2025 Eurocup-3 Season

The 2025 Eurocup-3 season is the third 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.

Following an inaugural non-championship round in March 2024, the Eurocup-3 and Spanish F4 organisers announced the creation of a new Spanish Winter Championship for each series, held across the Iberian Peninsula in the early months of 2025.

Main series

Teams and drivers

Teams utilize the same Tatuus F3 T-318 chassis used in the Formula Regional European Championship, but fitted with a different body kit, and new intercoolers and a battery kits, as well as being 25 kg lighter. The car uses a 270 hp Alfa Romeo-Autotecnica engine and Hankook tires.

* Juan Cota was scheduled to compete for Drivex, but later switched to MP Motorsport for a dual Spanish F4 and Eurocup-3 programme.

Race calendar

The calendar for the 2025 season was announced on 18 November 2024. The race tally is scheduled to remain the same, at 16 races across eight tracks. With a separate winter championship also taking place in 2025, the one-off non-championship round was not repeated. Monza Circuit will return to the calendar after a one-year absence, while the series is also scheduled to debut at TT Circuit Assen. Circuit Zandvoort and MotorLand Aragón left the schedule. Ahead of the second round of the season, it was announced that the round at Algarve International Circuit would feature a sprint race, meaning it would feature the same weekend format used during the winter champioship. This brought up the total amount of races to 17.

Race results

Championship standings

Scoring system

For races one and two, points are awarded as follows:

In Portimão, a shorter sprint race was held, awarding reduced points:

Drivers' standings

Teams' standings

Each team counts their two best results per race and the bonus points for fastest laps if applicable.

Winter series

After Eurocup-3 held a one-off non-championship winter event in 2024, plans for a full winter championship were revealed in late September of the same year. This winter championship, together with its Eurocup-4 counterpart, was then officially launched a few days later, with its calendar and event format also confirmed.

MP Motorsport won the winter series' Teams' Championship at the penultimate round of the season, while Maciej Gładysz, driving for MP Motorsport's KCL-branded satellite team, won the Drivers' Championship at the final race of the season and in doing so also became the Rookie Champion.

Teams and drivers

Teams utilized the same Tatuus F3 T-318 chassis with a 270 hp Alfa Romeo-Autotecnica engine and Hankook tires used in the main series.

Race calendar

The calendar was revealed when the winter championship was launched on 4 October 2024. The first two rounds of the three-round 2024 season consisted of three races, therefore differing from Eurocup-3's normal format of two races per weekend. On 18 November, it was revealed that the last round at Circuito de Navarra would be replaced with a two-race round at MotorLand Aragón.

Race results

Season report

The first edition of Eurocup-3’s Winter series commenced at Circuito de Jerez with MP Motorsport’s Mattia Colnaghi taking pole position for the first race. At the start, Palou Motorsport’s James Egozi challenged Colnaghi, but the Italian kept first place. He controlled the race afterwards to secure victory, while Egozi was closely pursued by KCL/MP’s Maciej Gładysz throughout the event. The second race saw MP’s Andrés Cárdenas starting from reverse-grid pole position. His teammate Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. lined up alongside him before being overtaken by Drivex’s Juan Cota on the opening lap. That allowed Cárdenas to establish a lead and he went on to claim victory, while Fittipaldi was unable to regain second place despite persistent efforts. In the final race of the weekend, Gładysz secured pole position in qualifying. However, Campos Racing drivers Jules Caranta and Nikola Tsolov overtook him on the opening lap. The pair spent the next laps battling, before they collided. That allowed Gładysz to reclaim the lead, while Caranta dropped to second and Tsolov retired. Gładysz went on to win, with Colnaghi finishing third and concluding the opening weekend with a four-point lead in the standings.

The second round at the Algarve International Circuit featured a wet qualifying session, in which Rinicella secured pole position. The first race took place on a damp track, leading to an early reshuffling as Rinicella fell behind Egozi and Gładysz. Following a restart, Cárdenas joined the battle for the lead. Gładysz initially took first place while Egozi dropped to fourth, with Rinicella moving into second. The leading duo pulled away from the field before Rinicella reclaimed first place on the final lap to secure victory. In the second race, Egozi redeemed himself after his earlier loss. Starting from fourth, he overtook Rinicella and MP’s Alexander Abkhazava before passing Drivex's pole-sitter Oscar Wurz on the second lap. Colnaghi and Rinicella also advanced past Wurz in the following laps but were unable to challenge Egozi for the win. The second qualifying session saw Rinicella claim another pole position. However, a slow start allowed Colnaghi to take the lead, with Gładysz slotting into third. The trio remained closely matched until Gładysz retired due to a technical issue, promoting Griffin Core’s Kacper Sztuka to third. This result enabled Colnaghi to establish a 28-point advantage over Gładysz ahead of the final two races.

The final round of the Winter Championship took place at MotorLand Aragón. Gładysz was not ready to give up his title hopes, securing pole position for the first race and converting it into a lights-to-flag victory ahead of Griffin Core’s Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. and Egozi. Colnaghi began the race in fourth but dropped to eighth following a slow start and later sustained damage in a collision, ultimately finishing 24th. With Gładysz also earning an additional point for the fastest lap, he and Colnaghi were tied on points heading into the final race. In qualifying for the final, Egozi secured pole position, with Gładysz lining up second. Colnaghi endured a difficult session and qualified 23rd, putting him at a significant disadvantage. That allowed Gładysz to be content with following Egozi home to finish second and secure the championship title.

The inaugural Spanish Winter Championship was a success by various metrics. Despite facing competition from established Formula Regional championships in the Middle East and Oceania, the series attracted a high number of entries from the outset, benefiting from the momentum generated by the Eurocup-3 series over the previous two years. Although the championship comprised only eight races held over three weekends, it featured a closely contested title battle between Gładysz, Colnaghi and Egozi.

Championship standings

Scoring system

For the first and last races of the weekend, points were awarded as follows:

The second race of the weekend, called the sprint race, was shorter and therefore awarded less points:

Two points were awarded for qualifying on pole position, and one point was awarded for setting the fastest lap during a race.

No sprint race was held at the final round as it only featured two races.

Drivers' standings

Teams' standings

Each team counted their two best results per race and the bonus points for fastest laps if applicable.

Notes

References

External links

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