Freddie Slater took a significant step toward securing the Formula 3 title in the early hours of Saturday (the 5th) by widening his championship lead with a runner-up finish in the Sprint race of the penultimate round of the 2026 season at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, in Italy. The Trident driver picked up nine more points and, already including the pole position for Sunday, reached 141 points, opening a 19-point gap over his rivals.
The second spot in the standings is held by Ugo Ugochukwu, who did not score in the Sprint and remains on 122 points. Ernesto Rivera is third with 76 points, just one more than Theophile Nael, who is fourth with 75. The group of the top five is completed by Brando Badoer, who has 71 points.
Hiyu Yamakoshi sits sixth with 63 points, just ahead of Noah Stromsted, seventh with 59. Italy’s Sprint winner, Taito Kato, is eighth with 56, while Maciej Gladysz holds ninth with 54. The top ten in Formula 3 also includes Bruno del Pino, on 50 points.
The Brazilian drivers ended up outside the points after incidents this morning, and they remain on the same total. Pedro Clerot, who retired with Rodin Motorsport after the engine exploded while he was leading the race, sits 11th with 48 points. Fernando Barrichello, who collided with the AIX Racing car after being pushed onto the grass while in the top five, is 27th with two points.
The F3 weekend at Monza ends on Sunday (6) with the main race, scheduled for 3:15 p.m. local time. Check the championship standings after the Sprint:
1st – Freddie Slater – 141 points
2nd – Ugo Ugochukwu – 122
3rd – Ernesto Rivera – 76
4th – Theophile Nael – 75
5th – Brando Badoer – 71
6th – Hiyu Yamakoshi – 63
7th – Noah Stromsted – 59
8th – Taito Kato – 56
9th – Maciej Gladysz – 54
10th – Bruno del Pino – 50
11th – Pedro Clerot – 48
12th – Tuukka Taponen – 46
13th – Mattia Colnaghi – 44
14th – Jin Nakamura – 39
15th – Enzo Deligny – 31
16th – James Wharton – 28
17th – Alessandro Giusti – 23
18th – Yevan David – 22
19th – Louis Sharp – 21
20th – Gerrard Xie – 20
21st – Kanato Le – 20
22nd – Nicola Lacorte – 8
23rd – Matteo De Palo – 7
24th – Brad Benavides – 6
25th – Christian Ho – 2
26th – Fionn McLaughlin – 2
27th – Fernando Barrichello – 2
28th – José Garfias – 1
29th – Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi – 0
30th – Patrick Heuzenroeder – 0
31st – Woohyun Shin – 0
32nd – Salim Hanna – 0
33rd – Ricardo Escotto – 0
34th – Alex Powell – 0
