2025 Eurocup-3 season
The 2025 Eurocup-3 season was the third season of the Eurocup-3 series. Eurocup-3 is a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe, created in 2023 as an alternative to the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional European Championship and the Euroformula Open championship.[1]
Following an inaugural non-championship round in March 2024, the Eurocup-3 and Spanish F4 organisers announced the creation of a new Spanish Winter Championship for each series, held across the Iberian Peninsula in the early months of 2025.[2]
MP Motorsport's Mattia Colnaghi won the Drivers' Championship with two races to spare, and in doing so also secured the Rookies' Championship title and helped his team defend the Teams' Championship title at the same race.
Main series
Teams and drivers
Teams utilized the same Tatuus F3 T-318 chassis used in the Formula Regional European Championship, but fitted with a different body kit, and new intercoolers and a battery kits, as well as being 25 kg lighter. The car used a 270 hp Alfa Romeo-Autotecnica engine and Hankook tires.[3]
- Juan Cota was scheduled to compete for Drivex,[8] but later switched to MP Motorsport for a dual Spanish F4 and Eurocup-3 programme.[29]
- Victoria Blokhina was scheduled to return to Drivex for her second Eurocup-3 campaign, but did not enter any rounds.[14]
- ^ a b Cars No. 8, No. 24 and No. 83 entered as Campos Racing, cars No. 2, No. 27 and No. 37 entered as Griffin Core by Campos.
- ^ a b Cars No. 5, No. 6, No. 26, and No. 48 entered as Palou Motorsport, cars No. 3 and No. 23 entered as Sparco Palou MS.
- ^ a b Cars No. 4, No. 11 and No. 25 entered as Drivex, car No. 17 entered round 3 as DXR and the other rounds as Drivex, car No. 21 entered round 8 as DXR and the other rounds as Drivex.
- ^ a b Cars No. 7, No. 33, No. 55, No. 71 and No. 77 entered as MP Motorsport, cars No. 12 and No. 87 entered as KCL by MP.
Race calendar
The calendar for the 2025 season was announced on 18 November 2024. The race tally was originally scheduled to remain the same, at 16 races across eight tracks.[32] With a separate winter championship also taking place in 2025, the one-off non-championship round was not repeated. Monza Circuit returned to the calendar after a one-year absence, while the series also debuted at TT Circuit Assen. Circuit Zandvoort and MotorLand Aragón left the schedule.[33] Ahead of the second round of the season, it was announced that the rounds at Algarve International Circuit and Circuit Paul Ricard would feature a sprint race, meaning they would feature the same weekend format used during the winter champioship.[34] This brought up the total amount of races to 18.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
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| 1 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 17 May | ESET Cup Series Formula 4 CEZ Championship |
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| R2 | 18 May | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 7 June | F4 Spanish Championship Campeonato de España de GT | |
| SR | |||||
| R2 | 8 June | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 21 June | F4 Spanish Championship Challenge Endurance VHC V de V | |
| SR | |||||
| R2 | 22 June | ||||
| 4 | R1 | Monza Circuit, Monza | 5 July | BOSS GP GT4 Italy | |
| R2 | 6 July | ||||
| 5 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 9 August | JACK'S Racing Day Supercar Challenge | |
| R2 | 10 August | ||||
| 6 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 5 September | Michelin 992 Endurance Cup Porsche Club Historic Challenge | |
| R2 | |||||
| 7 | R1 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 20 September | F4 Spanish Championship Campeonato de España de GT TCR Spain Touring Car Championship | |
| R2 | 21 September | ||||
| 8 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 15 November | ||
| R2 | 16 November | ||||
Race results
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | Mattia Colnaghi | Mattia Colnaghi | Mattia Colnaghi | MP Motorsport | Mattia Colnaghi |
| R2 | Jules Caranta | Mattia Colnaghi | Maciej Gładysz | MP Motorsport | Maciej Gładysz | ||
| 2 | R1 | Algarve International Circuit | Kacper Sztuka | Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. | Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. | Griffin Core by Campos | Ernesto Rivera |
| SR | Kacper Sztuka | James Egozi | Palou Motorsport | James Egozi | |||
| R2 | Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.[d] | Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. | Ernesto Rivera | Campos Racing | Ernesto Rivera | ||
