GriffinCore Campos Racing eager to bounce back at Imola

With summer now underway, Eurocup-3 heads to its third event of the 2026 season this coming weekend at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. It will be the first of the championship’s two visits to Italian soil this year, with Monza set to host the second round in Italy at the beginning of August. But first, all attention turns to Imola.

GriffinCore Campos Racing arrives at the historic venue determined to return to the podium fight in the two races ahead. The Alzira-based team will field four cars for Alex Powell, Thomas Strauven, Enzo Tarnvanichkul and Patrick Heuzenroeder. After an eventful weekend at the Algarve International Circuit, the entire team is focused on getting back among the frontrunners as quickly as possible. Considerable effort has gone into preparing for this event over the last few weeks.

Powell currently sits highest among the GriffinCore Campos Racing drivers in the standings, occupying sixth place with 27 points. The American secured his maiden Eurocup-3 podium on his debut weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard, but his Algarve campaign was compromised after incidents involving rivals cost him potential podium finishes in both races. Tarnvanichkul, racing in the colours of the Red Bull Junior Team, also stepped onto the podium at Le Castellet with a second-place finish. Meanwhile, Strauven and Heuzenroeder have regularly scored points, with the Belgian claiming a best result of fifth place and the Australian securing a sixth-place finish.

Few Italian circuits possess the prestige and history of Imola. Opened in 1953, it has hosted countless Formula 1 Grands Prix over the decades. Curiously, it staged the Italian Grand Prix only once, in 1980, before becoming the permanent home of the San Marino Grand Prix from 1981 until 2006. More recently, it has welcomed the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as well as world-class events such as the FIA World Endurance Championship, the FIA World Touring Car Championship and GP2. Measuring 4.909 kilometres in length, Imola features significant elevation changes and several renowned overtaking opportunities, including Variante Tamburello, Variante Alta and Tosa.

Track action will begin on Friday with two free practice sessions in the morning. Qualifying 1 is scheduled for 15:40, followed immediately by Qualifying 2 at 16:10. Race 1 will take place on Saturday at 10:00. The weekend will conclude on Sunday with Race 2, scheduled to start at 08:45. All times are Spanish times. Both races will be streamed live on Eurocup-3’s official YouTube channel.

Adrián Campos (Campos Racing Team Principal): “We head to Imola highly motivated and determined to return to the fight for top results. The potential of our drivers and the team is much greater than the outcome of the last round suggests, as several incidents prevented us from scoring the points we deserved. We have worked extremely hard over the past few weeks in preparation for this event and we are confident we can show our true pace from the very first session. Imola is a demanding and technical circuit, but we believe we have everything required to fight for podium finishes and challenge for the strongest results possible throughout the weekend.”