{"id":1276,"date":"2026-08-26T18:14:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:14:41","slug":"f3-test-records-19-red-flags-during-first-outing-on-new-madrid-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f3\/f3-test-records-19-red-flags-during-first-outing-on-new-madrid-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"F3 test records 19 red flags during first outing on new Madrid circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Challenging track initiation:<\/strong> <strong>Formula 3 logged 19 red flags<\/strong> over two days of testing as drivers adapted to the new Madrid street circuit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Widespread incidents:<\/strong> <strong>11 separate crashes occurred<\/strong>, with Fernando Barrichello causing three red flags due to two crashes and a spin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ugochukwu tops timing sheets:<\/strong> <strong>Ugo Ugochukwu set the fastest overall time<\/strong> with a 1m49.034s lap despite frequent session stoppages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Formula 3<\/strong> completed a chaotic two-day test session on Tuesday (August 25\u201326) at the brand-new <strong>Madrid street circuit<\/strong>. With the grid attempting to learn the new layout ahead of the season finale, track action was repeatedly disrupted by a total of <strong>19 red flags<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In total, 11 red flags were triggered by crashes. Drivers including <strong>Fernando Barrichello<\/strong> (twice), <strong>Christian Ho<\/strong>, <strong>Maciej G\u0142adysz<\/strong>, <strong>Jin Nakamura<\/strong>, <strong>Freddie Slater<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Shin<\/strong>, <strong>Hiyu Yamakoshi<\/strong>, <strong>Mattia Colnaghi<\/strong>, <strong>Nicola Lacorte<\/strong>, and <strong>Kanato Le<\/strong> all damaged their cars during the test. Mechanical failures brought out three additional stoppages for <strong>Bruno Del Pino<\/strong>, <strong>Fionn McLaughlin<\/strong>, and <strong>Matteo de Palo<\/strong>, while spins and unspecified incidents accounted for the remaining delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the chaotic flow of testing, championship contender <strong>Ugo Ugochukwu<\/strong> adapted quickly to lead the timing sheets, setting the fastest overall lap of <strong>1m49.034s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 3 resumes action alongside Formula 1 from <strong>September 4\u20136<\/strong> at Monza for the Italian Grand Prix weekend. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong> provides complete live coverage of all track action. Follow all updates on our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/news\/\">news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red flag breakdown: F3 Madrid test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Session<\/th><th>Cause<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Day 1 (Morning, 46 min)<\/strong><\/td><td>Not specified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 1 (Morning, 1h 30m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Crash \u2013 Christian Ho<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 1 (Morning, 2h 30m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Not specified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 1 (Morning, 2h 50m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Car stopped \u2013 Bruno Del Pino (Turn 12)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 1 (Afternoon, 12 min)<\/strong><\/td><td>Wall contact \u2013 Fernando Barrichello (Turn 17)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 1 (Afternoon, 40 min)<\/strong><\/td><td>Wall contact \u2013 Jin Nakamura (Turn 17)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 1 (Afternoon, 1h 10m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Wall contact \u2013 Maciej G\u0142adysz (Turns 5\u20136)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 1 (Afternoon, 1h 53m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Spin \u2013 Unidentified driver<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 1 (Afternoon, 2h 32m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Wall contact \u2013 Freddie Slater (Turn 10)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Morning, 8 min)<\/strong><\/td><td>Spin \u2013 Fernando Barrichello (Turn 8)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Morning, 59 min)<\/strong><\/td><td>Not specified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Morning, 1h 16m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Wall contact \u2013 Michael Shin (Turn 5)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Morning, 2h 39m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Crash \u2013 Hiyu Yamakoshi (Turn 11)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Afternoon, 15 min)<\/strong><\/td><td>Car stopped \u2013 Fionn McLaughlin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Afternoon, 1h)<\/strong><\/td><td>Car stopped \u2013 Matteo De Palo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Afternoon, 1h 13m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Front wing damage \u2013 Mattia Colnaghi (Turn 7)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Afternoon, 1h 32m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Wall contact \u2013 Nicola Lacorte (Turn 14)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Afternoon, 2h 12m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Crash \u2013 Kanato Le (Turn 7)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2 (Afternoon, 2h 47m)<\/strong><\/td><td>Crash \u2013 Fernando Barrichello (Turn 3)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. How many red flags were caused during the F3 test in Madrid?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-day Formula 3 test recorded 19 total red flags due to 11 crashes, three mechanical stoppages, two spins, and three unspecified incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Who set the fastest time during the Madrid F3 test?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ugo Ugochukwu set the fastest lap of the test with a 1m49.034s effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. When is the next Formula 3 event?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 3 returns to action from <strong>September 4\u20136, 2026<\/strong>, for the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Monza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As drivers adapted to Madrid\u2019s brand-new street circuit layout, Formula 3\u2019s two-day official test saw 19 red flags caused by crashes, spins, and mechanical failures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020312896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Freddie Slater caused one of the various red flags","42wp_featured_image_credits":"F3","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[204,30,121],"42wp_author":[31],"class_list":["post-1276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f3","tag-freddie-slater","tag-madrid","tag-ugo-ugochukwu","42wp_author-bernardo-castro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1277,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276\/revisions\/1277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020312896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1276"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}