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Ernesto Rivera | Ernesto Rivera | Mattia Colnaghi | MP Motorsport | Mattia Colnaghi |
| SR | Mattia Colnaghi | Garrett Berry | Saintéloc Racing | Francisco Macedo | |||
| R2 | Kacper Sztuka | Francisco Macedo | Kacper Sztuka | Griffin Core by Campos | Ernesto Rivera | ||
| 4 | R1 | Monza Circuit | Ernesto Rivera | James Egozi | Ernesto Rivera | Campos Racing | Ernesto Rivera |
| R2 | Jules Caranta | Valerio Rinicella | Mattia Colnaghi | MP Motorsport | Mattia Colnaghi | ||
| 5 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | Mattia Colnaghi | Valerio Rinicella | Valerio Rinicella[e] | MP Motorsport | Mattia Colnaghi |
| R2 | Mattia Colnaghi | Mattia Colnaghi | Mattia Colnaghi | MP Motorsport | Mattia Colnaghi | ||
| 6 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. | Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. | Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. | Griffin Core by Campos | Mattia Colnaghi |
| R2 | Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. | Kacper Sztuka | Ernesto Rivera | Campos Racing | Ernesto Rivera | ||
| 7 | R1 | Circuito de Jerez | Enzo Tarnvanichkul[f] | Mattia Colnaghi | Enzo Tarnvanichkul | Campos Racing | Enzo Tarnvanichkul |
| R2 | Mattia Colnaghi | Kacper Sztuka | Mattia Colnaghi | MP Motorsport | Mattia Colnaghi | ||
| 8 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.[g] | Kacper Sztuka | Kacper Sztuka | Griffin Core by Campos | Maciej Gładysz |
| R2 | Andrés Cárdenas | Andrés Cárdenas | Andrés Cárdenas | MP Motorsport | Andrés Cárdenas | ||
Season report
First half
Eurocup-3's main season began in May at the Red Bull Ring with MP Motorsport's Mattia Colnaghi claiming pole position for the opening race.[36] Griffin Core's Kacper Sztuka started alongside him, but found no way past the Italian despite pressuring him through the final stages of the race. GRS driver Yani Stevenheydens initially ran third, but Campos Racing's Ernesto Rivera passed him on lap three to claim the final podium spot.[37] Race two pole position went to Campos and Jules Caranta,[38] but a slow start allowed Colnaghi to get alongside him through the opening turns, with both him and his teammate Maciej Gładysz getting past Caranta on the opening lap. The latter then quickly built a gap to take the race win by five seconds as Colnaghi had a similar gap to third-placed Caranta, enjoying a quiet race to leave Spielberg in the lead of the championship.[39]
Round two at the Algarve International Circuit featured three races for the first time in the series' main season history. Sztuka was fastest in the opening qualifying session, leading a Campos top-five lockout,[40] but lost his lead after a first-lap safety car. Leaving it very late for the restart, his teammate Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. and Rivera both got past him before the first green flag corner. Sztuka then dropped further down, before a second safety car late in the race allowed him to retake third place. Palou Motorsport's James Egozi started the sprint race from pole position, leading KCL by MP's Alexander Abkhazava and MP's Valerio Rinicella to take a lights-to-flag victory, untroubled by a mid-race safety car restart.[41] The top four spots in the second qualifying session once again all belonged to Campos-run cars, with Carrasquedo Jr. fastest.[42] A five-place grid penalty for the Mexican saw Rivera start the race in first place instead, and he quickly was able to pull away as Colnaghi, Caranta and Sztuka fought over second behind him all race. Colnaghi won that battle on track, but a post-race penalty demoted him to seventh, giving second to Caranta, promoting Sztuka onto the podium and handing Rivera the championship lead.[43]
Circuit Paul Ricard hosted round three, also featuring a sprint race. Rivera led Colnaghi in the opening qualifying session,[44] but a slow start for the polesitter saw Colnaghi move in front right away as Rivera had to fend off Sztuka behind him. He remained right behind the leader all throughout the race, before attacking with two laps to go. That allowed Sztuka to join the fight. The pair collided, with Rinicella benefitting to take third, before Rivera ran off track at the final corner and fell to fourth behind both of them. Saintéloc Racing’s Garrett Berry had pole position for the sprint race. Egozi attacked Griffin Core's Francisco Macedo for second, before he lost third to MP's Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. and the race was interrupted by a lengthy safety car. Only eight minutes were left when it was withdrawn, and the podium order remained static until the finish.[45] Sztuka inherited pole position for the final race after Carrasquedo Jr. had his fastest qualifying laps deleted.[46] Rinicella beat him to turn one to take the lead as Sztuka fended off Rivera and Colnaghi. Sztuka kept close to the lead to retake it on the final lap, winning the race ahead of Rinicella and Rivera to take a six-point championship lead over Colnaghi in the process.[47]
