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Tuukka Taponen claimed Pole Position in 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Qualifying at the Hungarian GP, finishing ahead of Freddie Slater and Mattia Colnaghi. Earlier in the day, Freddie Slater topped Free Practice ahead of Rodin Motorsport duo Brando Badoer and Pedro Clerot. As the lights went green, the drivers headed out on their preparation…
Qualifying for round 7 of the 2026 F3 season has been completed at the Hungarian GP, view the full results here as MP Motorsport’s Tuukka Taponen took his first pole position in the catgeory by 0.040s from Freddie Slater. Championship leader Ugo Ugochukwu was 6th. 0.199s covered the top 9 cars in an extraordinarily close…
Freddie Slater made the perfect start to the F3 Budapest Round, topping Free Practice for TRIDENT around the Hungaroring. The Briton set a 1:33.947 to finish fastest in the opening session, having spent much of the 45 minutes fighting at the front of the field. However, despite ending the session on top, Slater admitted it…
The 2026 Budapest F3 Round began with a 45-minute Free Practice session at the Hungaroring. However, the field initially showed little urgency to leave the pit lane. Twenty-nine of the 30 drivers remained in their garages during the opening minutes, leaving Hitech TGR’s Woohyun Shin alone on the circuit. Shin took advantage of the clear…
Free Practice for Round 7 of the 2026 Formula 3 (F3) season got underway at Budapest during the Hungarian GP weekend. Salim Hanna will be stepping in for AIX Racing, for the second time this year. He previously took part Round 4 in Spielberg, and currently races in Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) where he is currently…
Ugo Ugochukwu is hoping to bounce back from a difficult Spa-Francorchamps weekend as he heads into the Budapest Round of the FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship with just one point separating him from Freddie Slater. The Campos Racing driver had previously held an 18-point advantage over his championship rival, but a difficult weekend in Belgium…
Tuukka Taponen is hoping to repeat his previous success at the Hungaroring when FIA Formula 3 (F3) returns to Budapest for Round 7. The MP Motorsport driver finished third in last year’s Feature Race at the circuit and arrives in Hungary looking to put himself in a similar position once again. Taponen heads into the…
The FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship returns to action this weekend as the grid heads to the Hungarian GP for the Budapest Round of the 2026 season. The Hungarian Grand Prix marks the final race weekend before the summer break, with the championship now reaching a crucial point in the campaign. Just one point separates…
Maciej Gładysz believes his Qualifying performances have prevented him from consistently fighting at the front during his rookie F3 season in 2026. The ART Grand Prix driver has regularly finished inside the points and claimed a victory at Silverstone. However, difficult Qualifying sessions have often forced him to recover positions during the races. Although Gładysz…
Mattia Colnaghi believes his double fourth-place finish at Spa-Francorchamps gave him renewed confidence following a difficult start to his 2026 F3 campaign. The MP Motorsport driver struggled to convert the team’s work into strong results during the opening part of the season. However, he returned to the front-running group in Belgium and fought near the…
