Brad Benavides set the pace on Day 1 of post-season testing at Imola for the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship. Driving for AIX Racing, the American produced a rapid 1:33.022 in the dry afternoon session to lead the field, narrowly ahead of Rodin Motorsport’s Pedro Clerot. However, earlier in the day, it was Campos Racing’s…
The 2025 F3 post-season test roared into life at Circuito de Jerez, with MP Motorsport making a bold statement. Alessandro Giusti topped the morning session with the quickest lap of the day, while teammate Tuukka Taponen closed out the afternoon on top. Across both sessions, drivers took advantage of clean running, gathered valuable data, and…
Finnish racing driver Tuukka Taponen will continue his rise through the junior single-seater ranks in 2026, remaining in the FIA F3 Championship but making a strategic switch to MP Motorsport. The 18-year-old, a member of the highly regarded Ferrari Driver Academy, joins the Dutch outfit after an impressive rookie campaign with ART Grand Prix in…
Tuukka Taponen delivered a breakthrough performance at the 2025 F3 Hungarian GP, securing his first Feature Race podium of the season with a determined P3 finish. Racing for ART Grand Prix and representing the Ferrari Driver Academy, the Finnish rookie mastered a drying Hungaroring to fend off late challenges from some of the category’s most…
Tuukka Taponen’s Hungarian GP performance delivered his long-awaited breakthrough, securing third place in the Feature Race. The Finnish driver had been knocking on the door with fourth place finishes at Sakhir and Imola. Speaking after his F3 Hungarian GP podium finish, he expressed satisfaction with the breakthrough. He maintained his ambitious outlook for the remainder…
The F3 Hungarian GP Feature Race is up next, and following Saturday’s chaotic Sprint Race, we should expect no different today. Rafael Câmara leads the Championship, and can potentially walk away crowned Champion today. So long as Câmara’s gap to P2 is 40 points, he will be crowned Champion. Our Championship leader kicks off from…
Tuukka Taponen returned to the front of the grid at this weekend’s Formula 3 Hungarian GP. Other than a singular point scored in the Silverstone Feature Race, the Finnish driver has not scored since Monaco. This is a well welcomed return, although he now sits 74 points behind Championship leader Câmara, in P9. After securing…
ART Grand Prix’s Tuukka Taponen is far from satisfied with his mixed 2025 F3 season so far. While there have been a few highlights – including Sprint Race podiums in Sakhir and Monte Carlo – the 18-year-old currently sits 9th in the championship standings. A mixed 2025 campaign Reflecting on his campaign so far, Taponen…
As the 2025 F3 season hits the mid-way mark, ART GP’s Tuukka Taponen’s season has been filled with ups and downs. The Finnish driver is one of several drivers who made the step up from the Formula Regional European Championship in 2025. Taponen finished the championship in P3—behind Trident’s Rafael Câmara and teammate James Wharton—with…
The 2025 FIA Formula 3 Spanish Grand Prix wrapped up the European triple-header, bringing a weekend packed with standout performances and major setbacks. With five rounds down and five remaining, here’s a look at the winners and losers from the F3 Spanish GP. Winners of the 2025 F3 Spanish GP Rafael Câmara – TRIDENT Câmara…
