Qualifying
FIA Formula3 2026
Round 6
Taito Kato qualifies P11 at Spa-Francorchamps
On Friday 17 July, qualifying for FIA F3 Round 6 was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

Honda Formula Dream Project (HFDP) driver Taito Kato was P11 in qualifying, which featured 30 cars.

Taito KATO
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ART GRAND PRIX Overall, it was a good and very positive weekend. It was a significant step forward from Silverstone, where we had some issues with the car. We decided to change the chassis, and I finally regained a good feeling with the car.
We had a positive feeling from Free Practice and went into Qualifying with confidence. Qualifying was quite messy, to be honest. There were a few drops of rain, which made the session tricky, and managing the traffic was also very difficult. Nobody wanted to run at the front, so drivers were slowing down and stopping on track. At one point, there were four cars side by side on the straight. It was crazy.
Unfortunately, I received a grid penalty and finished Qualifying in P11. That was not the result I wanted, especially after the feeling we had in Free Practice. I thought a top-five result could have been possible, but we did not get everything right with the car in Qualifying.
Overall, it was a good and very positive weekend. It was a significant step forward from Silverstone, where we had some issues with the car. We decided to change the chassis, and I finally regained a good feeling with the car.
We had a positive feeling from Free Practice and went into Qualifying with confidence. Qualifying was quite messy, to be honest. There were a few drops of rain, which made the session tricky, and managing the traffic was also very difficult. Nobody wanted to run at the front, so drivers were slowing down and stopping on track. At one point, there were four cars side by side on the straight. It was crazy.
Unfortunately, I received a grid penalty and finished Qualifying in P11. That was not the result I wanted, especially after the feeling we had in Free Practice. I thought a top-five result could have been possible, but we did not get everything right with the car in Qualifying.










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