The 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship (FIA F3) continues to cement its role as one of the most important stepping stones on the road to F1. Entering its seventeenth overall season and eighth under the FIA F3 Championship banner, the series remains the third tier of the FIA Global Pathway, positioned directly below F2. Once…
Tuukka Taponen heads into the 2026 F3 season with fresh motivation after a demanding winter that combined preparations for a move to MP Motorsport with mandatory military service in Finland. After finishing ninth in the standings as a rookie in 2025, scoring three podiums but no victories, the Ferrari junior now targets the next step…
The 2025 F3 season did not unfold as ART Grand Prix had hoped following the success of their 2024 campaign. Instead of building on the momentum of the previous year, the French outfit faced a season marked by inconsistency, setbacks and unfulfilled expectations. Falling short of expectations In 2024, ART Grand Prix finished third in…
As a Finnish racing driver and a part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, Tuukka Taponen’s 2025 season in F3 finished with him in ninth. These results in his maiden season showed his potential as a driver. And while most focus on his driving, a big part of his personality and heritage is reflected through his…
Tuukka Taponen believes he and his new team, MP Motorsport, have what it takes to fight for the 2026 F3 title. At 19, he already showed strong pace in his rookie season, securing three podiums and finishing ninth in the Drivers’ Championship. Building on that momentum, he decided to return for a second year in…
The 2025 F3 season was a year of highs and lows for ART Grand Prix’s Tuukka Taponen. The rookie, who made the step up from the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA), started the year strongly, but the second half of the year proved far more challenging for the 19 year-old Finn. Backed by…
ART Grand Prix’s 2025 F3 season had many highs and lows, but overall, was not the season that Team Principal Sébastien Philippe was aiming for. The team ultimately ended the season in P4 in the Team’s Standings, with 152 points. High expectations that weren’t quite met Philippe described the season as “a bit difficult”. He…
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…
