The Formula 3 closed this Sunday (the 13th) the 2026 season at Madring, the circuit located in Madrid, Spain, with Ugo Ugochukwu taking the title. The Campos Racing driver finished in second place in the race that sealed the championship and reached 159 points, becoming the first American to become champion in the category.
Freddie Slater, who arrived in the Spanish capital leading the standings, finishes the season as runner-up by amassing 145 points. Tuukka Taponen, winner this Sunday, secured third place in the championship with 109 points, surpassing Taito Kato, fourth with 105. Theóphile Nael ends the top five with 88 points.
Winner of a race during the 2026 season, Pedro Clerot finishes his first year in the category in sixth place, amassing 88 points, but behind Nael on tiebreakers. Fernando Barrichello finished the championship in 27th place, collecting two points across the nine rounds of this year.
Check the final Formula 3 standings for 2026:
1st – Ugo Ugochukwu – 159 points
2nd – Freddie Slater – 145
3rd – Tuukka Taponen – 109
4th – Taito Kato – 105
5th – Theóphile Nael – 88
6th – Pedro Clerot – 88
7th – Ernesto Rivera – 87
8th – Brando Badoer – 71
9th – Hiyu Yamakoshi – 71
10th – Noah Stromsted – 65
11th – Bruno del Pino – 57
12th – Maciej Gladysz – 54
13th – Mattia Colnaghi – 54
14th – Jin Nakamura – 53
15th – Alessandro Giusti – 45
16th – Enzo Deligny – 40
17th – James Wharton – 39
18th – Yevan David – 35
19th – Nicola Lacorte – 33
20th – Kanato Le – 30
21st – Louis Sharp – 21
22nd – Gerrard Xie – 20
23rd – Alex Powell – 14
24th – Matteo De Palo – 7
25th – Brad Benavides – 6
26th – Christian Ho – 2
27th – Fionn McLaughlin – 2
28th – Fernando Barrichello – 2
29th – José Garfias – 1
30th – Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi – 0
31st – Patrick Heuzenroeder – 0
32nd – Woohyun Shin – 0
33rd – Salim Hanna – 0
34th – Ricardo Escotto – 0
35th – Niccolò Maccagnani – 0
