Race 3: P3 on the grid → P4

Race 3 began at 10:05am on Sunday 2 August, with the grid determined by each driver’s second-fastest qualifying time. Tsuchihashi started from third on the grid. As in Races 1 and 2, fierce battles broke out across the field from the opening lap.

Tsuchihashi initially held third place but dropped to fourth after battling with a car behind. Unable to increase his pace, he lost touch with the top three and slipped to fifth on Lap 5 and sixth on Lap 7.

As his tyres recovered, Tsuchihashi began to pick up the pace and closed in on the group ahead as the gaps among the leaders narrowed with less than 10 minutes remaining. On Lap 11, he overtook two cars in quick succession to reclaim fourth place and went on to finish the 18-lap race in fourth.

Tsuchihashi scored 30 points across the weekend and remains fifth in the championship standings.

With two rounds remaining in the 2026 French F4 Championship, Round 5 will take place at Circuit de Lédenon from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September.

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