Noah Strømsted believes he made significant progress during his second FIA Formula 3 campaign, even if his final results did not fully reflect those improvements. The Dane returned to TRIDENT for a second full season after finishing sixth in the 2025 Drivers’ Championship. With a year of experience behind him, Strømsted entered 2026 targeting victories…
Hiyu Yamakoshi has rated his 2026 rookie F3 campaign a “9 out of 10” after exceeding his own expectations with three podiums, a maiden pole position and several challenges for Feature Race victories during 2026. The Van Amersfoort Racing driver finished ninth in the Drivers’ Championship, scoring 71 points after a difficult Melbourne opener gave…
Brando Badoer believes determination, hard work and the support of Rodin Motorsport allowed him to demonstrate his potential during a substantially improved second FIA F3 campaign in 2026. The Italian ended the season eighth in the Drivers’ Championship with 71 points, a significant recovery from a difficult rookie year with PREMA Racing in which he…
Ernesto Rivera ended his rookie FIA Formula 3 campaign seventh in the 2026 Drivers’ Championship, but the final standings tell only part of the story behind an eventful first F3 season for the Mexican. An injury disrupted his preparations before the championship began and forced him to miss both pre-season testing and the opening round…
Pedro Clerot believes his sixth-place finish in the 2026 FIA F3 Drivers’ Championship does not fully reflect the level he and Rodin Motorsport showed during his rookie campaign, after ending the season with a maiden victory and two podiums in Madrid. The Brazilian produced arguably his strongest weekend of the year at the Madring, coming…
Tuukka Taponen completed a remarkable turnaround in his 2026 FIA F3 campaign by claiming his maiden victory in Madrid and securing third place in the Drivers’ Championship. The MP Motorsport driver produced his strongest weekend of the season at the final round, finishing third in Qualifying 1 before taking pole position in Qualifying 2. He…
Williams Driver Academy member Kean Nakamura-Berta will step up to F3 with Trident Motorsport in 2027 after completing a successful rookie campaign in FREC. The 18-year-old moves into the next stage of the junior single-seater ladder after finishing third in the 2026 FREC Drivers’ Championship. Nakamura-Berta claimed three victories and eight podiums during the campaign,…
Freddie Slater admitted disappointment at the way his 2026 FIA F3 title challenge ended in Madrid, but the TRIDENT driver refused to let the difficult finale overshadow a strong rookie campaign. The British driver arrived at the final round with a 15-point advantage over title rival Ugo Ugochukwu. However, Qualifying immediately changed the complexion of…
Ugo Ugochukwu secured the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Drivers’ Championship with a composed performance in Feature Race 2 at Madrid, finishing second behind Tuukka Taponen to cap off a consistent season. Heading into the final race of the season, Ugochukwu held second on the grid while championship rival Freddie Slater started down in eighth…
Pedro Clerot says ending a difficult rookie FIA Formula 3 season with a victory and another podium in Madrid made the conclusion to his 2026 campaign particularly special. The Rodin Motorsport driver followed his maiden F3 victory in Feature Race 1 with third place in the season-ending Feature Race 2 in Madrid, completing comfortably his…