Round four at Monza Circuit brought an end to the season's first half. Rivera claimed pole position for the first race ahead of Rinicella and Gładysz.[48] The first race began with multiple incidents and crashes, among them Rinicella and Gładysz, who both went off. That saw MP's Andrés Cárdenas move into second ahead of Rinicella, before the safety car then came out. Restarts on laps four and seven were both short-lived, and Rivera pulled away to win at the final restart, taking back the championship lead.[49] Caranta took pole position for race two,[50] but had dropped to third behind Colnaghi and Rinicella by the first turn. He fought back into second, but fell further down the order as the race went on. Up front, Colnaghi defended from Rinicella to take victory and close up to four points behind Rivera, while Campos driver Enzo Tarnvanichkul completed the podium.[51]
Second half
Eurocup-3's debut at TT Circuit Assen opened up the season's second half. Championship chasers Colnaghi and Rinicella took the top two spots in the first qualifying session. Allay Racing's Michael Belov started third, and the top three all attacked each other in the opening part of the first race, but no positions changed all race. Colnaghi won the race on track, but a ten-second penalty for a starting procedure infringement saw him drop to third. Rinicella inherited the win and took the championship lead as Rivera did not score points.[52] Colnaghi bounced back by taking pole position again for the second race. Belov started second, but mechanical problems saw him retire immediately at the start. That promoted Abkhazava to second as Rinicella moved to third, and the top three remained static afterwards to hand Colnaghi a twelve-point championship lead over Rinicella.[53]
Round six at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was up next, where Carrasquedo Jr. and Fittipaldi Jr. shared pole positions for the two races.[54] Carrasquedo Jr. held his lead at the start of race one as Colnaghi moved from fourth to second and Sztuka slotted into third. The Pole soon attacked Colnaghi for second, but could not get past and dropped to fourth behind Tarnvanichkul. Heavy rain then began to fall, with the race soon placed under safety car conditions, before the race was ended early after nine laps.[55] Fittipaldi Jr. failed to convert his race two pole position. He stalled at the start and fell to the back, allowing Colnaghi to lead Rivera, Sztuka and Carrasquedo Jr., will all of them leading spells of the race. In the end, Rivera won ahead of Colnaghi and Carrasquedo Jr., with both Sztuka and Rinicella retiring to hand Colnaghi a sizable 48-point lead in the championship.[56]
The penultimate round of 2025 was held at Circuito de Jerez. Sztuka was fastest in the opening qualifying session, but a grid penalty saw him start sixth as Tarnvanichkul inherited pole position ahead of Caranta and Colnaghi. The Italian tried taking the lead at the start of race one, but was forced to slot back into third as Caranta now tried to move past the race leader. Tarnvanichkul held on to the lead, before the race settled down and he was able to take his maiden win. Colnaghi secured pole position for the second race, ahead of Sztuka and Rinicella, with the two bonus points now meaning he would have to score only two points in the race to seal the championship title. That did not deter him from securing an unchallenged lights-to-flag victory to claim the title in style, with Sztuka coming second and Rivera third after moving past Rinicella at the start of the race.[57]
With his title already wrapped up, Colnaghi opted to skip the final round at Barcelona to compete in the Macau Grand Prix. Carrasquedo Jr. was fastest in qualifying for the first race,[58] but penalties saw Sztuka inherit pole position ahead of Fittipaldi Jr. and Belov. Fittipaldi Jr. had a slow start and dropped out of contention right away, with Belov slotting into second ahead of Gładysz. A lengthy safety car for two separate incidents followed, and Sztuka pulled away at the restart to secure victory. Belov behind retired with a mechanical issue, allowing Rinicella to take second. A post-race penalty for Gładysz then promoted Caranta onto the podium.[59] Cárdenas was on pole for the second race and led throughout two safety car phases to claim his maiden victory. Rinicella in second secured the runner-up spot in the championship, while Carrasquedo Jr. claimed third place.[60]
