REVIEW OF THE FIA FORMULA 3 2025 SEASON: FIRST YEAR OF NEW REGULATIONS

The 2025 Formula 3 season introduced a new car by Dallara, powered by a 3.4 litre mechachrome engine design to create better racing and a car more akin to the machinery further up the ladder. Bridging the gap for young drivers. 10 teams and 37 drivers took part in the series that went to 10 different circuits this year, let’s see see how they faired.

1. Campos Racing

Your teams champions Campos racing adapted to the new regulations perfectly and an experienced line up helped them clinch the teams title at the final race in Monza.

Nikola Tsolov (P2) – The third year Bulgarian had undoubtably his best season in Formula 3 this season cementing himself early on as Rafael Camara’s biggest threat for the drivers championship. Two wins and four further podiums helped secure him a P2 finish. However he failed to mount a title challenge due to inconsistency in the final third of the season. Tsolov will progress to Formula 2 next season remaining with Campos and the Red Bull junior team and will be aiming for an immediate impact in the top junior series to Formula 1.

Mari Boya (P3) – Another third year driver within Campos ranks the Spaniards season began with similar inconsistency that plagued him in his first two seasons. Midway through 2025 however, he was added to Aston Martins junior program that seemed to give Boya a new lease of life, as 4 podiums in the second half of the season saw Boya jump from a struggling midfield driver to a dark horse for the title. Boya is expected to graduate to Formula 2 with PREMA where he will be hoping to continue the momentum into 2026.

Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak (P7) – His first season in the championship with AIX showed potential and raw speed, and 2025 he delivered on that. Tas was undoubtably one of the most improved drivers over the course of the season. Qualifying pace at times held him back, however similarly to his teammates a great end to the season, including winning 3 of the final 7 races, saw the Thai driver rise up the order to P7 over all, concluding what was an excellent season for him and the Campos team overall. He will step up to FIA Formula 2 with ART Grand Prix.

2. Trident

Trident has claimed the drivers championship in the last two seasons with Gabriel Bortoleto in 2023 and Leonardo Fornaroli in 2024 and a reinvigorated driver line up made that happen once again for the Italian squad.

Rafael Camara (P1) – Your champion in 2025 was the Brazilian Rafa Camara and there is only really one word that correctly describes the season and it is simply domination. Sporadically his lead looked to be challenged however the rookie was just a class above the rest. Four feature race wins and a record five pole positions demonstrate the levels of Camara’s domination this season. In 2026 he will progress to Formula 2 with invicta and will aim to be the third driver in a row who has taken back to back titles with Trident in F3 and Invicta in F2.

Noah Stromsted (P6) – Often overshadowed by Camara, the Dane has had a quietly impressive rookie season in F3, highlighted by a maiden win in the Belgian Sprint race. As he is remaining in Formula 3 wit Trident next year he will be expected to be one of the top contenders for the 2026 title.

Charlie Wurz (P13) – The Austrian signed for Trident with expectations far higher than what was achieved. However Wurz results probably didn’t show the speed that he often displayed, with several incidents outside of his control seeing him fall outside the top 10. A rumoured switch to Super Formula for 2026 could reignite Wurz career outside of the European single seater ladder.

3. MP Motorsport

The Dutch outfit had a trio of exciting drivers, but may not have always had the car to show consistent speed towards the front like their counterparts Campos and Trident.

Tim Tramnitz (P4) – The German driver remained in the same squad that he competed 2024 with, and aimed to challenge for the title in 25. Although a title charge didn’t come to fruition Tramnitz still showed excellent speed and skill throughout the season. He is expected to continue into Formula 2 with MP and will be hoping to challenge for consistent top 5 results in his rookie season.

Alessandro Giusti (P10) – Rookie Giusti flew under the radar in 2025 scoring thirteen points finishes across the season. The Frenchman will remain with MP for a second season of Formula 3 and similarly to Stromsted will be expected to challenge for the title in 2026.

Bruno Del Pino (23) – An inconsistent season for the rookie saw him slump to P23. The race craft was there for Del Pino evident by his sprint race podium in Imola. However qualifying pace was an issue and often prevented him from challenging for points on a more consistent basis. Del Pino will switch over to Van Amersfoort for his second season of Formula 3.

4. ART GP

The French outfit had a disappointing 2025 where they failed to match the standards previously set by the team, however it wasn’t all negative with some excellent performances by their drivers.

Tuukka Taponen (P9) – The highest placed driver for ART was rookie Taponen who had a very strong first half of the season with four top five finishes across the opening eight races. The season unfortunately tailed off for Taponen but a switch to MP Motorsport for 2026 should give the Finn the necessary tools for a title assault.

Laurens Van Hoepen (P12) – The Dutchmans second season fell short of expectations mainly due to a lack of pace in qualifying. Strong race pace was shown throughout the season and Van Hoepen gained the results he deserved by the end of it. It is expected he will join F2 with Trident next season, which will be his fifth with the French outfit.

James Wharton (P18) – Despite being the lowest driver for the team in the standings the rookie was the only ART driver to win a race in 2025. The Australian will switch to Prema Racing for his sophomore season in the championship aiming to be more consistently near the front.

