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Ernesto Rivera executed a patient tyre-management strategy to claim an impressive victory in the 2026 F3 Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Campos Racing driver started fourth and initially dropped to fifth. However, Rivera protected his tyres during the opening laps before calmly overtaking each of the leading contenders as their performance began to decline. Rivera…
Fionn McLaughlin produced an impressive recovery drive to finish P13 in the 2026 F3 Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Hitech TGR driver started from P29 following a difficult first visit to the Belgian circuit. However, he combined careful tyre management with several decisive overtakes to climb 16 positions through the field. McLaughlin eventually finished only…
Ugo Ugochukwu retained the lead of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Drivers’ Championship following the Feature Race at the Belgian GP. However, his advantage over Freddie Slater fell from 18 points to just one. The Campos Racing driver finished 20th and failed to score for the second time during the Spa-Francorchamps weekend. Meanwhile, Slater recovered…
Freddie Slater closed the gap to FIA Formula 3 (F3) championship leader Ugo Ugochukwu to just one point after recovering from a difficult start to finish third in the Spa-Francorchamps Feature Race. The TRIDENT driver started from pole position but suffered an anti-stall at the start, allowing Tuukka Taponen and Hiyu Yamakoshi to move ahead…
Ernesto Rivera bounced back from his Silverstone disappointment in style, claiming his maiden FIA Formula 3 (F3) Feature Race victory at Spa-Francorchamps. The Campos Racing driver started fourth on the grid but kept himself in contention during the opening stages as tyre degradation began to play a major role in the race. Rivera gradually moved…
Ernesto Rivera claimed victory during the Feature Race at the 2026 F3 Spa-Francorchamps Round at the Belgian GP, view the full race report here. The sixth round of the 2026 F3 season kicked off with a dramatic Sprint Race, which saw Jin Nakamura take his maiden Formula 3 win. The race also saw several incidents,…
Ernesto Rivera won the Feature Race in the 2026 F3 Spa-Francorchamps Round at the Belgian GP, ahead of Yamakoshi and Slater, see the full results below. At the start of the Feature Race, Freddie Slater, who started on pole position, had a slow start off the line, allowing Hiyu Yamakoshi and Tuukka Taponen to capitalise…
Pedro Clerot continued his strong run of form at Spa-Francorchamps, securing his third podium of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season in the Sprint Race. The Rodin Motorsport driver started from the front row but slipped behind eventual winner Jin Nakamura at the start, with Brando Badoer completing a double podium for the team….
Brando Badoer returned to the FIA F3 podium with second place in the 2026 Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Rodin Motorsport driver started from reverse-grid pole and retained the lead through an early Safety Car period. However, Jin Nakamura passed him shortly after the restart before going on to secure his maiden F3 victory….
Jin Nakamura turned a difficult Silverstone weekend into a major confidence boost at Spa-Francorchamps, claiming his maiden FIA Formula 3 (F3) victory in Saturday’s Sprint Race. The Hitech driver was originally expected to start from reverse-grid pole after qualifying 12th on Friday. However, a three-place grid penalty for driving unnecessarily slowly on the racing line…
