The 2026 GB3 Championship is a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars scheduled to be held across Europe. The 2026 season will be 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 will feature 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.[1]
Teams and drivers
After the introduction of the Tatuus MSV GB3-025 in 2025, 2026 will see another aerodynamic upgrade to the chassis package.[2] The Mountune engine, previously a two-litre unit, will be upgraded to a 2.4-litre engine, thereby providing a 25% torque increase. All cars run on Pirelli tyres.[3]
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arden Motorsport
|
TBA | Leon Wilson
|
TBC |
| TBA |  TBA
|
TBC | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| Hillspeed
|
TBA | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png) Dante Vinci
|
TBC |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing
|
TBA |  Jason Pribyl
|
TBC |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
 Rodin Motorsport
|
TBA |  Maxim Rehm
|
TBC |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| VRD Racing
|
TBA |  Nikita Bedrin
|
TBC |
| TBA |  Patricio González
|
TBC | |
| TBA | Rodrigo González
|
TBC | |
| Elite Motorsport
|
TBA | TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| Fortec Motorsports
|
TBA | TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| Hitech TGR
|
TBA | TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| JHR Developments
|
TBA | TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
 Xcel Motorsport
|
TBA | TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC |
Team changes
Arden Motorsport will return to GB3 after a one-year absence.[4]
Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing, a cooperation between British Superbike Championship team Nitrous Competitions and GB4 team ADM Racing, will enter GB3 with a three-car lineup.[5]
Driver changes
Rodin Motorsport will promote reigning champion Alex Ninovic to their newly formed Formula Regional European Championship outfit.[6] To replace him, the team signed Maxim Rehm for his full-season debut after a race-winning guest drive for Hillspeed in the final round of 2025.[7]
Nikita Johnson leaves Hitech GP, as he will compete in Indy NXT with Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR.[8]
Xcel Motorsport saw 2025 runner-up Patrick Heuzenroeder depart the series to join Campos Racing's Griffin Core outfit in Eurocup-3.[9]
Hillspeed signed Italian F4 graduate Dante Vinci, who will make his GB3 debut.[10]
Kai Daryanani leaves JHR Developments to join Trident in FREC.[11]
Reza Seewooruthun leaves Argenti with Prema, as he will compete in FREC with Rodin Motorsport.[12]
Bianca Bustamante leaves Elite Motorsport to join Palou Motorsport in Eurocup-3, while William Macintyre stepped away from racing to focus on his cancer recovery.[13][14]
VRD Racing will have an all-new line up, with Hugo Schwarze leaving midway through 2025 to compete in the European Le Mans Series in the LMGT3 class with R-ace GP and Enzo Tarnvanichkul also not returning.[15] After joining the team for the second half of 2026, siblings Patricio and Rodrigo González rejoin the team for the full 2026 season, and Nikita Bedrin joins the team for his GB3 debut after finishing the 2025 FRECA season in eleventh with Saintéloc Racing.[16][17][18]
Returning team Arden Motorsport will field Leon Wilson, promoting him from their GB4 outfit with whom he came seventh in 2025.[4]
New team Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing promoted Jason Pribyl from their GB4 outfit, with whom he came 17th in 2025.[19]
Race calendar
The provisional calendar was announced on 25 September 2025.[1] 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.[20]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
25–26 April | British GT Championship GB4 Championship |
|
| R2 | |||||
| R3 | |||||
| 2 | R4 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps(Spa, Belgium) |
30–31 May | Spa Euro Race Formula Regional European Championship Supercar Challenge Britcar Endurance Championship | |
| R5 | |||||
| R6 | |||||
| 3 | R7 |  Hungaroring(Mogyoród, Hungary) |
4–5 July | International GT Open Euroformula Open Championship Formula Regional European Championship TCR Europe Touring Car Series | |
| R8 | |||||
| R9 | |||||
| 4 | R10 |  Red Bull Ring(Spielberg, Austria) |
11–12 July | ADAC Racing Weekend Spielberg Porsche Sports Cup Deutschland Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy ADAC Tourenwagen Junior Cup | |
| R11 | |||||
| R12 | |||||
| 5 | R13 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
1–2 August | GT Cup Championship GB4 Championship Radical Cup UK | |
| R14 | |||||
| R15 | |||||
| 6 | R16 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) |
5–6 September | British GT Championship GB4 Championship TCR UK Touring Car Championship | |
| R17 | |||||
| R18 | |||||
| 7 | R19 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
26–27 September | British GT Championship GB4 Championship | |
| R20 | |||||
| R21 | |||||
| 8 | R22 |  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya(Montmeló, Spain) |
7–8 November | Eurocup-3 F4 Spanish Championship TCR Spain Touring Car Championship | |
| R23 | |||||
| R24 | |||||
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Points will be awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which will have its grid formed by reversing the top twelve from the qualifying order, will award extra points, up until a maximum of twelve, for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.[21]
| Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |
| Races 1 & 2 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 3 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
References
- ^ a b "GB3 Championship reveals provisional 2026 calendar with Red Bull Ring and Barcelona additions". GB3 Championship. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (11 September 2025). "GB3 announces upgrades to its new Tatuus MSV GB3-025 car for 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Major upgrade package for 2026 GB3 Championship". GB3 Championship. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Leon Wilson to spearhead Arden Motorsport's GB3 return in 2026". GB3 Championship. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (27 August 2025). "ADM joins forces with Nitrous Competitions for 2026 GB3 entry". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Alex Ninovic to continue with Rodin Motorsport in 2026, joining their FREC team". Rodin Motorsport. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (12 December 2025). "Rehm joins Rodin for full-time GB3 move in 2026 after starring cameo". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Nikita Johnson To Drive for Cape Motorsports in 2026 Season". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Patrick Heuzenroeder signs with GriffinCore Campos Racing to compete in Eurocup-3". Campos Racing. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "Australian Dante Vinci announced as Hillspeed's first 2026 GB3 signing". GB3 Championship. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Trident with Daryanani in the Middle East and European Regional series". Trident Racing. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Reza Seewooruthun to join Rodin Motorsport's FREC lineup in 2026". Rodin Motorsport. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Leone, Xue (1 December 2025). "Bianca Bustamante signs with Palou Motorsport for 2026 Season". Bianca Bustamante. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (17 September 2025). "GB3 race-winner Will Macintyre diagnosed with cancer". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Wane, Ewan; Goodwin, Graham; Kilbey, Stephen (17 December 2025). "ELMS Reveals Capacity 47-Car Grid For 2026". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "VRD Racing confirms GB3 comeback for Patricio Gonzalez". GB3 Championship. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Gonzalez returns to GB3 with VRD Racing". GB3 Championship. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "F3 race-winner Nikita Bedrin joins VRD Racing for GB3 title challenge". GB3 Championship. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Jason Pribyl graduates to GB3 with Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing". GB3 Championship. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Wood, Ida (25 September 2025). "GB3 to explore more international ground with races in Austria and Spain". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (25 March 2024). "GB3 announces reversed-grid change and superlicence points for 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
External links
- Official website
