The 2026 GB3 Championship is a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The 2026 season is the eleventh organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom, and the sixth season under the GB3 moniker after rebranding from the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship in mid-2021. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers. The season is scheduled to be run over eight triple-header rounds, starting in April and ending in November.
Teams and drivers After the introduction of the Tatuus MSV GB3-025 in 2025, 2026 saw another aerodynamic upgrade to the chassis package. The Mountune engine, previously a two-litre unit, was upgraded to a 2.4-litre engine, thereby providing a 25% torque increase. All cars run on Pirelli tyres. TeamDriverRounds Rodin Motorsport1 Maxim Rehm1–72 Martin Molnár1–73 Abbi Pulling1–7 Hitech 4 Jin Nakamura1–2 Jacob Micallef3–6 Kanato Le75 Yuhao Fu1–76 Deagen Fairclough1–7 Xcel Motorsport7 Lucas Fluxá1–78 Rowan Campbell-Pilling1–79 Ricardo Baptista1–7 Hillspeed10 Dante Vinci1–711 Peter Bouzinelos1–712 Aurelia Nobels1–7 Elite Motorsport17 Kirill Kutskov1–2 Edu Robinson5, 718 Flynn Jackes1–719 Kyuho Lee1–7 VRD Racing20 Nikita Bedrin1–721 Patricio González1–722 Rodrigo González1–7 Fortec Motorsports23 Alexandros Kattoulas1–224 Jack Taylor1–2, 5–6 Arden Motorsport26 Lewis Gilbert1–427 Leon Wilson1–7 Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing31 Jason Pribyl1–2, 5 AKCEL GP32 Aditya Kulkarni7
Team changes Arden Motorsport returned to GB3 after a one-year absence, while Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing, a cooperation between British Superbike Championship team Nitrous Competitions and GB4 team ADM Racing, entered GB3, initially running a single car.
Chris Dittmann Racing, who had entered every season since 2013, and Argenti with Prema, who had joined the series in 2025, both left the championship before the beginning of the season. JHR Developments, despite being allocated car numbers, did not enter any rounds.
Driver changes Rodin Motorsport signed two new drivers after they promoted reigning champion Alex Ninovic to their newly formed Formula Regional European Championship outfit and Gianmarco Pradel joined MP Motorsport in Eurocup-3. Maxim Rehm joined the team for his full-season debut after a race-winning guest drive for Hillspeed in the final round of 2025, together with Martin Molnár, who steps up from British F4 after coming third in 2025 with Virtuosi Racing.
Nikita Johnson and Keanu Al Azhari left Hitech as Johnson competed in Indy NXT with Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR and Al Azhari joined Hitech's Eurocup-3 outfit. The team signed British F4 graduate Yuhao Fu, who came 25th in 2025 driving for Xcel Motorsport. Noah Lisle was originally signed to be the third driver for Hitech after coming 7th in 2025, but later withdrew for personal reasons. His replacement was announced to be Jin Nakamura, who embarks on a part-time campaign alongside his main FIA Formula 3 campaign with the team. Nakamura would ultimately compete for the team in the opening two rounds.
Xcel Motorsport entered 2026 with an all-new driver lineup after 2025 runner-up Patrick Heuzenroeder departed the series to join Campos Racing in Eurocup-3 and neither Jack Sherwood nor any of the team's three part-time drivers returned. Xcel signed Rowan Campbell-Pilling, who steps up from British F4 after coming tenth in 2025 driving for JHR Developments, hired Ricardo Baptista, who graduates to GB3 from Brazilian Formula 4, where he finished the 2025 season in tenth, and saw Lucas Fluxá move over from Hillspeed after finishing the 2025 GB3 season in eighth.
Hillspeed also have an all-new, all-rookie lineup after none of their eight part-time competitors returned to the team. All three of its drivers stepped up from Formula 4, with Aurelia Nobels departing F1 Academy after coming 13th in 2025 with ART Grand Prix, Dante Vinci graduating from Italian F4 after finishing the 2025 season in 21st driving for Van Amersfoort Racing, and Peter Bouzinelos returning to racing after a year on the sidelines following a bicycling accident.
Noah Lisle and Kai Daryanani both left JHR Developments, with Lisle initially joining Hitech before leaving due to personal reasons and Daryanani moving to FREC with Trident. None of the teams' other part-time drivers returned to GB3.
Reza Seewooruthun departed Argenti with Prema, as he will compete in FREC with Rodin Motorsport. None of the teams' other part-time drivers returned to GB3.
Bianca Bustamante left Elite Motorsport to join Palou Motorsport in Eurocup-3, while Will Macintyre stepped away from racing to focus on his cancer recovery. The team signed Genesis Magma Racing's Trajectory Program driver Kyuho Lee, who finished 22nd with Rodin Motorsport in Spanish F4 in 2025. Kirill Kutskov completed the team's lineup for the first two rounds of the season on his step up from Formula 4.
VRD Racing have an all-new line up, with Hugo Schwarze leaving midway through 2025 to compete in the European Le Mans Series in the LMP3 class with R-ace GP and Enzo Tarnvanichkul focusing on his Eurocup-3 campaign with Campos Racing. After joining the team for the second half of 2025, siblings Patricio and Rodrigo González rejoined the team for the full 2026 season, and former FIA F3 driver Nikita Bedrin joined the team for his GB3 debut after finishing the 2025 FRECA season in eleventh with Saintéloc Racing.
Fortec Motorsport saw Stefan Bostandjiev join Hitech in Eurocup-3. To replace him, the team signed Alexandros Kattoulas, who graduated from GB4 after finishing the 2025 season fourth driving for Elite Motorsport. The team also promoted Jack Taylor from their GB4 outfit, with whom he came tenth in 2025.
