Australian Feature Race

Date
Sat 7th March 2026 (UTC)
Sun 8th March 2026 (Local)

Timestamp
2026-03-07T21:50:00

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21:50:00 UTC (08:50:00 Local)

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League
Formula 3

Season
2026

Round
1

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The 2026 FIA Formula 3 season reaches its peak with the Feature Race at the Albert Park Circuit. Unlike the reversed-grid Sprint, the Feature Race grid is determined by the outright speed shown in Friday's Qualifying session, putting the championship's early pace-setters at the front for the most points-heavy race of the weekend.

The story of the weekend is the utter dominance of Campos Racing, who secured a front-row lockout. Théophile Naël starts from pole position after a dramatic last-second lap, just ahead of his teammate Ugo Ugochukwu. Both drivers have shown blistering speed on the Medium Pirelli compound, but they face a major threat from Trident’s Freddie Slater, who starts third and has been the most consistent rookie through the practice sessions. With the high-speed nature of the track and four DRS zones, tire management will be the deciding factor—drivers who push too hard in the opening laps often find themselves defenseless against the DRS train in the closing stages.