The 2026 Eurocup-3 season is the fourth 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.
2026 also saw the second edition of the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship, held across the Iberian Peninsula in February and March.
Palou Motorsport driver James Egozi dominated the championship, winning eight races before clinching the Drivers' Championship title at Jerez with two race weekends to spare.
Main series
Teams and drivers The 2026 season saw the championship enter its second generation of technical regulations. This saw the championship change both its chassis and engine supplier. After previously using a slightly revised Tatuus F3 T-318 chassis, 2026 saw the debut of the Dallara 326 chassis, an evolution of the Dallara 324 currently used by the Euroformula Open and Super Formula Lights. Like in these two series, the car is powered by a Toyota three-cylinder 1.6-litre turbo engine, with Eurocup-3 discontinuing its collaboration with Alfa Romeo. TeamDriverStatusRounds Tecnicar by Amtog2 Kacper Sztuka1–620 Benjamín Beckley1–622 Andrej Petrović1, 4 Casper Stevenson2 Nacho Tuñón3, 5 Dani Maciá6 Drivex3 Édouard Borgna1–3 Nathan Tye4 5–66 Stylianos Kolovos1–67 Christopher El Feghali1–637 Filippo Fiorentino1–6 MP Motorsport4 Ean Eyckmans1–68 Alceu Feldmann Neto1–612 Gianmarco Pradel1–699 René Lammers1–6 Griffin Core5 Patrick Heuzenroeder1–5 Maximilian Popov69 Thomas Strauven1–610 Enzo Tarnvanichkul1–641 Alex Powell1–4, 6 Francisco Macedo5 TC Racing11 Luca Viișoreanu1–2 Juan Cota3–4, 6 Valentin Kluss531 Renzo Barbuy1–6 Hitech14 Keanu Al Azhari1–623 Stefan Bostandjiev1–639 Santino Panetta1–684 Gino Trappa1–6 Palou Motorsport16 Bianca Bustamante1–627 Heitor Dall'Agnol1–633 Rafaël Pérard1–648 James Egozi1–6 Double R Racing26 Linus Lundqvist1 Tommy Harfield2–4 James Hedley5–677 Bart Harrison1–691 Lorenzo Campos1–6TBA Yuanpu CuiTBC GRS Team44 Rayan Caretti1–670 Andre Rodriguez 1 Jakob Bergmeister2 Yani Stevenheydens3 Oleksandr Bondarev4 Dani Maciá4–5 Kai Daryanani6IconLegendRookie
Race calendar The provisional calendar was announced on 30 July 2025. That first draft included the new Spanish Grand Prix venue Madring, even though the circuit denied that any agreement regarding the Eurocup-3 round was achieved. An updated version of the calendar was released on 4 December 2025, where the planned Madring event was not included, with one venue still to be announced. The sixth round was later confirmed to be held at Circuito de Jerez which will be held two weeks after the round at Silverstone Circuit. For the first time ever, the series is set to visit the United Kingdom and Hungary, with its fifth round taking place at Silverstone Circuit and its seventh round at the Hungaroring. The series will also debut at Imola Circuit, while TT Circuit Assen, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the Red Bull Ring all left the schedule. Three of the rounds will be held using the three-round format that adds a sprint race to the weekend. RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations1R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet2 MayEuropean Le Mans SeriesLe Mans CupLigier European SeriesSRR23 May2R1 Algarve International Circuit, Portimão6 JuneF4 Spanish ChampionshipR27 June3R1 Imola Circuit, Imola4 JulyEuropean Le Mans SeriesPorsche Carrera Cup BeneluxSR5 JulyR24R1 Monza Circuit, Monza1 AugustPrototype Cup EuropeR22 August5R1 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone12 SeptemberEuropean Le Mans SeriesLe Mans CupLigier European SeriesR213 September6R1 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera26 SeptemberF4 Spanish ChampionshipGR Cup SpainSRR227 September7R1 Hungaroring, Mogyoród23–25 OctoberTCR Eastern Europe Touring Car SeriesFormula 4 CEZ ChampionshipR28R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló6–8 NovemberGB3 ChampionshipTCR Spain Touring Car ChampionshipR2
Race results RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRookie winner1R1 Circuit Paul Ricard Keanu Al Azhari Keanu Al Azhari James Egozi Palou Motorsport René LammersSR James Egozi Christopher El Feghali Drivex Christopher El FeghaliR2 Gianmarco Pradel Keanu Al Azhari Keanu Al Azhari Hitech Alex Powell2R1 Algarve International Circuit Christopher El Feghali James Egozi James Egozi Palou Motorsport René LammersR2 James Egozi James Egozi James Egozi Palou Motorsport Heitor Dall'Agnol3R1 Imola Circuit James Egozi James Egozi Ean Eyckmans MP Motorsport Ean EyckmansSR James Egozi Patrick Heuzenroeder Griffin Core Gino TrappaR2 James Egozi James Egozi James Egozi Palou Motorsport Rafaël Pérard4R1 Monza Circuit Rafaël Pérard James Egozi James Egozi Palou Motorsport Rafaël PérardR2 Christopher El Feghali Christopher El Feghali James Egozi Palou Motorsport René Lammers5R1 Silverstone Circuit Keanu Al Azhari James Egozi Keanu Al Azhari Hitech René LammersR2 Keanu Al Azhari James Egozi James Egozi Palou Motorsport Ean Eyckmans6R1 Circuito de Jerez James Egozi James Egozi James Egozi Palou Motorsport Thomas StrauvenSR Keanu Al Azhari Keanu Al Azhari Hitech Rafaël PérardR2 René Lammers James Egozi René Lammers MP Motorsport René Lammers7R1 HungaroringR28R1 Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaR2
Season report