The opening part of the 2025 Eurocup-3 season was closely fought, with Colnaghi, Sztuka, Rivera and Rinicella all in the fight and each leading the standings during different parts of the campaign. But when Colnaghi won the second race in Monza, he would never step off the podium afterwards, distancing himself from his competitors to claim the title with two races to spare in the end. Colnaghi's season saw him take five victories, two more than any other driver could claim, as well as five further podiums, despite only competing in 16 of the 18 races. He also finished every race he started, and only did so without scoring points on one occasion. With everyone of his competitors retiring at least once, Colnaghi was able to consistently outscore his opposition during the second half of the year to claim the title as a rookie.
Championship standings
Scoring system
For races one and two, points were awarded as follows:[61]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
In Portimão and Paul Ricard, a shorter sprint race was held, awarding reduced points:[62]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' standings
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Teams' standings
Each team counted their two best results per race and the bonus points for fastest laps if applicable.
| Pos | Driver | RBR |
POR |
LEC |
MNZ |
ASS |
SPA |
JER |
CAT |
Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| 1 | MP Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 552 |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Campos Racing | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 372 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Griffin Core by Campos | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 368 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 4 | Palou Motorsport | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 98 |
| 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 11 | 17 | 22 | 23 | |||
| 5 | KCL by MP | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 68 |
| 16 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 22 | DNS | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 18 | Ret | 15 | |||
| 6 | Saintéloc Racing | 4 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 21† | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| 21 | 22 | Ret | 24 | 15 | 14 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 17 | Ret | 26 | WD | WD | |||
| 7 | Allay Racing | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | ||
| 25 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 27 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 22 | Ret | |||||
| 8 | Drivex | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 19† | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 16 |
| 19 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 22† | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 9 | GRS Team | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | WD | WD | WD | 8 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||
| 10 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | DXR | Ret | 13 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Sparco Palou MS | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 26 | Ret | 21 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Ret | 19 | 29 | Ret | 24 | 19 | Ret | 24 | 27 | Ret | 26 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 16 | Ret | |||
| teams only fielding guest drivers ineligible to score points: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Tecnicar by Amtog | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| RBR |
POR |
LEC |
MNZ |
ASS |
SPA |
JER |
CAT | |||||||||||||
Winter series
After Eurocup-3 held a one-off non-championship winter event in 2024, plans for a full winter championship were revealed in late September of the same year.[2] This winter championship, together with its Eurocup-4 counterpart, was then officially launched a few days later, with its calendar and event format also confirmed.[63]
MP Motorsport won the winter series' Teams' Championship at the penultimate round of the season, while Maciej Gładysz, driving for MP Motorsport's KCL-branded satellite team, won the Drivers' Championship at the final race of the season and in doing so also became the Rookie Champion.
