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Ugo Ugochukwu Becomes First American Formula 3 Champion

Ugo Ugochukwu Becomes First American Formula 3 Champion
Teen Ugo Ugochukwu becomes first F3 champion from USA after P2 in Madrid · thehansindia.com

Ugo Ugochukwu is a 19-year-old racing driver from the United States.

He won the Formula 3 championship in Madrid.

He only needed to finish safely in the last race to secure the title.

Ugochukwu finished second, which was enough to win.

Freddie Slater was his closest competitor but finished eighth.

Slater had also failed to finish the previous day’s race after a crash.

Tuukka Taponen won the final race and ended the season third overall.

Ugochukwu’s team, Campos Racing, also won the teams’ championship.

Key facts

Drivers’ champion
Ugo Ugochukwu
Ugochukwu’s points
159
Runner-up
Freddie Slater, 145 points
Final race winner
Tuukka Taponen
Teams’ champion
Campos Racing
Campos Racing points
334
Teams’ runner-up
Trident, 217 points

Quotes

Ugo Ugochukwu

American Campos Racing Formula 3 driver and 2026 champion

“We did it, FIA F3 Champions! Super, super happy, and I can't thank the team enough for an amazing year. Today was not a bad race with P2.”
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“We knew we just had to keep it clean to clinch the title, and that's what we did. No mistakes, brought it home and super pleased,”
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