Taponen Wins F3 Finale as Ugochukwu Finishes Second to Take Title
Ugochukwu took the title by 11 points, becoming the first American champion in Formula 3 as Campos Racing also won the teams' crown.
- On Sunday, Ugo Ugochukwu secured the 2026 FIA F3 championship in Madrid, finishing second behind race winner Tuukka Taponen in the final round.
- Entering the final round, Ugochukwu faced Audi-backed title rival Freddie Slater, who led the championship standings for much of the season before both drivers arrived level on points.
- Qualifying 17th and 8th, Slater was unable to overcome the deficit, while Ugochukwu maintained composure during the 19-lap finale, navigating a late safety car restart on lap 17.
- Campos Racing also secured the teams' championship at their home race, completing a double title success that mirrors the 2020 performance by Prema and Oscar Piastri.
- This championship offers redemption for Ugochukwu, who left the McLaren junior programme at the end of last year and now adds this crown to victories in Formula Regional Oceania, Macau Grand Prix, and Euro 4.
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MADRID, Sept 13 : Former McLaren junior driver Ugo Ugochukwu became the first FIA Formula Three champion from the United States at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.The tall 19-year-old finished second in the final round of the season for Campos Racing at the Madring to finish 14 points clear of Briton Freddie
Taponen wins F3 finale as Ugochukwu finishes second to take title
Photo: Formula Motorsport Ltd Tuukka Taponen took an untroubled lights-to-flag victory in FIA Formula 3’s final round at the Madring as Ugo Ugochukwu followed him home to claim the drivers’ title. Fittingly, local team Campos Racing added the drivers’ title to the teams’ championship at their home race in Madrid. Speaking after the race, Ugochukwu talked of a “superclinical weekend, with no mistakes the whole weekend and a perfect way to end the…
Madrid, 13 Sep (EFE).- The Madring circuit, which premiered this weekend, proclaimed its first champion, in the Formula 3 category in which the American Ugo Ugochukwu (Campos Racing) was imposed after completing its retrace to the British Freddie Slater (Trident). Slater arrived in Madrid as a great favorite to [...] La entrada Madring crowns its first champion: Ugo Ugo Ugochukwu in Formula 3 was first published in HolaNews.
The victory was the young Finn's first in the Formula 3 series.
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