Ugochukwu Beats Slater to Win F3 Title
Ugochukwu finished 11 points ahead after Slater failed to gain ground in the last-lap shootout, while Campos also won the teams' championship.
- On Sunday, American driver Ugo Ugochukwu secured the 2026 Formula 3 championship in Madrid, winning by 11 points to become the first American F3 champion.
- Slater arrived at the final round with a 15-point lead, but qualifying 17th and eighth proved his downfall, allowing Ugochukwu to erase the deficit.
- During Sunday's feature race, Ugochukwu maintained second place behind Tuukka Taponen, stating "I just had to keep it clean until the end."
- Campos Racing clinched the teams' championship yesterday, completing a double; Ugochukwu praised the squad, saying "I just want to thank my team, Campos."
- This victory marks redemption for Ugochukwu, who finished 16th last year after leaving the McLaren junior programme and adds to his Formula Regional Oceania, Macau Grand Prix, and Euro 4 crowns.
13 Articles
13 Articles
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 Formula One talent's F1 dream came to life.
The last act of the Formula 3 World Championship on the new MadRing track in Madrid has consecrated Ugo Ugochukwu as the new champion of the category. The 18-year-old American of the Campos Racing team, second at the finish line, won the title at the end of a high intensity season finale, completing an iridated comeback that projects it directly into the elite of the prospects towards Formula 1. Here its history and curiosity about its 'atypical…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
