The 2026 FIA F3 finale began at 09:55 local time as all 28 drivers headed onto the Madring for Free Practice, opening the championship’s first race weekend at the new Madrid circuit. The 45-minute session also marked the beginning of the final battles for both the Drivers’ and Teams’ Championships, with the field preparing for…
Ernesto Rivera enters the final round of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 season third in the F3 Drivers’ Championship, with the Campos Racing driver focused on securing a place on the final championship podium in Madrid. Rivera spoke during a virtual media event ahead of the Madrid F3 round, attended by Pit Debrief, where he…
Freddie Slater heads into the final round of the 2026 FIA F3 season with a 15-point lead in the Drivers’ Championship and his attention firmly on delivering a clean weekend at the Madring in Madrid. The TRIDENT driver spoke during a virtual media event ahead of the Madrid round, attended by Pit Debrief, and discussed…
Ugo Ugochukwu arrives at the final round of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship with everything still to play for, as the title battle heads to the new Madrid circuit for a season-ending weekend unlike any other. Speaking in the 2026 F3 Madrid Virtual Media Roundtable, with Pit Debrief in attendance, Ugochukwu reflected on…
The 2026 FIA Formula 3 season reaches its conclusion from 11–13 September as the championship heads to Madrid, where Freddie Slater and Ugo Ugochukwu will fight for the F3 Drivers’ title at the newest circuit on the calendar. Slater arrives at the Madring with 141 points and a 15-point advantage over Ugochukwu on 126. Behind…
Ricardo Escotto and Gerrard Xie will not participate in the ninth and final round of the 2026 FIA F3 season in Madrid, with both AIX Racing and DAMS Lucas Oil set to field two cars at Madring. AIX Racing confirmed Escotto’s withdrawal after the Mexican driver was involved in a road traffic collision. Following medical…
Niccolò Maccagnani will make his FIA F3 debut with Rodin Motorsport at the 2026 season finale in Madrid, replacing Christian Ho after the Singaporean elected not to contest the final round. The 16-year-old Maccagnani steps up from Italian F4, where he has recorded two victories and four podiums during the 2026 campaign. His Madrid appearance…
James Wharton expects the 2026 F3 Madrid Qualifying sessions to rank among the most intense of the season as drivers balance risk, traffic and the potential for repeated interruptions. While speaking to the media, including Pit Debrief, ahead of the 2026 Monza F3 Round, the PREMA Racing driver said that he believes the unusual format…
Mattia Colnaghi believes the opening Qualifying session at the 2026 F3 Madrid finale will force drivers to carefully judge how much risk they can afford to take. The expanded format gives Q1 added importance because its result will influence both the Sprint Race and first Feature Race. However, the circuit’s narrow layout and nearby walls…
Ernesto Rivera expects the unusual Qualifying format at the 2026 F3 Madrid season finale to force drivers into a difficult balancing act between outright speed and protecting their weekend. F3 will use consecutive Qualifying sessions as part of an expanded Madrid format featuring a Sprint Race and two Feature Races, which places additional importance on…
