The Singaporean driver was the dominant force in the first race, leading from start to finish. South Korean Shin was already third on Saturday and, after a great start in the second race, solidified his performance to repeat the result. Carrasquedo Jr., Lisle, and Kluss, the German climbing to the podium among the rookies, finished in the points

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Campos Racing put on another great team performance in the penultimate Eurocup-3 round held this past weekend at the Circuito de Jerez. Christian Ho achieved his fourth victory in the category on Andalusian soil and remains in the fight for the title, which will be decided in Barcelona next November. Another standout in Jerez was Michael Shin, who secured two podiums, finishing third in each of the races. Meanwhile, Jesse Carrasquedo Jr., Noah Lisle, and Valentin Kluss also earned valuable points in Jerez, with the German finishing on the rookie podium behind his teammate Ho, who was a double winner in that classification.

Ho's good rapport with the Circuito de Jerez was evident at the end of the free practice session, as the Singaporean driver set the fastest time with a lap of 1m37.417s. Later, at midday, Ho soared to pole position in Q1 with a time of 1m37.667s, leaving his closest pursuer a tenth and a half behind. Slightly further back, Shin set the sixth-fastest time with a lap of 1m38.391s. Rounding out the top ten were Carrasquedo Jr. (1m38.469s), Lisle (1m38.473s), and Kluss (1m38.512s).

In the afternoon, in the first race, when the lights went out, Ho held off his pursuers and maintained the lead while Shin shot up like a rocket to third. As the laps went by, Ho set an unattainable pace for his pursuers and pulled away, and after ten laps, he was already more than four seconds ahead of Javier Sagrera. Behind him, Shin also kept Enzo Fittipaldi at bay, while Lisle, Carrasquedo Jr., and Kluss occupied positions seven through nine. After twenty laps, Ho crossed the finish line as the winner with almost ten seconds over Sagrera. Shin secured third place under the checkered flag. Lisle led the Campos Racing trio, finishing seventh, with Carrasquedo Jr. and Kluss in eighth and ninth, respectively.

On Sunday, in the second qualifying session with the track slightly faster than the previous day, the Campos Racing drivers couldn’t find those last few tenths to fight for pole position. At the end of the session, Shin secured fifth place with his lap of 1m37.463s, just ahead of Ho and Carrasquedo Jr. with their laps of 1m37.566s and 1m37.572s, respectively. Kluss qualified a bit further back, in ninth place, with a time of 1m37.702s. Finally, Lisle was seventeenth with a time of 1m38.152s.

For the second race, when the lights went out, Shin once again showed excellent reflexes and gained two positions in the first meters. Ho also gained a place and was in fifth in the early stages, ahead of Mexican Carrasquedo Jr. In the first half of the race, Fittipaldi pressured Shin to the maximum, but the Campos Racing driver kept the Brazilian under control, securing third place. At the end of the race, the safety car came out after a car stalled on track, and the race ended behind it. Thus, Shin repeated in third place with Ho and Carrasquedo Jr. following him. Kluss closed the points positions with his tenth place, while Lisle's comeback took him to twelfth.

With only one meeting remaining, Ho continues in second place in the overall standings with 202 points, but with everything still to be decided. Additionally, the Singaporean leads the rookie standings. Kluss is fifth with 109 points and second among the rookies. Further back, in seventh, is Shin with 88 points. Carrasquedo Jr. is ninth with 58 points, while Lisle is 12th with 47 points. In the team standings, Campos Racing is second with 394 points.

The title will be decided at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on November 9-10.

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