ART Grand Prix’s Taito Kato heads into the fourth round of the 2026 F3 season at Spielberg with confidence after a strong showing during in-season testing last month, where he had set the fastest time of a 1:20.297. Fresh off a P9 finish in the Barcelona Feature Race, Kato looks to build momentum in Spielberg…
Taito Kato will start both races at the 2026 Barcelona F3 Round inside the top eight after recording his best Qualifying result of the season. The ART Grand Prix rookie finished Friday’s session in fifth at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, securing a place on the third row for Sunday’s Feature Race. The reverse-grid format will…
ART Grand Prix rookie Taito Kato says he is heading into Round 2 of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season in Monaco full of confidence after topping last month’s in-season test at the Red Bull Ring. The Japanese driver set the fastest overall time during the two-day Spielberg test and believes both he and…
Taito Kato left the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) in-season Spielberg test satisfied with the progress made by himself and ART Grand Prix, after the Japanese driver finished fastest overall across the two-day test. Kato’s benchmark 1:20.297 from the Day 2 morning session remained unbeaten throughout the day, with the ART driver explaining afterwards that…
Taito Kato and ART Grand Prix ended the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) in-season Spielberg test on top overall, with the Japanese driver setting the fastest lap of the two-day test during Day 2’s morning session around the Red Bull Ring. Kato’s benchmark time of 1:20.297 remained unbeaten across the day, while Brad Benavides topped…
Taito Kato believes both he and ART Grand Prix possess the pace required to compete regularly at the front of the FIA F3 Championship following an encouraging start to the 2026 campaign. The Japanese rookie immediately impressed during the opening round in Melbourne, where he qualified seventh before converting that strong position into a podium…
ART Grand Prix opened its 2026 F3 campaign strongly at the Australian GP in Melbourne, securing four top-six finishes across the Sprint and Feature Races. With an all-rookie line-up, the team delivered an encouraging performance. Taito Kato and Maciej Gładysz both scored valuable points, while Kanato Le endured a more difficult weekend. Le retired from…
Taito Kato enjoyed an impressive start to his F3 career as the ART Grand Prix rookie secured two points finishes and his first podium during the opening round at the 2026 Australian GP in Melbourne. The Japanese driver finished fifth in Saturday’s shortened Sprint Race, collecting his first point in the series. He then built…
The 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Australian GP in Melbourne produced plenty of headlines at the Albert Park Circuit. Breakout drives, maiden podiums and unfortunate setbacks shaped the story of the weekend. From dominant performances to missed chances, here are the biggest winners and losers from the Australian Grand Prix round. Winners of the 2026…
Taito Kato secured the first podium finish of his F3 career during the Feature Race at the 2026 Australian GP weekend. The ART Grand Prix rookie finished third after a chaotic race at Albert Park Circuit that featured multiple Safety Cars and several penalties which reshaped the final classification. Although the final result was influenced…