Teams and drivers
Teams utilized the same Tatuus F3 T-318 chassis with a 270 hp Alfa Romeo-Autotecnica engine and Hankook tires used in the main series.[3]
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- ^ a b Cars No. 8, No. 24, and No. 83 entered as Campos Racing; cars No. 2, No. 27, and No. 37 entered as Griffin Core by Campos.
- ^ a b Cars No. 5, No. 6, No. 26 and No. 48 entered as Palou Motorsport, cars No. 3 and No. 23 entered as Sparco Palou MS.
- ^ a b Cars No. 12, No. 33, No. 55, No. 71 and No. 77 entered as MP Motorsport, cars No. 7, No. 18 and No. 87 entered as KCL by MP Motorsport.
Race calendar
The calendar was revealed when the winter championship was launched on 4 October 2024. The first two rounds of the three-round 2024 season consisted of three races, therefore differing from Eurocup-3's normal format of two races per weekend.[63][73] On 18 November, it was revealed that the last round at Circuito de Navarra would be replaced with a two-race round at MotorLand Aragón.[63][74]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
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| 1 | R1 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 8 February | Eurocup-4 SWC | |
| SR | |||||
| R2 | 9 February | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 22 February | Eurocup-4 SWC | |
| SR | |||||
| R2 | 23 February | ||||
| 3 | R1 | MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz | 29 March | TCR Spain Touring Car Championship F4 Spanish Championship | |
| R2 | 30 March | ||||
Race results
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Circuito de Jerez | Mattia Colnaghi | Mattia Colnaghi | Mattia Colnaghi | MP Motorsport | Mattia Colnaghi |
| SR | Jules Caranta | Andrés Cárdenas | MP Motorsport | Andrés Cárdenas | |||
| R2 | Maciej Gładysz | Kacper Sztuka | Maciej Gładysz | KCL by MP Motorsport | Maciej Gładysz | ||
| 2 | R1 | Algarve International Circuit | Valerio Rinicella | Valerio Rinicella | Valerio Rinicella | MP Motorsport | Maciej Gładysz |
| SR | James Egozi | James Egozi | Palou Motorsport | James Egozi | |||
| R2 | Valerio Rinicella | Valerio Rinicella | Mattia Colnaghi | MP Motorsport | Mattia Colnaghi | ||
| 3 | R1 | MotorLand Aragón | Maciej Gładysz | Maciej Gładysz | Maciej Gładysz | KCL by MP Motorsport | Maciej Gładysz |
| R2 | James Egozi | Valerio Rinicella | James Egozi | Palou Motorsport | James Egozi | ||
Season report
The first edition of Eurocup-3’s Winter series commenced at Circuito de Jerez with MP Motorsport’s Mattia Colnaghi taking pole position for the first race. At the start, Palou Motorsport’s James Egozi challenged Colnaghi, but the Italian kept first place. He controlled the race afterwards to secure victory, while Egozi was closely pursued by KCL/MP’s Maciej Gładysz throughout the event.[75] The second race saw MP’s Andrés Cárdenas starting from reverse-grid pole position. His teammate Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. lined up alongside him before being overtaken by Drivex’s Juan Cota on the opening lap. That allowed Cárdenas to establish a lead and he went on to claim victory, while Fittipaldi was unable to regain second place despite persistent efforts.[76] In the final race of the weekend, Gładysz secured pole position in qualifying. However, Campos Racing drivers Jules Caranta and Nikola Tsolov overtook him on the opening lap. The pair spent the next laps battling, before they collided. That allowed Gładysz to reclaim the lead, while Caranta dropped to second and Tsolov retired. Gładysz went on to win, with Colnaghi finishing third and concluding the opening weekend with a four-point lead in the standings.[77]
The second round at the Algarve International Circuit featured a wet qualifying session, in which Rinicella secured pole position. The first race took place on a damp track, leading to an early reshuffling as Rinicella fell behind Egozi and Gładysz. Following a restart, Cárdenas joined the battle for the lead. Gładysz initially took first place while Egozi dropped to fourth, with Rinicella moving into second. The leading duo pulled away from the field before Rinicella reclaimed first place on the final lap to secure victory. In the second race, Egozi redeemed himself after his earlier loss. Starting from fourth, he overtook Rinicella and MP’s Alexander Abkhazava before passing Drivex's pole-sitter Oscar Wurz on the second lap. Colnaghi and Rinicella also advanced past Wurz in the following laps but were unable to challenge Egozi for the win.[78] The second qualifying session saw Rinicella claim another pole position. However, a slow start allowed Colnaghi to take the lead, with Gładysz slotting into third. The trio remained closely matched until Gładysz retired due to a technical issue, promoting Griffin Core’s Kacper Sztuka to third. This result enabled Colnaghi to establish a 28-point advantage over Gładysz ahead of the final two races.[79]
