Brad Benavides’s injury opened the door for Ricardo Escotto and Salim Hanna as three drivers shared AIX Racing’s No. 26 car in F3.
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2026 F3 | Season Review | Brad Benavides, Ricardo Escotto & Salim Hanna

Brad Benavides entered the 2026 FIA Formula 3 season as AIX Racing’s experienced reference, but an injury at Monaco brought his campaign to a premature end and transformed the No. 26 car into a revolving seat. Ricardo Escotto and Salim Hanna subsequently shared the entry, with both facing the considerable challenge of joining the championship…

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Escotto will miss the 2026 F3 Madrid finale after a road traffic collision, while Xie has also withdrawn from the final round.
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AIX Racing confirms Escotto withdrawal from 2026 F3 Madrid round; Xie also absent from finale

Ricardo Escotto and Gerrard Xie will not participate in the ninth and final round of the 2026 FIA F3 season in Madrid, with both AIX Racing and DAMS Lucas Oil set to field two cars at Madring. AIX Racing confirmed Escotto’s withdrawal after the Mexican driver was involved in a road traffic collision. Following medical…

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Ricardo Escotto joins AIX Racing for the 2026 Barcelona F3 round, replacing Brad Benavides as he makes his FIA F3 debut in Spain this week.
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Ricardo Escotto replaces Brad Benavides at AIX Racing for 2026 Barcelona F3 round

Ricardo Escotto will make his F3 debut with AIX Racing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this weekend after the team confirmed him as Brad Benavides’ replacement for the upcoming 2026 round. The 21-year-old Mexican driver arrives in the championship after competing in Indy NXT. He now steps into the AIX Racing line-up for the Barcelona…

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Round 9 of the 2025 Indy NXT season is in the books as the race at Iowa has been completed, view the full report and results here.
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Indy NXT | Race | Iowa | Rowe takes historic first victory in the category

Round 9 of the 2025 Indy NXT season is in the books as the race at Iowa has been completed, view the full report and results below. Unfortunately for Seb Murray, he missed the race as the IndyCar medical team did not clear him following his frightening crash with Ricardo Escotto at Mid-Ohio last weekend….

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