5. Van Amersfoort

Van Amersfoort saw a big improvement in 2025 and saw the rostrum on several occasions.

Theophile Nael (P8) – Three podiums and eighth overall was incredible for the French rookie who was for sure one of the surprises of the season. Despite finishing highest he was the only VAR driver who failed to win. He will be expected to be one of the title favourites in 2026 as he switches to teams champions Campos.

Santiago Ramos (P15) – The Mexicans second season saw him only score points on three occasions. However two of these were wins and the other saw him secure a P2 finish, showing the inconsistencies of the machinery provided.

Ivan Domingues (P19) – Domingues Formula 3 season was unfortunately marred with retirements. However his pace at the Spanish GP surprised many and he secured his first win in the series in the sprint race.

6. Rodin Motorsport

The 2025 season promised more for the New Zealand based team, however P6 was still a respectable effort.

Roman Bilinski (P11) – After suffering a bad injury that sidelined him for a significant portion of 2024, the Pole bounced back and was one of the surprises of the season, beating his two highly rated teammates. Bilinksi is expected to graduate to Formula 2 with Dams.

Callum Voisin (P14) – Labelled as a dark horse for the title unfortunately 2025 didn’t really get going for Voisin. Strong performances where there but the Rodin car seemed to lack the pace needed to push further forward. The British is working to race in GTs next year.

Louis Sharp (P26) – A disappointing season for sharp due to the extremely high standards set in previous years. In 2026 Sharp will switch to PREMA and will be expected to challenge for top 5 consistently.

7. Prema

Prema have always been the team to beat in Formula 3, but 2025s new regulations saw a drastic change in performance. Including having to ditch their livery for an all carbon fibre look.

Ugo Ugochukwu (P16) – A slow start to the season may have been due to the teams struggling performance, but even still Ugo’s high expectations weren’t met. Two sprint race podiums came for the American in the second half of the season showed his speed. Ugo will be looking to take regular podiums in the 2026 as after departing McLarens junior team he has joined reigning teams champions Campos, alongside Theophile Nael.

Noel Leon (P17) – A pre season title contender Leon failed to meet expectations. Similarly to Ugochukwu once Prema’s car could produce results, Leon delivered. Two Feature race podiums at Silverstone and Monza gave Leon something to leave the season with. He will progress to Formula 2 with Campos next season, aiming to be a front runner.

Brando Badoer (P25) – Mistakes marred the Italians debut season which concluded with just three points finishes. Brando will swap Prema for Rodin next season where he will be hoping to eliminate the mistakes and be more consistent.

8. Hitech TGR

Martinius Stenshorne (P5) – Stenshorne’s second season in F3 matched the expectations, the Hitech package may not have been as competitive as some of the cars around him, however the Norweigan put in some great performances and ended the season with two wins and three further podiums. He will graduate to F2 with Rodin next season but will no longer be apart of the Mclaren junior team.

Gerard Xie (P29) – 2025 was a learning season for Xie who scored his one and only point in Hungary, where he also performed well in GB3. Xie will move to Dams for next season where he will be aiming to build on his rookie season

Hitech TGR’s third car was shared by Joshua Dufek, Jesse Carrasquedo jr, Freddie Slater and Nikita Johnson, however none of the drivers scored points for the British squad.

9. AIX Racing

Brad Benavides (P20) – The American returned to the team where he last competed in Formula 2 with the outfit in 2023. After missing the first two rounds Benavides surprised everyone in the second half of the season taking two pole positions. He will return for a full campaign in 2026 and will be hoping to secure his first podium in the series.

Nicola Mariningeli (P36) – Marinangeli had a difficult season in which his best race result was P19. The Italian will not return to Formula 3 in 2026

Freddie Slater (P27) – Slater only completed the Bahrain round with the team but secured a podium. He will make his full season debut next season with Trident and enters the season as title favourite.

Nikita Bedrin (P21) – Similar to Slater, Bedrin only completed on round, the opening round in Australia. The Russian showed his class by securing two points finishes amassing 17 points.

Javier Sagrera, James Hedley (who also competed the final round with VAR), Jose Garfias and Fernando Barrichello all also competed for the team, Hedley securing a P4 finish in the Hungarian sprint.

10. Dams Racing

The French outfit made their Formula 3 debut in the 2026 season, and although they came bottom of the standings, showed promise in their first season. They will be aiming for their first podium in 2026.

Christian Ho (P22) – The Singaporean came into the season as Eurocup 3 champion and was probably expecting a little more from his first season. However 4 points finished left him as the top Dams driver in the standings. He will switch to Rodin for his second season aiming to secured a top 10 finish in thee championship.

Matias Zagazeta (P24) – The Peruvians second season was a frustrating one. A lack o qualifying pace cost him as he was frequently gaining places within races. Zagazeta’s 2026 plans haven’t been confirmed yet however a successful test with Ferrari in a GT car could hint at his future.

Nicola Lacorte (P33) – A season that was riddled with incidents cost Lacorte and accumulated in a race ban. The Italian will remain in the series with Dams next season and will be aiming at scoring points and cleaning up his driving.