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Freddie Slater has finally claimed his maiden FIA Formula 3 (F3) victory, with the TRIDENT driver taking the Feature Race win in Budapest to take the Championship lead heading into the summer break. The Briton controlled the race from the front after Tuukka Taponen was forced to pit with damage, holding off a determined challenge…
Freddie Slater secured victory during a chaotic Feature Race at the 2026 F3 Budapest Round at the Hungarian GP, view the full race report here. Round 7 of the 2026 F3 season began with an eventful Sprint Race, as Théophile Naël stormed from P6 to victory, finishing ahead of Kanato Le and Ernesto Rivera. The…
Freddie Slater claimed victory in the Budapest Round Feature Race at the 2026 F3 Hungarian GP. View the full race results here. There was drama early with Jin Nakamura, Maciej Gładysz and Gerrard Xie colliding, with Gładysz and Xie in the barriers at Turn 13, bringing out the safety car. When racing resumed, Salim Hanna stopped on…
Freddie Slater was content with a point from the 2026 F3 Budapest Sprint Race, as he felt he maximised what was possible from P11. The TRIDENT rookie finished on track in P11, however, as Ugo Ugochukwu received a 5 second time penalty during the race, it then promoted Slater to P10, bringing himself level on…
Théophile Naël believes his second FIA Formula 3 (F3) victory of the season came down to managing his tyres and taking the opportunity when it presented itself in the 2026 Budapest Sprint Race. The Campos Racing driver started sixth on the grid but moved into second during the chaotic opening lap before eventually passing Kanato…
Kanato Le believes his maiden Formula 3 podium has given him a significant “confidence boost” after securing P2 during the Sprint Race at the 2026 F3 Budapest Round. Starting from reverse-grid pole, Le endured a difficult start, briefly losing P1 to Gerrard Xie before taking it back in between Turns 1 and 2. The ART…
Ugo Ugochukwu retained the lead of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Drivers’ Championship after the F3 Sprint Race at the Hungarian GP. However, Freddie Slater drew level with the Campos Racing driver on 104 points. Ugochukwu crossed the line in P10 but received a five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. The…
Ernesto Rivera overcame front-tyre graining and opening-lap chaos to secure another strong result for Campos Racing in the 2026 Budapest F3 Sprint Race. The Red Bull junior made a competitive start before avoiding an incident at Turn 2. However, persistent understeer restricted his pace and prevented him from mounting a sustained attack on Kanato Le….
Théophile Naël charged from sixth on the grid to win the 2026 Budapest F3 Sprint Race at the Hungarian GP after overtaking Kanato Le for the lead on Lap 9. Le survived a chaotic opening lap to finish second for ART Grand Prix, while Campos Racing’s Ernesto Rivera completed the podium. Meanwhile, Mattia Colnaghi and…
Théophile Naël claimed victory in the Budapest Round Sprint Race at the 2026 F3 Hungarian GP. View the full race results here. Kanato Le started from the front row alongside Maciej Gładysz. However, contact between Xie, Gładysz and Nakamura at Turn 2 on the opening lap disrupted the early stages of the race. Xie suffered…
