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F3: Nael Dominates with Third Straight Win to Secure Campos 1-2
Highlights
- Theophile Nael claimed third consecutive pole for Campos Racing.
- Nael edged teammate Ugo Ugochukwu by 0.039 seconds in qualifying.
- Campos Racing locked front row at Barcelona-Catalunya home race.
- Gerrard Xie secured reverse grid pole for Saturday’s Sprint Race.
- Sprint Race starts at 10:05 local time, promising unpredictable action.
- Strong performances from VAR, Rodin Motorsport, and ART Grand Prix.
Theophile Nael takes his third consecutive pole in Formula 3, topping qualifying at Barcelona-Catalunya for Campos Racing.
He beats teammate Ugo Ugochukwu by 0.039s, underlining the team’s one-lap supremacy at its home event.
Campos locks out the front row, giving the squad a critical track-position advantage into Barcelona’s long Turn 1 run.
Nael’s pole lap: 1:28.263, with a 0.039s margin over teammate Ugochukwu.
VAR’s Hiyu Yamakoshi qualifies third, ahead of Rodin Motorsport’s Brando Badoer, whose momentum continues after the Feature Race in Monaco.
ART Grand Prix rookie Taito Kato takes fifth, with VAR’s Bruno del Pino in sixth, reinforcing the Dutch squad’s depth.
Ernesto Rivera lines up seventh for Campos, meaning three cars from the Valencia outfit start inside the top seven.
Enzo Deligny secures eighth for VAR, while MP Motorsport’s Tuukka Taponen and TRIDENT’s Freddie Slater complete the top ten.
Campos secures three cars in the top seven at its home round.
PREMA’s James Wharton is 11th, just shy of the top ten, while DAMS Lucas Oil’s Gerrard Xie takes the reverse-grid pole.
Xie starts Saturday’s 21-lap Sprint Race alongside Wharton at 10:05 local time, setting up an unpredictable opening stint.
Sprint Race: 21 laps, lights out at 10:05 local time on Saturday.
Barcelona traditionally rewards qualifying execution, but F3’s slipstream and DRS can re-order the field on the long main straight.
Position gains at launch often prove decisive, bringing added focus to race starts and early tyre warm-up.
Campos appears to hit a strong setup window, with Nael extracting peak grip as track temperatures rise late in the session.
That consistency strengthens his title push, continuing a trend seen with Nael leading the charge in recent rounds.
Nael’s third straight pole underlines sustained one-lap superiority for Campos.
VAR, Rodin, ART, MP, and TRIDENT all show competitive speed, suggesting a tight points fight behind the front row.
Yamakoshi and Badoer, in particular, look poised to punish any Campos errors in both races.
Strategy will hinge on tyre management and timing DRS runs, with traffic management key in Barcelona’s high-degradation phases.
With track position established, Campos holds the initiative, but execution across starts and safety-car restarts will likely decide the outcome.
Visual Summary
Nael
Ugochukwu
+0.039s
Pole margin
Pole margin
Campos Racing Turns Home Soil Into a Front Row Show
Theophile Nael snatches a third pole, edging teammate Ugochukwu by just 0.039s as the orange wave locks out Barcelona’s front row.
Nael
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Campos
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Ugochukwu
Campos
Campos
Yamakoshi
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Badoer
Rodin
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Kato
ART GP
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del Pino
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Rivera
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Three?️Campos in top 7
and VAR making pace
and VAR making pace
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Sprint Race:
Xie & Wharton reverse front row
Saturday 10:05am — unpredictability guaranteed
Xie & Wharton reverse front row
Saturday 10:05am — unpredictability guaranteed
Nael’s pole streak
3️⃣
Nael leads 3 consecutive F3 pole positions this season
Zane Muniz writes across NASCAR, IndyCar, F1, IMSA, NHRA, and dirt-racing news. His breaking-news alerts and event previews ensure motorsport fans never miss a lap, drift, or drag-strip showdown.
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