First half The 2026 Eurocup-3 season began its main season at the Circuit Paul Ricard with Hitech's Keanu Al Azhari and MP's Gianmarco Pradel sharing pole positions in qualifying. Al Azhari stalled from pole position in the opening race, handing the lead to MP's René Lammers as Griffin Core's Alex Powell overtook Palou's James Egozi for second. Egozi quickly retook second and closed up to Lammers, before he claimed the lead with five minutes to go to take victory. Reversed-grid pole position went to Griffin Core's Enzo Tarnvanichkul, but Drivex driver Christopher El Feghali overtook him on the first lap. He maintained his lead to secure his first career single-seater victory, with Tarnvanichkul second as Egozi rose up the order to third. Race three began with Egozi jumping polesitter Pradel and MP's Ean Eyckmans to take the lead. Pradel then retired with a mechanical issue before Al Azhari and Egozi spent several laps battling for the lead. Al Azhari got in front in the end to claim victory, with Egozi taking second to end the weekend with a 13-point championship lead. Behind the pair, Powell, Lammers and Eyckmans battled over third place, with Powell taking it on the road before a post-race penalty handed the place to Eyckmans.
Round two at Portimão began with El Feghali taking pole position for the first race. He and Al Azhari had slow starts, allowing Lammers to take the lead. Egozi slotted into second, but attacked Lammers right away and took the lead at the end of the opening lap. El Feghali dropped to fourth, before hitting Powell while trying to move back into third. Powell was forced to retire, and El Feghali was handed a post-race penalty that handed third to Palou's Heitor Dall'Agnol. Egozi won the race before continuing his advantage into Sunday by taking pole position for race two. He held the lead at the start ahead of Eyckmans and controlled proceedings from then on. Three safety car phases punctured the race, but Egozi remained faultless to take his second victory of the weekend. Dall'Agnol took second ahead of Al Azhari, who was now 44 points behind leader Egozi in the standings.
Eurocup-3's debut at Imola Circuit began with Egozi claiming pole position in both qualifying sessions. The first race saw Egozi initially hold on to his lead throughout two safety car periods, before a mechanical issue forced him into retirement on lap eleven. That handed the lead to Dall'Agnol, who won on the road, but was handed a post-race penalty for an incident on the opening lap. Eyckmans inherited his maiden victory ahead of Powell, with Dall'Agnol dropping to third. The sprint race began with Tarnvanichkul stalling, before he was rear-ended and a five-car crash ensued, causing a red flag. Heuzenroeder led the restart from reversed-grid pole position and managed the rest of the race to take his maiden win. Mistakes for Tecnicar's Kacper Sztuka and Al Azhari dropped them out of podium contention, which, coupled with a post-race penalty for TC Racing's Juan Cota, saw Hitech's Gino Trappa and Pradel take second and third. Egozi was back in front for race three and took an unchallenged lights-to-flag victory. Behind him, teammate Rafaël Pérard spent the race fending off Sztuka to take his maiden podium. Al Azhari in fourth dropped to third in the standings, behind Eyckmans, who now trailed Egozi by 56 points.
The first half of the season ended at Monza Circuit began with Pérard following up his first podium with a maiden pole position for race one. Slow starts for Powell and Pradel from second and third saw Egozi climb from seventh to fourth as Pérard held the lead. Egozi continued his rise up the order with moves on Heuzenroeder and Al Azhari, before passing Pérard on lap ten. He fought back, but Egozi was able to hold him behind as Lammers claimed the final podium spot from El Feghali. The latter took pole position for race two and defended from Egozi, who locked up and fell to sixth. Dall'Agnol then attacked for the lead before making contact with Pérard and then with El Feghali, taking both out of the race. He then lost out to a recovering Egozi, who took his sixth victory of 2026 to grow his lead to 93 points as a post-race penalty promoted Lammers to second and Sztuka to third.
Second half The series debuted at Silverstone Circuit for its fifth round of the season, and Al Azhari took pole position in both qualifying sessions. Eyckmans started race one in second, but dropped behind Lammers at the start, who attacked Al Azhari until the safety car was deployed. On the restart, Al Azhari was able to pull away and took victory, while Egozi took the final podium spot off Eyckmans. Wet conditions for the second race meant Al Azhari and second-placed Pradel both had slow starts, allowing Egozi to move from fourth to first in the opening lap. He gapped the field as a spin cost Pradel third place, handing it to Eyckmans. With three laps to go, an issue with Al Azhari's front wing saw him drop down the order. Eyckmans took second and Dall’Agnol third, with Al Azhari finishing seventh, allowing Egozi to again extend his championship lead to 107 points over Eyckmans.
Championship standings Scoring system For races one and two, points are awarded as follows: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole FL Points25181512108642121 For weekends holding three races, the shorter sprint race awards reduced points: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th FL Points109876543211
Drivers' standings