Returning team Arden Motorsport fielded karting champion Lewis Gilbert on his jump up to GB3 and promoted Leon Wilson from their GB4 outfit, with whom he came seventh in 2025.
New team Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing promoted Jason Pribyl from their GB4 outfit, with whom he came 17th in 2025.
Mid-season Hitech announced ahead of round three that Spanish F4 driver Jacob Micallef would make his GB3 Championship debut by joining the team on selected rounds, driving the No. 4 car in alternation with Jin Nakamura.
The Fortec Motorsports and Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing teams, and their drivers of Alexandros Kattoulas, Jack Taylor and Jason Pribyl respectively, did not enter the rounds at the Hungaroring nor the Red Bull Ring.
Before the Silverstone 2nd round, Lewis Gilbert left the series to join WSR in the British Touring Car Championship which left his seat at Arden vacant. Elite Motorsport meanwhile fielded Edu Robinson on his GB3 debut in the car previously driven by Kirill Kutskov. Fortec Motorsport and Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing rejoined the grid, albeit with Kattoulas still absent and with Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing and Jason Pribyl only staying on for one round.
Kanato Le replaced Jacob Micallef in the No. 4 Hitech at Brands Hatch, returning to GB3 after driving for Hillspeed in three rounds in 2025. Jack Taylor and Fortec Motorsport missed the round, while Edu Robinson returned for another outing at Elite Motorsport. Brands Hatch also saw the debut of former FREC outfit AKCEL GP, who fielded a single car for series returnee Aditya Kulkarni.
Race calendar The provisional calendar was announced on 25 September 2025. The series kept to its strategy of combining four British rounds with four rounds outside the UK, but swapped two overseas venues. The series will not return to Circuit Zandvoort, where it had been racing since 2023, and Monza Circuit will also not return after its debut in 2025. Instead, GB3 will debut at the Red Bull Ring and at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Round Circuit Date SupportingMap of circuit locations 1 R1 Silverstone Circuit(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 25 April British GT ChampionshipGB4 Championship R226 April R32R4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps(Spa, Belgium) 30 May Spa Euro RaceFormula Regional European ChampionshipSupercar ChallengeBritcar Endurance ChampionshipR5R631 May 3 R7 Hungaroring(Mogyoród, Hungary) 4 July International GT OpenEuroformula Open ChampionshipFormula Regional European ChampionshipTCR Europe Touring Car Series R85 July R94R10 Red Bull Ring(Spielberg, Austria) 11 July ADAC Racing Weekend SpielbergPorsche Sports Cup DeutschlandSpezial Tourenwagen TrophyADAC Tourenwagen Junior CupR1112 JulyR12 5 R13 Silverstone Circuit(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 1 August GT Cup ChampionshipGB4 ChampionshipRadical Cup UK R142 August R156R16 Donington Park(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 5 September British GT ChampionshipGB4 ChampionshipTCR UK Touring Car ChampionshipR176 SeptemberR18 7 R19 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 26 September British GT ChampionshipGB4 Championship R2027 September R21 8 R22 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya(Montmeló, Spain) 7–8 November Eurocup-3F4 Spanish ChampionshipTCR Spain Touring Car Championship R23 R24
Race results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lapWinning driverWinning team 1 R1 Silverstone Circuit Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin VRD Racing R2 Nikita Bedrin Deagen Fairclough Nikita Bedrin VRD Racing R3 Jin Nakamura Jin Nakamura Hitech2R4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Abbi Pulling Nikita Bedrin Abbi Pulling Rodin MotorsportR5 Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin VRD RacingR6race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions 3 R7 Hungaroring Martin Molnár Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough Hitech R8 Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin VRD Racing R9 Flynn Jackes Flynn Jackes Elite Motorsport4R10 Red Bull Ring Martin Molnár Maxim Rehm Nikita Bedrin VRD RacingR11 Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin VRD RacingR12 Nikita Bedrin Patricio González VRD Racing 5 R13 Silverstone Circuit Deagen Fairclough Martin Molnár Deagen Fairclough Hitech R14 Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough Hitech R15 Jacob Micallef Jacob Micallef Hitech6R16 Donington Park Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin Deagen Fairclough HitechR17 Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough HitechR18 Nikita Bedrin Rowan Campbell-Pilling Xcel Motorsport 7 R19 Brands Hatch Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough Hitech R20 Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough Hitech R21 Deagen Fairclough Lucas Fluxá Xcel Motorsport 8 R22 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya R23 R24
Season report
First half Silverstone hosted the opening round of the 2026 GB3 Championship, which began with a double pole position for VRD Racing's Nikita Bedrin in qualifying. He dropped behind the Rodin pair of Martin Molnár and Maxim Rehm after a slow start to the opening race, but quickly regained second place, closed up to Molnár and retook the lead on lap five. He led throughout a late-race safety car to secure victory. Bedrin's start to the second race was suboptimal again as he dropped behind Hitech's Deagen Fairclough, but he moved back in front a few corners later. Fairclough kept close to Bedrin before retiring with a car issue. That left Bedrin to fend off Rehm before winning again, with Xcel's Lucas Fluxá taking third. Elite's Flynn Jackes had reversed-grid pole position and led throughout the race, before a last-lap battle saw Hitech's Jin Nakamura snatch victory at the final corner. Elite's Kyuho Lee took second in the same battle, before a penalty dropped him off the podium. Fluxá inherited third as Bedrin assumed the top of the points standings.