Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Ugo Ugochukwu Becomes First American Formula 3 Champion
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.
Ugo Ugochukwu won the Formula 3 drivers’ championship after finishing second in Madrid’s final feature race.
The 19-year-old American scored 159 points, beating Freddie Slater by 14 points.
Tuukka Taponen won the Madrid race and finished third in the championship with 109 points.
Slater started eighth and finished eighth after crashing out of Saturday’s feature race.
Campos Racing won the teams’ championship with 334 points, ahead of Trident on 217.
- Who
- Ugo Ugochukwu, Freddie Slater, Tuukka Taponen and Campos Racing were the main competitors.
- What
- Ugochukwu won the Formula 3 drivers’ title, while Campos Racing won the teams’ title.
- When
- The titles were decided on Sunday after the final feature race.
- Where
- The final races took place in Madrid.
- Why
- Ugochukwu secured the drivers’ championship by finishing second and maintaining his points advantage over Slater.
- 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