Sharp quick at Red Bull Ring FIA F3 test

Louis Sharp has finished the two-day Red Bull Ring, Spielberg FIA Formula 3 test with some positive results. On Day 1, the Kiwi finished sixth quickest in the morning and fourth in the afternoon before going second quickest in the morning of Day two. No time was set in the afternoon.

Campos Racing’s Ugo Ugochukwu led on the first day logging a 1:20.368 in the morning session to finish Day 1 as the fastest overall.

In the afternoon, TRIDENT driver Noah Stromsted led the way, a 1:20.451 just shy of the morning’s quickest effort.

Taito Kato and ART Grand Prix set the fastest time on Day 2 with the Japanese driver topping the morning session around the Red Bull Ring on a 1:20.297.

In the afternoon, AIX Racing’s Brad Benavides headed up the field, logging a 1:21.092 to wind up fastest.

2026 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP – SPIELBERG IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 2,

MORNING SESSION

Position	Driver	Licence	Team	Time	Laps
1	Taito Kato	JPN	ART Grand Prix	1:20.297	31
2	Louis Sharp	NZL	PREMA Racing	1:20.322	50
3	Noah Stromsted	DEN	TRIDENT	1:20.336	43
4	Tuukka Taponen	FIN	MP Motorsport	1:20.411	44
5	Freddie Slater	GBR	TRIDENT	1:20.427	44
6	Pedro Clerot	BRA	Rodin Motorsport	1:20.495	36
7	Hiyu Yamakoshi	JPN	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:20.501	52
8	Brando Badoer	ITA	Rodin Motorsport	1:20.607	20
9	Enzo Deligny	FRA	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:20.649	56
10	Maciej Gladysz	POL	ART Grand Prix	1:20.657	35
11	Nicola Lacorte	ITA	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:20.671	32
12	Bruno Del Pino	ESP	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:20.704	50
13	Theophile Nael	FRA	Campos Racing	1:20.820	36
14	James Wharton	AUS	PREMA Racing	1:20.843	32
15	Matteo de Palo	ITA	TRIDENT	1:20.845	46
16	Jin Nakamura	JPN	Hitech	1:20.846	37
17	Fionn McLaughlin	IRL	Hitech	1:20.857	37
18	Mattia Colnaghi	ARG	MP Motorsport	1:20.873	49
19	Brad Benavides	USA	AIX Racing	1:20.899	30
20	Ugo Ugochukwu	USA	Campos Racing	1:20.900	33
21	Jose Garfias	MEX	PREMA Racing	1:20.937	49
22	Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi	THA	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:20.943	32
23	Ernesto Rivera	MEX	Campos Racing	1:20.948	33
24	Alessandro Giusti	FRA	MP Motorsport	1:21.013	46
25	Kanato Le	JPN	ART Grand Prix	1:21.057	32
26	Yevan David	SRI	AIX Racing	1:21.125	39
27	Woohyun Shin	KOR	Hitech	1:21.143	41
28	Genaro Trappa	ARG	Rodin Motorsport	1:21.261	33
29	Gerrard Xie	CHN	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:21.323	34
30	Fernando Barrichello	BRA	AIX Racing	1:21.376	40

2026 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP – SPIELBERG IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 2, AFTERNOON SESSION

Position	Driver	Licence	Team	Time	Laps
1	Brad Benavides	USA	AIX Racing	1:21.375	40
2	Brando Badoer	ITA	Rodin Motorsport	1:21.875	43
3	Genaro Trappa	ARG	Rodin Motorsport	1:22.662	45
4	Freddie Slater	GBR	TRIDENT	1:20.499	64
5	Fernando Barrichello	BRA	AIX Racing	1:22.006	30
6	Yevan David	SRI	AIX Racing	1:21.648	42
7	Hiyu Yamakoshi	JPN	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:21.798	66
8	Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi	THA	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:21.419	49
9	Jin Nakamura	JPN	Hitech	1:21.326	61
10	Theophile Nael	FRA	Campos Racing	1:21.388	58
11	Nicola Lacorte	ITA	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:20.932	49
12	Gerrard Xie	CHN	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:21.526	54
13	Woohyun Shin	KOR	Hitech	1:21.405	51
14	Jose Garfias	MEX	PREMA Racing	1:22.293	50
15	Ugo Ugochukwu	USA	Campos Racing	1:21.142	59
16	Mattia Colnaghi	ARG	MP Motorsport	1:21.312	49
17	Pedro Clerot	BRA	Rodin Motorsport	1:21.430	57
18	Alessandro Giusti	FRA	MP Motorsport	1:21.093	49
19	Maciej Gladysz	POL	ART Grand Prix	1:21.497	53
20	Tuukka Taponen	FIN	MP Motorsport	1:21.041	49
21	Matteo De Palo	ITA	TRIDENT	1:21.019	55
22	Noah Stromsted	DEN	TRIDENT	1:20.451	29
23	James Wharton	AUS	PREMA Racing	1:21.432	57
24	Ernesto Rivera	MEX	Campos Racing	1:21.510	58
25	Enzo Deligny	FRA	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:21.537	57
26	Taito Kato	JPN	ART Grand Prix	1:21.407	53
27	Fionn McLaughlin	IRL	Hitech	1:21.424	59
28	Kanato Le	JPN	ART Grand Prix	1:21.691	52
29	Bruno Del Pino*	ESP	Van Amersfoort Racing	No Time	61
30	Louis Sharp*	NZL	PREMA Racing	No Time	53

