2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship

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The 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship is a scheduled motor racing championship for Formula 3 cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship will be the seventeenth season of Formula 3 racing and the eighth season run under the FIA Formula 3 Championship moniker. FIA Formula 3 is an open-wheel racing category serving as the third tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category will be run in support of selected rounds of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams and drivers competing in the championship will run the same car, the Dallara F3 2025.

Campos Racing will enter the season as the reigning Teams' Champions, having secured their inaugural title at the final race of the 2025 season at Monza Circuit.

Entries

The following teams and drivers are scheduled to compete in the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship. [1] As the championship is a spec series, all teams will compete with an identical Dallara F3 2025 chassis with a 3.4 L (207 cu in) naturally-aspirated V6 engine developed by Mecachrome. [2] All teams will compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

EntrantNo.Driver nameRounds
Flag of Spain.svg Campos Racing 1Flag of none.svg TBATBC
2Flag of none.svg TBATBC
3Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg Trident 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Slater TBC
5 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo De Palo TBC
6Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport 7 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Colnaghi TBC
8 Flag of France.svg Alessandro Giusti [3] TBC
9Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix 10Flag of none.svg TBATBC
11Flag of none.svg TBATBC
12Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Amersfoort Racing 14 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. TBC
15Flag of none.svg TBATBC
16Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rodin Motorsport 17Flag of none.svg TBATBC
18Flag of none.svg TBATBC
19Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing 20Flag of none.svg TBATBC
21Flag of none.svg TBATBC
22Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hitech TGR 23Flag of none.svg TBATBC
24Flag of none.svg TBATBC
25Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg AIX Racing 26 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Barrichello TBC
27 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Benavides [4] TBC
28 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Yevan David TBC
Flag of France.svg DAMS Lucas Oil 29Flag of none.svg TBATBC
30Flag of none.svg TBATBC
31Flag of none.svg TBATBC

Driver changes

Campos Racing promoted last season's runner-up Nikola Tsolov to their FIA F2 outfit. [5]

Rafael Câmara will leave Trident and the series as the reigning champion. The team signed Formula Regional European Championship title contenders Freddie Slater and Matteo De Palo for their full-season debut after Slater already deputized for two rounds for AIX Racing and Hitech TGR in 2025. [6] [7]

AIX Racing will have two new drivers as neither James Hedley nor Nicola Marinangeli returned to the team. To replace them, AIX signed two Euroformula Open graduates: Yevan David, who, will become the first Sri Lankan driver to compete in Formula 3, and Fernando Barrichello, who already deputized for Hedley at the team in the last round of the 2025 season. [8] [9]

MP Motorsport signed reigning Eurocup-3 champion Mattia Colnaghi, who also joined the Red Bull Junior Team. [10]

Van Amersfoort Racing signed Jesse Carrasquedo Jr., who also competed in two rounds with Hitech TGR in 2025. [11]

Race calendar

RoundCircuitSprint raceFeature race
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 7 March8 March
2 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 11 April12 April
3 Flag of Monaco.svg Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 6 June7 June
4 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 13 June14 June
5 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 27 June28 June
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 4 July5 July
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 18 July19 July
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring, Mogyoród 25 July26 July
9 Flag of Italy.svg Monza Circuit, Monza 5 September6 September
10 Flag of Spain.svg Madring, Madrid 12 September13 September
Source: [12]

Calendar changes

Results and standings

Scoring system

Points will be awarded to the top ten classified finishers in both races. [a] The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point will be given to the driver who set the fastest lap in both the feature and sprint races, provided that driver finished inside the top ten. If the driver who set the fastest lap is classified outside the top ten, the point will be given to the driver who set the fastest lap of those inside the top ten. No extra points will be awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race as the grid for it will be set by reversing the top twelve qualifiers.

Sprint race points

Points will be awarded to the top ten classified finishers. A bonus point will be awarded to the driver who set the fastest lap and finished in the top ten. [14]

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th   FL  
Points109876543211
Feature race points

Points will be awarded to the top ten classified finishers. Bonus points will be awarded to the pole-sitter and to the driver who set the fastest lap and finished in the top ten.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th   Pole    FL  
Points25181512108642121

Notes

  1. ↑ In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions can be reduced, depending on how much of the race has been completed.

References

  1. ↑ "Ten teams selected for the 2025-2027 FIA Formula 3 seasons". FIA Formula 3. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Wood, Ida (14 May 2024). "FIA F3 confirms Dallara chassis and Mecachrome engine for 2025 car". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Allen, Peter (9 September 2025). "Alessandro Giusti retains Williams backing and MP F3 seat for 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Wood, Ida (12 September 2025). "Brad Benavides continues with AIX Racing in FIA F3 for 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Allen, Peter (16 September 2025). "Nikola Tsolov to step up to F2 with Campos Racing in 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Allen, Peter (11 September 2025). "Freddie Slater signs with Trident for full F3 campaign in 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Matteo De Palo signs with TRIDENT for 2026 F3 campaign". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Wood, Ida (8 August 2025). "Euroformula title contender Yevan David to drive for AIX in F3 next year". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Wood, Ida (29 August 2025). "Fernando Barrichello joins AIX Racing for F3 finale ahead of 2026 attack". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Allen, Peter (20 August 2025). "Mattia Colnaghi to step up to F3 with Red Bull and MP for 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Jesse Carrasquedo joins Van Amersfoort Racing for 2026 Formula 3 season". Van Amersfoort Racing . 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "FIA Formula 3 Championship 2026 season calendar revealed". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Wood, Ida (10 June 2025). "F2 and FIA F3 to race at Barcelona as well as streets of Madrid in 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Formula 3".
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