishing just behind teammate Théophile Naël in Qualifying. Speaking in the post-Qualifying press conference, with Pit Debrief in attendance, the American reflected on a strong day for Campos Racing after narrowly…
F3 2026 Barcelona Qualifying got underway at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday afternoon. It followed Free Practice earlier in the day, where Campos Racing locked out the top three with Naël, Ugochukwu, and Rivera. With just 30 minutes on the clock and one lap likely to decide grid positions, every driver headed out looking…
The 2026 F3 Barcelona Round Qualifying brought excitement and narrow gaps between the pack, full results below. The Free Practice session ended with Théophile Naël taking the top spot with a lap time of 1:28.422. Soon after, he was followed by his teammates Ugochukwu and Rivera. As the 30 drivers headed onto the track for…