The final round of the Winter Championship took place at MotorLand Aragón. Gładysz was not ready to give up his title hopes, securing pole position for the first race and converting it into a lights-to-flag victory ahead of Griffin Core’s Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. and Egozi. Colnaghi began the race in fourth but dropped to eighth following a slow start and later sustained damage in a collision, ultimately finishing 24th. With Gładysz also earning an additional point for the fastest lap, he and Colnaghi were tied on points heading into the final race.[80] In qualifying for the final, Egozi secured pole position, with Gładysz lining up second. Colnaghi endured a difficult session and qualified 23rd, putting him at a significant disadvantage. That allowed Gładysz to be content with following Egozi home to finish second and secure the championship title.[81]
The inaugural Spanish Winter Championship was a success by various metrics. Despite facing competition from established Formula Regional championships in the Middle East and Oceania, the series attracted a high number of entries from the outset, benefiting from the momentum generated by the Eurocup-3 series over the previous two years. Although the championship comprised only eight races held over three weekends, it featured a closely contested title battle between Gładysz, Colnaghi and Egozi.
Championship standings
Scoring system
For the first and last races of the weekend, points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
The second race of the weekend, called the sprint race, was shorter and therefore awarded less points:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Two points were awarded for qualifying on pole position, and one point was awarded for setting the fastest lap during a race.[82]
No sprint race was held at the final round as it only featured two races.
Drivers' standings
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified
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Teams' standings
Each team counted their two best results per race and the bonus points for fastest laps if applicable.
| Pos | Driver | JER |
POR |
ARA |
Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| 1 | MP Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 250 |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Campos Racing | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 115 |
| 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 3 | KCL by MP Motorsport | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26† | 1 | 2 | 111 |
| WD | WD | WD | ||||||||
| 4 | Palou Motorsport | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 90 |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Griffin Core by Campos | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24† | 3 | 2 | 4 | 83 |
| 16 | 8 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Drivex | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 51 |
| 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Sparco Palou MS | 13 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 22 | 23 | Ret | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Saintéloc Racing | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 1 |
| DSQ | DSQ | 20 | ||||||||
| 9 | GRS Team | 19 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Allay Racing | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Ret | 22 | Ret | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | |||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| JER |
POR |
ARA | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Dall'Agnol was originally entered in round seven in place of Morano, but withdrew ahead of the round and Morano competed.
- ^ a b c d Belov and Popov are Russian, but compete under Kyrgyz and Italian licences, respectively, as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ Berry is an American driver competing under a British licence.
- ^ Carrasquedo qualified on pole position and was awarded with the two pole position points, but was demoted to sixth position due to a grid penalty. Ernesto Rivera started on first for the race.[35]
- ^ Colnaghi crossed the line in first place, but received a ten-second time penalty for incorrectly positioning his car at the start. Rinicella inherited first place.
- ^ Sztuka qualified on pole position and was awarded with the two pole position points, but was demoted to sixth position due to a grid penalty. Enzo Tarnvanichkul started on first for the race.
- ^ Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. was fastest in qualifying, but a penalty carried over from round 7 saw him start fourth. Sztuka inherited pole position, but Carrasquedo still earned the two bonus points.
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