*All times deleted for Car 16 due to Technical Regulations infringement

*All times deleted for Car 20 due to failure to comply with tyre allocation

2026 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP – SPIELBERG IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 1, MORNING SESSION

Position	Driver	Licence	Team	Time	Laps
1	Ugo Ugochukwu	USA	Campos Racing	1:20.368	24
2	Tuukka Taponen	FIN	MP Motorsport	1:20.441	29
3	Freddie Slater	GBR	TRIDENT	1:20.585	25
4	Brando Badoer	ITA	Rodin Motorsport	1:20.675	24
5	Brad Benavides	USA	AIX Racing	1:20.749	38
6	Louis Sharp	NZL	PREMA Racing	1:20.755	25
7	Hiyu Yamakoshi	JPN	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:20.789	27
8	Pedro Clerot	BRA	Rodin Motorsport	1:20.902	26
9	Noah Stromsted	DEN	TRIDENT	1:20.928	26
10	Jin Nakamura	JPN	Hitech	1:20.975	24
11	Matteo de Palo	ITA	TRIDENT	1:21.005	25
12	James Wharton	AUS	PREMA Racing	1:21.031	26
13	Bruno Del Pino	ESP	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:21.050	27
14	Maciej Gladysz	POL	ART Grand Prix	1:21.064	26
15	Alessandro Giusti	FRA	MP Motorsport	1:21.074	26
16	Gerrard Xie	CHN	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:21.141	28
17	Ernesto Rivera	MEX	Campos Racing	1:21.141	25
18	Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi	THA	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:21.244	30
19	Taito Kato	JPN	ART Grand Prix	1:21.251	26
20	Kanato Le	JPN	ART Grand Prix	1:21.281	25
21	Enzo Deligny	FRA	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:21.483	27
22	Nicola Lacorte	ITA	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:21.615	17
23	Fernando Barrichello	BRA	AIX Racing	1:21.693	31
24	Theophile Nael	FRA	Campos Racing	1:21.699	24
25	Woohyun Shin	KOR	Hitech	1:21.752	20
26	Jose Garfias	MEX	PREMA Racing	1:21.766	24
27	Fionn McLaughlin	IRL	Hitech	1:21.796	26
28	Genaro Trappa	ARG	Rodin Motorsport	1:21.944	26
29	Yevan David	SRI	AIX Racing	1:21.975	35
30	Mattia Colnaghi	ARG	MP Motorsport	1:22.853	10

2026 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP – SPIELBERG IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 1, AFTERNOON SESSION

Position	Driver	Licence	Team	Time	Laps
1	Noah Stromsted	DEN	TRIDENT	1:20.451	40
2	Freddie Slater	GBR	TRIDENT	1:20.499	45
3	Nicola Lacorte	ITA	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:20.932	38
4	Louis Sharp	NZL	PREMA Racing	1:20.947	36
5	Matteo De Palo	ITA	TRIDENT	1:21.019	43
6	Tuukka Taponen	FIN	MP Motorsport	1:21.041	37
7	Alessandro Giusti	FRA	MP Motorsport	1:21.093	40
8	Ugo Ugochukwu	USA	Campos Racing	1:21.142	36
9	Mattia Colnaghi	ARG	MP Motorsport	1:21.312	41
10	Jin Nakamura	JPN	Hitech	1:21.326	38
11	Brad Benavides	USA	AIX Racing	1:21.375	23
12	Theophile Nael	FRA	Campos Racing	1:21.388	37
13	Woohyun Shin	KOR	Hitech	1:21.405	38
14	Taito Kato	JPN	ART Grand Prix	1:21.407	44
15	Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi	THA	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:21.419	40
16	Fionn McLaughlin	IRL	Hitech	1:21.424	36
17	Pedro Clerot	BRA	Rodin Motorsport	1:21.430	46
18	Bruno Del Pino	ESP	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:21.431	36
19	James Wharton	AUS	PREMA Racing	1:21.432	35
20	Maciej Gladysz	POL	ART Grand Prix	1:21.497	44
21	Ernesto Rivera	MEX	Campos Racing	1:21.510	36
22	Gerrard Xie	CHN	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:21.526	42
23	Enzo Deligny	FRA	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:21.537	36
24	Yevan David	SRI	AIX Racing	1:21.648	37
25	Kanato Le	JPN	ART Grand Prix	1:21.691	45
26	Hiyu Yamakoshi	JPN	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:21.798	41
27	Brando Badoer	ITA	Rodin Motorsport	1:21.875	45
28	Fernando Barrichello	BRA	AIX Racing	1:22.006	45
29	Jose Garfias	MEX	PREMA Racing	1:22.293	38
30	Genaro Trappa	ARG	Rodin Motorsport	1:22.662	47