Formula 3 will join Formula 1 and Formula 2 this weekend for the traditional Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit. This will be the first of ten races in 2026 where the three categories will share the track, and for Argentina, it will have a special flavor: the debut of Mattia Colnaghi. Colnaghi, a 17-year-old driver born in Monza, Italy, chose to represent Argentina due to his mother's nationality. He will make his category debut with the MP Motorsport team, the same structure that Franco Colapinto passed through between 2023 and 2024. Colnaghi's debut in Formula 3 is backed by the Red Bull Junior Team Driver Academy, a key factor in his international projection. Formula 3 Schedule in Australia (Argentina time): Thursday, May 5: FP1: 18:50. Friday, May 6: Qualification: 00:00; Sprint Race: 21:15. Saturday, May 7: Feature Race: 18:50. The broadcast will be on Disney+. Colnaghi comes off a championship in Eurocup-3 and previously won the Spanish Formula 4 championship, a career path reminiscent of Colapinto, who also won in Spain before making the international leap. His performance in 2025 earned him consideration from the Austrian Red Bull structure, which added him to its young talent program for the future. The challenge will not be easy: MP Motorsport was a protagonist in the last F3 season, with German Tim Tramnitz as its main figure (fourth in the championship with 94 points), while the team finished fourth in the constructors' championship with 177 points.
