Taito Kato targets two 2026 Barcelona podiums after finishing fifth in F3 Qualifying, despite traffic disrupting his preparation lap.
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Kato targets double podiums after season-best F3 Qualifying result in Barcelona

Taito Kato will start both races at the 2026 Barcelona F3 Round inside the top eight after recording his best Qualifying result of the season. The ART Grand Prix rookie finished Friday’s session in fifth at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, securing a place on the third row for Sunday’s Feature Race. The reverse-grid format will…

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Campos Racing's Théophile Naël secured his third consecutive F3 pole position of 2026 in Barcelona, leading teammate Ugo Ugochukwu in a front-row lockout while Hiyu Yamakoshi claimed third.
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F3 | 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP | Qualifying | Naël secures third consecutive pole position

F3 2026 Barcelona Qualifying got underway at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday afternoon. It followed Free Practice earlier in the day, where Campos Racing locked out the top three with Naël, Ugochukwu, and Rivera. With just 30 minutes on the clock and one lap likely to decide grid positions, every driver headed out looking…

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Naël topped the 2026 F3 Free Practice in Barcelona as Campos locked out the top positions, but the Frenchman is focused on the races ahead.
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Naël focused on strong race results across the 2026 F3 Barcelona round after leading a Campos Racing 1-2-3 in Free Practice

Théophile Naël enjoyed an encouraging start to his 2026 Barcelona weekend after leading a Campos Racing 1-2-3 in FIA Formula 3 (F3) Free Practice, though the Frenchman insists his focus remains firmly on securing strong results across the weekend rather than simply adding another pole position to his tally. Naël topped the timesheets with a…

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Campos Racing led F3 Free Practice in Barcelona with Naël ahead of Ugochukwu and Rivera, as track limits and tyre data shaped the session.
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F3 | 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP | Free Practice | Naël leads Campos 1-2-3

F3 returned to familiar territory at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday morning as Free Practice opened Round 3 of the 2026 season. After two street-circuit events in Melbourne and Monaco, the teams were on track minimally as the grid had previously visited the circuit for pre-season testing. They assessed the Hard compound tyre for…

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See the timings from Round 3 of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Free Practice session, at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
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2026 F3 Barcelona-Catalunya GP | Free Practice results

The 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship returned to action in Barcelona for Round 3 of the season, beginning with the weekend’s sole Free Practice session. All 30 drivers arrived with plenty of experience around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, having previously raced at the venue and most having completed pre-season testing there earlier in the…

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MP Motorsport's Alessandro Giusti during the 2026 F3 Monaco GP.
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Giusti says “another step forward” would define a successful weekend at 2026 F3 Barcelona round

MP Motorsport’s Alessandro Giusti heads into the third round of the 2026 F3 season in Barcelona with confidence, as the Frenchman heads into the weekend fresh off a double points finish in Monaco. After a difficult start to the season in Melbourne, Giusti bounced back last weekend by finishing P4 and P7 in the Sprint…

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Clerot discusses carrying momentum from his maiden FIA Formula 3 podium in Monaco into Barcelona, his partnership with teammate Brando Badoer and the challenges of the Spanish circuit.
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Clerot aiming to build on Monaco momentum as the 2026 F3 grid heads to Barcelona

Following a strong run of results in the opening rounds of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season, Pedro Clerot heads to Barcelona looking to build on the momentum generated in Monaco and continue his push towards the front of the field. Speaking during the pre-Barcelona round Virtual Media Roundtable, attended by Pit Debrief, the…

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F3 heads to Barcelona for 2026 Round 3 as tyre management, tight Qualifying margins, Campos form and del Pino’s streak shape the weekend.
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F3 | 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP | Preview | Qualifying and tyre management in focus at Round 3

F3 moves straight from the streets of Monte Carlo to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for Round 3 of the 2026 season. After opening the campaign on two street circuits in Melbourne and Monaco, the field now returns to more familiar territory. Barcelona hosted pre-season testing earlier this year, giving teams and drivers valuable data before…

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